The Sun. — 1845-01-11 (London, England)

COUNTY OF LIMERICK—ATTACK ON KILBALLYOWEN HOUSE. The Limerick Chronicle contains the following:—" On Sunday morning last, between the hours of two and three o'clock, Kilballyowen House, the family seat of The O'Grady, was visited by an armed gang of incendiaries, who posted a Rockite notice on the entrance, and fired a shot through his hall door, which perforated the curtain drapery, and struck the opposite wall, after which the ruffians departed, firing a second shot, but not daring to force an entry into the mansion. This violent outrage was committed in the centre of a populous and cultivated district, near the town of Bruff, and in the neighbour hf; hood of a police station, which, like most other south of Ireland, is so weak as not to afford t asn toetenffi strength for a vigilant patrol. It is enough to observe that thd threatening notice was of a murderous nature, but of which The O'Grady and his family were not aware until daylight, when the midnight mandate was revealed and not be deterred by are whose provisions are in all its cowardly atrocity. The Rock legislators tnhoew armingordinary quite inadequate to arrest the evil spirit which roams abroad fearless and unchecked, through the rural districts. , faotrcheigohf tghaeml ea'w, , will In thelarge circle of the resident landed gentry of this extensive county, there is not one who could be deemed less obnoxious than The O'Grady, for he is not only a considerable proprietor, who gives constant employment to upwards of 100 men in the year, but also a most indul• gent, encouraging landlord, whose Janus in the most fertile portion of that district, are let upon fair and moderate rents, to a respectable and comfortable tenantry. It is, however, conjectured that a property of the late. Mr. Wise, of Cork, recently out of lease, has occasioned this revolutionary symptom. The O'Grady has offered a reward of 501. or discovery and conviction of the midnight gang implicated in this outrage ; and we confidently trust that the Government and the magistrates of the Limerick district, who are to meet on Saturday next at the county Court-house, will not be tardy or negli, gent in thu .dischuge of a;iirapop4ul diq it. this gigs."  C__//  12  SERIOUS MILITARY now.—The Limerick Chronti-le contains the following curious statement:--" The sergeontg of the 73d Entertained the sergeants of the 6th on their arrival in Dublin from Chester, for which the latter resolved to return the compliment, and at Christmas both parties met at dinner. All went on happily until the spirit of the company rose to an extraordinary pitch. A scuffle ensued, and the officer on guard felt it necessary to report the circumstances to Colonel Bunbury, of the 67th, who at once ordered the bugle to sound fir ' turn out.', The great body of the troops answered to the call, and a party was ordered to the scene of the riot and to take the sergeants into custody. As soon as they perceived the guard the sergeants of both corps seized hold of pokers, bottles, chairs, and stood upon the defensive, threatening death and demolition to the first who approached. Officers came forward and remonstrated with the rioters, who were taken into custody, bet not without inflicting some blows on the officers and men. The colonel of the 67th received a blow of a stone An investigation was held next day by the General, and the men admitted their ' error' (?) but protested that the Irish whiskey had taken away their senses. The colonel interceded for them, and after a lecture on their conduct, they were permitted to return, with a warning Against whiskey."