The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-29 00:00:00

IRELAND

THE QUEEN has commissioned Mr. M. Angell Hayes t°
paint a picture for her. (a small one) of the interior of the
Great Exhibition.
THE RECENT OUTRAGE IN ARMAGH appears tothave
caused great consternation, and it is apprehended tha the
event is but the first indication of the renewal of the
terrible crimes which disgraced a portion of the northern
provinces some two years since.
THE CONSTABULARY.—Great difficulty is now exP!_-_
rienced in procuring men to enter the constabulary',
lieu of those who resigned for the purpose of emigrant
In a circuit of six miles round Tuam, two young men onF,,
could be found who were eligible. Such is the state
which scanty pay and extensive emigration have reduce;
our force, to obtain a situation in the ranks of which, fo
merly, interest and solicitation were absolutely indisPes
sable.—Galway Vindicator.
LIBEL.—In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Thoredli
a criminal information was filed against the proPriet°repr,
Dr-
the Dublin Weekly Telegraph, at the snit of
_r
O'Connor. The libel imputed generally, that Dr. O'Cor6.
was an impostor, and that he had no right to Put an hy
at the end of his name. Dr. O'Connor denied tiont
affidavit, and also denied that he was a saunterer a,
the House of Commons, as alleged in the libel, tnsugu he
admitted he did go there occasionally to see nienters.now
SANITARY STATE OF DUBLIN.—EIIdeaYOUrS,;;tate of
made, on a large scale, to improve the sanium-74,s- t ob-
Dublin. A society is about being formed, hie
ject will be an attempt to raise a fund sufficient, to enas
of
them to purchase ground and houses in the Liberti!F
Dublin, and to erect a square or streets of model deitit:
having regard to the comfort and necessities of the 1
bitants. It is also their intention to provide schools,iii,
braries, and reading-rooms, a dispensary, medical suPe,
tendence, &c. We understand that a committee
course of formation.—Dublin Evening Post. nertY
THE MURDERER KIRWAN.—The leasehold Pr°.'ss'
of this individual, which was forfeited to the Crown, to.
set up for auction and sold on Tuesday. He seen'''. ee
have been very well to do in the world, as from this so Sale'
alone he had close on £3OO a-year, which at the s
di P°se4
realised £4,505. Kirwan's personal effects were s
of some time ago, and then public exposition showed„:','.s
he possessed the accomplishment of thieving in alt,;lifiv
to his other qualifications. Several gentlemen who "--rs,
him, to their suprise, recognised books and other matte.
belonging to them, which Kirwan had appropriated by
belonging
his own name, or in other ways. A number sof
borrowed paintings were also found to have the naive
_as a
the original artist erased, and that of Kirwan, who "
' mere dauber, substituted. The wardrobe and toilet ar
paratus, &c., of the convict were purchased, it is said' 11
an emissary of Madame Tussaud. - --Oa
EXTRAORDINARY SCENE.—A MAD BULLOCa•
Thursday last a bullock, which was being driven from tbre,
Cattle Market in Dublin, made its escape from the drove
and proceeded at a furious rate along several streets' 31i
the corner of Christ-church-place it rushed at a sergele
of police, who drew his truncheon in defence, but t
ud he
weapon was entirely useless for such a purpose, and the
would have paid dearly for his temerity had not of a
animal's attention been attracted by the red coat baia
soldier, after whom it dashed at a furious rate. In_ pc.
pursuit it attacked and overturned a horse and hacatd
car, severely injuring the horse. It next attacked "-A
upset two apple-stalls, whose owners it seriously hurt' the
constable, having procured a heavy bar of iron, struck the
bullock on the head with it with such force as broke„,,"•
bar, but the blow only further infuriated the brute.
versing several streets, with a continuance of the 07,
rage, it was shot in the chest, and fell ; but again ree°aa,
ing, it dashed off, and was again shot by a police° of
which, however,' did not arrest its career, in the course
which the excited animal received four more 41'4s' by
various parts of its body. Ultimately it was clisableAuer
the blow of a hedge-bill, and was slaughtered by a bur'''.
who was passing at the moment.
SINGULAR INSURANCE CASE.—Dtlrhlgthe sub,
a-51- d
of last Trinity term, a singular case against the London
County Assurance Company came on in the Court of Cliff
mon Pleas, Dublin. The plaintiff was a Miss Deverear,
the action was brought for £1,500, the amount of a P°'
on her -mother's life ; that lady having died a few ds3;
after 010/ insurance was effected. The defence Was' .0.
may be guessed, grounded on concealment by the Plsithe
tiff of the state of her mother's life, which was on
ea
other side denied, it being sworn that the deceaso
died suddenly from causes independent of a Previ°ol.
illness, of which the agent of the insurance ;30_,„
pany had full notice. It also appeared that the Pin.
tiff had had a policy almost completed with snot IT,
company,sh
plianym, wenhtenstetphpeed in agent
tnfoirmethrfeeredt° London and Conil,
estatiff's patronage for his own but r
cumstances the jury at once foutid 'for the plaintiff,
motion for a new trial has been in course of discussion for
the last few days. To this the court has now acceded, a,
the same time ordering that, as there was some insinourd
the
tion against the solvency of the company, they sh
lodge £1,500 in court. employers. Vngdeetr tthheesPelaiUelr:
RIEDONISM.—Mr. David Ross, s
of Bladensburgb, has ret;
ceived, through the Post-office, a Rockite notice of e
alarming character, followed up with threats of vengeaShe.
in language of a like strain with all such documents. 7g.
letter was delivered on Friday last ; that gentleman being
at the time in Dublin, it was forwarded to his city ad
and subsequently placed in the hands of the resi,aeo.
magistrate. The notice was also directed against 311::,ely
A. Pollard, justice of the peace. The police are actl;ity
engaged in seeking to effect the discovery of the
parties. The Hon. Mrs. Ross, the lady of the former
tleman, caused a notice to he posted, which ran as followle
1 n the absence of my husband I copy and post ", to tf_
disgrace of this parish, a letter wbiclf I received and opello;
that the respectable people of this village may know vri:olo
they have among them, and purify themselves from tneP,e of
dare not sign their own name or meet publicly in the to%ue
day. I say, moreover, that should my husband's health Tirl're,
it necessary for him to change climate this winter, I°,l olio
main here to fill his place, in order that a cowardly cabal,
dare not say to any honest man "Be of us,,, should not 'oe,
time to disgrace this parish by such discreditable Pr°
trove as the letter I now subjoin.
H. M. Ross, of BladensbUfg•

Carrigbawn, Nov. 16, 1853.
The following is the threatening notice referred (i.paY
My friend Mr. Ross i write to inform you that I„":" trees
you a visit some of these nights you may be prepareu to Teter
us for it is not your Police that will save your life this 'frieou
you may also inform Mr. Pollard of the affair from You g 8•
Newry. MOLLY MAO" a a
The letter was headed by a rude representation
coffin, with these words, "This is your coffin."