The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-26 00:00:00

On Saturday night last, a valuable cow was houghs('
on the lands of Loughagai, near this town, the property
of Mr. George Ronaldson.
On Friday night, two heifers were hoed Doer Moy-
yore ; they belonged to Thos. M. Carew, ugh Esq.
On Friday last, the fair-day of Monte, James Cormick,
who lives in that neighbourhowl, was waylaid on' his re-
turn from the fair, by a partrof Roekites, who beat him
with bludgeons so severely that he died on Monthry
An inquest was held by T. Fetherston Esq. Mosstown,
and Col. Osborne, when a verdict of wilful murder was re-
turned against David Daly and others unknown. Much
praise is due to Mr. Fords, Chief Constable, forth. clever
mariner in which he apprehended the murderer, who now
lies in our gaol for trial.

Armed parties of Rockily', in considerable numbers, :as-
semble every night in the disturbed districts of this eminty
upwards of 30() were seen on Saturday night last, between
Wrack:up and Monte.

Edward Lynam' late stew:int to It It Temple, Ea+ of
Waterstown, was under the necessity, for the preaetvietion -
of his life, to leave his employment, (being waylaid and
fired at, &c.: as our readers will recollect) took a house in
Athlone, and commenced the victualling business. On
Monday night last, his journeyman was attacked, severely
beaten, and ordered to "be off ;11 and several fellows go
through the streets, cautioning the public not to eat Pro-
testant beef. Lynch is a Protestant.

That active Chief Magistrate Major 01Donoghue has
been again sent by order of Government into the disturb-
ed districts of this county. Ho has taken his residence at
Ballymahon,as the most central point.
An Inquest MN held on the body of Clarke, who was
killed at Craggan Castle, in this county, on the evening of
Tuesday, the 12th of December inst., before Richard
Handcock, jun., M.P., and the Rev. Annesley Stream,
two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said
County.

After the examination of several witnesses, the Court
inljourned till Monday, the 18th, in order to give Francis
Longworth, Esq., who was confined by his wounds, en
opportunity of attending. After a strict investigation, the
Jury found the following verdict :

We find that the deceased James Clarke came by his
death by a flat wound inflicted with a pike by one of his
own gang, in a desperate attack upon the family in the
house of Craggan Castle, with an intent of murdering and
robbing the said family, and we believe that the said
wound was intended for Francis Longworth, Esq. (who
had been previously stubbed dangerously with a pike),
which fortunately missed the said Francis Longworth,
Esq., and was most providentially inflicted on one of their
own party.

The deceased had the semblance of a crucifix burned in
with gunpowder, or saltpetre, into the back part of his
hand, upon which the frestmeath Journal offers the fol-
lowing remarks :
" Various opinions are said to exist in Athlone and' its
neighbourhood, as to whether the sign of the cross,' on
on the back of Clarke,' the murderer's hand, Was of a
pawed or religious nature. Some imagine that he. was a
member of the order of the ' Grand Cross Liberators,'
others, that it rues placed there as a preservative from in-
jury in case of danger, and like his predecessor, the Rev.
General, Father Murphy, to render him *invulnerable: If
for the latter purpose, it is thought the Rev. Chaplain to
that division of the Rockite army, to which deceased be-
longed, will get into disrepute, or be dismissed the service,
as poor Clarke's body was found to be as readily pierced
by his comrade's pike as the former's, when at the battle
of Arklow, heretic's bullet just chanced to drop in.'"