The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-11-26 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

TUN:YDS.—A most terrible tragedy has bee. committed in Dublin. A tuan named Molloy, who had been previously • waiter in one of the hotels, but who has been without employment for some time past, became reduced in consequence to • state of great dire tress. Having mimed some articles of his cloth jig, disposed of by his wife for the purchase of necessaries, an altercation took place, which resulted in a most savage attack upon her and her sister-in-law. But they having esceped, after receiving severe injury, the hothead in • fit of rage seised a knife, and, rushing madly on his two children, in an instant nearly severed their heads Irma their bodies. The murderer was immediately arrested without offering resistance, Tag "Beth Ete."—An extraordinary ease was heard at Mielielstoien the other day. A. man, named Thomas steted that he wan sent for by John Condon, John Condon, jun , and Mrs. Condon—the defendants in the case—to their house, where be went; and that the defendants dragged hint into the piggery in the yard, and assaulted him ; that they insisted on his eeitting on three large pigs which defendants were prepsnng for market, alleging that oomplainant had some days previously cast an evil eye on the pip, and by 1601114 witolieraft or necromancy prevented them , trims using their food for some days. Sub-constable I Macaulay deposed that he wasseet for to compel Quinn to remove the ch., ni from the pigs. Mr. O'Mara: My defence is, that the defendant% state moat emphatically that complainant came to their house, stood over their pigs, mud by sonic mysterious or unholy spell or in' Manic° prevented them (rein using food for seven days. Tour Worship may perceive, on looking at Quinn'. vulpine countenance, lie as an evil eye (loud laughter.) 11. e defendeuis sent for him to reales* th evil he had dmie, and sent for the !ionise to induce him to do so. Quinn refused, sod said, "(Jo herd them to the---." Defendants then went to some ancielit prophet •..,r soothsayer to consult him on the matter, who directed defendants to mew* Quinn's stockings and pockethandkerchief, and boil them, and give the water to the pigs. Defendant (Condon) being brother to Quinn's wife, actually got the stockings boiled, and gave the water to the pigs, and they were as voracious as hawks instauter. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Browne :Itis a most sad and deplorable exhibition to see persons of your age so utteily ignorant an to believe in the odious superstition which you lecin to labour under in this case, as stated by your attorney. Let each of the defendants he fined—John Condos, 2s, ed., his son, Is.; his Wife, Is. ; and costa.  SIB Roan? Pen..—The Chief Secretary for Ireland is still the principal topic of thaeusaion witli the Irish newspapers. The motion in the Town Councilor Derry to present an addreas to Sir Reheat Peel was seconded by Mr. Foy, • Roman Catholic, who for many years bas taken • prominent part in local politica, in the interest of his own communion. In Belfast, in like manner, the adoption of the address was seconded by • Roman Catholic, Mr. John Hamill, who is • leading member of the Roman Catholic party in that town. Mr. Hamill, after the presentation of the address, approached the Chief Secretary, and said, "Will you permit me to graap the hand of the son of the statesman who made um • free man r Sir Robert Peel shook hands with him in • very cordial manner, seeming much ratified by the incident.