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27 iT , hMfD . ALARMING RIOT AT EXXIS . ( From the Limerick Chronicle . ) The temporary privations of the labouring poor a * this season of fte year , caused by the sncldcn _ advance of market prices , and general want cf employment , have already , -sra regret it sincerely , provoked a collision ¦ with the police authorities in their legitimate duty of npfcelding the pnblic peace , and saving the property of private individuals from assault and rapine . The first emrj ' e occurred nt the village of Clare , rear Ennis , at a lair- hour on Saturday nicht
A inecrinf of tie magistrates tras held in the Courthocie . E = n : 3 , sfc three o ' clock on Monday . AfS lavks \ rtre sworn by the M ? sets . Buvsatyne , in reference to the ittaet on the vessel in Clare , and the exertions he had nude for the protection of ths property . It was decided to forward an address to L ' . merick for a niilitsry reinforcement , and to call in from the ont- £ ts . tions the several detachments of the police , and to use evtry exertion to pi tserve the peace of the town . Darint ; the evening there were strong symptoms of an approaching oistcrhance , from the apparent excitement of rha ¦ working classes , who paraded the streets in great force , and occasionally co ltcted in groups in various parts cf the town . A 3 is customary on such occasions tae srornen Trera most violent in tbtir demeanour , and
evidently encouraging the men , by voice and achon , in their riotous intention . The police were on tue alert from an early hour , und-r the orders cf the resident in -. g-stratts , ilr . Smyfh , C ' . ptain 3 ) 3 Kavynes , 3 ir . -Brorrn , and ilr . Fitzamon , county and- subiLip- ^ ct-r . Acont ten o"c : ccli a furious crowd collect .. opposes one of Mr . Bunnatjne ' s stores , " and commenced an attack opoa the gites and windows Tat yo : ice were shortly en ths spot , and ' . nth some diffica : ty succeeded in driving back the mob to s ? n . o cistr . rce and clearing the space in fr-nt of th ^ stores . Tri = re ~ * ns extraordinary excitement throu ^ 'hc ' cn the t-j-wa a : this period , from the increasing sympronis cf turbulence in ths crowd , and the knowltd ^ e of the tr . fi ug police fjree available for its central protection , TFi . ich " , small as i : -was , had been further -weakened by deiichmen-5 p ' aced in the banks , in Mr Barley ' s provision stores , and the mills . About nuif-piit eleven
o ' clock the m-Jb appeartd to be dispersing , and the p-jlice retired from the store to patrol ilill-stTebt This , however , "sros but a stratagem . In their absence a nislj tras a ? atn made , and the mob had just succeeded in broking one if the estea . when the police returned and endtravinr-d to drive them bsck . Stones vert dcj hurl-d at ih" 3 police from front and rear , one com table having had his s ] cu : l fracture- . Sub-Inspector Brcr ? rn and Captain I > a Buvyues were both hit . The police "W-r ^ urdered to fo : m two fronts back to back , Mid to £ re in sections upoa liie crowd , which cuntinutd to 2- ^ siii ihera on both sides . Ibis desperate ak ~ rnatiYy ¦ vras adopted , about twenty-five Bhots vrtra then iired , Eid alicost every oca took effect ; but as tLs crowd Stppused tha discharge tras blank cartridge : mit-1 tbe £± ii cf me - ^ coEded and tfce screams of Vie ¦ women tco lite ccnvi ced titin of its fatal effects , tttn only the assailants began to disperse aiuitlsvibe gr ^ atc ^ E uproar .
ll is rumourtd that lie authorities t-. -k precipitate in giving orders to Ere upon , the crcrwd , consisvlsg in a frea ; measure cf buys an-i -B-omen , who cerUin-y were most active in the attack , but saeh w ^ s the critical position cf the police , hemmed in at all hides by an exa * prrated multitude , as to render it almost impossible for them to escape under any other circumstances . It is a ^ o alkg £ d that the BL . S A ? t was not read , at kdat no : nesrd or observed by any person , but it is premature , in the tumult and disorder that p : evailed , to form
an absolute conclusion on this material pouts ,- as tiic m = ' ; aacholy occurrence will form the subject of invettlgsrion . There is no doubt , however , tiiit the txcrlions of Mr . Smyth , md 2 J 30 cf- Captain de Kavyaes , wcrs most ndifa ' -igable taruu ^ hvu : taa whole day in endta-Tourlng to persuade the crowd to disperse peaceably . T-ey trcre wtU ssconded bytheRrT . Mr . Heioiessy , ¦ R . r-q-n Catholic curate , tut without tficct , notwiths ^ snding all the pyomi ^ es that tbes s gentleHieQ ccul-J Eike of speedy relief b-jiflg afforded io the distresses of the clamorous poor .
Tiie following is the list of the cisualities , which we lament to find so txtersive . Ths wounded persons Wrre brou ^ lit to the county iBfl : mary , and received ev ? y attention from tae resiu-. ot surgeon , Dr . G . O'Brien : — Catharine Fallon , shot in the head , died since admitted into hospital . Peggy Ksan , wounded in the thuh , not dangerons ; P ^ ggy M'Gennis in ths leg , uct likely to recover ; J . Bariey , shot in the arm , broktn ; 3 d- Leary , received three balls in the thi 2 h , broken ; J . T ^ rnn , shot in the calf of the leg ; J . Saanls , she tin dit : o ; Edveard Salhvan , shot in the groin ; J . HenriBSsy , shot in the t ! iigh , Bot daegtrous ; F . Neylaa , Ebat ' in ths arm , not dansercus ; Michael Macnatuara , two Bhots in calf of leg , broken ; Thomas Darcy , ¦ w-unded in the bask ; Thomas ilorony . in the thigh , not dangerous ; James Fitzjibbon , a blind man , shot through both calves of the legs , net dangerous ; and D . Fiion , policeman , eye broken bj a stroke of a stone .
Esms , Tcesdat . —A man named Leary has jsst expire-t in the county infirmary torn the eifcets of shot 3 received during the riot last evening . Esnis is in a very alarming state . The bellman has bet-n sent round the town by som- ; evil emissaries for the purpose of collecting a mob at the market before ths tour of two o ' clock this day . The populace have refused al ' . cSsrs cf pacification , openly declaring tb-it nothir . g "Wi . 1 gratify them but blood ! The cry through the town all the day is ^— " Assemble until we have bleed for llooa 3 " L ^ rfa crowds ha 3 collected 3 t the Market Place at two o ' clock . Mr . BriJg-eman , the borough representative , accompaniod by Mr . CuJinan , the local Crown solicitor , Mr . Kuox ., iir . J . ilagrath , and others , visited the ground , in order to suppress the spirit cf revenge , which was evidently broodisz over the wounded victims cf las : eight ' s disastrous cocfl ct .
Mr . Bridgeman said—Boys , I am come amongst you in consequsnee of havirg heard the bellman call a meeting of the inhabitants ; that , in my opinion , was an injudicious course , and I hope it will not be persevered in . I promise you that you shall have a full and fair investigation of all the circumstances ; instead , therefore , of asssmbiing in any unlawful manner , collect what icfor-Uiition you caa , and let it be produced at the icq ^ sst . "We will prosecute the thing in a legal manner ; the'law ¦ will protect you , and depend upon it you Ehall have justice —( hear . )
Mr . Cu'Jinan—Fellow-townsmen , it is not often that I a-i-Jress you , but 1 believe you will admit that whenever you put your confidence in me you are not betrayed-—i" No , no . " ) I nevsr gave you advice calculated to leal to bad consequences^—( hear . ) I am local Crown prosecutor for . his county , and it is my duty to punish you if you o 5 * n-l , as well as those that offend you , and I promise that , a 3 far as I can go , yen shali have protection . There has been blood shed ; I don't know fey whom , but I hear it has been shed - wantonly , therefore get all the information you can for the inquest . ! A voice— "We must have blood for blood !
Mr . Cullinan—That is not the manner to proceed ; it is by quietness and trmness ; we shall bring the ca- ' . e before the Crown , and then , if warranted , before the Judge of aEs . z 3 . Appeal to the laws of joor couhirj alo ^ e -, lor last nighVs work willfully prove thaty-juhuvts no redress to get by facing an armed party of poiice—( hear ; . There is one fact which I wish to rnt-nt : on . by which it afpears the crowd w = re off ^ fiiig no rts '^ tines when fired at . Most of those irjured were wamdtdiii tie back—( bear ) , ilr . CtOlioan , in conclusion , assure ^ thti psopla that he wonld give © Very assistance in inv ^ stuatin / the matter fully . Mr . Knoxntx : addressed them , ard advise-- ! the people t > forbearance , as by that alone they would oe sure to hive justice .
The crowJs then dispersed , but only to settle themeeIv .,-3 in other parts of the town . The txcitemtut incrrdses every moment , and it cow appears that aii the ' im ^ istrat ^ s dsny haviiig given orders to tfie police to ; £ j * cn ths night before . j Tis inquest ha 3 not yet besn held . Nothing can equal the inflammatory txcitemeEt ; the police are uri-. r arms in barracks , and a party paraaiug the j town . . j Mr . C O'Ccnnell his just addressed the people at : . the Court-house , ana expressed his ideation of ccn- [ veuing a meeting afc ^ r the isqueit . j There axe two of the supposed rioters dead in hospitil , and more in a dying statd ; ic £ iet , all the ci&es ; in hospital , except Uiree or four , are considered dan- ; gtr&us- '¦
Tuesday Night . Eight o'clock .- —The excise- ; meat caused by Li « t nfght ' s appalling catastrophe still j continues nuabtei This indiscriminate slaughter has : crea ' . ed a senUment of horrcr in the pubUc mind , aa it ! is : Srmed that no cause existed to warrant the adoption j of sach extremes—ao matt = r how c :-nS ; eting * the ac- ccurts given oa tie sad businsE 3 , on this point aH , appear to agree . i A detachment of the S 5 ' : h , from limerick anive . i bare about three o ' clock yesterday , special request j having been male for that purpose ; they remain uctier arms , at the police-barrack , in Gaol-street A short time previous to the opening of the inquest ,
ilr . C . O'Connell addressed the people in the Courtbouse . He denounced , in most unqualified terms , thb promoters of this " base and bloody murder , " an .-i exhorted the people to forbearance , as by that alons they could obtain redress . He then informed the meeting that a memorial , prepared by their excellent chiaf magistrate , Mr . Smyth ( police functionary ) , had been just forwarded to Government , calling for an investigation of the circumstances , and urged that every act of outrage committed in the interns would oniy serve to dear those persons who were now charged with the murder of innocent and unoffendiDg people . '
He assured the people that the guilty party in the pre-Bent cose should not go unpunished , despite the perjary which he felt assured would he strongly mustered by Orange squireens , and by those paid and pampered ruffians , the police , { Cheers . ) Tbey thoug h * ( continued Mr . O'Conaeu ! that because their party were in power they could do what they pleased ; has I say , . though , they are cf a party wita the present Government , t ! 2 at Government is not entireSy so UDJuat as to deay tiii , impartial—aye , retributive justice , to her Majesty * B faithful , loyal , peaceable , and unoffending subjects . ( Cfaeera . ) . There are already two victims » ' aenfc to ibaif Ecceunt , " asd sereaiccE orhtrs ie with-
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out a hope of recovery . What heart can hear this unmoved ?¦ What blood thai will not run cold at the recital of these horrors ? I , therefore , call on you , with all the solemnity which the subject requires , to be quiet and peaceable , in the hope of receiving redress tbrouah a fair and impartial investigation . ( Cries of 11 We will ! " ) If we do not Teceive justice in this way—if quietness -will not answer—I say , and I care not if her ilajesty ' s Attorney-General heard me , that if we are denied justice for this reckless and barbarous murder , we are resolved—nay ready—to justify ourselves . ( Tremendous cheers . ) Mr . O'ConneJl then Went on to say , that it was reported that others beside the police had signalisc-d themselves in this cowardly attack . " Gentlemen amateurs , " who , now that the season for shooting grouse and partridge is over , turned their ravjiierous weapons on the destruction of their fellow-beings !
Str . iDge as it may appear , every person in authority , magistrates as well as police-officers , deny haviDg given orders to fire ; it is therefore contemplated to have every man who was on dnty at the time severally examined . The inquest , it is expected , will occupy two dsjs at least .
THE INQUEST . At four o ' clock , the doors of the Record Court were thrown overt , and ia a few minutes every part ef the baildirg " wa 3 crowded to suffocation . On the Bench
were—Mr . R . G . Greene , coroner ; Mr . H . Bridgemau . M . P . ; Hr . P . Carriek , justice of the peace ; Sir . Oullinan , local Crown eolicitor ; and Mr . Brown , county inspector cf po ! : ca ; Mr . C . O Conntll , ilr . L . C Smyth , stipendiary magistrate , and others , occupitd different pcsiiions in the cou t-The Coroner—Gentlemen , we are met for the discfcarss vi a duty which involves an iiqu ' ry into what , as a to-wnsmsn , I most heartily deplore , but which , as a public officer , it will be my province to make a full and perfect icvest ^ &Ucn of . Tiiis I shall endeavour to do f ^ iily , uprightly , and impar » ia ! iy , aa < i as it is lively that the isqulry wiii take up a long time , we sLail merely sweur a jury to-ai ^ , whoES duty it will be to vie ;? the body , and thtu adjourn to a fixed hour r-eii day , when we fchall p . occed to take the evidence .
ilr . Knc-s—G :-nt ! emcn , there is a c ? . se which has jast no \ 7 come under my observation ; a boy is here before you vrho received some small shot in the affray of bst ni . jht , bat he cor . receive no asiistance at the inSrniary , as it is already over-crowded . The boy , wbess cama is Andrew O'Neill , was then produced . Oa b . ing stripped , the entire of his back and . ' r t side rvtro ridulea with shot , which , from the s : za of it * marks , must have bttn what is commonly cslkd ' douMe duck . ' Tie Jnry th ^ -n proctedeJ to the house of the
deceistd p-rsjn , Catharine F ^ hy , u ' ias Sbtrhun , and afui vie ¦ Tiu ^ the b ' - > dy , separated uiitil 'Wt-dcesday . T ? £ i » £ aDAY . MoiiMJG , S : x o'clock —The police pa t rolled thd streets tlircai- 'b-nt the i-is hE , and though cr ^ w ' is TTvie to a Iste hoar colltct . d in different parts cf the town , no disposilion to ri ' . t or brtach of the peace -3- ^ 3 observablp . Every o ' . h&r feeling Bt ^ ms to be ; . .: t m arx ' ety for the iuue of the inqutst , an-i at this t srly hour groups of persons are sanntering through the s : retts . Ths coroner will take his Beat at eleven , and urocetd to business immediately .
An tx ^ rcES policeman rode into this garrison from Er . nis yesterday mom-rig , and in half an hour after , Colonel Mansel had forwarded on the road to that quarter a dctaci-mgat of the 85 th , from ths Castle-barracks , uedc-r command of Lieutenant Grey . At live o ' clock last evening , another pressing letter from the magistrates having been received by the mail-coach , demiudii !? more reinforcements , Captain Bell ' s troop of the 5 ih Dngoon Guards proceeded he-Cd at a jsmart trot to tLs scene of danger . In tho absence (< f the p'lice , wLo were called in from their station to E-. uiis , the country towns and villages were left expose' ! to an idle ralble , who at Xewuiiiket-on-Fer ^ us had the imprud-jnce to enter E ^ v ^ ral private shops , and help tfcesiselve 3 , without leave , to not only necessaries , but comforts .
PUKTHER PAUTICVLARS . ( From the Limerick Reporter . ) Wednesday , June S . On the court being opened this morning , a tremendous rush took piaca , and a popular outburst of indignation was raised against the police , who were stationed at the several passages . Their officers ordered them to Tetiie to the barracks . The list was now handed to Mr . O'Connell ; the numbsr of names on it was 42 . Mr . Carrlck suggested that as Captain ds Ruvynes was about being implicated in this matter , it was right he should have an opportunity of being present . Mr . O'Connell objected , and said that being the professional adviser of the deceased ' s friends , he was determined to accuse him of wilful murder . ( Great cheering , i
Cap-iin Hi Ruvynes . —It is just now I have come mto couit ; I do not know the proceedings that have been gona en with . Mr . O'Coonell . —Ths only proceeding is , that I am under the painful necessity of charging you with murder . Captain Da Ruvyne 3 . —So help ma God , I never ordered the police to fire ! I swtar I am not guilty of th-2 charse , and 1 trust that I shall be able to rebut it . Mr . OC ^ nue ' i ! . —I holu in my hand the depositions of a Tn « n who is in extremis . I would suggest that same magistrate should go with the R ^ v . Mr . Hennery to the infirmary to have the informations taken by him . Mr . H . Bridgeman left the court with the Rev . Mr . Hennery , to proceed to the county infirmary .
Mr . O'ConnelL—Mr . Coroner and gentltmen of the jn . ry—You will bear with me a-while in performing a duty which devolves on me cf putting before you the fact 3 of the caBe . On Monday night last , a most wanton massacre took place , of which you are aware . I shall bring before you persons who will prove to your satisfaction that the firing was not regular , but what I may term platoon firing . You will hear witnesses who cannot bo doubted that the police took deliberate aim a » the peop e . ( Here Mr . O Connell went on ta recapitulate the circumstances of the " case as they appeared in evidence . ) Mr . O'Connell continued— If there was
a reguUr volley there must be some excuse for it , owing to the excitement of the moment ; but , no ; it was a regular platoon fire they kept up on the unfortunate victims . Gncious God ! if 1 be rightly instructed , a more barbarous murder was never perpetrated on an unoffending people . I will not move your passionsycu saw the bloody wounds that called aloud fer Vengeance , and demand to investigate the case coolly and deliberately , and find a verdict according to the evidence produced . Mr . O'Connell called on the coronor to ' knuw would the police be brought up in custody , or were they in the barraefcs ?
Coron&r . —It is discretionary for them to some in if they pleasa ; my duty will rest on the verdiet that will hereafter be found . Mr . Browne , County Inspector , then said , —I beg to trespass on you for a short period , I feel the painful task I have to perform , owing to the way in which Mr . O'Connell has addressed you . I have discharged my duty without malice or envy . 1 will abide by what 1 did , as I did nothing to call for your iJJ-wiJj . 1 / I gave the police orders to fire it would be effectually , and nut by platoon , as stated by 0 Conr . ell I appeal to your feelings , no man deplores it more than I ao : it was done without my sanction or approbation , and : therefore , I am determined to abide by the
consequenees-Mi . Smith then s-Ul—From the observations that h ^ ve fal . en fro m Mr . Browne , I feel called oa to rise . I rcrret excedingly he should introduce uiy name . It would appear by what he stated , that my absence was the cause of the occurrence tLat took place , although he h ? .-i another magistrate with him who came out dete niin ' .-J to act independently of me—( cheers . ) It wu not my intention to be invidi * ns . I am rirsa ^ cii forward to defend myself . I went to Mr . B . Dnatyne ' s store . I pHctd the men in a position to protect his pr-jnerty . The po 2 ice were not slruek , but t e people were lou'i in their exclamations , I -desired Mr . Browna to be co :-i , as Le appeared not to be so , and to keep the men quiet . I went through the crowiJ , addressed them , and induced them to 20 home with me . an-A
pri ; misc 1 . if they should do so , to go about the n ^ -xt morning to eo ! kct subscriptions to purchase po ' . at iea for their n ; s— ( bear , hear ) . I induced them to retire , anU went back with them about thirty yards , * hen I hisrl sertral shots fireJ , I then turned back and taw fl . shes from five or six pan ? . I was amazed , and in as i :: i : ca danger as any one else . It could not , howeTer , hi expected that I could face them with arms presented , or make any effort to stop them then . The crowd tben ru = hed forTard and forced nis with them into Milistrttt . 1 tben heard cries cf "I ' m shot , I ' m shot " Several women came up , and attempted to tear me , and they eaiil I gave orders to fire . Some nieu then came up and said they would protect me , and thej
forced me with them to De . m O'Shaughnesi-y ' s . In a Ebcitti-Tie nf : er I left his house , accompanied by Mr . -M- ' -I . ic-a . and searched the town for tae police , and was surprised I could not find them . We then went round by the bridge towards the mills , and met the police bitween the hospital and the bridge When I cams up to them Mr Browne asked me where I had been , engaged in taking the peopls away , and I said , " Who gave orders to fire ? " Mr . Browne said , " Nobody . " I then turned round to Mr . Fitzsimon , who was leaning on me , and said , " this is strange , and places you in a very awkward position . " I have stated & 11 those particulars to the Government , and have called for an investigation , which I am confident will be granted .
After Mr . Smith concluded , Mr . Browne asked him it when he made the reply ts him , tnat nobody gave orders , if he did not add , " I know I gave no orders . *' Mr . Smith said he believed he did . He had no doubt bat he did make the observation . Mr . O'Cjnnell then proceeded to call witnesses . The first called waa Pat ( Jsrrahy , who deposed as follows : —I live in Ennis . I recollect Monday evening last , I was along , side the police on the store roal , about bis yards from Mr . Arthur ' s gate , nearer to Mill-street I cannot stato positively how many polica were present , but think there were about forty . It "was about twelve o'clock when I went home . Ths police were facing towards Mill-street , I Baw no mounted men , I saw Mr . Brown at the right of the police , and Captain De Ruvjnes at their left on the footpath . Beth remaining at their
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respective sides . I heard Captain Da Ruvynes say " fire , " and Mr . Browa " not to fire . " I heard Mr . Brown a second time say , "Do not fire , boy 8 . '' The word was given by Captain De Ruvynea before Mr . Brown desired them not to fire . About twominutes after the word was given the firing commenced . The front rank of the polica was in a kneeling position , the rear rank were standing up when they fired . T hare was about two or three shots fired by the front rank . After they fired Mr . Browne said "boys , don't fire . " There was about two or thrae minutes between the firing of the front . and rear rank , and it was after both
that Mr . Browne said , for the second time " boys do not fire . " I heard only about three shots when 1 ran away . Could not tell the names of those who fired . When I get to the corn-market gate on the store-road , I saw the deceased woman brought away between people and she bleeding . I saw M'Namava bleeding . I saw also the blind man Fitzgibbon walking down the road and he bleeding . Waa standing for about two minutes near ths police before they fired . I saw the people that were between the police and Mill-street . I am sure every one of the people could be dispersed without the colice having recourse to fitine .
Michael Huire deposed as follows : —I saw Captaiu D 3 Ruvynes and Mr . Browna standing side by side when the police halted ; the greater part of the crowd had dispersed before the police charged j about five minutes af ' er I got into the ruin , I heard Captain De Ravynes s 3 y , " Ready , present , firo ! " Mr . Browne repeated tho same won's after the captain , and the men fired . I heard about forty shots fired , there were about dfteen minutes between the firing of the first and last shot . I did not go home all morning ; after tie firing was over , Mr . Browne ordered the men up towards the mills ; it was about ene o ' clock then ; the police were forced tow . trrts the old market . To the Coroner . —It was Captain De Ruvynes and Mr . Browne gave the orders to fire ; there were persons in tho ruin with me , a boy of the name of Mort M'lr . erni'y . and tb . ree women .
Doctor GeGrge O'Brien being sworn , was examined by Mr . O'Connell—I examined tLo wounds in the deceased Catherine SL&ehan , she came by her death from a gun shot . Martin M'Gaane sworn—I live in Ennis . I was at the firing . It commenced on the road . 1 wa 3 standing ' near the store when Mr . He < r , iessy walked on with the mob . I remained with the police . 1 heard Captaiu de Ruvynes say , he got a blow of a stone on the mouth . There were over twenty policemen present Tc « policsnien had their bayonets scruwed upon their carbines at this time , arid in a charging pov . ticn . Mr . Brow :: e called out to Captain do Ruvynes , and inqntrt-d what waa he to < 2 o ? This was fiva minutes after tho captain complained of being
struck in ths mouth . He ( the captain ) said be could do nothing , ,- ; 3 Mr . Smyth ^ as not there . Mr . Browne rtplit-d , I nc . v riive- you the authority , and you may do » s you please . Caitain De Ruvynes then paid that the men r . iufcl fire ; tb ^ u Mr . Browne desired the men to Sr «; ths word waa scarcely out of hia niouth when the men fire < i . Bt-fore the word was given , I beard Mr . Fiz-ini ^ n jay . " In the honour of God , do not fi : e , but charge upon the uiob , and close them up , and they will make n >~ ay . " Between these wonts and the firi : g tliree minutes did not elapse . It was after Mr . Fitz iojon spuke that Captain De Ruvynes said , tiie men must fin-, and Mr . Browne gave the word instantly ; the police migbt have put five times the . number * of persons present away without firing if tbe advictj of Mr . 'Fitzi-mr . n waa taken .
To > lr . O'Connell - Captain de Ruvynesa read no paper before the order was given , neither did Mr . Browne If any thing hud been read 1 must have beard it . There was n © light to read without getting a candle . To tb-s Coroner—I heard the Captain give no word of command . I taw no stone thrown immediately previous to the Srinsj . The police were in no danger at the time . I got myself a blow on the head , but it neither hurt nor cut joe . The police fired first towards Mill-street , and thvn turner ! back and fired on the opposite-side . When I was hit there were no other stones thrown . While the people were running away the police continued firing at them . The police walked forward after the people every shot they fired . The polica came tight ot nine steps from where they were placed , and then turned back and fired in the opposite direction- I did not sea Mr . Smith nfU * r until the bodies were carried to the infirmary . The mob did not
return . Thu Rrv . P . Hennessey sworn—I recollect the night in question , when Mr . Smith and I Were , stationed near the store . I found him addressing the people , advis'Dg them to retire , and promising that in the c « urse of the week he would solicit subscriptions from the more opulent inhabitants to procure cheap provisions for those who were in want of them . I joined in the same appeal , and in the promise . He brought forward a large body of the people , and I followed with another , until we came to the height . of the street , we reueat-5 ; j * f our promises , they expressing their confidence in us , and he pressing on them the necessity of keeping fheir words . We came round by Jail-street , lest the people should follow us . When we cnuie up we found different persons straggling by tho wall . Mr , Browne said that the people wero throwing stones . I drew u
large number of tho crowd wnh me When the shots coaiwenced I cried out , " We shall ail ba shot , "' and I w . ia dread : nlly annoyed to find that shots should be fired promiscuously while I was co-operating with the authorities for the preservation of the peace , thus endangering the lives of myself aud other innocent persona . i .-tin confident tbat there were no stones thrown in the direction from which the ehots proceeded . 1 perceived something like the effect of a shot in my leg , but I felt no apprehension of danger . i heard the people say that Captain de Ruvynes promised to assist in the subscription . To the best of my judgment I am quite clear that the crowd might have been dispersed without the policy firing a ehot or even screwing on n bayonet . In point of fact , we were all running away whun the police cuiumenced firing , and during the run they ( the police ) continued firing .
Mr . L . Smyth , resident magistrate , sworn—From my experience as a magistrate , I am quite persuaded that if thu police remained stationary as I directed , I could have taken away every man in the crowd by my single exertions . On retiring after sending off one batch I rtturned and saw the flisbing of several carbines , when I , of course , retired in dread of my life . If they had not proceeded to fire , I am confident I would have arra fjed all in half an hour . On my return I found Mr . Browne addressing the people in an . indiscreet manner I did not approve of . I was forced along the road down Mill-street , he told them to stand back or he wouM be obliged to fire upon them . When I hearii that , I said , "Bo cool and steady , and I will contrive to disperse them myself . ' I heard him give no orders . I went accordingly , and did as I before stated . I had no further conversation with Mr . Browne until it was all over .
Captain Ds Ruvynes— Gentlemen , I have already made a declaration of my innocynce ^—I leave my case in ycur hamis . I went out among my fellow-townsmen , not as a magistrat ? , but as a private individual I was always anxious for thtir welfare , and I now give my oath that on that nigbt I did not direct the police to fi e . Mr . Smyth , in answer to a question , said , that on making inquiry 0 ! Mr . Erowne , he said that no person fiesired him to fire ; on meeting that night , he turned round and said , ' Mr . Smyth , where were you ? " I said , ' You might well inquire , when you directed the police to fire on th « people , and I would wish to kuow who gave you orders to fire ? " Mr . Browne said , nobody . " I ordered the party out , and I . conceived tha ^ Captain De Ruvyr eg came to the place as a magistrate , from an observation he made at a meeting of nmei .-trat-es he . d on that day , that he . would give every assist a nee in his power to preserve the peace .
Tu Mr . Browne—I am satisfied as that I am standing here that thi * answer you made was " nobody . ' Perhaps you siid ' I did not give the order , '' and I havo no fiiuot but wuat you say is true , aud that you said so . Mr . O'Concell said that he had closed , and inquired if tije gentlemen concerned intended to produce any witnesses ? Captain D 3 Ruvynes—Conscious of my innocence , I will enter on no defence . Mr . Browne—I am placed in so difficult a position that 1 really know not how to act . If I weie only personally concerned I should not hesitate , but I am so totally ignorant of le ^ al bnowleilge that I know not how I shall proceed ; hut there are those of whom I have the superintendence vrho are respectable men , and therefore without legal assistance I cannot say what 1 shall do .
The C Toner then declared the Court adjourned to ttn o ' clock , next day . Thursday , Jvne 9 . —The Coroner took bis seat this day at ten o ' clock . After a protracted examination erf Mr . F . tzsimoii , and evidence being given by Mr . William K-ian and Surg&on Greene , Mr . O Connell addressed the jury for the prosecution , when t ) iey retired for nearly an hour , and then returned with the following verdict : — " We find that the deceased , Catharine Sheehan , came by Ler death in consequence of a gun-shot wound inflicted by one of a party of police on duty in the town
of Ennis , on the night of Monday , the 6 th of June , of morning of Tuesday , the 7 th of June instant , called out to protect the property of Air . Baunatyne , and that thiit party , by the return maile to us , by Mr . Fitzsimon ^ subinspt'Ctor of police , consisted of the following persons : [ Here tbe list of the police on duty was inserted . ] And we , the Jurors aforesaid , further find that that party of police did not receive safficent provocation from the people , who were tumultuously assembled , to warrant them in ac all firing upon the people ; and we further find thtt those belonging to the police force , as previously named , fired not alone without orders from any magistrate , or any officers , but in opposition to the positive orders of their officers . "
Ten O'clock , p . m . —Sinee the finding of the verdict the town is in a great state of excitement , so much so that it was considered necessary to have the dragoons called out ;—they are still patrolling the street * The people had a great triumph here this eveningthirty-eight policemen were marched to prison , strongly guarded by soldiers ( cavalry and infantry ) amidst the gioans and execrations o ! the populace . The tvwn is now perfectly quiet .
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Mr . T . B . C . Smith arrived here to day on the part of the Government , and opens an inqaify into the matter at ten o ' clock to-inorrow morning .
GOVERNMENT INQUIRY IN ENNIS . The inquiry ordered by the GeFerntnent ; in consequence of the memorial of Mr , L . C . Smyth , stipendiary magistrate , » , £ Ennis , is still ; in progress before Mr . Smith , Q . G ., who has been instructed to investigatd and report all matters ; relating ta the late fatal affrav in that town , so far as the conduct of the stipendiary magistrates and tfee police is ' concerned ..- * - ' -One' of . the first acts of the commissioner \ vas to order the thirtyeight policemen , who had be 9 n committed to gaol
under the governor ' s warrant , to be brou&ht up , arid to remain in court during the investigation in which they were so deeply intereated . The fl st and principal witness was Mr . L . C . Smyth , the stipendiary magistrate , who gave a detail of the afflicting circumstance ? . The Rev . Mr . Honnessy was next examined . Several other witnesses wet 8 to follow . The police , on their way to the court , and on their return to the gao ! in the evening , were assailed with the most bitter denunciations of the populacr .
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any of her supposed enemies , but to give them over to the civil authorities to be dealt with according to law . He further exhorted the people to make diligent search for tha body , and that , it' she . was murdered ; it must bo secreted not far from the place wher ^ the foul deed was perp etrated-.. Upon search being made , on Sunday evening , tho body was found ia thb tillage field , sibout fifteen perchea from the dwelling-house . Oil Moaday an inquest wa 3 flcld by Mr . Dillon , coroner , and a respectable Jury , After a lonj ? aud minute examination of witnesses , in tHe preserifjQ of an immeusp multitude of people , the doctors in attendance giving their opinion that , death waa caused by strangulation , a verdict of ¦ •' -. Wilful murder" was given , to the saiisfac ion of tne public ,
agaiust tiie unnatural husband , who , with his aged father as an accomplice , ha 3 been committed to tho county gaol . This murder has nothing whatever to do with the peace of tho country , or with parry of any kind , both families having been remarkiible for good and p : aceable conduct as ail limes . They are of a very decent cluss of landholders , ana are connected with most of / this old families of that parish . The murdered Jemalo ; was a robust , healthy , and most industrioHS person ; s > he was plain in her appearance , bat very agreeable , well-disposed , and charitable . ' The sensation made ail over the country by the murder , iu the minds of the people , will be long felt , as the deceased is deeply regmtsd .
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Pleasing Trait . —An incident occurred on board the Viscount SaDdon , which sailed on Wednesday from Gravesend with the last detaobment of the gallant 9 th lancers on board , which deserves record . Itis . thus described in The United Service Gazette : — "A volunteer from the 15 th Hussars , named Fane , had recently married ; his parting from his wife was so painfully affecting that his Comrades clubbed amongst themselves and raised the funds requisite to defray the expence of her passage to Bengal , rather than sever her from her husband . This generous act came , to . the knowledge of the owner of the Heulab , Mr . Laidman , who happened to be on board at tho time , and who was so much pleased with the men s disinterested generosity and the attachment of the newly-wedded couple , that he paid the woman ' s passage-money out of his own purse , for which he was chaired , nolens voltiis , round the ship by tho meii . «¦¦¦ ¦¦
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Matkicide By a MADJUiV . —Sunday evening the 29 th of May , a most awful occurrence took place on the Island of Cape Clear . A person named Michael Cadigan , put an end to his mother ' s existence by beating out her brains with / large stones , and mufcilating her body in a most shocking manner . An inquest was held on the body of the deceased , on the 2 ad instant , at Cape Clear , before Mr , H . Lawton and Mr . S . Townsend , two of her Majesty's justices of peace , and sub-Inspector R . G . Brew . The following particulars were ascertained , viz . j- ^ That the
unfortunate man ( beiDg a lunatic ) was followed by his aged mother out of his house ; and took the opportunity of putting an end to her existence as stated , and then threw- her body ovt-r a precipice at least 200 feet perpendicular , into the sea , where it was found next day . The Jury brought in a verdict of " Murder against Michael Cadigah , son to the dectased , he being in a state of insanity . " It appeared thai ; thii uafortunate matricide had been twice in confinement , once in the Lunatio Asylum , whence he was discharged as cured . —Irish paper .
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From the London Gazette of Friday , June 10 . BANKRUPTS . R . ) hsrt BnnnGtt Thompson , Wood-street , Cheapside , warehouseman , to surrender June 17 , at half-past twelve o'clock , July 22 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Messrs . Reed and Shaw , Friday-street , Cheapside ; official assignee , Mr . Alsager , Birchia-lane . ¦' . - ¦ " * . ; . - ' .. ¦¦•¦ ' ¦ ¦ . " , Henry Stevens , Willian , Hertfordshire , and John Slovens , Ciophill , Bedfordshire , builders , June 17 , at two , " July 22 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy Solicitors , Messrs . Stevens , Wilkinson , ; : and Satcliell , Queen-street , Cheapside ; official assignee , Mr . Pennell . - :: . \
Win . Grey Smyth , Vauxhall- 'waik , Lambeth , surgeon , Juno 21 , July 22 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Mr . Biuns ; Essex-street , Strand ; official assignee , Mr . Green Aldermanbury . ; Osmoh'l Johnson , Ilaldon and Great Braxstead , Essex , corn-deaierj June 21 , at twelve , July 22 , at one , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitors , Messrs . Stevens , Wilkinson , and Satchel ] , Queen-street , Cheapside ; official assignee , Mr . Gibson , Basinghallstreet . . *; . ¦ ' ., ¦ - . . * ' * ¦ ¦¦' - . ¦/¦ . ' ' . ¦'* . * John Mills , Clapham , Surrey , shipowner , Jane 23 , at half-past eleven , July 22 , at twelve , ut the Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitors , Messrs . pods and Linklater , St- Martin ' s-lane ; official assignee , M . Tarquand , Copthall- * building 8 . . ¦
Win . Kempster , South Weald , Essex , innkeeper , June 25 , at half past one , July 22 . at eleven , at the Court of ¦ Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Mr ! Rowlings , ; Roniford , Essex ; official assignee ; Mr . Edwards , Frederick ' aplace , Old Jewry . James Atkinson , Leeds , joiner , June 17 , at twelve , July 22 , at ten , at -the-Commissioners ' ' -Room ' s , Leeds . Solicitors , Messrs . Batty , Fibher , and Sudlow , Chancery-lane ; Mr . Shackletoii , Leeds . . : D . ivid Whatley , Cirencester , scrivener , June 20 , July 22 , at ten , at the King ' s Head Inn , Cirenctster . Solicitors , Mr . Crouch , Southampton-buildings ; Mr Lediarci . Cirencester . -
Ben Parkin , David Caaim , and Joseph Farrar , Birstal , Yorkshire , cotton warp doublers , June 25 , July 22 , at two , at the Comissioners' Rooms , Leeds ; Solicitors , Messrs . Makinson and Sanders , Elm-court , Temp e ; and ilessrs . Atkinepn and Sannders , Manchester . * . '"' ¦¦ . •'¦ : ' ¦ ' .. * .. . .. * .- ; . ¦' ¦ ' ; Robert Russell , BTadford , Yorkshire , provisiondealer , June 25 , July 22 , at twelve , at the Commissioiiera' Ewais , Leeds . Solicitors , 'Messrs . Walter and Peniberton , Syinorid ' s-inn ; Mr . Tolson , Bradford . ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ .. •¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ... .- v . '¦ . ¦ ¦ ' -. ¦¦ -. *
Hansel Baird , Gloucester , grocer , June 17 , July 22 , at eleven , at the office of Mr . Lovesrbve , Gloucsster . Solicitors , Mr . Nichols , Gpok ' 3-court , Lincoln '/ s-inn ; Mr . Lovegrove , Gloucester . ; . . ¦ — ^ Thomas Tat ham ; Thornton-in-Lonsdale , Yovkshire , limeburDer June 18 , at eleven , at the Old George Inn , G-iBburn , JuJy 22 , at twelve , at the Golden Lion Inn , SHttle . Solicitors , Messrs . Cragg and Jeyes , Harpnr-street , Red Lion Square ; and Mr , Cowbum , Settle . ' ¦ ¦' .. * ' : - ' > ' ; .: . ¦ ¦¦' .. ; '¦ . ; ; - . - :. * - . ' Stephen Forster / Gateshead , Durham ^ iron-founder , July 6 , 22 , at one , at the Bankrupt Commission Room , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . Solicitars ; Messrs ^ Meggison , Pringlo , and Co ., Iling ' a-road , Bedford-row ; Messrs . Brockett and Philipson , Newcastle-upon-Tyne .
Solomon Davis Moss , Rochdale , Lancashire , draper , June 21 , at tweiye , July 22 , at two , at the Commissioners' Rooms , Manchester .. Solicitors , Messrs . Milne , Parry , Milne , and Morris , Temple ; Mr . Suttoii , Manchester . ¦¦;'"" -. ' ¦ ¦; ' * - ,. ¦ . ' . - . : * Manoah Bower , Birmingham , gilt toy-manufacturer , Jane 20 , July 23 . at eleven , at tha Waterloo Rdoms , 'Birmingham . Solicitor , Mr . Bigg , Southamptonbuildings , Chancery-lane ; Messrs . Haywood and Webb , Birmingham . ' : James Trijzgs , Southampton , upholsterer , June 26 , a . t two , July 22 , at twelve , at the Dolphin Hotel , Sautfcarapton . Solicitors ,. Mv . Barber ^ Furnival ' s-inn ; Messrs . Sharp and Harrison , Southampton .
John Pearson , Kingswinford , Staffordshire , maltster , June 21 . at three , July 22 , at twelve , at the § wan Hetel , Wolverbampton . Solicitors , Mr . Church , Bedford-row ; Mr . James , Birmingham .
PARTNERSHIPS OTSSOLVED . Atkinson and Rumney , Manchester , common-brewers I . Taylor , and W . V . Hope , York , chemists . T . M'Turk andR Spenca . Kingston-upon-Hull . weollen-merchants . Jarvis and Kemp , Rotberham , Yorkshire , mercers . Laird , Kilsoii , and Co ., Hunslet-lane , near Leeds , engineers . Hudson and LinSeld , Wakedeld , Yorkshire , ironmongers . Huffman and Woodbury , Manchester , men ' s mercers . Child , WhiKey , and Co ., Bradford , Yorkshire , machine-makers .
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From the Gazette of Tuesday , June 14 . bankrupts . , Charles Dennis Bowers , comb-maker , Cannon-street , City , to surrender Juue 23 , at eleven , aud July 26 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Belcher , official assignee ; Adlington , Gregory , Faulkner , and Follett , Bedford-row , . - . ' .. '¦; . ' ¦ ' - Henry Ferdinand Delamain , wine merchant , Saint Mary-at-Hill , Juae 23 , at .. ' - 'half-past '¦ '¦ two , and July 26 , at one , at tho Court of Bankruptcy . Belcher , official assignee ; Hill , Clemenfs-lane , Lombardstreet- ; ; * .... . * . " . . * . ¦ :. - . ' . ' . ' ¦ - ¦ . " . ¦ . - .. ; . ¦ ¦' . ; William Kerrison , glass and lead merchant , Southampton . June 25 . at three , and July 26 , at twelve , at the Dolphin Hotel , Southampton . Plews , Buck-• lorsVury , London ; Randall and Eldridge , Southampton . ' .. . ' ¦ . ¦ '; ¦ .
Thomas Downing , miller , Bransford , Worcestersaira , June 20 , and July 26 , at eleven , at the offices of Messrs . Gillatu and ' Son / Worcester .. Cardalls and Iliffe ,: Bedfprd-row , London ; Gillanv and Son , . Worcester . - ' ¦ ' . ' . '¦ : ' " '¦ ¦' ¦ '¦ ¦ ' - ¦ : : . ¦ . Trfc ' tram Ridgway ; wool merchant , Haddersfleld , Jane 24 , and July 26 * . at one , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Johnson , official assignee , Basinghall-street ; Wright and Smith , Golden-square . Tliomas Meale , ironmonger , Brynmawr , Brecknockshire , June 28 , and July 26 , at one , at tne "Commercial Rooms , Bristol . Clarke and Medcalf , Lincoln ' s-innfidds ; Hurley , Bristol .--. ' . ¦ Wiiliara Brown , cotton manufacturer ; Manchester , June 27 , and July 2 G , at ten , in . the Commissioners ' Rooms . Manchester . Slater and Heely , Manchester ; Milne , Parry , ; Milne , and Morris , Teiiipls , London . . ¦ - .. . ' - . ¦
William Webb , watch-maker , Northampton-terrace , York-street , City-road , June 21 , atone , and July 26 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Green , ' official assiguee , AIviL-rniansbury ; Lloyd , Cheapside . Thomas Long , coal merchant , Baaufort-place , Chsl-66 a , June 21 , and July 26 , at eleven , at the Court cf Bankruptcy . Groom official assignee , Abchutchlane , Lombard-street ; M'Leod and Stenning , Biilisterttreet , City ; Richard Wiilan , draper , Boldington , Cheshire , June 28 . and July 2 « , at one , at the Commissipners' Rooms , Manchester .. 'Baxter , Liscolu'a-inn fields , London ; Sile aod Worthinaton , Manchester . Thomas Turpin , innkeeper , Wivenhoe , Ess ' sx , ; June 30 , and July 26 , at twelve , at the Waggon and Horses Inn , Colchaster . Birnes , Colchester ; Wire and Cliild , St Swithin's-line , London . '
faenry Merridew , ribbon manufacturer , Coventry , June 30 , and July 26 , at eleven , at the Craven Arms Hotel , Coventry . Austen and Hobson , Raymondbuildings , Gray's-inn , London ; Troughtdn and Lea , Coventry . .. ' . '¦¦ . ' . ' •' ¦ " ' -,. '• , - . '' . ; ¦ John Jackson , plumber . Nottiugbam , June 22 , at ten , and July 2 G . at twelve , at the Georga the Fourth Hotei , Nottingham . Taylor and Cblliuson , Great James-street , Bedford-row , London ; S jllory Nottingham . ' : . ' ; ¦ ¦ William Boards and George Beards , maltsters Bilaton , Stafforashire , June 25 , and July 26 . at eleven , at the Swan Inn , Wolverhampton . Hunt , New Boswell-court , Lincoin ' s-inn , London ; Wiilim Bilston .
Mary Johnson , and William Johnson , grocers , Cheadle , Staffordshire , June 25 , at three , and July 26 , at twelve , at the Royal Oak Inn , Cbeadlft Gough , East-sUeet , Red Lion Sg . uare , London ; Blaj ?» Cheadie , , ; v * . . : . '• ¦ ' Thomas Hill , spirit merchant , Great Driffield , Yo * Bhiro , July 5 , and July 26 , at one , at the Gaorge las Kidgston-npon-Hull . Walmsley , Keightley , and P « f kin , Chancery-lane , London ; bhepheid and Joagh Great -Driffi < jd .- ' - ' . ; -. — ¦ ' ¦¦ . ; - '¦ : ¦' : ' . ' . ¦ /;¦ ¦ : " .. - . ' - Abel Cromptbn , grocer , Manchester , Lancaster , June 24 , and July 26 , at eleven , at the Commissipners ' RooDii Manchester . Johnson , Son , and , Weatherall , Temple , London ; Hitchcock , Manchester . William Houlding , cordwainer , Salford , Lancaster , June 24 , and July 26 , at twelve , at the Coffl * missiohers' Rooms , Manchester . Rowley and TayJoft Prir . ces-street , Manchester ; and Sharp , Staple- " * I . ohiion . ' ¦¦'¦ -: ¦ - ' - ' . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ - . . - .. - ¦ - ¦ ¦ . ¦ -. : : : -- . -:
John Swann and Jamea Kelly , bricklayers M d bnilders , Fleetwocsdron-iryra , Thotnton , Laacasttire » July 5 and 26 , at tetf , at the Town-ball , ' Fie&f Alger , Bedford-row , London ; and Pitt , Fleetwow ' UDOU-Wyrb , Lancashlit . .
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MURDER OF A CIILLD IN LIVERPOOL . An investigation of a very serious and horr-ibla charaet ^ r cook pla : ! e on Monday before P . F . Gurry , Esq . the borough coroner . The inquiry , was held ac the coroner's oili'o , at twelve o ' clock , before a very ' respectable jury , o . nd was touching the death oi \ a malo child , supposijiiib have been destroyed by its root her , an unmarried woman named Elaxbeth Russell , who was in custody . ' Sho-w-aa-apparently abou t > hirty years " of a % e , and seemed in a very feeble and nervous state . -
$ rom the evider . ee of Bcveral ¦ witnesses , some of whom had derived their knowledge from a ;! mi ? sion « i of the prisoner , is seemed that Russell , had been for about seven years in the service of Miss Mary Cole , a lady residing m ' SaHdon-strcet . On * he evening of Thursday week , Miss Cole , who had been out fur Home time , returned home , and the prisoner then complained-. of being , unwell , and was told by her mistress to ao 10 bed . It appears that about / this time , Russell was delivered ot ' ama ' e child , although no suspicion had been entertained thai she was pregnant . She waa excessively anxious to concal tho . lact , so much so that , according to her own etat ^ ment , she oid not . stop to ascertain whether the infant was living or dead ; but , beiri ^ tearful hi . t it should cry an < J alarm the familyshe wrapped it up
, 111 linen , conveyed it to the privy , and throw it in . Sevi .-rai . d ; iyy elapsed ' without" any-suspieiou beinu en , eitiined that a crime eo unnatural had been committed by the prisoner . One day , however , a lit Je girl named Mary Bruce , who occasionally assisted in the house , perceived in the miaden a" bundle , tin shape of which was something like that of a child , and being desirous of obtaining the clothes to sell as . old ra ^ H , she menfipced the circumstance to the prisoner ^ arid asked whether Bhe mi ^ ht have the bundle ? Russtli- 's ¦ rep . ly . was , "Oh they "ire some clothes which the men ( probably meaning the night-men ) have thrown in ; never mind them ; you will dirty ' yourself if you try to get them . " The girl mentioned thirf occurrence to her parents , and was told by them to make the same statement to her mistress . ' She
did so , and this , coupled with other trifling incidents , which then assumed a suspicious aspect , caused Miss Colo to soiid for Mr . Thomas Blackburn , the surgeon , in order that she mighvhave his ailvico and instruction . Mr . Blackburn proceeded to the houso on Thusday evening , and questioned tho prisoner as to what had happened . She confessed that she had given birth to a child . On hearing this acknowledgement ,. Mr . Blackburn thought it his auty to refrain from pressing her any further ; but af er hiving cautioned her , told her that she was at liberty to make any statement .-he liked . She only adtkd that the infant was about a seven month ' s child . Mr . Blackburn rhen gave information to the police , and constables Haisall and AiusWorth went to the house .
Ou ' searching the privy , they found a linen wrapper , containing the dead body of a male child . On tho following morning , Mr . Blackburn made a minute examination of it , in the presence and with the assistance of Mr . Batty aad Mr . Blower , surgeons , and the result showed that the chiVl had been more barbarously dealt with than the mother had admitted . Air . Blackburn Said— "The ph . ld , 1 have no doubt , had arrived at its full period . The general appearance of tho body was that of one born alive and iu health , with the exception of the head , which w ; is very much injured—the bones all loosi ' , and tho whole aspect that of a loose ban-filled wiih a iluid or semi-liiiid substance . Oa a more
minute uispecuon , an opening in the cavity of the head was dis-covered on the right sifle , a little above and behind the ear . -Ill * had . all'the appearance of a Wuuud inflicted by vio ' encs , and probably with a sharp , or , atleatt , a pointed instrument , such as a Ja ' rgo pair of scissors , or a kitchen skiver of a flat form . The wound was nearly half an inch in length , and peueirated between the upper edge of the temporal and the lower edge of the parietal bone , ana there was a corresponding perforation iu the dura , mater , with a ragged edge , indicating-that force had been used . The dura was torn open very extensively , ami tho inside of the . cranium occupi-d with gruniuus blood , and the substance of the brain mixed together , in such a way as could not , in uiy
opinion , ha . va been produced , . except by -external violence and force . The frontal bone was fractured , and the bones generally ware loose , and separated from each other at the eutures . The integuments of tho head w < re not in a state of puvrescebce . but linn , though black and bruised , and every other part of tho body was perfectly free from any approach to decomposition , having all the appearance of . recent death . Thoneek was carefully examined , with a view of ascertaining whether strangulation had taken place ; but there waa n 9 trace of extravation or echymosii * , n <> r was the tongue at all black or discoloured , as would have been the case had the child been strangled . The chest was opened and examined . Tho Iung 3 fully occupied the cavity , and had the usual appearance of lungs that had been
distended by air . They were fully expanded iu every part , and I have therefore no doubt that the child had breathed fully . Upon removing the lungs from the chest tkey floated on ths surface of water . The stato ot the abdomen was perfectly natural , and the bowels contained the meconium . " Mr . Currio then inquired from Mr . Blackburn , what , in his opinion , was the cause of death ? Mr . B . replied that after a very careful examination , his opinion ( and painful as it was he was bound to state it ) was , that the child was born alive , aad had been destroyed by the Injury done to the brain , in the way he had stated . The prisoner , on Her voluntary examination , said that she did not hear the child cry . After a few moments ' consultation , the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder" against Elizabeth ' Russell , and she was committed to take her trial at the next assizes .
SHOCKING MUTILATION OF AN INFANT . The Coroner and Jury then proceeded to the Workhouse , to hold an inquest touching the death of a female child , which had been horribly mangled , and whose severed members had been found in a privy . A female , nailing herself Airs . Babbingtoh , who was about twenty-five years of age , and who wore a wcdciing-riug , was in custody , awaiting the resuii of the inquiry . After hearing evidence as to tho finding of tho body in a privy , Mr . Andrew M'Clellan , surgeon , said—On Sunday , 1 was str-rit for tu the house of Stephen Friel , in
Crooned Lane , and saw there the head , trunk , legs , and anna-of a female child , full grown . The head had been severed from the body at the lower part " of the neck , the anns at the shoulder joints , and the thighs at . the hip joints . I afterwards madea careful examination--of ' .-the body , and am decidedly or opinion that the child was not born alive . I was directed to make au examination of the person of the prisoner . She was a . sked when she had been confine ^ , and appeared hot ; to understand the question ; butin the afternoon she admitted that the loehial discharge had exi . stf d sinae Thursday . From my examination I am quite certain that she must have recently been delivered of a child . ' '
Tin Coroner observed that from the evidence of the surgeon , it , vas plain that the child had been still-born , and therefore there was no criminal offttneo for their decision upon . The prisoner ,- however , might be indicted for a misdemeanour ; bus the " question of concealment of birth was oiiowith which they had nothing to do . The depositions would , be handed over tj the magistrates , who would then go iniothe case , if they thought proper to ao bo . ¦ The duty of the Jury , in the present instance , was a . very easy and plain one . The Jury returned a verdict that the child was still-born . The Coroner then ordered that the prisoner should be kept in the workhouse uatzl Mr . Rashtbn had seen the depositions .
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ARRIVAL OF FOOD IN EKNIS . The Limerick Chronicle of yesterday contains the following : — " A large number of cars , laden with meal aud flour , eent by J . N . Russe 1 , Esq ., from this city , firrived in Ennis aud caueed a happy change in the f ^ tate of popular feeling there . On phasing through the streets they were hirileiV ¦ with shouts of joy , pipera and fidlers playing before and behind the cavalcade . " ( From the Dublin Monitor . ) COMMITTAL OF THIRTY-ElGHT POLICEMEN
TO GAOL , FOR FIRING ON THE PEOPLE . In another page will be found the full particulars of the Coroner's Iiiqutet , fceJd on the body of a woman shot by tbe polici ; in Ennis , on l ; w . t Monday -night . The verdict of the . Jury is tantamount to a verdict of ni . i !( slaughter ogainst tho police , and thirty-eight of them have been committed to -gaol . The Jury , by their verdict , found that the polica did not receive sufficient pro vocation to warrant them in firing on the people—they alfco found that the pbiico lived on the people , not only without orders from any magistrate , or from their officers , but in opposition to the positive orders of their officers .
Such is the verdict of the Jury on wliich thirty- eight of the police havu been committed to T'fison . It is quite clear from the evidence that tho police did not receive sufficient provocation to warrant them in firing on the people ' , but it is not so clear that they lived without Orders . Captain De Ituvynes , a mngiRtrate , and Mr . Browne , county inspector , are implicated in this matter ; but , pending the ' --investigation" by . Mr . Smith , Q C ., we shall not offer any opinion on the evidence given affecting them before the Coroner ' s Inquest . . . ' . ;' That the Police force was in a most disorganised and undisciplined state is shown by th » evidence of Mr . Sublps )) ect : » r FitZJiinion ; lie swore—as repotted by the Limerick Chronicle , a Tory paper—as follows : —
• ' The men fired by the platoon and . not by sections ; they continued firim ; rifiht and left an fast as thuy could load ; some of tho men did not fire ; the men got . no fnstruct oiTs with regard to firing at the tiuia they left the barrack , as there was no anticijiation that it would ba required ; they loaded at the pJace they fired and not in the barmck . * ' A Juror—Who gave the police orders to prime and load ? "Mr . Fitzsiraon—Nobody ; on the contrary , when we saw them do so , iir . Brown , the head constable , and I
rau up and down the ranks curbing and abUBing the men for daring to do so without ordnra ( sausationj . " Hera is a pretty picture of the frightful state of insubordination in which the Police force weris ! What has conduced to this ? Did such insubordination ever take place under the Whi f ? s 7 or is it that the Police Lave become so undisciplined under the Tories that , when placed in any trying emergency , their iusubordination breads out , and they load , and prime , and fire , not only without orders , but cv « n in despite " the cursins and abusing" of their tifneers ?
The C / oie Journal , a Tory print , has the following graphic account of this murderous assault on the people : — "Up to the hour of half-past twelve o'clock , Mr . Smith , the Kev , Mr . Hennessy , the Rev . Mr . Al ' . Ylahon , and several othar gentlemen of the town , were using their ihnuenco and txertious upon the people to return to their uonrt .-s , -but with very little t-flvct , for however those they addruSitd seemed to agr *; e to theirrequest , the crowd again formed In other places . Stones began to fix pretty thickly about this hour , and several of the police wero more or less-iiijurevl . Oapiaiu tie Huvynes received a blow of a stone oh the lip . Mr . Brown , C . I ; of th « police was struck on the iead and chest ,
and orio of the men received a dreadful blow on the eye , by which he was totally deprived of the use of , and he now lies in agony at the cnunty infirmary . At the hour wo refer to , half-past twelve , the police , about forty of v / honi were on duty , divided into parties , and commenced Bring up and down the road , and as the people retreated , continued to follow after them , loading and discharging until they came to tbe turn of the road into ' . Mill-street , when , not flndiDg any opponents astliey locked upon the people , they Resisted . Tberesultof this wanton and uncalled-for proceeding waa , that seventeen pt-rsons wore brought in a short time into the county infirmary severely wounded . One young
wonian was struck over the eye by , we suppose , a spent ball , as it . cHil not enter the head , but it unfortunately caused concussion of thahnim , and deprived her of life in the course of about four hours . A mannaimed D . ircy has been shot through the spine and lungs , and his recovery is altogether hopeless . A young man named Leary has been shot in the thigh ; a man named Macnatuara has been shot in the calf of tho leg ; a man nainod Fitzgibbcn , ¦ stone-biind , strange as it may ai ^ pear , has beon shot throuifh one log , and had the second slightly wounded ; a man named Burley has been shot in the arm ; ana for several others , see the report of killed ana wounded in another page . ¦
, , ' ¦ ' So little ciution was observed by tbe police in their firing upon the people , that the clergyman we have named , together with Mr . Smith , S , M , and several gentlemen . of the town were amongst the crowd whom they fired upon , and their surprise is that they were not amongst the woumted . One of our respectable shopkeepers had not time to get off the road into Millstreet , but had to take shelter in a sued to ttvoid the firing . Several providential escapes from bails bad ibeen experienced by some of those present . Wo saw one youug man with a timaU piece of the sleeve of his coat cut away from a ball after it had struck the wall . Thsre are several marks of balls upon those houses and loose stones near them that front the millroad upon which the police were stationed—and in more ; places than these Were large marks of blood upon ths read . "
We shall not make any further observations on this sad trngpdy at present . The investigation before &I& Smith , Q . O ., commence ' -on Friday . It ia limited to an inquiry into the conduct of the Police , their Officers , and the Magistrates who were present . From Mr . Smith's character we expect a full and an impartial investigation . At lvged Attempt to Shoox a Priest in Belfast .- ^ As this Rev . Ge ;> rgo Crolly , Roman Catholic curate of tfiis lo \ yn , was walking up the Dublin road , on Saturday last , iii compaiiy with one or two i ' riiiid . s , a number of boya behind » houso had a small brass cannon , and were firing it off . The
reverend gentle-man , we believe , bacaine alarmedac ail events , his Gonipaniou rotrnrded it as an attempt to assassinate his -reverence . Tho report circulated ihrongh iho to . vn on Monday , thai tho heroes of Sand j row hud atii . mpicd to shcot a priest . The proper authorities had the boys at the poiice-ofiice on Taesday , and expectation was on tiptoe as to the resuh of the interesting mvcsri ^ ation . However , his reverence did not choose to coma forward , aud so the matter dropped . One of the individuals who was with tho prkst declared a ball had been fired at Mr . Croily , and that ho saw the leaves falling ' from the trets iiom the elfdcis of the shot . —Ulster Times .
Murder . —A Knit ' s County correspondent of the Pilot narrates the following horrible circumstance : — " This neighbourhood has been thrown into a state of the most txiraordiiiaiy alarm and excitcmenD for the lass week , in consequence of a most horrible and brutal murder at Killceu—neat the deniesue of JJurrow , where the lute laraoDted Earl of Norbury was most mys : oriou ; ly , but most barbarously , uiui'deredof Mary Wheelahan , bu the night of Tuesday , the 31 st uH ., who was strangled to death by Walter Wheelahau , her hubbanci , who had her ; body concealed iu a tillage field under ground , near the dwellintc house , until last Sunday . —The ; supposed cause of thio murder is an uDaeco'jntablo hatred of
tho wife , produced by , perhaps , a criniina'l attachment of the husband to another female . This good and virtuous woman had been two days murdered before Bhe was missing by her friends . Upon inquiry they were told by the husband and his relatives , that , as they did not live happily together , she got some money and went to America . The statements of the husband were so unsatisfactory , that he produced a letter , to give them colourj said to be written by the wife , and conveyed through the postoffice to " . ' the husband ^ in which she accounts for her feigned intention of secretly leayine homo for America . Thia letter contained contradictory state ments ; it had no post mark of any post-office , and
it wa 3 evidently a forgery . This circumstance impressed every mind with the conviction that Mary Whaelahan was murdered by her hiiBband ; he and some of his relations were consequehtly given into custody to the police till he had accounted for his wife . The excitement of the public became so intense that fears were entertained for the personal safety of some supposed to be accomplices in the tragical affair . On last Sunday , at the chapel of Dutrow * the Rev , Mr . 0 'Bagerty made a most powerful appeal to the assembled multitude . He exhorted thtm to suspend for a few days their judgment , till it could be ascertained whether she was still Jiving or dead ; he impressed upon her friends the justice and propriety of not offering violence or injury to
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 18, 1842, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct893/page/6/
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