IRELAND.
Mr. Christopher Harvey, the Mayor of Wexford, has been fully committed to gaol under a warrant for tithe. He owes about twenty pounds, and declares he will not pay a shilling. He went to gaol in state, conducted by the Sub-Sheriff, Bailiffs, a party of Police, and a few Anti- Tithe gentlemen.
At the Waterford Assizes on Saturday, Mr. Dominick Ronayne, M. P., obtained a verdict of 1,2001. damages against Mrs. Carson, pro- prietress of the Clonmel Advertiser, for a libel regarding him, published during the late election in that town.
Notwithstanding the precautions and warnings of the Irish Govern- ment, the Orangemen of the North celebrated the 12th of July, " the glorious and immortal memory" day, with as much splendour as ever. Some rioting and several deaths have been the consequence.
At Keady, in the Armagh district, a celebrated Orangery, there was a large procession, many of the members of which were armed. They played the usual party and irritating tunes, in consequence of which some of the Catholic party threw stones at them. One of the Orange- men fired ; and, I regret to state, the ball took effect on a woman, whose life is despaired of. At Lurgan, which town belongs to the in. dependent Charles Brownlow, the Orangemen mustered in great num- bers, and threw several arches across the main street, nearly up to the gate leading to that gentleman's demesne. They can never forgive Mr. Brownlow for his conversion to liberality, and many of them cried out " a Papist before a Judas."—Dublin Correspondent of the Herald.
It was not in Ready alone that loss of life was produced by the pro- ceedings of the Orangemen on the 12th instant. At Cootehill, in the county of Cavan, where a considerable portion of the population are Orangemen, there was a murderous affray on Friday, which was fair-dap at that town. Acting upon the circular of Sir William Gossett, Chief Constable Sheil and a party of Police interfered to prevent a large armed body of Orangemen from marching into the fair, but without avail. They paraded the streets, preceded by some musicians, playing the customary offensive tunes. The Catholic peasantry hooted them as they passed along, and in a short time a conflict commenced, in which three or four Catholics were shot dead upon the spot, and several were dangerously wounded. The Orangemen did not escape harmless in the affray, and it is stated that some fif them lost their lives also. The Police party being, it is said, too 4mall in number to preserve the wretched people from their own infatuation, a messenger was des- patched to the neighbouring town of Cavan, where the Judge of Assize was presiding at the time, for a military party. A company of the 64th Foot proceeded with all possible despatch to the scene of slaughter, but they did not arrive until midnight, some hours after the battle had terminated. The Government have ordered a most rigid investigation of all the circumstances. The conduct of the Magistracy generally is much censured. Instead of using their powers and influence to prevent processions, which were rendered illegal by the act of last session, they were most disgracefully indifferent, and, as far as I can learn, in almost every instance totally disregarded their duty and the explicit directions of the Government.—Globe Correspondent.
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