16-11-1870 From the Clonmel Chronicle. Besieged--On am estate adjoining Tipperary there is at present a woman occupying a house which is in a regular state of siege--the "enemy" however, being only a bailiff. It appears that the occupier of the house is an old woman, and she held, with the building, which is of the wretched kind, a "little spot of land", evidently a portion of a larger holding. Some time ago the Landlord had taken up possession, and she was again allowed in at the nominal rent of 6d per annum. Recently, however, she determined to dispose of her interest in the place, and she came to terms with a neighbour, procuring the consent of the Landlord to the arrangement, he not being aware that the place was already leased to another person. The man to whom she had sold her interest was proceeding to knock down the fence of the haggard, when he was cautioned not to do so by the lessee of the premises. The old woman had got the money, and she denied that the lessee had any claim on her holding, and refused to pay him rent. She was summoned, however, and a decree was brought against her for the money, and this was in due course, issued. The bailiff, in going to the house to execute the warrant, found the place barricaded. His request for a surrender was treated with defiance, so he had to "sit down" before the fortalice with a view of starving the besieged into submission. This, however, is not, it seems, a very easy matter, for even without the aid of an armistice the process of "re-victualling" is carried on, and in a simple way. The house is a very small one, and provisions are let down the chimney by friendly neighbours to the defender. Another advantage that the besieged in this case has over the Parisians is that the "enemy" in her case respects the Sabbath, and on Sunday she can with safety open her door and enjoy fresh air without fear of an invasion. This cessation in hostilities, no doubt, enables her to invigorate herself for the next weeks siege.