IRELAND.
While the Coroner's inquest on the bodies of the men killed at Six- mile Bridge was pending, an article was published in the Anglo- Celt newspaper, accusing the soldiers of the Thirty-first Regiment of wilful and deliberate murder, and representing that the regiment had formerly lost its colours for cowardice, and now rejoiced in red tufts and collars. Government forthwith brought an action against the proprietor, Mr. Wallace; and he was bound over to answer the indictment at Michaelmas term. The sittings opened on Tuesday, and the Grand Jury found a true bill.
At the same sitting, the Attorney-General "applied, on the part of the Crown, that the inquisition had before the Coroners of Clare and Lime- rick, on the bodies of Jeremiah Crawley and others (killed at Six-mile Bridge), which had been returned to the Court of Queen's Bench, should be quashed." The Jury had returned a verdict of " wilful murder" against the soldiers, although, according to the Attorney-General, except in the case of Mr. Delmege, the Magistrate, there was not a particle of evidence as to the identity of any one of the soldiers against whom the verdict was returned. After some conversation on points of form, the Court ruled that notice should be given to the authorities, who appeared for the next of kin at the inquest, and that the motion be heard this day.
Some misapprehension appears to exist on the subject of Irish Poor- law appointments. So far from additional officers being created, a reduc- tion has taken place in the staff of the board. When Mr. Commissioner Bail retired, Mr. Inspector Senior was appointed to fill his place ; but Mr. Senior's place was not filled up ; thus a saving of about 10001. a year was effected. Eleven temporary inspectors have been discontinued. Seven of them have been retained as permanent ; four have been discontinued. In future no inspector is to be paid more than 7001. a year, with no al- lowances beyond travelling charges : thus a saving of 3000/. a year is at present effected ; while by reductions as vacancies occur, future savings will be made. It is therefore manifest, that as far as the Government is concerned, as respects patronage they are decided losers, and the Irish ratepayers are benefited to the above-named extent.—Standard.
At a meeting of Monaghan Magistrates, held in Parsonstown, upwards of 300/. was subscribed as an addition to the Government reward of 1001. for the conviction of the murderers of Mr. Manifold.
Thomas Day, a land-bailiff of Liaheen, near Parsonstown, had to make some seizures for non-payment of rent. Last Monday evening, eight or ten men, armed with bludgeons, entered his cottage, beat him savagely, and left him for dead : they also maltreated his wife and children when they at- tempted to shield the hapless father. Day is not dead, but his life is in danger.
At the market commission at Castlebar, Lord Lucan exposed a fraud called "churning." A churn without a bottom is put into the centre of a sack, filled with inferior corn, and then good corn is placed round it to deceive the purchaser; the fraud escaping detection till the sack is emptied at the mer- chant's stores.
Galway Bay swarms with herrings, yet so badly is the town supplied that a dealer has imported 60,000 from Dublin, and has contracted for 100,000
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