, 1880-10-23

requiring some persons on the ground OF
contract to pay poorrate, although they
were rated under ga, and were therefore
exempted by the Act Of Parliament. As
an appeal has been taken in the case, how
ever, and the ultimate issue is still pend
ing. it can hardly be- said to supply Q
sufficient reason for his murder. In 8
part Of the country SO wild a very slight
cause perhaps, would be sufficient to bring
down sweeping vengeance. The village
of Clonbur consists Of about 90 houses, and
is SO Insignificant that no notice is taken
of it In the maps of the district. 1t lies
between Tough Mask and Tough Corrib,
ON the narrow neck of land which
separates them, a dismal and d~esolate spot
about six miles west of Cong and 30 from
Claremorris, the nearest railway station.
The deceasedl was engaged on Saturday
chiefly in making inquiries about the
intendedLand meeting on the following day,
and discussing with the police the arraDg.
ments respecting it. Although he carried
q revolver, he was apparently tree from
any apprehension or the subject. The
people who attended to hear the exciting
orstory which is delivered on such occa.
sions had to pass over the place where he
was foully assassinated but the event did
not give them any thrill of horros or chill
their enthusiasm. One incident which is
stated upon the best authority, will serve
to illustrate the savage spirit which this
agitation is calculated to excite. At the
meeting it was rumourod that the mangled
body OF the murdered nobleman lay in the
Courthouse, and one of the bands, said to
be the Ballinrobe band, proceeded to the
front OF the building and played the Dead
March, in evident mockery, to 1.-The enter.
tainment of the populace, who enjoyed
the Joke. The road to Ebor.hall runs in a
straight line about half way across the
neckot land between Loughs Mask aud Cor
rib, and then curves to the right round the
banks which overhang Lough Corrib.
Near this curve there are a lew houses, one
of which is inhabited by q man named
Flanagan, who was examined at the in
quesr. He positively refused to admit the
body when it was found, and resist
ed the police when they had to bring it
in. The reason he assigned for this refusal
was q superstitious fear that some.o na. would
die in the house before ~ months if be
admitted the corpse. This reason might
be thought probable If he had not been told
that Lord Mountmorres was still living.
The first person who saw the body was q
labourer named Burke, who was riding
past, and thought it was that of a drunken
man. He informed his friends and suggest.
ed that some one should go to his assis-
lance and have him removed lest
he should be killedby q passing car. 10
the meantime the horse and car had gone
on to the gate.lodge Of Ebor'hall, and the
absence OF Lord Mountmorres was disco
vered. When. Burke retur ned to the
spot with his friends he met the family
nurse on the road, and she asked them to
come and bring him home. No one ap-
peared to have then suspected what had
happened. Burke refused unless she went
with him, as he said he was afrald his
lordship would shoot him with the revolt
yer which it was known he carried The
nurse would not go, and as the others
would not go without her, the body lay
there until o message was sent to the
police barrack aud the police patrol went
out aud found the mangled body on the
road. About an hour and o halt elapsed
between the murder and the discovery OF
the BODY
Our Dublin Correspondent telegraphed
last night -
The state of the country has been a sub
;ect of anxious considerati on by the srlsn
.v~ L~nn