IRELAND.
A vacancy in the representative Peerage of Ireland has been caused by the death of Lord awarden, a stanch Conservative. His successor in the Peerage is Lieutenant-Colonel of the notorious North Tipperary
Some interesting proceedings in regard to the Tipperary Bank occurred be- fore Master Murphy on Monday. A claim was made on the estate for 51,899/. on account of the Newcastle Commercial 'Banking Company, arising out of drafts of the Tipperary Bank at long date which had been discounted by the Newcastle Bank : the drafts amounted to 51,0001., the .8991. consisted of in- tercet. The official manager disputed the legality of the claim—he did not believe it could be sustained. Master Murphy granted leave to the New- castle Bank to "proceed at law as they may be advised" to sustain their claim.
Mr. Robert Keating was declared a contributory, as the owner of 185- shares, for debts and losses incurred up to the 27th December 1855.
A murder has been committed near Clogher by poachers. William Cum- berland, keeper to Mr. Gledstanes, saw poachers on the Ballymacan moun- tains. Accompanied by a number of assistants, he pursued them. "When close on the poachers, one of them. warned Cumberland to return, or he would shoot him ; but this deceased refused to do, and followed a short dis- tance till he secured a greyhound. One of the men then turned and shot Ciunberlsuld in the arms and legs, lacerating both severely with slugs. He fell on his knees ; when another miscreant ran up and lodged the contents of his gun in the poor fellow's breast. Another of Cumberland's party seized the dog ; when the poachers fired three shots, wounding two of the men in -the face and another in the breast. One of the pursuing party then snapped a flint gun at a poacher, which missed fire ; but Thomas Cairns, deceased's son-in-law, fired and struck one of the fellows, who fell. He rose and fell again, but succeeded in getting off, owing to the confusion created by Cum- berland's wounds. The deceased has left a wife and four children to de- plore his loss. Three persons have been arrested and lodged in Clogher Bridewell on suspicion."
The body of Baron de Robeck has been found imbedded in the sand of the- shore of the Liffey. The Coroner's Jury returned this verdict—" We kid that the late Baron de Robeck was found drowned in the river Liffey, in Captain Colthurst's demesne, on the evening of the 11th instant ; and we- believe him to have been accidentally drowned, near the Salmon Leap, on the evening of the 30th of September last." It is said that the deceased had effected very heavy insurances on his life—probably for nearly 50,000/., though some reports place the total much higher.
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