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lot to record a more awful and afflicting occurrence than the death of Mr* Join AFCormick, son of the late Rev. Joseph McCormick, cf Loughbrickland. This young gentleman, whose fimlly have* for some years, sided la the vicinity of Rostrevor, went, on Mondav last, accompanied by his cousin, Mr. Jebb fson of'thp Hon. Judge Jebb), in pursuit of water-fowl. For the purpose of: shooting* te had procured'a small swivej-gun* which was made fast io the bow of the boat. TIboat was steered by A ing a ball of widgeon, having been brought the order to fire, whic man named Fearinr. McCormick ; and on approacl under the Wood-house, the guj ;o bear oni the fowl,'Mr. M^C. gave h was instantly obeyed by a sea-The sad result it is most painful to us to relate. The fun was fired, but, in consequence of the breech being either imperfect, or not properly screwed home, it burst out arid was actually driven through the body of Jlr. AI%Cormick ! —The unfortu- _ hate young gentleman expired without uttering a single word. .Air Jebb and a little boy (the son of Air. W m. Clark, of Belfast,) escaped, but Fearin had his hand shattered by the explosion. ^Dublin Evening Posti jks,—'Yesterday morning, about ilNewYom, Nov. m f’clock, t*fe scaffoldingof the public well now constructing ifl Thirteenth-street, suddenly gyve way, and s^x men Who were at weijk upon it were precipitated to tljie bottom, where there far five or six feet depth of water. Three if the raen (01iver Tompkins, James MilHnitjr, and George file ward/were takenout dead, having been killed Ijy4he fall or drowned; a fourth, named Fregat-■kinr^d;wl^:tw©ki«; 'the other two escaped wkhojnt ipjufy^Twoof the unfortunate persons who lost that, iivesbelotfged to Tarhrtown, to which place thftr bodies were conveyed yesteffofrfor inteymettt.JLSyjf RAYI WITH POACHERS.A desperate fight between poachers and gamekeepers on the domain^ef i^ord Calthorpe, at a little distance eat at Amptn» took place pn 15th inst. Six of his lordship’sfrom bis iortfftnp’s Tuesday evening*!!* keepers, divided im taking their usual serves, when they htwo parties, three im each, werejuuds through t*e covets and pre-Sard repeated firing at a distance, which they believed jto be in Li verm ere wood, and continued At intervals un\il eleven o’clock. After that time only now and then a shot was fired urjtil about one o’clock ih the morning, when the moon rose, and the keepejrs could observe pheasants perched upon the trees. At that time the two parties of keepers joined, and immediately afterwards hearing a gun fired very ne^r them in a plantation called Amp ton Foyy, and another near the place Whete they had seen thepheasants perchedhis hand, wentoff their watch codts, and each with a stout *tick| inupon the trees, the keepers tdokick|?mof the poacherrTwo of them werepursuit _ i-- jthen seen to cross a bye1 nu ui (ucui n:vi v »uvu o^vu *v v*m yj*-road and perhaps observed the keepers, as four men appeared, making six, who instantly called out to the keepers41— yourleyes, come on.” They had b'ud-geons and two gunsJ and jumped over the hedge into the main road, retreating to war* Is Ingham; the keepers followed them 40 or 5Q yards—the poachers repeatedly threatening and calling to the gamekeepers u to keep off;” when George Palfrey, one of Lord Ca'thoipe s men, called put 44 we are six on each side, *ti$ only man toman”—t)be depredators were then slowlyretreaipg on the main road, put hearing this* they stopped and faced about in a line; the keepers came up to them, each tc/oS the man opposite him, and the conflict brgjan. The poachers rushpd on With most resolute furyvlmd dreadful blows were dealt about on the heads of both palt; ties* until, as eacn was closed with his man, they Were * nearly exhausted apd all upon the ground ; neither one partv nor the other appearing to have the advantage, until Agar, one of {the keepers, was stretched upon the road, and rendered senseless by three large wounds in his head. His opponent, fin ring be had disabled him, went to help his comrades—this event turned the victory in favour of the I poachers, and the keepers were
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London St James Chronicle and General Evening Post
London, Middlesex, GB
Tue, Dec 22, 1829
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