The Sun. — 1844-12-03 (London, England)

AGRARIAN OUTRAGES.  The Limerick Chronicle, of Saturday, contains tha following detail of outrages in the counties of Limerick and Clare:—  " Wednesday evening, about the hour of veven o'clock, an armed party of men attack( d the dwelling of Mr. Robert Procter, near Derry, and cunvenient to Killalue, who is a steward in the employment of' the Imperial Slate Company; they smashed open the doors, and on entering the house knocked Mrs. Procter down, broke open a box, and took therefrom a single barrel fowling piece, powder horn, and shot bag. The party consisted of eight persons, each armed with a gun, six of whom entered the house and the other two remained outside, guarding the watchman of the concern, who thought to alarm the police, but he was kept fast with a gun at his breast, until the inside party came out, when heat once proceeded to the barracks, and the police, under constable Raymond, pursued the marauders for. several miles through the mountains, but without success. At the time of the attack Mr. Procter was not at home. " The same evening, a house, the property of John Gleeson, of Carrickmaunsell, was maliciously set on fire and consumed to ashes, near Toomavara. The cause as signed is a tenant who occupied the house previously having been turned out for non-payment of rent. " seven armed men attacked the house of James Floyd on Sunday evening, near Kildorrery, within a gun shot of Thomas Travers Adams, Esq.'s residence, and carried of a booty of 251. The police were sent for to the Kildorrery station, in the immediate neighbourhood, to pursue the robbers ; but unfortunately they were defenceless, having sent in their fire-arms to be exchanged for percussion locks, which latter had not then arrived at the station.  " On Thursday the magistrates of Castleconnell unanimously resolved -to apply to Colonel M'Gregor, dire...tor-general of police, for an increase of eight men to the constabulary force in that district, whieh is now so disturbed by armed parties. The magistrates present were W. liovvlev, D.L. ; John Br,Avne, J. Wellphae, and W. S. Tracy, I:sq. " The armed party that attacked Dr. Twiss's residence, Parteen Cottage, gave notice there that if he did not discharge his steward within five days, Dr. Twiss might order his coffin. After having taken Allen Browne's fire-arms, they fired two shots the same evening at the house of Robert Thorn, Bird-hill, and another at Mr. Going's, Cragg. In proceeding from Browne's to Parteen, this audacious gang halted in O'Brien's-bridge, where they got refreshment from a public-house, to stimulate their courage at Dr. Twiss's. The sexton of a church near Killidoe was served with notice to prepare his coffin, if he did not give up some Lend he lately got possession of. " The house of a man named Brennan, at Ballyvara, near Castleconnell, was 'attacked by an armed band of men on Thursday night, who dashed in the windows, and swore they would burn the house upon his family if .he did not Lnmedialely hand out his fire-arms. Two re., gistered guns were then delivered up, and the ruffians went off in triumph. " Wednesday night a party of ruffians fired shots into the house of Charles Going, I.sq., of Cranuah, near Newport Ti;. Ohe of the ban.; lodged in the parlour, where Mrs. Stoney was sitting, and who niost fortunately escu ped. " Mr. and Mrs. Cooke were nearly murdered on Tiles • day night, by a party of ruffians who attacked their house at Shinrone.