The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-09 00:00:00

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ATTEMPT TO SIIOOT A MA GISTRATV--On the night of the
the 2nd instant, at about ten o'clock, John Burke, Esq.
J.P., of Tintrim, in the parish of Clourush, and county of
Galway (East Riding), as he was passing through his hall,
was tired at by some person at present unknown. The Lord
Lieutenant has offered one hundred ponnds reward for ap-
prehending„and bringing to justice the assassin.
Mr. O'Connell has given the lie direct to Lord John Rus-
sell, in reference to the statement of the latter, that he had
been offered the Mastership of the Rolls, and not the situa-
tion of Chief Baron. In this instvice—strange as it may
appear—Mr. O'Connell is evidently telling the truth, and he
ascribes Lord John's declaration of the thing which was not,
to " Whip.' trickery ;" fur, said he—" There is no understand-
ing these Whigs.'

JUSTICE TO InELANn.—Since 1815 Ireland has had no
taxes assessed; and in 1825 the assimilation of the currency
gave a bonus to Ireland of is. Bd. in the pound ; an►i at pre-
sent Ireland is exempt from the income tax. Are these
things reflected on by the Enxlish people? Will they continue
to submit to the mendacious libels that the rebel O'Connell
and his gang heap on their parliament, and the crown and
government of the country ?

- REPEAL IN THE ARMY:—The following disagreeable par-
ticulars of a military affray appear in the Cork Examiner of
yesterday evening :—" A considerable degree of excitement
arid alarm was created last evening, between the hours of
nine and ten o'clock, in the neighbourhood of Patrick's-
bridge and King-street, from the conduct of a great number
of soldiers belonging to the sGth and 45th regiMents, the
majority of whom were intoxicated. Several attempts were
made by the sober portion of the military to induce their
comrades to go ',quietly to barracks, but all in vain, force
•and remonstrance being alike unavailing. They then
fought amongst themselves, but happily .with -more Jury
than effect ; and though numberless blows were offered,
and heavy fella' received, still there were few real injuries
inflicted. This conduct naturally attracted a considerable
crowd, which increased , every Moment, the streets. being
thronged,-ea-usual; on Sunday. Some of the police belonging
to•the King-street station were present, but did not at first
interfere,' hoping that the intoxicated soldiers would have
been brought away quietly by their sobercomrades, particu-
larly as a number of the 45th,'who are nearly all tetotallers,
volunteered-their services to that effeet... But as all their of-'
forts were unavailing, and the row inereasediri violence, the
pppee; who forttl4eo.oyere,..-reinforced by Constables from
thelVdckey'46.siPrit4tion;Succeeded in arresting four men
the 's6th' RegiOent. and bringing them to the King-streir
station, in doing which, one of the constables(No. 98) received
several-severe blows frohi the soldier whom he had arrested
and who struck him with -the breastplate of his belt. This
constable had a narrow escape of his life, for on approach.
ing the, provision, stores of the Messrs. Burke, the soldier
Pushed him against 'the low wall of the very deep area
which gives light to the lower cellar, and but for the timely
interference of a woman, who caught him by the skirts of
his coat as he was hanging down, head foremost, he would
havelallen down a height of several feet. Most of the sol-
diers were extremely young-, Ind were evidently Irish, by
their accent, as well as by their expressions, for they re-
peatedly shouted out—" Hurrah for Ilepeall—by Gwe
must have the repeal r "—and numberless other exclamations
which proved beyond doubt that they were far from indiffer-
ent to the present movement in favour of Irish independence.
During the whole time many hundred people were assembled,
who seemed to be greatly excited. Owing, however, to the
praiseworthy exertions of our respected fellow-citizen, Mr.
J. Hackett, to whom the police ought to be much indebted,
the people were induced to disperse without the least vio-
lence. At a late hour one of the officers of the 45th with a
party arrived, and took the four soldiers who had been pre-
viously arrested by the police up to the barracks. We under,
stand that his worship the mayor and Captain Gnn have this
day waited on Sir 0. Carey, arid that an investigation. into
the circumstances detailed shove will be speedily held."

TILE WEATHER IN IRELAND

We have not had so wet and cold a month of May as the
last for several years, and for what has come of the present
month, we regret to say, that we cannot notice a change for
the bettei.. The, unseasonableness of the weather has, as
might be expected, retarded the growth of the young crops,
oats,in.particular appearing thin and stunted. The potatoe
crop is also in a backward state, and the late settings greatly
retarded by the wetness of the ground. The wheat and flax,

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low, in lOW situations

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and in many place

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rly-sown potatoes, particularly the pink-eyes, and other
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tensive defect or
,weakly produce is

give woof of ail ample return

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