The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-21 00:00:00

PROVISION RIOTS IN IRELAND

ENNIS, JUNE 17.—The investigation drags its slow length
along. Since its commencement two more victims have been
added to the list of killed. MaNamara and D'Arcy expired
on Monday, in the county infirmary. The former had
been badly wounded by two balls in the leg, and the latter
shot through the lungs. It is thought the inquiry •will not
terminate sooner than to-morrow, and one or two police, it
is said, will be admitted as evidence against their comrades.
From the evidence of Captain Brown, county inspector, who
remained with the men, and was knocked down repeatedly,
the awful responsibility of giving the fatal order to fire can
as yet be attached to no individual in particular. The wit-
ness most solemnly denies having issued any such order
himself, or having heard Captain de Ragoone (the local ma-
gistrate originally accused) do so. Throughout the town
and neighbourhood the excitement still continues unabated,
and the police in custody are followed on their way to gaol,
at the close of each day's proceedings, by the yells and exe-
crations of an infuriated mob.

Two men and six women committed to Ennis gaol for the
attack on Mr. Banatyne's provision boat, at Clare, have
been bailed out by Mr. Bridgeman, M.P., and Mr. Carrick.
GALIVAY.—From letters received in town last night and
this morning, it appears that some very serious rioting,
caused by the scarcity and high price of potatoes, had also
taken place in Galway. Stores were broken open in all quar-
ters of the town, and the military and police pelted into their
barracks. Hat it not been for the prompt interference of
some of the resident gentry, the mob would have been fired
upon. • Great excitement prevailed, and disastrous conse-
quences were generally apprehended.
(From the Dublin Pilot.)
Just as we were going to press, we were favoured with the
following extract from a private letter from Galway, received
in town this morning, from which it will be seen that, at the
date of the letter (Tuesday, June 14), the town was com-
pletely in the hands of the population :
" Nothing can exceed the dreadful excitement here at pre-
sent, in consequence of the high price of provisions. During
the whole of yesterday the town was perambulated by large
bodies of fishermen, labourers, women, and boys. There
was scarcely a store in the town, in which potatoes were
thought to be kept, that was not broken open. The military
and police were called out to check the people ; but were
obliged, by overwhelming numbers of the inhabitants, to re-
treat to their respective barracks. The inhabitants were in
constant apprehension that some of the unfortunate people's
lives would be taken, as the commander of the military
threatened several times to fire unless they desisted front
flinging stones ; but, though he had the riot act in his hand.
he did not fulfil his threat, in consequence of the interference
of several gentlemen of the town. At night the whole town
was illuminated, to celebrate the triumph of the destitute
population. Though their conduct cannot be justified, still
it, must be admitted that they had considerable provocation,
as potatoes were raised in the morning to the enormous price
of Bd. per stone. The great majority, however, through
want of employment, would be unable to purchase potatoes
were they even to be had at one penny per stone."

OPENING,OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION..
The apecial commission for Tipperary will commence in
the Court-house on Tuesday morning, the 28th instant, at the
hour of ten o'clock. The governor of the county gaol re-
ceived the following form of notice to be served on each pri-
soner in the assize calendar for the north and south riding,
and also orders to supply them with pens, ink, paper, and
Crown summonses, free of expense, in order that there may
be no difficulty in any case for trial. " Notice.—l hereby
give you notice that a special commission of oyer and tenni-
ner, for the county of Tipperary, will be held at Clonmel on
Tuesday, the 28th day of June instant, on which day your
trial will be proceeded with, and for which you will prepare
accordingly.—Wm. Kustatts, Crown solicitor for the Lein-
ster circuit."
There are forty cases for trial.

The Ashton-under-Lyne parish church bazaar has realised
£1294 ss. 6d.

INTOLERANT BIGOTRY.----One of the most barefaced at-
tempts at proselytism which has for many years come under
our notice, occurred at Lettcrkenny within the last fort-
night. The following is a correct outline of the particulars:
—On Sunday, the 29th ult., a little girl of about twelve years
old, whose mother is a member of the Established Church
(in which she herself also has from childhood been brought
up), was induced to go to the Roman Catholic chapel with
another girl of that persuasion, and on leaving it she was
told that her mother was looking for her to beat her for
going to mass, and that, were she to go home, both her
mother and grandmother would beat her severely. The
girl's fears be•ng thus excited she did not go home, though
one Roman Catholic, into whose house she went advised
her to do so ; two other men, however,
.belonging to
that communion, who, it appears, had got possession of
her person, brought her that night to the house of a man
named M'Elhennv, where the priest lodged, where she
was urged to become a Roman Catholic, and she was
promised, in case she consented, to be clothed and edu-
cated, and protected from the wrath of her mother. In
short, so completely did they work upon her fears that
she remained passive in their hands ,• and when her
mother at last received intelligence of where she was
and applied to IVl`Elhenny for her, she was refused even a
sight of her; nor did the mother succeed in getting her re.
stored to her till the Wednesday following, when, on apply.
ing to the magistrates, they at once sent the police along
with her, who succeeded in discovering the little girl shut up
in an outhouse belonging to the man M'Elhenny, who, with
another in his employment, are now under bail to take their
trial for the offence at the ensuing assizes. It is a remarka-
ble fact that not one of the parties who interfered so unwar-
rantably with the liberty of this little girl, is at all related to
her ' • and the only plea for their conduct is, that her father
is a Roman Catholic. When such anxiety is evinced by the
Romanists to kidnap our Protestant children, Protestants
cannot be too vigilant in 'watching their proceedings, and
counteractiog their nefarious designs.—Derry Sentinel.