The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-15 00:00:00

fire; one man was shot dead by them, and anothet
wounded, and now lies at the county Infirmary.
On Saturday, the sth instant, as the Rev. H. BevaD
Richard Smith, Esq. were proceeding with a party of 1,
between Kanturk and Newmarket, in the county of Cot
arrest some persons who had assaulted them and rescued
they had distrained for rent, some days before, they were
laid by numbers of peasants, armed with guns and pitchf
at Drumtariffe, at nightfall, and a serious affray ensued.
constable Crossly and all his party of police were se
wounded, and three of the peasantry were killed ere they
up the attack.
STATE OF THE COUNTY OP KILKENNY.—This tinford
county is still in a very distracted state : the last reports of
rages amount to, viz.-22 houses attacked at night by
Whitefeet on various accounts, but principally to dispel
holders of land which they had taken in defiance of the red
tions of the blazing Whitefeet. The majority of these I
forcibly entered, and their inhabitants sworn to leave the
mises within a given time ; seven of their owners were ser
beaten, in addition to the general warning to prepare for
_on the next visit which their obstinacy might occasion.
these houses, eatables, ammunition, and 12 guns and pii
were taken ; in one instance £49 in notes was also carried
and in the adjoining fields and yards 4 cows and horses
shot or houghed, beside a yet unascertained number in the
lage of Conahee on Saturday night last. In addition, a I
travelling to church at Odagh was handed a Whitefeet no
on the road, with orders to obey it " on pain of being droppl
During the last month 30 persons were committed to the coal
gaol, charged with various crimes. The above summary I
be considered the half-weekly report of the constublary
the command of Sir John Harvey in the county of Kilkel
and published in the Kilkenny Moderator.--Correspondevs ej
Times.—Dublin, Jan. 9.

Ott the night of Saturday, chief constable Crossly proce
with a party of police to arrest some individuals charged
assault and rescue, against the Rev. Henry Bevan; Ric,
Smith, Esq., and others, while endeavouring to collect
tithe due in the parish of Cullen. The parties having had
tice of the approach of the police, while proceeding to D
tarriffe, between Kanturk and Newmarket, concealed
selves; and the search of the police for Linehan; who
principal object of their inquiry, as well as the others, was
availing. Chief constable Crossly then prepared to re
hack • and while this design was carrying into executio
number of persons, assembled by the sounding of horns_,.
the lighting of fires upon the hilts, posted themselves beh
ditch, and waited in ambush for the police. They were a
with fire-arms, pitchforks, and various rustic weapons, and
unexpectedly upon the party the moment they arrived, with
common fury An obstinate combat was maintained, the pe
were compelled to fire, which took effect, and three of the
sailants were killed on the spot. The chief constable and e'
man of the party under him were severely wounded.
whole of that district is in a state of insurrection, and so
solved are the country-people to carry their objects wi
strong hand, and to set at defiance the laws, that an active 0
gistrate of the neighbourhood, William Alien, Esq., has for
it expedient to make a requisition for an additional number
troops.