The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-02 00:00:00

HIBERNIA PACATA !

(From the Dublin Evening Mail.)
To listen to the ministerial press of Ireland, oat would really
think he was living in Utopia:—" a just and paternal govern-
ment—peace restored—order established—life protected—pro-
perty secure—liberty triumphant—and conscience free as air to
worship where and how she pleases!" These are the magnilo-
quent terms in which. the organa of government felicitate the
empire on the happy condition and prospects of this country;
and for all these we are said to be indebted to thawisdero,,Arrup
ness, and judicious policy of " the frrSt Lord Lieutenant Gene-
ral that was ever disposed to do justice to Ireland."
When we turn our eyes, however, from paper, and look into
the-green fields, hamlets, villages, and towns, we behold a reality
the very.reverse of this imaginary state of primeval.tranquillity.
We behold in Killeshandra the religious worship of the Notes-
tants interdicted and suppressed by an official of the govern-
ment, in Ballyconnell ; the personal liberty of the subjectset
at nought and violated; at several of his . Majesty's. gaols we
witness the decrees of justice reversed, and criminejs poured
forth from their cells to deluge the country with al le 'flood of
offences. We see in Tipperary MURDER stalkine" atwoad by
night and by day, and the hand of retributive justice: Nlsied
either by the inactivity of the executive,, or au unsubdued con-
spiracy amongst the people to render its ministrations inopera-
tive. We behold every where PERJURY in unabashed effrontery
either polluting the courts of justice or rejoicing in the irrespec-
tive mercy of the government; and NO WHEREcIo we see peace,
order,. security, or concord, the usual and indispensable evi-
dences of a just and paternal administration of the executive
powers of the state.
The columns of this journal have lately borne ample, and,
Heaven knows, unwilling testimony to this state of misrule and
wretchedness in our native and beloved country. This day our
publication overflows almost with instances of a similar nature.
From the county of Tippeiary we subjoin one account of a
most wanton and barbarous mu RDER, and another of that system
of PERJURY which demoralizes the land, and renders justice
impotent in subduing crime :
"BARBAROUS MURDER.—Just as we were going to press, we
received an acconut of as revolting and inhuman- a murder as
ever was perpetrated in the county Tipperary—that land of
crime! Is not the harrowing intelligence of this foul deed we
are about to relate enough—if the myriads of crimes which base
taken place in this county were wanting—to give the lie to each
and every Radical.journal that rings with accounts of the peace-
able and calm condition into which Ireland is,daily progressing
under the O'Mulgrave administration, and which falsehood was
put into the mouth of his Majesty, in his late speech ? But it
pains us to dwell on the picture. The following is. a hurried
account of the dreadful deed :—On Sunday night last, a man of
the name of Tobin, in the employ of Mr. Scully, at Lisgibbon,
near Golden, was deprived of existence, by being actually stoned
to death. The.unfortunate man, who has fallen a victim to the
reckless hands of the assassins, has left a widow and seven
orphans to bewail his untimely end. We have not, heard how
many ruffians were at the perpetration of this inhuman act, nor
any of the particulars further than these, we have related above;
but we hope to be able to give the details in full in our next."-,-
Tipperary Constitution.
At the petty sessions held in this town a case of wages came
on for a sum of £2. 12s. Bd., amount of wages due. The plain-
tiff, on being sworn, attempted to evade the obligation of the
oath administered to him by kissing his thumb instead of the
hook—a t rick, which ho resorted to three several times to the
indignation of the whole court and the bench. As a proof of
his intended perjury, we state that by the decision of the bench
the amount of the demand was reduced to fifteen shillings by
his admission of certain credits elicited. iu his cross-examination,
although in the first instance; be distinctly swore to the full
amount. After this was disposed of, the same person was
charged with a conspiracy in offering a bribe of ten shillings
and a-pair of:stockings to a boy to burn-the house of, the defen-
dant, and the boy distinctly swore that he (the plaintiff) said to
hint "that this was the way in which every protestant in. the
country should be treated." Several persons, among whom
was a policeman of an out-quarter, in an oblique kind of way,
attempted to insinuate that the defendant was. a person of bad
character; but on being sworn as. to the fact, and asked whe-
ther he had ever heard of anything to his disadvantage, he
answered in the negative.: A respectable,Roman Catholic, on
being examined on the same point, made use of the remarkable
expression, " that he (defendant) was not liked by the people
because he sold bibles in the country." The informatious have
been takes.--Ibid.

THE HARVEST.
The harvest in the neighbourhood of Retford is nearly con-
cluded. Immense numbers of Irish.reapers have arrived, all
of whom have met with employ.
It is stated that, within seven miles of Kidderminster, there
had not, for twelve weeks, a drop of rain fallen in the neigh-
bourhood. In Some parts of Gloucestershire leaves • were
plucked from the trees, with which the cattle were foddered,
owing to the scarcity of grass.
CtiasTP.a.—The corn harvest is proceeding very favourably
all around us, and there is every prospect of a good average
crop. The weather this week has been propitious to the ripen-
ing and Securing of the grain.--Cliester Courant.
NV A tovlcK.—A large breadth of grain has been harvested in
fine condition in this county, during the past week. The ac-
counts of the harvest elsewhere continue favourable. The late
heavy rains, while not of sutficientduration to be at all injurious
to the harvest, will have had the most beneficial effect upon the
turnip-crops and after-grass, as well as in plumping the great
quantities of every description of grain still uncut.—Birminyham
Advertiser.
CARLISLE.—The weather during the last week has been un-
commonly propitious for getting in the harvest, which has com-
menced in earnest in this vicinity. The barleys look very fine
indeed, and promise to be more than an average crop. As is
usual at this season there has been a throng, every morning
round the market-cross, of servants, who have been hired freely
at from Is. 6d. to 2s. per day.—Carlisle Patriot:
The reports which reach us wilh regard to t h.e crop of wheat
are very satisfactory; the harvesting of that grain is nearly
concluded, the crop well got in, and the satliple superior to that
of last year; nor do we hear any complaint of the barley, except
that the quality of the grain may be expected :to.nartake-of the
variable character which has some lime been observable in the
growing crop, inasmuch as patches of green corn are to be
found in almost every field, even at the pored that the bulk is
sufficiently ripe, for cutting.—Nortidk Chronic/e.
.11AIINP.ST.—A considerable portion of. wheat- and oats
have been cut in tlais.neighbourtioott during the lag week, and
should the weather. become. warm, the harvest will become
general in the Fylde district, and- in the greater part of this
county. Wheat and oats look well, and the latter promise more
than an average crop-. Monday, 'Tuesday, and Wednesday
nights were very cold and frosty ; id in exposed situations the
grouod was covered with hoar frost.