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NELLY HAGAN:

A Dam, FROM THE IRISH.
TUNIta Tow when thellebs were roaring."
In BaUyricknaktUy,
By Latin's limpid stream,
Once flourish'd blue-eyed Nair,
Each rural Poet% theme.

Full many a rich young farmer -
Her hand in wedlock sought ;
But all in vain—the charmer
By wealth could ne'er be bought.
At length an artful rover,
From Mona's distant Isle,
Address'd her as a lover,
And did her heart beguile.
And soon the favour'd stranger
Prevall'd on her to Sy
With him, and brave the danger
Of winter's stormy sky.
Sheleft her tender mother,
The frowning sea to pass;
She left her loving brother,
And berried to Ardeas.:
A vessel there was ready,
To waft the lovers o'er;
Tbe wind blew strong, but steep,
For lifona's misty shore.
But esc half channel over,
A squall, with furious sweep,
Vl'hehted vessel, maid, and lovers
Beneath the raging deep!
Ire gentle Nymphs of Lagan !
That read this rueful strain,
Lenient fair N EL LT HA GAN,
perish'd in the main.
And, when designing strangers,
To leave fond parents press,
Reflect on your own dangers—
ReSeet-on their distress!

lIATIZ.

NEWRr, DECEMBER 13.

The following melancholy accident occurred in
Newry, on _Sunday evening last, the 11th instant— ;
Lieutenant Lord BERRIEDALE, of the 4.24 regiment,
and another Officer, having gone to drink tea with
Lieutenant Butictev, of the same regiment, who
lodged in the Bason, in the house formerly occupied
by Mr. SCOTT ; the night being extremely dark, Mr.
BULKEZY took a candle, at the departure of his guests,
to afford them light for a few steps of their dange-
rous way, when unfortunately he fell into the Bason,
and sunk, never to rise again.
This is one of those affecting inciderits which ne-
tessarily make the most unthinking mortal seriously
to reflect upon the precarious tenure of human life.— 1
Mr. BULKLEY was a gentleman, who, though scarce-
ly 32 years old, had seen the greatest variety of mili-
tary service, during twelve years, particularly in
Egypt, at which period he was in the 44th regiment;
yet having providentially escaped the sword and fire
of the enemy, after having passed a cheerful and
temperate evening with his amiable wife and some
brother officers, his good nature and complaisance
induced him to guard them from an accident which
he dreaded they might encounter—in a moment he
meets with the very misfortune from which his gene-
rosity endeavoured to save his friends. The situation
bf Mrs. Botartrt may be well conceived—her hus-
band walking out. healthy and cheerful, and brought
back a corpse—meeting with his death within tea
paces of his own hall door I He was this day interred
with military,honouts, deeply regretted by his regi-
ment, and by every one who knew him.
Yesterday, in the morning, the inhabitants of ff
the Point Fields, at the back of Donegan-street,
Belfast, were alarmed with the cry of Murder, and
the dreadful spectacle, at day-light, of a man, shot
through the head, lyihg in the field adjoining a row
of small houses at the back bf ,Edward-street. A
great concourse of people soon assembled ; and it
was ascertained, that the unfortunate person had been
shot by a soldier, who lived in a house of bad fame,
kept by Peg Ruske, near the spot, which had for
some time been a great nuisance to the neighbour-
hood. Instigated to summary vengeance, the mob
soon after attacked the house, and in a few minutes,
it was razed to the foundation, and the furniture, &c.
collected into a heap and burnt; no further outrage,
however, was committed. The body was recognised
as that of John Porter, a carpenter, who lived near
g•nithfield, to which place the corpse was removed.
The solder, charged with the murder, who proves
to be a grenadier of- the Limerick Militia, of the
name of James Foley, was taken into custody, and
has since been committed to gaol, as is Peg P,uske.
Saturday, a melancholy affair took place at Cove,
Cork, the particulars of which have been related as
follow :

One Thornhill came over from Spike Island, be-
tween seven and eight o'clock on the above morning,
in order to take in execution the goods of one Back.
ley, for an alledged debt due to him—in attempting
which, he was drivetkout_ of the house, with his party,
by B. and family. After this, Thornhill proceeded
down to the barracks, and on his return he was met
by Buckley, who had a large stick or stave for the
purpose (as is alledged) of attacking Thornhill, who,
on his approaching, was desired by Thornhill to keep
off ; and Buckleyeot complying, the former shot at
him with.a pistol. the.contents of which lodged in his
groirg__heimmediately fell, and in a few moments ex-
pired. Thornhill now fled to a house in. the neigh-
bourhood, loaded the pistol, and declared if Buck-
ley's people pressed :try further he would fire upon
them. rpon this an application was made to Col.
Itaedh..m, of the Garrison Battalion, a ho, with all
alacrity and promptitude, ordered a serjeant and two
file of men to take him into custody, on whose ap-
pearance Thornhill surrendered himself, and was
lodged in the barrack guard-room.
011 Sunday, Mr. mote, coroner, attended, when
a Jury being sworn, and having viewed the body of
the de. eased, And examined witnesses, returned a
verdict—,, That the deceased, Buckley, received his
death by a wound from a pistol shot, fired at him by
Thornhill."

Thornhill was escorted to Cork, aad lodged in the

eourity gaol, there to abide till he takes his trial at the
ensuing Lent Assizes.

SicAtrixa.—'rhis diversion has commenced in both
the Parks.—Yesterday as a young gentleman was
skaiting on the Canal in St.' James's Park, he inad-
vertently approached so hear the edge of the ice at
the cast end, where the swans have taken refuge,.that
he suddenly fell down. Happily, however, he kept
himself from sinking by means of his arms, till he was,
by the assistance of another gentleman, extricated
from his perilous situation. He afterwardietired to
a public-house in York.street to dry himself. The
crowd of juvenile slmittrs on the Canal was immense.
Ustox-HALL.—Charles Harris, a turnkey of the
King's Beach Prison, having complained that a Cap-
tain-lc—, a, visitor there, had violently assaulted
him, the Captain was committed to the County Gaol
for want of sureties in the first instance, but afterwards
admitted to bail to answer at the Sessions.

Saturday se'nnight, as three engineers belonging to
Tusk colliery, about two miles south from I.)alkeith,
were repairing the engine, the windlass, to which se-
veral tons of pump was attached, gave way, and pre-
cipitated the scaffolding on which the men stood, to
the bottom of the pit, whereby two of them were killed
and the.pther very severely hurt. One of the men killed
has not yet been got, owing to the depth of the water,
and the great quantity of wood which fell in and
chocked the pit. Two widows, with four children
each, have been left to deplore the consequences of
She melancholy and fatal accident.
At this momentous crisis it must be admitted that
every relief and solace which ingenuity can devise,
kindness can afford, or liberality can bestow, should
be given to the brave defenders of the country. This'
accounts for the encreased demands for Chevalier
Rt'SPINI'S STyrrie as the only effectual remedy for
preventing the effusion of blood internally or exter-
nally. The large orders which the Proprietor has,
received from A.pothecary's Hall, and its frequent
use by the first Surgeons, attest sufficiently its high
consideration and efficacy.

It is with pleasure we have to mention another
case of the virtue of the AM ERICAN SOOTHING SYRUP.
A child. of Mr. Palmer's, No. 5, Short's Gardens,
' Drury-lane, was at Death's door, without the least
hope of its being saved, !Ring several days in strong
convulsions with its teeth, he having both the mea-
sles and chin-cough at the same time. The child was
not expected to live. The first time his gums were
rubbed he began to mend, and after five times using
the Syrup, had several teeth through. To be had
of the Proprie or, J. JuinvsoN, 94, Newman-street,
Oxford-road, at Golding's, 42, Cornhill, and at all.
the principal Medicine Venders in town and country,
at 2s. 9d. a bottle.