"The Anglo Celt" Cavan; Thursday, August 12, 1852 CAVAN BOROUGH COMMISSIONERS Monday, August 10. The commissioners held a meeting to-day for the purpose of declaring a contractor for the next six months. MATHEW TULLY, Esq., in the chair. Other members present - Messrs. S. SWANZY, B. COYNE, M.D., J. M'GAURAN, Patrick FAY, A. KETTYLE, Wm. MOORE, E. KENNEDY, James O'BRIEN, M. LOUGH, and Thos. W. MATTHEWS. The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting, and produced two tenders, one from Miles REILLY, the former contractor; and another from Henry SMITH. Miles REILLY's tender was somewhat lower than SMITH's. Mr. MOORE - Either of the tenders are much too high, and besides I think there is a collusion in the matter, as I am sure one of them does not want the contract at all. Mr. O'BRIEN - I agree with Mr. Moore, the lowest of the contracts is too high; I think 8s. per week quite sufficient. Mr. M'GAURAN - But you must consider he has some additional work to do, and also to keep the street clear of beggars. Mr. LOUGH - Certainly, keeping the streets clear of beggars is a most useful and important matter. Mr. SMITH (the clerk) said the commissioners should consider that the tenders before them was for the winter six months, and that they could not expect to get a contractor to do the work as it should. Mr. M'GAURAN - That is a very great consideration, and it was a mismanaged job not to have the advertisement for 12 months. Mr. O'BRIEN - I do not think there is any additional work, sufficient to warrant us to give more than he had for the last contract; and I am sure if the man was consulted he would be glad to get it. Doctor COYNE - You cannot expect a man to do the work as cheaply the winter six months as in would the summer six months; so I move he get 10s. per week, and another matter I wish to make a remark upon, that is, we should give him a livery coat to distinguish him in the street, the Belturbet commissioners gives their town sergeant a suit of clothes in the year, and I am sure we could do the same. Mr. LOUGH agreed with Dr. COYNE. Mr. KENNEDY - What is the Cavan Coat of Arms? Dr. COYNE - A plain blue coat and red facing (laughter). Mr. O'BRIEN - I think a good frieze coat, with a red cape, would be the most durable. Mr. Lough - That would not be regimental, Mr. O'Brien (laughter). At this stage of the proceeding Samuel SWANZY, Esq., entered the room. The Chairman informed Mr. SWANZY that they were about passing a resolution to give their town sergeant a livery coat. Mr. SWANZY - I quite agree with the resolution - a more useful one could not be adopted - as it is quite impossible for a stranger coming into the town to know whom to call upon when they are annoyed with the beggars in the street, and by having a livery coat and hat he cannot shrink from doing his duty. Mr. MOORE - REILLY's contract will be out in six months, and if we get the coat he may walk away with it when his contract is up. Mr. SMITH (the clerk) - The coat will be the property of the Commissioners, and if REILLY do not be the next contractor the coat can be taken off him. Mr. MOORE - It would be better to declare the contractor before we enter on any other business. REILLY was called in, and asked by the chairman, if he was declared the contractor, would he be satisfied to take 10s. a week. REILLY said the winter six months were very severe upon him, however, he would accept 10s. a week. The chairman told REILLY that the Commissioners were about giving him a livery coat, and that he should not put it on any day until he had the streets swept; he was also informed that he should keep the streets cleaner than he was in the habit of doing. Dr. COYNE proposed, and Mr. KENNEDY seconded, that the coat would be got. Carried unanimously. There was a deputation appointed to wait on the magistrates, to request of them to have the girls of loose character removed off the streets. After the appointment of market, cleansing, and lighting committees, the meeting adjourned. THE SIX-MILE-BRIDGE TRAGEDY. The slaughter of the Irish people at Six-mile-Bridge, in the county of Clare, has been under investigation for several days past. In another place we publish a portion of the evidence given at the inquest, by which it will be seen that the men under the command of Captain EGAR of the 31st foot, were guilty of willful and deliberate murder. We presume, from the evidence, that Capt. EGAR was in command of the party who butchered our fellow-countrymen in open day upon their native soil, and if we are under any mistakewhatsoever,it is owing to the attempts of the military" authorities" to stifle the investigation and to frustrate the ends of justice. The 31st, we believe, lost its facings years ago, for cowardice, and it now rejoices in red tuffs, red collars, &c. It seems, by all accounts, that the Clare election was of the ordinary hue of closely contested elections in Ireland; upon the one side ranged the landlord influence, upon the other side the Priests. All parties were, of course, much excited; but it is quite apparent that no sufficient provocation was given the cowardly wretches of the 31st to discharge their guns upon a defenceless crowd. Indeed, it has been proved by Mr. WILSON of Belvoir, a Protestant gentleman, that the populace surrendered their sticks to him before the military entered the village. This alone would show that no attack was premeditated by the people. We trust the government will act impartially in the matter, and punish the guilty parties whether dressed in red, black, or grey.