IRELAND.
The prolonged inquiry into the cause of the fire at the Customhouse stores, has not thrown any new light on the subject : no incendiarism has been hinted at, nor have the Magistrates or Authorities at the Castle, up to the present hour, received any information respecting the
alle.ged-critairtal-agetwatuf someaiudividurds. ennneeted_with-the-Cusa- tom-home.- Both the offered rewards,.of 3001. and LOW, have utterly failed in developing the criminals, if any ; and it may now be fairly taken forgranted, that the presiding Magistrates, whose expectations were raised by the anonymous letter that promised a full discovery of the incendiaries, were cam pletely hoaxed ; which might, indeed, have been anticipated by the parties concerned in a city like this, so notorious for the quizzical propensities of its scribblers. Yesterday these Magis- trates handed in the report of their investigation to Government ; in which, notwithstanding their labours, they appear to have arrived at no conclusion, and beg leave, in default thereof, to hand the whole mass of documentary evidence to the inspection of his. Excellency himself. ..-.Times Dublin Correspondent.
At the Dublin Sessions, on Saturday, true bills were returned from the city against John Mason for the wilful murder of Nathaniel 'neyd, Esq. John Mason was then called to the bar to be arraigned. The indictment was read, charging him with the wilful murder of Mr. Sneyd; and he was called upon to plead. Mason, in a very peremptory manner, replied "Guilty." Mason's counse!, Mr. Holmes and Mr. Hamilton, requested of the Court not to receive this plea. Judge Moore said the Court could not receive it that day, but would permit it.to stand over until Monday, when the prisoner would again be ar- raigned. Mason was then removed. The Jury have since returned a verdict of Insanity.
An inquest was held on Sunday, by Mr. Whitestone, near Tulle, on the body of a woman named Midget Poland, who came on the fair-day of that town to leave her infant child at her mother's house. The un- provoked and brutal manner in which she was beaten to death with sticks and stones by four persons in particular, and assisted by six others, is most revolting. A sister of the deceased, who threw herself on her body to protect her, lies dangerously ill from the blows she re- ceived. After several witnesses were examined the Jury found that she died in consequence of the blows she received from four men, aided and assisted by six others. The names of the parties are all known, and warrants have been issued for their apprehension by the Coroner. ...-Limeric4 Chronicle.
At the Cork Assizes, on Monday, the great property case, between Mr. Becher and Lord Bandon, was brought to a conclusion. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff Mr. Becher, 33,2.-ad., including the lands of Rathoura, calculated at nineteen years purchase.
A large armament is undoubtedly being formed in the neighbourhood of Cork, and a strong military force is now concentrated towards that point, with a view to some coup-plc-main, the object of which has not yet transpired.—Irish Paper.
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