Assassination of Major Mahon.— Major Mahon, of Strokestown house, in the county of Rosscommon, was shot dead on tha evening of the 2nd November, while returning to his residence from a meeting of the board of guardians, of which he was an active member. There is a variety of versions of this fearful tra gedy received from the neighbourhood disgraced by it, The cause assigned for his murder is that the deceased had re cently ejected a large number of defaulting tenants. More than one of the letters shown to me speaks of Major Mahon as having been always a good arid indulgent

landlord. About two years ago, by the I death of his relative, Lord jHartland, he came in for a considerable estate in the | county of Rosscommon. He found it in I a wretched state of disorder, densely po pulated by paupers, and miserably culti vated. With a view to benefit all pariies concerned, Major Mahon consulted with the tenantry of an extensive portion of the estate as to their future prospects, and the result was that they agreed to accept re leases from liabilities to him, with sums of money sufficient to pay their passage to America, and in return give him quiet possession of their holdings. Some hun dreds of the pauper tenants of Major Mahon passsed through Dublin on their ' way to the emigrant ship which he had chartered for them. Poor they undoubt edly appeared to be, but there was not | one of them who did not speak kindly of j their late landlord. In addition to send ing them to America free of all expence, each head of a family received money to sustain them for some time after their arri val. The land so cleared was then appro priated in good sized farms, and to men of ascertained means, to cultivate it. Hay ing succeeded so far, the unfortunate gen tleman determined to apply the same principle to another portion of the estate which was in a more deplorable condition —but he was met with every opposition at the command of the tenantry. Even more liberal terms than those so cheerfully accepted by,the first portion of the ten antry were offered—but refused. They would neither pay rent nor rates—they would neither cultivate their grounds nor accept payment to leave, for others to do so. 