Freeman's Journal. 2-12-1769 On Sunday the 19th November last, James Corcoran and Thomas Fogarty, read their recantations from the errors of the Church of Rome, and embraced the Protestant religion, in the Parish Church in Killenaule. 15-12-1775 Extract of a letter from Clonmel, Dec. 4th.1775. In the evening a number of principal inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Fethard, brought to our County Gaol, the following notorious Whiteboys, who were apprehended last Saturday, viz, Maurice Hayes and John Hayes, who lived on the ground of Wray Palliser, esq., at Derryluskan, John Connor and John Markly, both of the neighbourhood of Fethard. We are informed that they are positively sworn to, as being some of the villains who broke into the house of Ambrose Power, Esq. on the morning of the 27th ult, whom they most inhumanly murdered. Also apprehended by the Gentlemen of Cashel, Fethard, and neighbourhood, was one Walsh, a most daring and desperate robber, who was wounded in the leg before he was taken. One of Mr. Power's servants has given informations against many others, who were concerned in the most barbarous murder. 28-8-1777 The following letter was send to Sir John Fielding, Magistrate. Cashel, Co. Tipperary, August 18th 1777. We beg leave to inform you of a most violent outrage committed on the person of Miss Mary Max, a Heiress, entitled to a very large furtune, who was on Thursday night, the 7th of this month, forcibly carried off against her consent, by Samuel Phillips, of Foyle, in the County of Kilkenny, assisted by Richard Phillips, his father, who is a Magistrate of the said County of Kilkenny, assisted by William Phillips, Frances Phillips (Daughter to the said Richard), Edmond Leonard, of the City of Kilkenny, Gent, Denis Meagher, and several other persons unknown. This young lady is but 13 years of age, and we find that they sailed on the night of the 14th inst., from Passage, in the County of Waterford, in a brig, commanded by one Hearn, who had taken in Ballast for Swansea, or Milford. We shall pay the sum of 50/. (who are the Guardians and Trustees of the young lady's person and fortune) for apprehending the said Samuel Phillips ; and for Richard Phillips, the father, the further sum of 500/. 25-9-1777 Yesterday Messrs Heley and Prothero, two of Sir John Fielding's men, arrived in town from Dublin, having safely delivered to the keeper of Newgate the body of Daniel Meagher, Esq, in the County of Tipperary, indicted for carrying away Miss Max some time ago, violently and against her will and consent, being but 13 years of age. Mr. Meagher was concerned with four or five more persons, people of reputation in Ireland, who have now got Miss Max in France, and the latter will be secured there (though the parties cannot) by the interference of Sir John Fielding with the secretaries of State for France and England, and restored to her parents. Three hundred pounds was offered as a reward for Meagher, and on his being safely lodged, it was directly paid.