The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-01 00:00:00

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'ffronalhe Dublin Correspondent, Nov. 28.]
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• ANOTHER. HotintuLE I\l'unnr.a.-2--Letters re-
• • •ceived, •in town this day from the neighbourhood
'cif Kanturk, mention the assassination of Captain
• .WATurts, who lived near the town of Newmarket.
• • This,dreadful deed was perpetrated on Sunday
night last, and the letter which- communicates ~the
• intellivence was written the folloWing day. As
.the circumstance has been communicated just as
• -ice were preparing for going to Press, we have
no time for stating any'of the- particulars.
. ,
report has
.gained ground in town, that
Captain Wallace, of, Drishane Castle,, in I-the
.neiglibourhood of Kanturk, had been attacked
• •-.pu Sunday night—that he made a most gallant
• defence, and had repulsed his. assailants, after
.having received a wound in the .contest. All we
`haveto say at present is, that, we have seen a
• letter, written.from a place within five, miles of
• • Captaiu - residence, on, -Monday last,
• m hid) does not' authenticate theCircurnstance.—
Probably, the assassination of Captain. Waters
may have caused a confusion of names and cif..

curnstances—at least, we must doubt the report
concerning Captain Wallace. Of the other hor-
rible'occurrence there is uo doubt.
ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.—On last Sunday
evening, as Mr. Wigglesworth, of Lisnadurnagh
Mills, situate within two miles of Roscommon,
was returning home, a shot was fired at him, by
a pe-rion who was concealed behind a hedge.—
Fortunately the ball only tore a part of the
gentleman's coat, without touching his body.
As the mare on which he rode started at the.
shot; he was thrown on the ground, and before
he could rise five of the assassins ushed on him,
for the purpose of instantly dispatching him. Ile
immediately cried out for mercy, and as soon as
the villains .discovered by his voice_ that they
had mistaken the object of their vengeance, they
allowed him to depart without any injury.—
There is a gentleman in Iheneighbourhood of the
place, who strongly resembles Mr. Wiggles-
worth in dress and size, and who rides a horse of
the same colour as Mr. Wigglesworth's mare,
and as he is obnoxious to the peasantry, probably
he was the intended victim.

Purlieu[Uri of the Murder and Robbery of Major

Cows, of Ke.nt Lodge.

TRALEE, Nov.‘24.—This.atrocious deed, which
fixes-another foul blot on the character of our

conntry,!was perpetrated, yesterday morning, by
a gang of villains, with the sole design, it ap-
pears, of robbing this Gentleman of what money
he had in his house. Three ruffians entered the
house about three o'clock in the morning, one of
them with his face disguised. They appeared
to have spent considerable time in the house, ar-
ranging their .proceedings, before they entered
Major Collis's bed-room, and to Inlve been tho-
roughly informed as to the interior of the house;
and no 'doubt.. earl exist as to their having gained
acce,,s by the agency. of some person within.—
They got admittance through a window, the shut-
ter Of; which bad been well bolted the evening
before, and could only have been taken down
by a persowinSide the house, yet it was removed
and laid aside, without any noise or violence
whatever. Having done this, they threw hay into
the room, to prevent noise in tbeir first pro-
ceedings. They afterwards went to the parlour;
here the candles remained which had been burn-
ing the evening before, and having stuck some
• pieces to the walls to, give light in the passages,
'they proceeded up stairs, taking a candle with
their). • They, gently opened the door of the room
on the right hand, 'where the maid-servants lay,
whom they charged at their peril to imake no
liaise, Major Collis's room was on their left
band, of which they appear to have-been aware,
without having made any inquiry of the maids.
They proceeded so far with great secrecy, until
Mrs. Collis, hearing some slight noise at -the
stair-head, inquired who was outside ; one of the
• ruffians immediately broke in the bed-room door
w Rh a blow of a sledge, firing into the room at
the same Moment, and callinglaut Money." Two
of them rushed to the press, where 'Major C. had
a large sum of money, while he, with instinctiv
courage, leaped from his bed,- and made an effort
to, seize the poker at the fire-place ; one of the
ruffians immediately struck him on the head with
• some iron instrument, • which fractured his skull,
• isThile another fired at him as he fell, and
lodged thirteen slugs in his body. They then
got possession of a sum of money amounting, it is
supposed, to -200/. in cash and bank notes, and
having obliged Mrs. Collis to open all the drawers
in the-room, they retired, threatening her at her
• peril not to stir for two hours. At the expiration
• of an hour and a half; supposing they might haVe
left the house; Mrs. Collis rang the bell, which
was answered by a shot from below, intimating
that they had not yet departed. The servant
maids, however, leaped out of a window at the
back of. the house, and. as soon as their fears
• would allow them, went and called on some
• gentlemen in the neighbourhood, at whose ap-
proach, it is likely, the robbers fled, leaving the
• sledge behind them. Two servant men, who
glept in an out house communicating with the
- main house, were called up by the Gentlemen
who arrived, but they declared their. perfect
ignorance . of any thing having occurred, having
been asleep during the -entire of this horrible
transaction. A further sum of money was left
undisturbed by the robbers, although imme-
diately near the window by which they entered,
but it appears that Major Collis had not

been in the habit lately of leaving any money
in this place, of which they were probably.
aware.—We have no doubt but a diligent
pursuit,•on the. part of the Magistrates and Gen=
tlemen of the county, will speedily lead to they
of, the mUrderers. They were observed;
to take the road to this town in their flight ; and
six or seven men were observed coming in here
yesterday morning, at an early hour, from that
neighbourhood.—Major Collis survived for about-
twelve hours, in great agony, when death put a
period to his sufferings.—Major Collis served a
considerable number of. years in the army with
!distinguished bravery, and was latterly in the.
command of the P2th Veteran Battalion, until
they were disembodied, when 'he, of course, re-
tired on full pay, possessing also a pension for
the loss of his. left hand, amounting, altogether,.
to an annual income from his country of about
5001. He made it his study, by many kind
offices, to prove serviceable to the labouring
poor in his neighbourhood. He was strictly just,
a sincere friend, and to his family most strongly
and affectionately attached. ~.
A meeting of the Magistrates and Gentlemen
of the County of Kerry is fixed for Wednes,
day (this day), at one
:o'clock, at the Court-
House in Tralee, for the purpose of considering
and adopting the most effectual measures forthe
discovery of the ruffians concerned in the shock..
ing murder of Major Collis;. and, also, for
adopting any measures which may be necessary
for the preservation of this county. The requi-
sition for the Meeting is signed by the following
Gentlemen
James Crosbie, Governor ; John Bateman, William Pon-
sonby; Richard Chute, Robert Day, William Bateman, James
Magill, John Collis, William Hilliard, John James Hickson,
Thomas Day, and James P. Chute, Clerk.
We have heard that several strangers have
lately taken up their abode in this town. We.
hope that some plan, for inquiring into this mat-
ter, will be adopted at the County Meeting.

On Tuesday night last, the High Sheriff, Ge-
neral Barry, with a party of the Rifle Brigade,
arrived at Kildorrery,, in, the act of patrolling
that part of the county, and had they been in half
4.11 hour sooner, they would have come up with a
gang of miscreants, supposed about 150 in num-
ber, most of them armed, as they passed through
the town huzzaing and shouting in 'the most
daring manner.—(Cork Intelligencer.)
On the 23d instant, Alexander Clemdining,
Esq. committed to the county gaol in this town,
Michael Rush, who is charged on oath with
having tarried messages and procured divers per-
sons to attend an illegal meeting of Ribbonmen ;
also Farrel Ileyland, charged with having been
sworn a Ribbonman, and with having attended a
similar meeting, and James Farraher, charged
with the last mentioned offence.---(Mayo Con-
The Coroner's Inquest, held by Joseph Bourke,
Esq. on the body of the man who was shot by
Mr. John Howis, of the Menagerie, at New-
port, have pronounced a verdict of " Wilful
Murder," against that person. It is the inten-
tion, we, understand, of several Magistrates,
to forward a Memorial forthwith, to the Judges
of the Court of King's Bench,,requesting that
their Lordships may be pleased to order,
that bail may be taken for the appearance of
Mr. Howls, to abide his trial at the next Assizes
of this County. Connell O'Donel, Esq. of Sea-
mount,
who appears (in conjunction with ft. W.
M'llree, Esq.) to have acted with much coolness
and propriety in the investigation of this unfor-
tunate business, has considered it his duty to
deprive the person, in whose house the country
people were drinking at the unseasonable hour of,
night, when the affray which produced this ho-
micide occurred, of his licence for selling spirits.
•
On Friday and Saturday last, John .Parsons,
Esq. one of the Commissioners under the Insol-
vent Act, held a Court in this town. Eight deb-
tors only bad duly lodged their ,petitions and
performed the other requisites. The others,
who are confined for very small sums, were li-
terally too poor to take the benefit of this hu-
mane Act. Seven out of the eight which were
brought up, were discharged.—(lbid.)
The LondonderrN Journal, after detailing a
number of petty robberies, says—" Our fellow-
citizens will need to exercise all their vigilance
to protect themselves from the light-fingered
tribe, with which this city is now i:fested, and
who are carrying on their operations on so exten-
sive a scale. A little salutary castigation at a
cart tail would go further in deterring from such
practices than any preventive we are acquainted
with."

(.'Boat THE DUBLIN EVENING POST, OF TUESDAY.)
The following communication has been 'left at
our Office by a' Gentleman who was an eye wit-
ness of the transaction, which took place on Fri-
day night last : .
" To the EDITOR of the DUBLIN ETENING. 1 P 621 OST.
• :; ' Seart,.Nov.
44 SlR—Amidst the many attacks which have
been made upon the houses of private gentlemen
in the county of. Limerick, none have been more
serious, more determined, or more repeated, than
those upon Scart, near Itathkeale,.the seat-of JAS.
CONDON, Esq. At the commencement of these
disturbances, which have risen to such a height in
this distracted country, threatening placards were
nightly posted on the hall door, warning 'Mr.
Condon not to retain in his house certain indi-
viduals whom they named, to turn out 'sundry
tenants, and to neither demand or receive either
rents or tithe. As Mr. Condon was bail to the
Rector for the Parishioners, to the amount of
5001. according to an assessment which was agreed
to by all parties, he very properly took no notice
of them, when almost immediately be received
several letters through the, Rathkeale Post-office,
of which the two following are literal copies
" CONDON, let me find no more of your tyronizing
over poor people, or else you will sorely repent it, and leave
poor people their potatoes and turf, for the poor have troubles
anough over thim besides you and every other vagabond of
but must trash their
your kind troubling thirn. But by the Great God if you do not
you timely notice to
you will mark the consequence of it, and again poor tinnants
will not get liberty,for to make moray,
littil corn and nothing for it, but I give
loock into the case. SO be said by the word of die Captain,
John Rock. Dated this 6th of October,, 1821.'
‘c Si fter the most minute inquiries and strict investiga-
tion„l have learned from the most unquestionable authorities,
who those persons are (or rather villains) that have hitherto
been doing your depredations, and taking away your substance.

They are, as 1 am iriforined,-:sOnie of the tenantry of llttgh
Massey, Esq. living at the' other of your bounds, And of
whom, as I can learn youhave been partly aware, they are that
idle, disorderly, and plundering set (the Husse.ts) •Whose daily
employment is to be devising wickeilness and other illegal
'plans ; when-they are not otherwise employed, they are wander-
ing and strolling ahout hedges and ditches. Now, in order to
expel such a plundering set; out of your neighbourhocid, you
will be good enough to write—to Mr. Hugh Massey Stovelle,
respecting the same, to choose a proper' and well conducted
family as he shall think proper, which will not only secure yciur,
future safety and trouble, but also produce peace -and good-will
towards you, as, in all probability, others have been innocently.
suspected. By your so doing, you will much oblige,
• " Your hinnble Servant, and true Friend-, •
" Captain JOHN ROCK.' "

" c P.S. I conjure you as you, tender yoUr life to be as cir-
cumspect in this as ever you were about any thing, and not to
let any mortal know any thing of it, and in your letter to AIL
assey, you are not to mention any thing of this, except their.
proceedings. I have been also. informed that you have.received
letters of a 'subsequent date,. respecting the setting of your
grounds and rents. request. you will not notice any such in
future but such as are signed.'

" Still Mr. Condon acted. in A resoltite de-
termined manner, and these efforts accordingly
neither changed his domestics or condtict, the
consequence of which: was four formidable
attacks being made upon. Scart, at different
periods, by an immense host of armed ruffians,
who robbed the house of ell the fire-arms,
threatened and offered to 'punish an old relation
and inmate pf Mr. Condon's, .if lie did not
mediately flepart .and- reitirn no more (which,
in effect, he 'was obliged to obey); and, lastly,
they flogged a female menial servant in a most
brutal manner,
,by which her life was in immi-
nent danger. They likewise visited several of
his tenants, forced some of them.to leave their
dwellings, and actually pulled one house..down,
and noticed Mr. Condon on no account to rebuild
it. Things remained in this state for some tine :
he was forced to comply with most of their arro-
gant orders`and considered himself safe from

further attacks, when, at the hoar of half-past
eight o'cloclil„ on the. evening of Friday last, 'I 3d
November, while the family were sitting in the
parlour, the cry of Captain Rock's banditti
electrified all. Mr. Condon proceeded to the
back door of the house, from which the noise
proceeded, but before he reached it, four ruffians
had entered and forced the man servant into a
small room, and placed a guard over the door.—
They then demanded two bills,w hich they alleged
he had received for:potatoes, from persons called
Sheehy, and threatened, in case of his not instantly
delivering them, to shoot him on the spot. He said
he did not immediately recollect having such
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bills in his possession; upon which they forced
him to deliver all he had, to the amount of 450/.
After carefully examining all, they returned him
two, which he Shad received from some Yeoman
settlers, and told him to make what use•he pleas-
ed of them, but the rest they would take with
them, and those they did not want they would
leave at a house they bid him name ; they then
demanded three so't4eceigns, to repair their arms.
He offered some silver ; that, they said, was of no
use : he then handed them a sovereign, which,
he said', was all he'had ; they deliberated wl►e-
ther to take the silver or not, which was carried

in the affirmative. Two of those ruffians were
disguised with white linen cowls, which had holes
for them to see through ; they had all leather
hairy caps, short frize coats ; one had a blunder-
buss, which was constantly close to Mr. Condon's
head ; and another a musket; the other two had

large bludgeons—they all disguised- their voices,
and performed the robbery in the most cool, dar-
ing manner possible—they were repeatedly com-
manded to hurry from a voice without."