New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-06-01

few weeks ago a remarkable scene tool
place in the little town OF Dunmanway, in tn
county vt Cork, which, IN many of It's features
resembled those romances of Irish life which
were depicted with such spirit and vigor b,
Carleton and Banim. 1t appears, says III,
{ Pal Mall gazette. that an old man nance
Shea was tenant Of holding in the town
which consisted of u market house. The land
/ lord, Captain Shuldman. wished TO evct him
under Il decree obtained at the Bandon SEES
/ sions. Shea Is nearly eighty years of age and
both be and his family are exceedingly popu.
lar in the district Two attempts were made
TO pnt the decree in force. Against the first
so strong an opposition was threatened that
The effort was abandoned, the second was re-
hnquished on the ground that "a Captain
Shuldham was high sheriff of the county be
would not be justified in enforcing a warrant
when he was himself the plaintiff In order to
meet the latter difficulty special bailih' for
executing the eviction was appointed, and as
lt was understood the latter functionary woud
be supported by strong array Of force Shea
and his friends resolutely prepared to resist
the authorities in the most determined fashion
According to the reporter of the Cork Er
dntner, who was despatched to the scene of
action, the market-house was regularly forti-
he'd. The lower part Of the building presented
its usual aspect, hut the upper portion was
garrsoned by the family and their sympa.
thizers. The weapons of defense consisted of
ptchtorks, piles of stones, and brickbats and
holes were bored in the ceilings for the purpose
OF efficient discharges of the missiles. A body
OF constabulary, ninety in number, advanced
In three columns TO the attack. A crowd tried
to prevent their approach to the market house,
but the police forced their way through with
fixed swords The women of the mob made
strenuous resistance. A redoubt' in front
OF the building was held by group of women
under the command of the Misses Shea, the
daughters of the tenant, and while the con-
stabulary were trying to capture this position
pike was being thrust at them by sentinel
stationed liz window overhead.
After brief consultation the authorities
commenced to demolish the woodwork of the
internal staircase leading to the loft, and as the
heavy blows and sound of crashing timbers
resound through the building, they elicit shouts
from the people without as the work of demo-
htlon progresses the crowd wakes more and
more excited, and the police have some diff.
Guilty in holding them back. The pikemen at
the upper doorway, under whose very feet the
assault is being made within, exhibits the ut.
most sang froid, calmly smokes his pipe, and
mods assent to the exhortations OF the crowd
"Pike 'em; pike EN-" The blows on the
staircase are redoubled, the fabric is falling
Win louu crashes, anu the plkeman vanlsheS
into the interior amid cries of" Bravo! John"
There is very hot work inside now. The plat
form closing the head Of the stairs is being
smashed with sledge- hammer, and pixies. iron
bars, and long knife are thrust down through
the Opes in the woodwork to repel the attack
One of these pike-thru slightly wounds one
of the baliffs in the neck, and then the orders
are given in succession to the police within
NOW strong armed party" Fix swords
and Load - The police return the thrusts
of the garrison with their swords and Con
stable kilrOy makes dash at the pike which
wounded the bailif, and wrenches it from the
grasp of the holder. The noise of the struggle
is heard without, and there is intense excite
ment, but no attempt ut active interference
The entire Gordon of police now fixed swords,
and the utmost vigilance is needed to prevent
the line being broken. Crash crash fall the
blows of the sledge hammer within, and down
comes the platform, covered with large stones,
and half a mans person follows he is seized
and captured from below.
The decree was in the end executed, and
possession secured for Captain ShudhanI, and
happily without bloodshed. The reporter
mentions that 81 piscatOr Of Cockney ap.
pearancc was evidently startled AT the pro-
ceedngs Us he was on his way To u river in the
vicinity.