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of the neighbourhood of Mallow, 

 was enga'^ed in the investigation 

 of this horrid transaction. The 

 result lias been the complete dis- 

 covery of the whole plan and ac- 

 complishment of the robbery and 

 murder, with the apj)rehension of 

 the entire party concerned. Three 

 men and one woman have been 

 fully committed for trial, all of 

 whom (except one of the men) 

 were in Colonel Newman's own 

 employment. It appeared tluit 

 the bouse had been entered from 

 the lobby-window looking into 

 the yai-d, by the help of a ladder, 

 the sash and glass of which were 

 found broken in pieces ; but, as 

 is supjjosed, were so broken by 

 design on the party's entering, to 

 give a colour to the story first 

 circulated by the servants, that 

 the house had been broken into 

 by strangers. On entering the 

 hoase, the party went immedi- 

 ately to the Colonel's room, the 

 door of which was not locked, 

 and strangled him with their 

 hands as he lay in his bed. He 

 was found in the morning with 

 evident marks of violence, his 

 throat being blackened, and hav- 

 ing marks of scratches, as if 

 imprinted by the nails of their 

 bands in the struggle, and his 

 shirt was a little bloody from 

 the eiTect of the scratches. The 

 property taken consisted of a fev/ 

 bank notes in a small leather 

 note case, the Colonel's gold 

 watch and seals, his pistols, and 

 the clothes he v.'ore the day be- 

 fore. Thtr manner in which New- 

 beriT-hause was thronged during 

 the investigation, fully marked 

 the abhorrence of the crime felt 

 by the whole neigh liourhood, as 

 well as thf great interest taken 

 iu the melancholy fate of this 



respected gentleman. The Co- 

 lonel commanded the 8th dra- 

 goons in the campaign in Flan- 

 ders, and was a man of a most 

 intrepid character, and of amiable 

 and inoffensive manners. He was 

 in his 73d year. — Cork paper. 



The Royal Gazette of the 1 9th 

 of November, published at St. 

 John's, Newfoundland, announces 

 the melancholy loss on that coast 

 of the transport ship Harpooner, 

 Joseph Briant, Master, with more 

 than half of the unfortunate peo- 

 ple with whom she was freighted. 

 The Harpooner left Quebec on 

 tlie 27th of October, bound for 

 London, with invalids, and de- 

 tachments from the 4th Royal 

 Veteran Battalion, and other corps 

 stationed in Canada, and a num- 

 ber of women and children, in 

 all 380. The ship struck on a 

 reef of rocks off Cape Pine, on 

 the 10th ult. and shortly filled 

 with water, Avhen a number of 

 people between decks were 

 di'owned. The vessel kept toge- 

 ther imtil three o'clock of the 

 morning of the 11th, when the 

 wreck was hailed by the mate 

 and four others who had ventured 

 on shore in a boat, at the hazard 

 of their lives, and informed the 

 sufferers of tlieir situation. For 

 the boat to return was impossi- 

 ble; a line was therefore fast- 

 ened round a dog, which fortu- 

 nately happened to be on board, 

 and, being thrown over, he swam 

 with it on shore, which was the 

 means of saving the lives of the 

 master, crew, and about 160 pas- 

 sengers. When the vessel some 

 time afterwaids went to pieces, 

 upwards of 100 persons were 

 •precipitated into the ocean and 

 perished. 



Cabin passengers saved — Cap- 

 tain 



