The publication of the following letter from Mr. Darby O'Grady,
brother to Lord Guillamore, to a Mr. Crosbie, has thrown the Orange- men and Tories into a fume : it proves that the defeated party in Limerick county are preparing to wreak vengeance on their refractory tenants.
Untied, 18th August Hr.
" dear Cresbis—I would have written to you before, but that Edward Cruabie was an eve-witness to what took place. We are to i L:clltlemen have set Ilown their names to share the expense between them. to it what it may. The worst that can happen is, that the election will be declared ihvalid, and the issue of a new wnit: this will drive Fitzgibbon from the field, Mr Standish ha: now declare4 against him. If what I read in the papers. or half, be true, ant arc capable of proof, there will be no doubt of the county Tipperary lads being also unseated. " Now, my good fellow, my object in now writing to you is for the purpose of insur- ing our success on the next contest. If we landlords overlook oar tenants' conduct, surely the priests will have the game in future to themselves. I noticed three of my tenants among the rioters who attacked our tally-room in Limerick, and I have commenced already the war of extermination against them. There were many more of them there, but I have not heard their names mentioned yet ; and would rather not, fur I think three quite sufficient to carry my point with the priest. Now, there were several of pair tenants, their eons, and servants also. Those are all known ; but you might select from the guilty three or four lads, whose removal from your estate would not injure you and plead ignorance as to your knowledge of any more of those present at the riot. Your doing this—and Lloyd Apjula, will do the same. also T110111ab 1'. Maunsell—a ill divide the odium, and not leave me exposed to the priests' malediction as usual. In this way, and by no other means on earth, can we wrest our tenants from their present bad advisers. An4 if you and others pocket your insult now, and go to sleep, what successful chance wilt we have of contesting this county next tura ; which, iu au) event, will soon come about, fur this l'atliantent, as at present constituted, will not bold long'.
" With love from all here to you and yours, always affectionately yours.
■ • t'G us mr." " Let your tenants say what they may, every one of them would have voted fur Fitz- gibbon and Smith O'Brien."
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