The lawless resistance of the peasantry to the collection of tithes gave rise to additional duty during the autumn and winter of this year; and their violent conduct brought on collisions, which had the painful result of producing loss of life. Several persons were wounded at Ballincorrig on the 18th of December. On the 20th a large and tumultuous assembly of the peasantry at Gortroe, near Rathcormac, showed much obstinacy and lawless violence, attacking the military with sticks and stones, and were fired upon, when ten were killed and several wounded. The greatest excitement prevailed, and the military were obliged to assemble again on the 21st of December, and for several days afterwards. This year a new-pattern brass helmet with bear skin crest was adopted, and the trumpeters' clothing was directed to be Scarlet, distinguished by lace. [Sidenote: 1835] The elections which took place in January, 1835, occasioned the regiment much extra duty and many harassing marches; and its conduct, with that of the other regiments in Ireland, elicited the following communications. 'DISTRICT MEMORANDUM. '_Adjutant-General's Office_, '_Cork, 30th January, 1835_. 'The Major-General is most happy to notify to the commandants of corps, that it appears from communications which he has received from the magistrates of this district, that the conduct of the detachments called out in aid of the civil power during the late elections, was, without exception, _remarkably good_. That the troops, to their praise be it said, never entered into party spirit on one side or the other, and that they never were employed except to protect the voters, and acting under the magistrates for the preservation of the peace. (Signed) 'CHARLES TURNER, 'Asst. Adjutant General.' '_Adjutant-General's Office_, '_Dublin, 30th January, 1835_. 'GENERAL ORDER. 'Lieut.-General Sir Hussey Vivian experiences the greatest gratification in communicating to the troops serving in Ireland the subjoined letter, received from His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, expressive of His Excellency's approbation of their conduct during the late elections. 'To a testimony so valuable, and emanating from so high a quarter, the Lieut.-General feels that any addition on his part must be quite unnecessary; but he cannot refuse himself the satisfaction of uniting with it his own individual acknowledgments to the general officers and men serving under his orders, and of congratulating them on the possession of a tribute so honourable to themselves, and so calculated to confirm their zeal in the service of their King and Country.' 'By command of the Lieut.-General commanding, (Signed) 'G. D'AGUILAR, D.A.G.' '_Dublin, 30th January, 1835._