It was at a trial of some of these at a Special Commission at Clonmel, and _James Slattery_ was under examination. _Chief Baron._ What is the cause of quarrel between these two parties--the Shanavests and the Caravats? _A._ I do not know. _Q._ What's the true reason? _A._ I cannot tell. _Q._ So, then, according to your account, I am to understand that each party attacks each other by way of defence. _Q._ (_by a juror_). Were the men who were concerned in the affray in the month of August, the same that were concerned at the races of Coolmoyne? _A._ They were. _Q._ Do you know a man of the name of Pauddeen Car? _A._ I do. _Q._ He is your uncle; was not he the principal ringleader and commander of the army of Shanavests? _A._ He is a poor old man, and not able to take command. _Q._ (_by Lord Norbury_). What was the first cause of quarrel? _A._ It was the same foolish dispute made about May-poles. _Q._ (_by the Chief Baron_). Which is the oldest party? _A._ The Caravats were going on for two years before the Shanavests stirred. _Q._ Why were they called Caravats? _A._ A man of the name of Hanly was hanged; he was prosecuted by the Shanavests, and Pauddeen Car said he would not leave the place of execution until he saw the Caravat about the fellow's neck, and from that time they were called Caravats. _Q._ For what offence was Hanly hanged? _A._ For burning the house of a man who had taken land over his neighbour's head. _Q._ Hanly was the leader of the Caravats? _A._ Before he was hanged, his party was called the Moyle Rangers. The Shanavests were called Pauddeen Car's party. _Q._ Why were they called Shanavests? _A._ Because they wore old waistcoats. We occasionally hear of feats of gluttony, but, as a piece of downright lunacy, the following can scarcely be matched. _Morning Chronicle_, Mar. 26th: "A blacksmith at Strout ate on Tuesday, for a trifling wager, a pint of periwinkles with the shells, in the space of ten minutes. Being desired to repeat this disgusting feat he readily did it, but he is now so dangerously ill that he is not expected to recover." Bullion both Gold and Silver got scarcer and scarcer, so much was exported: and, early in 1810, large quantities of Dollars were stamped at Birmingham with the image and superscription of George III.; in fact, the dollars stamped in 1797 and down to 1810, inclusive, were about five millions--but they were smuggled out of the kingdom wholesale. On the 19th of March an official rise of 10 per cent. in their value took place, in the hopes that raising them to 5s. 6d. would be prohibitory to their exportation, but it was not: more still were needed, and on April 15th 300,000 dollars were sent to Boulton and Watts, Soho Works, Birmingham, to be stamped, "and the same quantity are to be forwarded in a few days." The price fell on the 25th of April to 5s. 1d. per dollar.