The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-22 00:00:00

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"Once of Rivititie Inquiry,. 11,,Rndand-square,
Itlth Augno(; INS.
-4* Site-1 In commended by the raain llentaty Commis-
' sienna of Revenue Inquiry to request that you will ant
hanChamber of Commerce in Dublin, fer the general p °t-
wain of the Merchants and Triders; 4.t they areat' eraaaul.
engaged in an examination of thinsode ip which'afiji bueinne
ef the Post Office in Ireland Is Conducted—and' that they Witt
WI randy to receive say comesontestiOns or otatemetall 611-
W* with that. epartment. vihieh It may be thatitit desirable
on the part of the Chamber of Commerce, to lay before this
Commission.—l am.rte. .
, . ... ~T. 8. REYNOLDS.
"We the,Sceretary 4 Are Wilber of Cannentronf. , . A
CULTIVATI9N' of FLAtr...:4.) Xpesday. It FeterAtert-
lark el'. fdapecter Geeeyal the Linen Board. UCCOR
palled by one of. the DutCh Minim, vieltettpondalk, for the
parpene of loptructing the flax growers in the atfiellboar
hood Or that town in the method of steeping Ike, and
savior the seed, as practised in Holland. TWO iptraftis
sad a quantity of flax -were brought to the earl o 1 ftoden's
densense.,• and it is to be regretted, tbdt
.Irafai Of the
- andholden of the County
_were. preset* to wines
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• process which we are slitiafkld is a great lisprovement
a the mode of saving fiat ends' and hanining the flax
in every lave it goes through. The Method is nest and
simple, but such as to give the DIM& thdeeided imperiprity
over us in this great branch of oar indusht Mr. Bennett
has been indefatigable in his iesenrik And viielinestly
hoe that our countrymen will Protet:by his talents, and
the great exertions he has maid to' piel4o: our individual
and national interests. We treittbat the prejudice of cus-
tom will net prevent the buitbieedndliVtlad who grows a
rood of flax from *dallier a Method so eieNe in the pro-
cars and certain in its profit. The itiv. Sir rine. ?order,
Bart. with the Ladles of his fatally, Mrs. 'rlikkery., Tlios.
Parker, Eon. agent to LOrd Roden, Williiiit Lorry, Fact.
agent to Lord' Clermont, and a great number of On nier7
chants of Ihinelalk, were present, and agpilaitt Mid at.
to the process. , .
The ettdom of steeping Rai ip running streams, or
waters connected with the*, besides being destructive to
the, fish, Is highly prejitdiciel to the Daft.—(Drogite4e
Journal.) ' ' • '
?onetime libigtetretea we i;ii attendance. on Wedandayi et
e
Cashel. There'wereseved moils for trial, oneof Whom was
convicted. !Matti/. .ftwea. rantlin, from the aeighboprimod
of Tipperary. lie wee evidentiy a plan of had character. The
Plesalous were adjourned to Nenagla, to be held there on Satyr-
daOy.
n Wednesday morning last; *bile yet the Bench of Magis-
trates were administerin the laws under the Insurrection Act,
in Cashel. as J. Carrot ,* rand Edmund Fahey were valuing
IfTithes in the parish of el Inn, between that place and ceshel.
they were attacaced by fourteen tenon; will) their teen black-
ened, who were armed with scythes and other offensive wea-
pons, who beat their most unmercifully, giving Carroll tWeuty
one cuts in his head, slid also wounding him In every part of
his body. Fahey his several severe cuts in his head, and in
many parts of his body alio. Afterleaving them in this man-
'led state, the.party had a consultation to cut off their heeds,
• artieh would have been pat Into execution, were it not thet the
valuators swore they would never spin cots to value Mint
parish. The two poor men are coefined to their beds la a very
4angeroas way, particularly Carroll. We trust this business
will he warmly taken op by the Gentlemen of that neighbour-
hood.—(Cleneret Advertiser.)
On the morning of the 24th July last, between the hours
of 6 and 7 o'clock, a number of men entered Mr. Doolia's
tionher-vard, on Bachelors' Walk, Dublin, armed with
short bludgeons, and immediately commesiceSa Most violent
attack on•every person in his employment. Mr. Main, in
endeavouring to defend his men, received a severe blot! on
the head, which brought him to the ground; and a labour-
er, named George Walsh, was so severelY beaten, that he
died the next day in Jervis-street Hospital.. The above out-
rage was committed in consequence of a combination
Amongst the working sawyers, some of whom are now in
custody, and will be tried at the next Commission.
Died on the 7th fiat at Goodwood House, Monsieur Le
L•tree de Signy,- better known by the name of Victor. His
death was rather sadden, though not quite unexpected by
• those who knew him intimately ;he has left property be-
hind to the amount of upwards of 30001., the whole of
which lie acquired in the service of the Noble family of the
Lennox, in whose employ he was continued in the varioui
capacities of attendant tutor, and house steward, from the
period of his first arrival in this country, at the breaking
out of the Revolution in France, up to the honi of bis dis-
solution. lie die at the ate of 47 years, and was barie3,
it Lis own request, in Levant Church-yard, dear the grave
of the family of the Grants of Goodwood, to 'whom by his
writing he has bequeathed the whole of his property, with
the exception of 601._ to each of his trustees, Messrs.
noon', of Lavant, and Wyatt, of London.
1131P03ITION OP A FINE POR RR/USING TO TATER •
- JEDICPAL OATIf.A, the Cork City Criminal Court, on
Saturday last. the ilith inst., Mr. Connell, a pawnbroker
was called, on the trial of three noted thieves, to give,
evidence respecting some stolen articles which had been
kledeed at his shop. On being put into the witness box
J e dectned being
.sworn on the grouads of religions
scruples. Baron Pennefather.-7-Are you a Quaker, Sir:
Mr. Connell.—No, my Lord! but I has:, a scruple relative
to the taking an oath. Baron' Pennefather.—The Court
will recognize co such scruples. A pawnbroker should be
tie last pets in to have scruples for taking an oath, when so
- nturl. deOnds on him in his line of life to detect persons.
Mr. Coneys appealed to the Rev. Dr. Quarry, who was sit-
ting bear his Lordship. and that Rev. gentleman replied
that he knew him to have those scruples, and knew him
before to make objections. Baron Pennefather said he
must commit him fur contempt of Court, unless he rare
testimony. as he bad no idea of having public justice defeat-
ed in such a manner. Mr. Connell said he should be sorry
to treat the Court with contempt, but would respectfully
submit to ultateosr punishment his Lordship thought
proper to irti:ct. Baron Pennefather.—lnstead of commit-
ting this pet son, let him he tined 1001.—(cork Constitution.)
STEA3I-V•SAELS.OO Friday last the Hibernia steam-
pa-kra left Bristol for Dublin, with about fifty passengers.
among whom were the Marquess of Bath, and two Nobte
Lords, whose names we have not heard ; in the course of
the night the wind bath( fresh, one of the cranks of the
engine broke, which compelled the master to put into
Teal, where she remained until Saturday evening.. On
Sunday waning parts of both her entities broke, and.
forced up the planks of the deck; her situation was then
alarming, and rims of distress were fired. Fortunately,
tx,ip the Palmerston War -office steam-packet bore In sight, and
shortly came up to her assistance, took her in tow; and
made Milford Haven, to the no small gratification of the
passengers and crew. ,The Hibernia will have to remain
at Milford while one of her engines is repaired; her'
passengers were distributed various ways, some making
their nay to Holyhead, and others returning to the places
• they had started from.
lionooctt Comecon.— From the many escapes which
have lately been effected from the Borough Compter, the
attention Of the Goal Committee has been drawn to the
state of that prison, and a report made oil the subject, and
. we uojera;oo4 that M. Illontarue; the City Surveyor, is at
;resent eng,a;:ed in preparing an' estimate of expenses for
tightening tint poter wall, and otherwise placing the pri-
a°ll in a more efficient state.of security,.. Joint i lien, who
was confined is the Borough C.:meager for debt. at. the time
that Mason, who was to have bees tried for rubbing the
Cranbrook waggon of 1,5001. in country notes, made bid
escape, and who performed r similar feet in the spate of
uni.minute before a Committee of Inspettion; to thew by
what means Mason effected his purpose, bseitig been re-
leaserunder the indelvent Act, resumed .his orcapation of
a elsip-wright. Yesterday lie retnroect haute from hii work,
and desired his wife to go for his tools, as be wattle° IA to
continue. She did so, aid on her:intro follOilliin II Nil*.
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