The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-14 00:00:00

I ICELAND.

CLostmer., FEB. 7.—About ten o'clock on Thursday
night, a most unfortunate occurrence took place at
Sinone about three miles beyond Cashel in the direction of
Dourles. Two Police Constables were returning from
Cashel, in company with two or three people on a car.
Wloile passing the house of a man of the name of Michael
Myers (a tenant of Mr. Mansergh) a fossil or pistol fell
from the car, and the charge exploded. Two young lads,
sons of the above named Michael Myers, who, with their
father were at supper, on hearing the report of arms, start-
ed up and ran to the door. The people on the car, who, it
is said, were for the most part in liquor, were much
alarmed at the explosion—and conceiving an attack
had been made on them, a woman on the car cried
out, poin:ing to the lads at the door of Myers's house,
" We're are the fellows who fired the shot !" One or
both of the policemen immediately fired upon these
youths, when one of the latter was wounded in the body,
and the other shot through the head, and killed. Some
reports say that but one shot was fired, and that shot killed
the one and wounded the other. The wounded man has
been brmight into the Infirmary of Cashel, and one of the
police has been committed to gaol. The matter is related
in various ways, and was of so recent occurrence, that the
precise facts may not have been actually known when the
accounts left this place: but one thing is unhappily certain
that one of Myers's sons has been deprived of life—and
that father and sons were people of as fair character for
i honesty and good conduct, as that country can produce.
—(Clommel Ado.)
On Tuesday evening as a party of bailiffs were destrain-
ing for tithes on part of the parish of Knockgratfon, be-
tween Caher and Cashel, while driing away some stock,
they were attacked by a body of the peasantry at Bally-
garrald, on whom they were obliged to tire in their own
defence—when, we understand, a man of the name of
Louhy was shot through the hotly ; another, of the name
of Costigan, was also stwerely wounded ; and a man named
(known had his upper lip and two of his teeth carried away
by a ball ; and we have not heard of any damage done on
the part of the bailiffs, save only, that during the action,
the women and children of the neighbourhood carried
away the sock that had been seized.—(lbid.)
We are sorry to state that a few nights since, at Tene-
lire, on the lands of Boughadown, in the direction of
Itallinatroult, a capital el melting house and two out offices,
were levelled with the ground. by those wretched incen-
diaries who are increasing the miseries of the country.—
ANTRim LINEN MATtKCT.—On Thursday last. the in•
habitants of Antrim witnessed the most valuable object
that appeared in town, for upwards of thirty years—we
mean the show of linens in their first market, to a large
extent. There were not less of different kinds, (from sd.
to 6(1. per yard) than SOO pieces. There was a very large
quantity of fine 4-4 wider; and all that seemed wanting
was a few more purchasers for these kinds, which, in all
probability, would not have been the ease, had the Belfast
Linen Merchants known they would have been so well
supplied. All the 3-4 wider were soon bought up, and the
premiums given for every kind impartially to those who
merited them. Indeed from the good sitnatton of the town,
anti from the perseverance of the inhabitants to arcommo-
date both seller and buyer, there is every probability of
Antrim Linen Market soon becoming. what it formerly
was, one of the best in the kingdom. —(Southers Whig.)

If the worthy Member for Galway persevere in his zeal
for the suppression of Bell and Bear•baiting, a
Lorrespondent says, he may effect his purpose without any
Act of Parliament. The places where the greatest uproar
and the most serious mischiefs are pro !need by these sports,
are asserted to he within the cognizance of the City Magis-
trates (not far from lisrtholo.riew-lane), and can perhaps
be proceeded agsinst as nuisances. If the picture which
the honourable gentleman drew of the men who attend
such pliers be correct, it is surprising that they have so long
been tolerated. According to the Parliamentary Report of
Yhursdar, the Honourable Member stated that the police
fhcers allege that " they are the worst characters that go
there."

KENT TREAD MILL.—OD Wednesday the tread-mill in
our county prison, which had been just completed at an
expence of three thousand pounds, was first put in motion.
There are eight distinct shafts, all communicating with
the grind wheel, of the folloning dimensions ; two
twenty-five feet, two twenty feet, and four sixteen feet in
length, making one hundred and fifty four feet, which, al-
lowing eighteen inches to every man while at work, are ca-
pable of containing one hundred persons at the same time.
A spations mill has been built to grind and dress tbe corn,
c ipa!)le fur the working of three pair of stones, which
Nil! guild toelve bushels an hour, or eighteen quarters
of woeat every day. Only two pair of stones are at pre-
sent completed. flue mill, together with the whole of the
machinery attached to it, is considered to be the mest per-
feet and complete building of the kind in the whole king-
dotu.—(Aluidsione Paper.)
IMPORTANT TO PUBLICAN/,—Various meetings have
been held in different parts of the kingdom, by the inn-
keepers and victuallers, for the purpose of preparing
petitions, which, in many instances, have been adopted and
already presented to Parliament, for a reduction of the
wine, spirits, ale and beer licenses, as they were previous
to the s.lth and 56th of his late Majesty's reign ; and it is
hoped that the victuallers in all towns, throughout the
Empire, will lase no time in exerting themselves in en-
deavouring to obtain so desirable an object, which is
essentially necessary, in conformity with the then Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer's remarks in the House of Commons,
the 20th Feburary, 1815, wherein be observed, that the
additional burthen of fifty per cent. on the licenses for four
years, was necessary for the purpose of assisting in winding
up the war expellees, in consequence of some of the war times
being repealed in April following. The fact is, this additional
impost has not been repealed ; therefore, Ills confidently anti-
cipated, that this pledge will be redeemed, and not so mime•
rotas a body of burthened people disregarded. Of course it
becomes an Imperative duty
of the victuallers to petition the
House in strong but temperate language, which we trust will
be the case where it has net already been done.—(NOttinghass
Review.)