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MAYCIIESPER TiMES. Jon,. 24.
in our lot we gave the rarticoltm of a shocking orcur-
rem*. which took place en the right of the 14th instant,
rear this town, by whirl, a owor woman, Mary Hopkinson,
tue wife of a crofter, hot her life. An inquest was held on
the body on Saturday, a! the Farmer's Anna, in Tongewith-
Haule,h„ before Mr. Milne and a most respectable jury.
Mc Gowan, William Howe. end 111weedith Trotter, have
been in custody since the 10.11 inst. awaiting the verdict of
inquiry. On Saturday. as the police were escorting Mc Gowan
anti his fellow prisoners to the Former's Arms. which is dia.
fain rather more than a mil • from ilolton, a large concourse
of people assembled. and Me Gowan atm with difficulty,
preserved from the flirt, of the enraged multitude, who gave
vent to their feeling in nn measured terms against him
At the inquest. James Smith. hetiquilt weaver, stated'
that on Tuesday evening last. as he was travellirg on the
canal hank about 1l o'clock. he saw near the wooden bridge
which leads to Fore. colliery. a number of persona h.fore
him : he was about 40 or 50 yards distsnt w' en he stw a
Sash of light, and at the came moment heard the sewn of
fire arms. Saw a woman fall; he hastened to th- .pot,

and nn his way met tho prisoner Mc Gowan coring,
in the direetion from where lie had cern the worrier,
fall. Mc Gowan passed witness on the left hand
site. (Witness here was ordered tip stair., where
he pointed nut Mc Gowan from the other tw t, as being
the man whom he met immediately after he heard
the shot fired.) When witness got on to the petsons on the
cans! hank, Mary llopkirson was lying: on the ground
Betty Pert4ntton was standing beside her, and she immedi-
a-ely exclaimed to witness that man who has jam gone away
has shot this woman ; witn,ss said he h ped that he had not
shot her. Witness tried to raise her up from the grrund.
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and an looking at her fare, be observe) that it was qu:te
black with powder on one side. He did not observe any
wound then. Samuel Hopkinson, the busliand of the de-
ceased, lifted her m high as he could, but laid her down
again. The deceased never spoke. During the time they
were attempting to remove Mary Hopkinson, M-Howan
returned, and witness asked him ifthere was no one to as.
silt in removing the woman, for he. M‘Dowan, had shot
her. M tdowan replied that he k.,ew nothing about her.
Itl•finwan had a gun in his hand with a bayonet fixed at
the end. Petty Partingtem went towards him and said, "It
is you that have shot her." Nl.O-itt-tn then presenting his
piece said, " l'il shoot you." Witt ess afterwards assisted
to carry %Tarr Hopkinson home .Mr. Mallett,surgeon, who
attended the deceased, proved that h• r death was occasioned
by a gun shot wound. He produe ti a ball which he had
extracted from her head, and which w 3.4 fisttened in a most
extraordioaty manner through coming in contact with the
bone. Other witnesses corroborated, hot there being no
evidence against the other prisoners Trotter and Howe, they
wet.: discharged, and afterw4rds ex-rained to show that they
merely came up in consequence of the disturbance, and hear-
ing the gun fired. The jury, after dt•liherating some time,
returned a verdict of " wilful n urder" against John Mc
G:osan, and he was committed under the Coroner's warrant
to Lancaster Castle, to take his trial for the offlnce at the

next assizes.
MEETING OT RETAIL 1311E1VMM—A meeting of the
retail brewers, licensed under act Ist of William IVth,
was, on Monday evening last, held at the bon-e of Mr. Adam
Taylor, Odd Fellows' Arms, limy. at which it was revolved
w petition both Hou.es of Parliament, to place the old pub.
licans under the same restrictions. as to the hours of closing
their houses, as the new ones. The chief reasons assigned
for this measure, were, that their customers, when their
time of selling was expired, resorted to the houses of the
chi publicans, where they remained in many cases. to a lat..•
hour in the morning, and the demoralization consequent on
excmisive tippling, which had hen atlributed to the new
beer shops, more properly belonged to the old ones, and
the officers of the various townships, prompted by the jealous
tea ling of the old publicans, were more strict in enforcing
the observance of the la% a against the retail brewers, than
mittiest the old publicans. It was stated that this strictness
bad been, in some instances, carried so tar as to oblige them
to forego the company of their friends, after the hours of sell.
il!g beet were expired. The new beer sellers in the neigh.
b surhood of Bury, and other towns, were strongly mom-
mendel to follow the same example. A society was also
formed, to protect them in the legal exercise of their busi-
ness, and a fund raised to meet the expenses of defending
toenibera against the machinations of hired and common in-
formers.
TuRN-nuT or SPINNT.RS AT OLDHAM.—We regret
to announce that the spinners at the mill of Messrs.
Hacues, at Acre; Seville and Wright, at Nledlock ;
Haigh, at Lower House • Le's, at Green Bank ; and S.
Hague. at Vine-yard, all near Greenactes. Moor, have this
week turned out against the proposed reduction of their
Messrs. Rowlands', of Orleans' Mill, Oldham.
Nice. more lionourab!y. commenced working nine days in
tins fortnight, in preference :o reducing the wages of their
hands. The spinners of Messrs. Taylor, at Les Brook,
who b ye been out some time, resumed their work at the
reduced price, on Saturday lad.
At n meeting held at the Peacock Inn, Market-street,
Il;:incliesier, to take into eonsideratien the means of catty..
ing into effect certain resolutions passed at the last St. An-
dre /ON Day dinner, it was unat.iniously resolved—That a
Society be established, to be eall..tl St Andrew's Education
Society. That its first objeets be the establishment of a
School for Infants, and the promo:ion generally of ear'y in.
at ruction, both moral and religious, but with a cautious avoid-

swept sectarian spirit.
As we unticipand last week, the population of this city
111111,UMS to no fiscr than HOMO individuals. In 1821,
when the last census was taken, the population was 14.331.
—thus showing an inert ase during the last ten years or
4.-117.)! which added to 2,soo—the increase of inliabi:ants
during the tell 3 cats preceiting 11,21—.inakes an tultiition
of ti,969 in the cc tam' of :he last twin.y years, being inure
Wan one-third of the piesent popuiatien of the
Ca rliolc Journal.
During the thunder storm which Ni,ihrd this neighbour-
hoed, two men, in iiie employ of Mr. Tilt/MU. Tintershall,
wire labouring in the field• in the neiglibouilionel of I ley-
ward. One of them, at the beginning of the steam, mitred
from the field and went fume. The whet remained ; and
was found after the storm had abated, guile dew. under is
oak tree. where it appears lie had taken shelter.
MECHANICS' STKINL.— The dispute beAvren Messrs.
Hei!.sun and their men still continues. and wit u.) this mite
not :he slightest overture to effect a reconciliation has been
made by either party ; and we arc informed, from an un-
ermined seurce, that hlcsairs. Dobson have not solictied or
emit loyed a single hand, &flambe!' their extensive works have
Low 'ueen shut up for three weeks.
Li•EarooL, Jusa 20.—The sales of flour have exceeded
nand*, an _Ss lid to 263 per hairel, fin fair qualities;
tow .0111 e choke brands have brought 27s per barrel.
AL.4IIRIED. Mr. Edward Foss y, Wesleyan Minister
el Alton. to Miss Harriet Hake.— Air. Arnold Julius
11 vitt; to Miss Lucy Taylor. both of Cliorlion kow.—Mr.
Samuel Taylor Chadvt kit, uf Holton, surgeon, to Miss Anne

DIED—Mr. Charles Spencer, 31, surgeon apothecary.
of &head.— Margery, wile of Mr. Thomas (Meant, of the
Pely gum.- John Ph teller, Esq. 70. Chaptl-street. nest
with.-1 tomtits Wnittaker, 87, of Attiwick Green.—
r Join C‘nton, 9f,. of Upper Nen thgate-street. Chester.
DUBLIN iIIUILNING REGIS i ER, JUNE 29.
Tug INtiI:EST ON THE INEWTOWNBAIIET MAI.SACEIL
—Joseph lit roe, of hallinavoren, examined by Mr. Cos-
tello-1 am a tamer ; 1 was in Newtowtobarry on Saturday,
the 18th instant ; I saw cattle bt lunging to Patrick Doyle,
unt!er seizure for tithes, which I think were illegally claimed
by Mr. Nl`Clintuck ; the tithes were not considered to be due
t.ll November ; there was no rescue, or attempt to rescue the
call_ in Newtowlibarry that day, and 1 must have seen it if
there had been any ; 1 saw the cattle leave the pound in
charge of the police; 1 saw Capt. King aid Capt. Graham
thre, the Islet with a drawn swil; in his hand ; the first
words I heard were by Capt. G. and he said something about
dispersing; Copt. K. saki, `• read the Riot Act," and Cap-
tain Graham replied, no, but 111 read the right act;
(lieu he said to the ',Lop', that every titeh;ek there was loaded
wi h powder and ball, and shotild Le discharged it the peo-
V,: would not leave that ; in consequent of that, 1 drew off
towards Newtownharry, and, as 1 was going away, I heard
a slot ; I was stilt drawing away, when I hcaru sous morel
►bc;s. and I was vety traghtened, so that I w. nt uuieker.
wilco I heard a very heavy thing ; after that there were a
good many smutted shots; during the heavy tiring 1 saw a
win tall before me on the road ; 1 saw a loan sunned Doyle,
on that place alien I came hack, and I believe him to be
the MID I saw fall ; he is since dead ; I don't know who
fired the first shot ; 1 heard no command to Me given, but
it might have been given without my hearing it; I was
• i thin seven or ten yards of Capt. Graham when he used the I
words I heard, and about a minute and a half before the
firm shot was frail ; at the time of the shot I was, to the
hest of my belief, about 17 or 29 y..rds fron► Capt. Graham,

with my back towards him ; T saw the seem of slaughter
after the people were killed ; the killed sad wounded ware
leing in etelons directions around.
Rs-mined by tlr. Robinson; There were a great many
people on the rend and in front of the pound when I heard
Gnarin Graham use the words I mentioned ; there was noise
going in, all that time; some shouting ; I believe between
moms, and women, and men, there wera ahmit a hundred
people near the pound ; if you reckon yearn. n and police,
there were more than three hundred ; T yaw no stones thrown,
but there might have been some thrown without my seeing
them, there were so many people about ; I swear positively
I did not see a stone thrown the whole of that day; when I
heard Capt. Graham speak he was sitting on horseback,
with his face rather towards the pound ; the cattle were just
turning towards the pound when I moved on to Newtown•
berry; the words I mentioned were, to the best of my
belief and knowlcdg-, those used by Captain Graham—
certainly they were w rds to that effect and purpose • when
the c-tttic left the town. some people might have followed
then, it being market-day. Lut the crowd did not.
By the .jurors—l heard Motes Doyle desire Jolm Ralph
to hri:.g nut his auctioneer, and he would have as fair a rant
rg ever hr had, or saw in Newtownbany in his lik ; Swaine
a:4 the auctioneer; „bring him out," says Doyle, "and let
him cant then ;" I made same remark myself; John
Ralph made no reply, and went away for about 20 minutes;
he didn't appear till the cattle went away; the crowd made
an open. end I saw no person drive them ; I heard the people
say, " Let them that have them in charge mind them—go
about your liminess ;" I saw no countryman bearing arms
that day at all, nor any with stones in their hands ; I think
that some of the Newtownbarry corps were the nearest to
Newtownbarry befiwe the action commenced; I cannot say
whethet I had pie.s‘ d the yeomanry or not when the first shot
was fired, I was in such tenor ' • I know a great deal about
the people ; I ant popular in the parish. and I know that no
one came in that day with arms, or any intention to resist an
auction, or attempt a rescue of the cattle, but with a resolu-
tion to rectify themselves by the law ; my opinion is, that
the people of no other parish whatever came there either,
with any intent to mist the sale.
By Mr. Cos.elloe.—l saw many persons in coloured
clothes, men and boys, with the yeomen, with arms in their
hands, but I can't say whether they all had cross belts
or not. _ _ _

James Dillon, a sub-constable of pollee of the Newtown.
harry party, sworn.-1 was on duty on Saturday, the 18th '
instant, at the pound, and was employed to bring three
heifer. into the pound from the road that day ; we found
the cattle on the Enniscorthy road, beyond the pound ; I
saw no person on the road but people going to the market
between me and them; when I came up to them, Captain
Graham, who was on horseback, had them stopped on the
road, and no country people were present; he had a hand-
kerchief in his hand at the time; the only people near them
on the road besides were a man and woman with a horse
and car coming into town; we put the cattle peaceably
into the pound ; we remained at the pound, and Cap-
tain Graham went to Newtownbarry, and came back with the
yeomen; there were about thirty police; I can't say how
soon the yeomanry arrived, but Captain Graham was on
horaebacic, and in the course of sufficient time he returned
with parts of four corps of yeomen ; I believe there might
' be from a hundred to a hundred and fifty yeomen present; I
wont say there were more than a hundred positively ; a few
minutes after Captain Graham returned, the cattle were
taken out of the pound by his orders, and given in charge to
the police; they were in charge of the police towards New-
townbarry, some of them before thtm, and more of them
after them ; we drove them without opposition or resistance
past the yeomen ; after we passed the yeomen, I heard a
shot ; I heard many more immediately after ; I can't
say a volley, but as fast as they could fire, apparently ;
and after that I heard a few single shots, one by one; whilst
the firing continued, I heard a ball or two whizzing by me
very close ; I felt myself in danger ; and some of my com-
rades said they had to kneel to avoid the shots ' • I heard
Captain King, my commanding officer, say that a ball pawed
very near him, and remark, " 1 missed that ;" at this time
the yeomen were in our rear, between us and the pound ; I
saw no lire-arms with any parson but the yeomen and po-
lice ; I know a young gentleman, Mr. Graham's tutor ; I
saw him there a dist:owe from me, and did not observe any
thing in his hand; lam seven years and seven or eight
months in the police; and all that time in the county of
Wexford police ; I am not a native of the county, but I am
married to a Wexford woman, of the parish of Baunett, 30
miles from Newtownbarry.
Examined by Mr. Robinson: At the time of the general
volley I was standing still on the road, and it was there I
heard the shots pass one; the first shot appeared to me to be
from the rear of the yeomanry ; but I cannot say whether it
was fired by then: ; I was on the side of the road next the
wood ; I think the shots came from my rear, but 1 cannot
say whether right or left.
By the Jurors: All the police marched out that matting
in a body after the cattle, under Captain King; it was
before we retook the cattle we got orders to prime and load
with ball cartridge ; we met a good number of people
' about the pound; there might be a hundred people there,
including men, women, and children ; 1 don't think they
followed us. .

By the Coroner : I can't conceive the reason for our being
ordered to prime and load.
By the Jurors : We fell in with the people again on our
arrival back at the pound ; all the police remained at the
pound until the yeomen arrived trout Newtownbarry ; there
was a great crowd about the pound, but I saw no inclination
in the people to create a riot; I can't say why the cattle
were put into the pound, hutted of driving than back to
Newtownbarry ; I think a great many people came down
with the yeomanry from Newtownbarry; I heard very little
shouting at that time; I never saw a man take a stone or
throw a stone at all ; I heard natty desiring Captain Gra-
ham to turn out the cattle and have them =aka ; 1 heard
no other expressions from the people at that time ; I heard
no conversation between Captain Graham and Captain
King. about reading the h iut Aet, but Captain King was
only part of that time close to me ; the bulk of the polies
were as tie.., to me as the diior ; they were walking about in
moths of three, and we sere passing with the cattle; some
of the police might have fired that day, but the entire body
did Hot ; I didn't tire myself. and I know five more who did
not we printed and luaded on the roam, and were then
ordeted t ff the road into the field ; 1 don't know the maw
of Mar order ; a crowd of people, nut a great crowd, filled
the toast mousy. and were bettor the police, between them
anti Newtownb.erry ; there wasn't a hundred persons to the
best i.l soy Up Itlllo4l ; I cannot identify any person who fired
• shot it ilea dui ; I saved the lives in people that day t
there were a number of perwins, to the amount of five, lying
chose to each oth r behind the ditch ; three of the yeoman
stepped out of their ranks, presented their Srtiocks in a
sliming Distiller et them and I cried out " murder :" I
know two of the ',crowns who were lying behind the ditch,
hut none of the yeoman ; I cried nut "murder, murder,
dont shoot the men, 1 know them ; the yeomen did not fire;
the I;ettuen were at a distance of about three or tour yards
front the people they had levelled at; this was at the end
of the yeomanry next Newtownbarry, at the wood side of the
road ; the ditch was about two and • half or three feet high
at the spot ;if I were in the same pwaition as the yeomen,
and discharged sty titeluck, I think it would very easily take
effect on the people lying thus behind the ditch ; I did not
ace any yeomanry officer at that time ; I did see some of
them at one time during the firing, but they were in the rear
of their men; one had a reel coat on; I saw Captain
Richards and another. I believe his son.
Tu Vuung.— I don't know where the cattle went after
the firing commenced, nor where they were when I was
saving the lives of the people, though 1 was in charge
of them.
To atwitter Juror.—lt is my opinion that the police would
have brought the cattle up to the pound to Newtownbarry,
without any assistance from the yeumahry ; I did not bear
any person tell my officer that there would be danger; I saw
doe people in Newtownbarry that day doing their bualneseat
market as usual ; I don't think there were snore people in
town that day titan are usually wartiobled at niarkew or fairs
in it ; 1 consuier last Saturday was a bigger market day than
that Saturday ; I hate seen many larger markets titan either
of the two last, during my time tit town; I saw no appearance
of riot that day amotigat the people, until I heard the shots
tired; I saw no man among the people but was running
uway after the first shots were fired. and I saw them fall a
long distance front the yeomen, as it wounded by the shuts
I heard tired; I heard single shots tired. and saw people
fall, but cannot swear they tell by the shots ; I know tier-
, gi ai.t (felicity*, of the Itlyesitill police, but didn't see him
at all during the firing, as he was in the teat with the
yeomanry.
By Air. Robinson—l would say to the best of my belief,
that from the first shut to the last, the tiring lasted about
four or five minutes.
By the Jurors—l was near Captain King at the time the
police were ordered into the field, but I do nut recollect any
conversation between him and Captain Graham at that time,
nor to see the latter at the time ; I did not see any of the
yeomen cross the road-ditch during the time of the tire; front
the distance at which I war from thereat of the line next the

pound, in my way with the cattle to Newtownbarry. there
might have been a great crowd, and atones thrown, and riot-
ing there, without my knowledge.
This completed the examination of this witness; and as
it was intimated to Mr. Costelloe, that the Rev. Mr. Hoare
was about to proceed to the north, and that Mr. Robinson
wished to have him examined before hla departure, he was
called on the part of the yeomanry, by the consent of the
Coroner.

The Reverend Walter Hoare, of Newland', sworn, and
examined by Mr. Robinson.—l am the rector of Hibush
parish, in the county of Wexford; I recollect Saturday, the
18th instant i was coming into Newtownbany on hone-
back that day, to attend a court of petty sessions; 1 know
where the Newtownbany pound is ; as I came near the
pound that day, immediately up to it, just at the farthest
side of it from the town, I saw a large body of police drawn
up; I should say from 20 to 40, or. perhaps, even more; I
should distinctly say there were 30; I saw a good many
country people standing neat them, and some at a dia.
ranee; Vey wern't in • body; scattered about; the
police appeared st,angtrs to me, and I did'nt stop to ask
them any questions, though 1 was surprised to see them there.
I rode on towards the town, and passed by the pound
and Blake's house, and as I was riding on, I met Mr.
Derensy, of Clonegall. a few paces at the town side of the
pound ; 1 rode up to him, and to the best of my belief I
asked him, 6' what's all this?" hlr. Derenzy replied, it
was an unpleasant business; a sale of cattle tor tythes by
Mr. 316Clintock ; I then rode on towards the town, and
saw, immediately before me, a large body of the army, as I
thought, coming from the town ; I suppose I was about forty
or fifty p tees, or perhaps not so much, from the pound ; on
the right of this body of armed men I perceived Capt. (Ira-
ham on horseback ; I pulled up quickly, and rode up to him;
I said to nim pretty much what I said to Mr. Derenzy, to
the effect of " what's this for r he told me he was coming
down there to protect some cattle into town from the pound ;
he did not stop, but went on, and I proceeded towards town ;
just as I came to the end or the line of soldiers, I heard the

word, " halt ;" I didnt know them to be yeomanry ; they
were in military clothing, and those I met fitst appeared to
be soldiers :hey were so military; as I came near the end,
I met Doctor Hyde, dressed up as an officer; be is an
officer of the Newtownbarry corps; I rode up to him, and I
said 1 was sorry to see hint there in that situation; I thin
attempted to ride on toward, the town, hut I found it im.
possible from the crowd of country people, who appeared to
have come a'ong with the soldiers, running along the ditches
and along the road, evidently after the soldiers; besiees this
crowd round me, I looked to the town, and saw a very large
mass, or column I should say, in a comp/et body, distinct
from the others, running as if front the town; I saw it was quite
in vain to attesupt to get into the town; I turned my pony
about, and stood next to Dr. Hyde; at this time the crowd
was ex•rentely riotous, shouting, and I saw them walk
ing about with sticks, and showing them ; I saw one par.
ticular man who was called Toni, with a great peeled oak
branch ' • somebody said, •• Tom, what do you want with
that ;" he said he was lame, and would want it to-day ; Ise
appeared joking, and to me, that he was not lame; I saw
sticks with great numbers of others its the crowd, but they
',prated to be large walking-sticks; at this time 1 !teasel
others say, .• the boys are coming in, there'll be plenty o'
diem:" at that time they ridiculed the yeomen, and turned
them very much into fun—very hard to bear, I should
think, if 1 was among them ; they said they were a straight
set of boys, also that they had brought the Doctor with
them, and would want him—quizzing Dr. Hyde, I con.
eluded ; the next thing I observed was a great confu-
sion down at the other end, next the pound, and I looked,
and I saw Cap:ain Graham on Lome:back, as if address.
ing the people ; I didn't hear what he said, but I saw
hint using his sword so (with a fifurish) I then saw
the police opening, and two of three little cattle came
out on the road ; at this time the row was very great
indeed, the noise was tremendous; the noise of shouting,
and the noise that a concourse of riotous people would na-
turally make ; 1 then perceived the police driving the cattle
at a very quick pace up towards the end of the line where I
was standing; as soon as they came near me, I wheeled my
puny about to get into town, and rode along side of them ;
riding along with them a few paces, I heard a very great
noise behind me, as 1 thought the clothing of arms toge-
ther; I looked round and saw the yeomanly marching, the
noise and shouting continuing • 1 perceived then three or
four large stones coining front the field opposite the pound,
as I took it to be ; they fell in among the yeomen, or hit
them ; 1 don't know whether they did or not ; 1 then rode a
few paces on with the police; I hadn't stopped while looking
round, and 1 heard then a shut ; I looked round, and saw the
hinder part of the yeomanry in great confusion, the crowd
pressing round them, and smoke over them in the centre of all ;
I can't say who fired the shot; I would say that the im-
pression on my maid was, that I could not say whether
.he shot came teom the yeomen, from the crowd, or from the
police, they were all thrown into such complete confusion in
that part next the pound ; at the time the shot was filed the
noise and shouting continued; the only way I could account
tar the cloahisig of the arms I mentioned was, that stones
struck the musepleus, as when 1 turned round 1 saw three or
tour thrown from the field; the shot frightened my pony
very much, which made me turn about again in my
saddls, when I heard another slot; 1 don't know where
it pros:et:del 1 hewer looked Lehind me; this
second shoe made the puny plunge, and I heard a third
shot, when my pony plunged forward, and threw himself
down on his bead; immediately, while wrestling with
the puny, I heard a volley—is great number of allots—
tired; I got up ihatueurately on my legs, and jumped
up on a sail or ditch there, in order to tee where the
polite were, that I might join them ; when I was on the
uitch 1 saw that the whole back of it was lined with country

people, lying down; I then walked parallel with the road,
towards Nets untuliarty, to get with the police; the first gap
I atm I walked out upou the rued; this gap was about ten
or eleven paces Item where I got upon the ditch ; it brought
me out near the school-house; some persons came up to me
and asked tut was 1 hurt or shot, and 1 acid no, but I feared
my putty was; l then walked to the school-house, when
auttiehouy putted me in, passihg by, to see was 1 hun ; I
was covered with the nand troth my tumble ; in about a RA-
DIAL, alter I itinirtrd on going out ; the people had bolted the
dour to prevent one Own being hurt, and tat reaching the road
I sow the punnet* marching into town ; they were justpaseitig
its 1 went out; the bring had ceased before I CAMS
out sit the twat, but not befure I left the road ; alter 1 was
in the Been, 1 heard shots thus (knock, knock, knock) ; in
my °pluton the tiring lasted about two minutes and a Nag
when I came out of the house, my attention was aeuacted try
seeing Capt. Graham lifting a man that was lame--w o saki
lit was wouttektl--on has horse ; the crowd had not dispersed
—there were people stalking on each side of the yeomen—.as
nay aide of them towards the town; wt ! nu, l do,not mean
to say that the crowd w.thau them was as great as that I saw
on the road before 1 went into the house ; I knew a man
named Nicholson; I saw him there that day; foe was nut
one of the yeomanry; I saw him in the town wounded; but
did MA see him receive his wound ; I saw hint getting his
huger dressed; he said to me, •• I may thank you, sir, for
this; I got this lifting you up ;" I know hit. Lierenay.
whom 1 saw at the pound, to be a whizisiralt-
Ily the Coronet—l saw no arms ur sticks in the hands sit
the people who were lying behind the ditch.
liy Mr. Costelloe—There was a little shouting when I
first came up to the pound, where I saw the police and the
people at bottle distance scattered about; the shouting
-uutittued progressively to encrease till the time at which
it became what I have called '• tremendous," 1 think
up to the militia that I beard the first shot fired;
the clashing of the area was tremendous—vet y greet;
I thought 'runt It that the countrymen bad attre,ed
the yeomen and police with sticks, and had come to
cruse quarters; I shortly changed that opinion ; 1 saw
nu ti e-Allllll in the course of the day with any persons but
the yeomen and police, and 1 changed nay opinion, on turning
round, front seeing three or four stones coming front the held,
evidaidy thrown at the yeomen; I saw no blow struck, or
onetime act received by the yeomen except what I have al-
ready desctibed it was about a minute titter the stones were
thrown that I heard the first shot, and in about half a minute
1 heard the scald—very clove after I heard the third—but I
ramie say where they cause trout ; they might have come
from the grove at the other side of the Swaney ; I am con-
fident they might, becaume ltlr. Cholmondley stared be heard
a ball whis putt his head at his own hall-door, and I think
balls might as well come to me front that 'ideas go to it so tar;
I did say, ►n my direct examination, that the second shot
came trout nay rear; and, by virtue of my oath, I can't tell
where it came front ; I can't form any opinion where it came
trout ; the pound, the yeomen, the people, the police, the
Slauey, and the grove, were all in my rear, in the position
I occupied ; the people l saw ballad the ditch, appeared
lying these fur the purpose of self-preservation, and couldn't
used any one; 1 should consider it a very bloody and
san-
guhaary act to shout them whilst in that position ; and 1 would
consider any policeman who prevented yeomen from shooting
theui,a Inuhane man; 1 would not consider him a meritorious
man ; you may have differ-nt ideas of merit front me, but I
would only call him a humane man; in doing it, he would be
doing no mote than his duty ; to the best of my belief, when

the yeomen came up first, I thought they were soldiers ; they
were dressed in new uniforms, and marched so well ; however,
I didn't retain that opinion ; the reason was, as they marched
up, I perceived they were yeomen, from teeing some In
coloured clothes, and when the officer gave the word " halt"
that they turned some one way, and some another, which
confirmed my opinion; the crowd who were coming with
the yeomen past the school to the town were, several of them,
people of town that I krew ; I can't form any belief as to
the number of that crowd, inasmuch as they were walking
with me to the town; I suppose they were on friendly terms
with the yeomen, as they knew many of them ; I didn't hear
them convening with the yeomen ; from the stones I saw
thrown, and the rush of people on the yeomanry, as a cler-
gyman, I conceive the sacrifice of human life which took
place was necessary ; 1 conceive the firing was inevitable,
but no one regrets the loss of life more than I do; I esail.
der the officers commanding the yeomanry were as comps
tent of forming an opinion on the subject as I am ' • I am
not a judge that the officers would be doing their duty If
they peremptorily ordered the men not to fire.
To the coroner : I consider if the yeomen had been dis-
armed, as I apprehended, that a greater slaughter would
have been made of them than wait made of the people, and
I believe if the officers had the same conception of the dan-
ger that I bad, they would not be doing their duty if they
did not command the yeomen to fire; this opinion was
formed .from what I saw on that occasion.
To the Rev. slr. Walsh : I stated that when the yeomen
got the words " halt, front," they got into confusion, some
turning one way, and some another; I think they did not
observe regular or military discipline ; I think that was not
such; I don't think that men who committed such disorder*
before action, were likely to violate discipline when in so.
tion • 1 thinkl such men might fire regularly ; I think they
would be capable of preserving discipline in the action that
followed, though guilty of the irregularity I noticed.
The witness was here asked by Mr. Costellse, did he thit.k
it justifiable to fire at those running away, and those crouch-
ing under ditches? He refrained for some time from giving
the answer, and, after asking the coroner whether it was a
legal question, replied, he thought it was not laminable for
the yeomen to fire on the people crouching, but did think it
justifiable for them to fire on those running away ; if they
considered .hem assailants 1
To a Juror-1 saw no magistrates trying to prevent a riot
or take tioters into custody, except what I saw Captain
Ora`tom do; I don't think two or three of the old resident
magistrates known to the people would have been able to keep
them within bounds that day.
This compkted his testimony, and the court adjourned at
a few minutes after seven o'clock, till next morning.
It is remarkable that there Is a larger yeomanry farce
convenient to the scene of the late sanguinary occurrences in
‘l'exford, than In any other part of Leinster. The yeomanry
force of Weeord is 950; of Wicklow, Is9B, and of Carlow,
21,2; total, 1700, though in the other nine counties of the
province there ate only 1753. Wexford has the greatest
force. its amount being not far from a third of the total of
the twelve counties. We have often had occasion to advert
to the distratilion as well as composition of this famous class
of national defenders. The total force of the kingdom is,
aecordiug to the latest returns we have seen, 19,863, aud it
is thus apportioned - -
Ulster .. 13,440
Leinster .. 3,613
I►lunster 1,507
Connaught ... 1,333
It appears, then, that this Lon Is is greater strength in
11'extord and Wicklow than in either of the provinces o.
Munster or Connaught.
We believe then are some Catholics amongst the IMO
yeomen of Wexford, but it would be interesting to know
whether there was even one present on the hue occasion. We
believe that moat of the low Protestants in the neighbour-
hood of Newtownbarry are professed ()tension, or timatics
of the Biblical school.
Yesterday evening, the constabulary found a man's body
in Lake O'Connell, otherwise Cullane, county Clam, the pro-
perty of T. Steele, Esq. Front the circumstance of the
person's throat being cut, and a BMX suspended from his
body, there is no doubt that another horrible n.urder has
been committed within the List day or two, and that this
mode of concealing the crime has been remitted to. The
name of the murdered man, we have learned, is 11P3Ishms.
It is supposed he was about to turn approver, and that the
discovery of this fact by persons likely to be affected by
his evidence, led to his death.—Limerick llerall tr

Monday.
ARRlED.—Francis, third eon of Samuel Penrose,
Esq to Anna, only daughter of Thomas Slater, late of Cu-
tletoen, Kildare, Keg —John blahon, lisg. of Upper
Gardincr.street, to Leonora Sarah. only daughter of the
R. Armstrong Kelly, of Castle Kelly.