The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-06 00:00:00

LIMERICK ASSIZES.

James Csissea, Patrick Fitzgerald, Thomas
Kelly, James Gehegme, Patrick Cainiimeham, J.
Donnelly, Maurice Prormaii, and Alargaa Dillon,
were peverally indicted fur the murder id Serjeasit
O'Neill, of Mr. Guing'a Police, at Ardagli, and
fur a riot.

After it long investigation the Learned Judge
ch,rgtil the Jury as follows:
" Gentlemen of the Jury—The Trimmers at the bar stand
indicted for the nsimiler of Peter O'Neill, a police constable,
at the fair of Ardagh, is ibis county, and also for a riot;
sod, although the police are designated soldiers, they have,
■otwithstending, the authority of constables or peace offi-
cers, and as such you are to consider this. It is the duly
of roustables or policemen, whenever they perceive s riotous
disposition to disturb the peace, to raert themselves mode-
rately, and as they ought, iu suppressive( it ; and if say re-
'immure should be offered to thins, is the discharge of suc►
duty, whereby any perms should lose his life, it is seeder
in the eyes of the and Not manolasgheer, or jugerkw
homicide. Whys this trial eomoseNced, I had emasiderable
feelings for the perilous situation of the Trimmers, because,
if a riot commenced on their part, and that the life of this
mar was forfeited io quelling it, I would have been booed,
by the obligation I am under of administering the laws, to
tell you, that such should be your duty to find a ve►dict
capitally; but in this case the homicide is nut murder. It
buss appeared is cvideuce, Gentlemen. that the pollee gal.
lopped into the fair; that they threw dons the table of a
butcher, and assailed himself; and that altogether they
acted with great impenitence when there was so riot going
ua ; all which has bees clearly proved to you. Hot then
these observations do not ellogellerr go to acquit the Prison-
ers, for if any of them who stand indicted foe it, are found
potty of baviug a hand in the swedes of O'Neill, it silt be
in such case manslaughter. Much blame is certainly due to
the Officer who bad the command of the party of police, in
having absented himself. The Trimmers, Conieinghsos and
Kelly, are those only against whom the elearges seem to
bear upon; the circumstance of the other Primmer, having
been only at the fair, is sot a reason why they should be
guilty of any crime. If you believe the pnisreusora,Geotte-
meo, the Prisoners, Cons aghast sod Kalty, are guilty of
mansilaugliser. It is for you, however, to cossoler the twelve
evident-e fur and against the Prisoners; I am sure yin', ver-
dict will be a just and impartial one." Terdiet..-Nof
Guilty."

FURTHER OUTRAGES IN THE COUNTY OF
LIMERICK.
(From the Limerick Chromic,' of Saturday lost.)

Wednesday night •pout two hundred men at-
tacked the house of Mr. David Fitzgerald, of Belly-
nam•cky, and succeeded its getting two musket,
and a pair of 'wools; they also attacked the dwell-
ing of the Rev. Edward Grimes, Rector t.l
garry, cosivrinetit to that village, and, we hear,
obtained a musket and a sword.
A number of villains entered the house of Geo►ge
Leaky, E•y. at the Abbey, in the town of Ram-
kettle, on Thuradw evening, at the early hour of
seven o'clock, used robbed it set inert-tail stood of
arm•. Mr. Leake was f 116.111e, or the fellow•
would hive met with is warm reception.

On loudly evening I■a the land•hailiff of Mr.
B:►returu, of Elmgrovr, count• of Kerry, was bur-
baroutly murdered between Abbey trate aAil Fort,

Last week another of Mr. Going's police vise
attacked by !tie men, on the road from New 54-t
to Abbeyfesle, dragged on his hack a comiiirrater.i
way ots the road, and his arms taken from Imo.
The body of Joint Central, who was initunsunly
murdered near Pallas Kenry, as suited in our I.s .
is not yet found, though the moat diligent srorc,s
has been made foe it. The billowing Curl her IP. -
ticulara of that barbs ttttt • muffle:. have beers se t
us ;—About two o'clock at noon. on Frit! it, Cor-
neal went to the house of John Fitzgerald. tit 13.11 y -
vogue, to collect money, promised to be paid to the
Rev. Francis Langford, by whom he via- deported ;
Corneal was accompaured by his avers. r ler, of the,-
teen year' of age. On entre ing the house he toun.l
that the cons was 0,22402.2,1 c, and pieparing fist
vgsiket, and upon the sidiersionsis of the peruosas tis
the Control desired his sea to velem, ew M..
Langford, and hitn, would lie got, lurch. r tufo,
for thesAystirost ; the boy wormed at t fiveo'clock.
in company witty a 14 homer of Mr. 11 4isgr4ll'., a r
the "we of Naughtier, snit o.t ess;essog Fits.
geraltra hoit.e, no true whatever of Cot, eel rot.,
be foorrol. The next el..y s-wrissi ineska'ut tere .1
were luisserved both inside and outside she drug, at.,l
particolarly among *owe at saw, wl ith lay isr
inner room. This was attenipted to be 'sec...row
for by some women, who eau', that a giaiar 1.. I
beets killed during the dry ; but a resy young ci
or Fi,2gerald's said to the lieraitur who were irrpoi-
iug for Conical, that her father killed him ...th 4
hatchet. Neither Fitzgerald, our a second pm" a
litho was there on his entry, cur airier be !spur
Mi. %Feller, Colonel Mr. Ftragerail,.
Rev. Mr. Langford, Rev. Mr. Welilllllll, 011t1 It:r
other Gelierillr2 in that neighbourhood, leave bee..
indefatigable in their I...mut slier the rupptcte,l
perpetrators of this murder.
Saler writing the ainsve, a 120.1 tamed Bowman
bas beers sent to gaol, charged with the crone.
Fitzgerald, who has absconded, is •Isout 40 years
of age, dark counienume. but at ton-sent pale I.
recent sickness; black hair, black beard, anti tise
feet five torches high.
Control had au excellent t•h•racter, and has lett
a endow and preen helpless oistssiss.
Extract of a letter, dated Police Offiee, Rath-
kettle, September 27 Neither in lusty nor
police were present at the lime the ousrlsve 4w•
coned on Bernard M'Closky. near Itatlikeale.
On the lint intimation of the business', the puhe«•
repaired to the spot where lie was aosinilted. mid
&nod all quirt. They used every reertion in their
power to hod out the delinquents, and resorted to
every thing for M•Closky'a wecorronadatans, whom
they lodged in the house of a policeman, as tome
other would admit bun."

We understand that several respectable perilous,
who reside in thatched houses, have vent to fr0.;,41
in this city their tire-arms, that they should not lei;
into the hands of the lawless banditti that have,
within tine week, so successfully obtained path a
vn:t quantity of those weapons.
On Thursday last, a Gentleman, in the forigh-
bnorhond of Sinmagulden„ dreading that boa bun...
might be looker' nits to search of lireaarruss, ari.t
up by host three fowling-pieces, a musket, and a
case Of pivots, wish direciimis to deliver thesis to hie
friends in Limerick ; however, on the arrival of the
boat at Arthur's-quay, on Thursday night, the
entire was carried off Every search has been matte
to recover them without effect. Alderman Watsys
has committed to gaol a man charged on oath is.th
the offence.