Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1882-04-06 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

ATROCIOUS MURDER IN WESTMEATH.  An atrocious murder was perpetrated on Sunday afternoon between MaWager and Xllincan. Mr. William Smythe, D.L., an extensive landowner in Westmeath, was driving home from Ooillustown Chtiron to his residence, Barbaiillis House, nine miles from Mullingar, accompanied by his sister-in-law , Mrs. Henry Smythe, of Dublin, and Lady ituriet Monck, when in the avenue about 100 yards from the house, a volley was fired from behind a clump of trees at the head of the brougham, where Mis. Bm, the generally sat. On this occasion Mrs. Henry Smythe was seated there, and the Unfortunate lady was tided instantly, her brains being scattered over the window and portions of the skull blown away. Several bullets struck the carriage, and one passed through toe coachman's sleeve, but no other person was injured. An arrest has been made. Captain Butler and Captain Barry, resident magistrates, proceeded to toe scene of the murder with a strong force of polio., and arrested Richard Riggs, his wife, and son. Riggs was recently evicted by Mr. Smythe for non-payment of rent, but WM treated with much ornisideration by that gentleman. The murder has created intense indignation in the county, where Mr. Smythe was much reepeoted. The funeral of Mr. Hubert, 3.1'., who was shot near Castle Island on Thursday, took place on Monday. Twenty-three magistrates and many servants on the estate attended. sixty soldiers and 70 polme were stlao present. The three men arrested at Queenstown on Sunday on suspicion of being *dawned in the murder were discharged yesterday, no evidence being forthcoming tending to inorimulate them. Ten farmer' on the estate of Colonel King Herman, D.L., at Deer-park and Shugoora, county Roscommon, have been evicted, having refused to pay any rent, and resolved to obey the " No-rent" manifesto, The Sheriff was protected by a large force of oonstabulary. In each case the evicted tenant was reinstated as Me. taker. A bomb was thrown on Sunday night against the William street Pohoe-barracks, Litnerick. It destroyed part of a window and of a wall, but injured nobody, Three men have been arrested. Two hundred men assembled on Saturday, with 19 ploughs and 15 horses, at Behan, on the property of dlr. G. Rochford Boyd, D.L., in county Westmeath, and ploughed and sowed six acres of oats, and ploughed , and harrowed and re-ploughed four acres of green crops, for a man named John Buckley. Mr. Rochford Boyd has served 11 tenants on the property with writs. One tenant wee not served, and his house was fired into. The Ballyneore postman left ten letters at • widow's home. On his return they were flung into his face, and he had to pick them up. The woman to whom they had been given *appeared that they were write. A suggestive scene was witnessed on Saturday, about nine miles from Moat.. Decrees had been granted against 15 tenants at tiarrick. Connorstown, and Bawn, and the Sheriff, with Mr. Dyes, the agent, and protected by 40 soldiers and 20 police, went to serve them. When Mr. Dyas saw the condition of the place he forgave them &quarter's rent and allowed 20 per oent. abatement. One man could not comply with even these terms, and a collection was made on tbe gro Ind, the military idiom contributing 10e. each and the police 2s. 6d. each. The Rev. Messrs. Murray and Keelson made up the deficiency. The crowd cheered loudly for the military and police as they went away.