The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-30 00:00:00

STA I E OF IRELAND.

SACRILRGIOUS 01"TRAGE.—Ori Sunday night, the ISth in-
stant, the church of Goresbridge way entered by brvaking the
belfry windows, and a surplice and a pew carpet taken starry by
some ruffians, who covered the communion table with filth, and
betore they departed, in order to show their abhorrence fur the
Bible, they kicked it about the church. What a deptoralle
picture does the above present of the bigotry and demoralized
condition of the peasantry who are driven to the committal of
those outrages ou Protestant churches by the harangues of that
ferocious pi iesthootl ho-openly denounce the ministers of the
r'Bl"nah-‘1 L' declare that nothing wilt sery
tine!. . •

THE ItEioN OF TEnnon.—On Monday last, in consequence
of printed placards having been extensively circulated contain-
ing the names of certain. farmers of the parish of Wells whu
had paid their ti:hes, Joseph Greene, Esq., 8.M., and Mr.
Cameron, C.C. of Gowran, with a large body of police, attended
the fair of G,,resbridge—we presume for the purpose of protect-
ing the lives of those who, by the payment of tithes, obeyed the
law, and-evaded
,the payment of costs. There can be littie
doubt but for the presence of the poliCe- seine of the proscribedfarmers would have been immolated by the, mob. Will the
government offer a reward for the incendiary printers and cir-
culators of those placards ? We shall see.—kid.'
Fausnow of, ELECTION.—Ai a specimen of the freedom of
election in Longford, we will just add. the following, which
reached us as we were going to press:—" On Tuesday night
last a number of armed ruffians attacked the houses of several
Human Catholic freeholders near Carlickglass, within about
three miles of Lo,neford, broke in their doors, and swore them
to vote fur Mr. White, or they would murder them; and, on
retiring 'from the hotrses;dug oblong holes, and told the free-
holders that these would be their graves, If they did not obey
their oaths. The pi iests. and agitators. it seems, have not la-
boured in vain through the country.-7- Pre,oneath Guardian.
li.k.wano:—A reward of 1'440 is- offered by the lauded pro-
prietors add landholders in the neighbourhood of Baliyhealy to
any versan who will give inforination of the perpetrators of the
diZelical outrages 'which have been enunuilled on the tenants
of Mr. Batty. About a dozen of their cows have been inhu-
manly hougbed by the monsters: A deep laid conspiracy seems
to be laid fur the destruction of thi4 persons anil property of
these industrious, unotiending men, for no reason, we utcder-
stand, but their having taken land from Mr. Batty. is to be
hoped, from the indureineht, held out, Ili at such information will
he given a,shall lead to the detection and punishment of the
persuus concerned in these outrages.—lbid.

- LONGFORD ELECTION

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(From the Dublin; iireniny Afail) .
Owing to the state of the roads—they tieing iu many instances
covered many feetrleep iu snoW—the\Lonot-ord (rags (forwarded
by horse) did Hut reaco the. Post-otfice.uut I. five o'clock yester-
day everting, and not .uotil after two this afternoon.
Not» ttlistan,diug all the advantages deriveable from an ad.
verse sheriff, du excited rabble, anti the exei else of priestly int 7
fluenee—notwitlistandiug the state of the weather, which pre-
vented the gentlemen froth travelling yesterday in their car-
riages, .and aid not present thesatur obstacle to the lower or-
ders. who are Mr. White a voters. Mr. Fox has maintained his
own position. and is sure of his election. ,
At the close of the poll last evening, the numbers stood—
For,Air. Fox 195
Vor:`,l r. While 196
This surpasses anything we could have anticipated on the
first day, and under such circumstances, mid affords au as-
surance as to the ultimate result.

The luiluwitigert:
OCR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.
. " TIIE tif2STINGS.

;- " Longford Monday Evening.
" Our election cotomenced this day under circumstnoces of
excitement such.as were never betbre witnessed in this county.
To describe the scene ict and about the Court-house is nil-
Possible:
" When order was.in some measure restored the proceedings'
commenced.
" Mr. White was proposed by Mr. Achinutv—late a member
of the Brunswick clubs, and seconded by H. )3. Sleator. •
" Mr. Fox was put in nomination by Lovell Edgeworth,
Esq., in a speech of great tree awl ability, and seconded by
Samuel Blackball, Esq. 'the yells of the rabble, set on by the
priests, nearly rendered these gentlemen inaudi!de.
" The candidates then b.ietiy addressed the electors, and Mr,
Grattan relieved himself of an oration.

" Tuesday.—The polling commenced briskly this morning,
but intimidation to an extent unknown and unheard of has been
resorted to, und some of the electors have been actually carried
off by force. Still, depend upon it we shall win.
At one time the mob had full possession of the street, hut in
consequence of their extreme violence and pressure on our
friends and freeholders going up to vote, the high sheriff turned
put a patrol of cavalry this afternoon, to keep the street clear in
front of the Court-house. Several rows took place in the Court-
house and booths to-day, one so serious that the red-coats were
Oblived to be brought in, and a sergeant and file of men placed
on the table of the Granard and Moydon booth. Three violent
attacks were made last night on one of Mr. Fox's houses,
which was borne with great forbearance until the third attack,
when some of the ininates-turned out ; a shot was fired, which
took effect on the thigh-hone of one of the assailants."

Tuesday night.—The poll at its close was in point of fact
even, though it is announced—
F3r Fox 195
for White 196
Major . --1
_ _

They h'ave polled man for man—the apparent majority in
favour of White being oecasi,med by the insertion of en aadi-
lional name oil one of the slips.
" Haif past Nine.—The town is perfectly tranquil. White's
people never expected that we could have held on so evenly
with them, considering all the opposition given to Our voters
comiriz up.
" To-morrow the country gentlemen will be in, and we shall
give the priests the go-lg..'

DuatoN.—Owing to the dreadful state of the weather, the
ground b‘eing ciNered with snow, scarcely any of the country
uieils arr:ved at .the l'ostoffice this morninp:: and the. London
mail of Monday :ernainerl.due when we wore going to.press.—
Dub/in Fr enPui II Wednesda y
It shkild I e gentnally known that the overseers of the poor,
in every parish or oui,n, are made liable 'for all payments in
their ai counts paid out of the pocr.rates that are not strictly
withiu the intention and weaning of the poor law act.