The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-05 00:00:00

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filllizese or TOBACCo.—Nitsterilay evening, about'
seven o'clock, 1.9 bales el tobacco were seized at White-
gate, in this harbour, by Robert Blake, chief officer of the
cc:est-guard stationed at Poor Head: Immediately after
the tobacco was put en board a lighter. for the purpose of
as being conveyed to the Custom House, a large party of
:he country people, to the amount of between 2 and Soo
collected, and fired several shots at the revenue party. but
without any effmt, and the tobacco has been lodged in
the King's stores in this City.—Cetek S;iitheris Reporter.
A third dividend has been struck in the matter of New-
port's late Waterford Bank, which is ordered to commence
pe.ing on Monday. The three dividends already struck
ainctint to ten shillings in the pound.—fork Paper.
('invites , Seer. .—Beterten h and 9 o'clock on
e'ridav night last, ten armed fellows entered the house of
one Denis Lonergan, on part of the lands of Dogstown,
between Cashel and New Inn, just after the family had
done slipper. They inflicted two cuts of swords on the
shoulder of Lonergan 's son. through the blankets, with
which he had covered himself, he having just gone to bed;
aid they next attacked Lonergan himself, who kept them
orwtth a Slane, they being afraid to fire, lest the police at
New Inn should hear the shots. They, however, brought
it stones from the yard, and after striking him with several
o it of twenty-three, which were found after them in the
iocer.it.g, they went away, leaving a few marks of their
but on going,, one of therm took out a book and
swore if Lonergan would nut give up in the morning, they
would rr turn and burn his house. Lonergan " What
lintat I gime up?" they replied " What von hive in your
care meaning, as he supposes, the herding for Mr. Philips
of Gale, whicb bad been done by another person formerly. '
WS hat renders the matter singular is, that these lands were
sever in the hands of cottiers, nor was even a dwelling or
any other place for the like erected thereon ; so that it is
wuppo.zed the attack was made in favour of one of the
former ht.:darter+.
On the mcntieg of Friday last, the dwelling-house of
JAI', Lek), of Poiutstown, near Killenaule, was attacked
by an arteed party, who broke open his door and entered
the house ; when one of the party came to his bedside with
a pistol, asking him where he lived before he cattle there.
They swore him to leave the place on the following
ifuoday. Dee of the party was stationed at the door
ith a gun aeicss it. On leaving the house they fired three

shots.
Tasnr.—Three hundred and thirty thousand
pieces of tine linen have, we understand, been bleached this
season within six miles of Belfast.—Bel first Parer.
ALDtltat AN SMITAI.—It is stated that his Excellency the
Lotd Lieutenant made an otl'er of a title to the late Lord
Mayor, at the Castle, on Thursday, but that the honour
was respectfiely declined.—Deb:in Freeman's Journal.
On Sundry evening a very distressing scene occurred at
the poutoe-J..ek, Cork, the tide being then full in, and
nearly on a level with the quay. A young man, probably
deceived by the reflection of the lamps from the opposite
s,de, during the heavy fall of rain and darkness which then
prevailed, walked over the quay, and would have been in-
evitably drowned, but for the prompt and effectual assist-
ance of the inhabitants of that neiehbourbood. The acne
had scarcely elapsed one quarter of an hour, when another
called for their exertions. and fortunately with similar 'me-
nses. In less than half an hour after this second call ott
their humanity, they were compelled to witness a third,
which, notwithstanding every efibrt, proved fatal. The
unfortunate victim (a poor elderly man) had fallen so far
below their reach, and no boat being at hand, that he
sunk, after a few snuggles, to rise no more.—Cu-k Mer-
ta,:ter Chro.-ddr.

DUNDALK. PETTY SESSIONS, SEPT. 18, 1824.
&eel .Clrement was called to shew ramie why examinatior
seeild net be taken leggiest Lim for an assault ooruniitted
by his Lordship on two boys, named John Marmion, jun.,
and Wm. alamdon, on Saturday, the 28th day of August last.
The notoriety of the case caused the Sessions-house to be
ceowdee at a rely caei hour, and it was with much difficulty the
Magistrates could tflact an sierae.ce to the bench. After they had
tekire their seats,
Tie crier was directed to call William Lord Viscount Clermont.
This was repeatedly done; end after some time had elapsed, his ,
Lordship appeared, and addressing the Magistrates in a
speech of some length, he denied their right to go into the business
oe twat day, and said they must issue a fresh summons fur the fol-
iewing Saturday, inasmuch as the summons he received, requiting
les attendance, was "to appear on the Saturday before ;" can
which day, his Lordship sail, he II:d attend, but finding no Ma.
gistratos in Cote*, he rented. Under these circumstances, they
co id not go into the complaint that day.
Lenllos B/COLK, llsq„ ore of the Magistrates. said that Mr.
Forster was from hom.:,,:e. Mr. Finlay, the other Magistrate, be-
ing unwell, lie took upon hiterelf to adjourn the Court; and in con-
sequence no business was transacted on that day. But they now
sat agreeable to that adjournment, and were trying the business of
t .e preceding Saturday, acd his Lordship had a written notice from
t an of the same.
Lord Clermont, with greet warmth, expressed his surprise that'
the Magistrates would presume to call themselves a Court after this
explention. They did net comprehend a Court; and their sitting
in assembly was merely for despatch and convenienceof business.
Ifs would therefore tell them, before the crowd then assembled, he
was not obliged to attend their summons; and that every man in
the malty 'eight refuse their future summonses. He demanded,
that the peobseftre against him might be postponed to the follow.
R. liatu , %hen he would produce witnesses to prove that the
4ied
assault of was no assault a: all.
One of Magistrates said, if his Lordship would make an
afsJavit to that effecethey would consent to postpone the case.
Lord Clement—You have no right to tender en oath io me; 1
oily claim that which would not be denied to the poorest man in
the country, yet dm denied to me, a Peer of the Realm- I regret I
am so, as, if 1 was not, I might now have the honour of retire-
meting the money in Parliament, as I have done heretofore.
As the Magistrates were determined to hear the case then, his
Lordship called for his bat and s chair, saying, that in too many
I its: cm tee lows were enforced too eeverely ; that upon the most
rivial circumstance, when a person of his Loolallip'a rank bad
committed the most rifling matter, to be complained of, although
done fmm a feeling and good motive, it was distorted into the most
glazing offence ; and to remedy this abuse, as tar as he could, be
was then ready, as a Magistrate of the Cuunty Louth, to hear all
eomplaints, and deal out justice to the poor man as well as to the
rib.
The Magistrates objected to his Lordship acting Si a Magistrate
thee, as they hoped his Lordship would Dot attempt to try his own
eats; or sit there until lie got clear or the charge made against him.
Kis Lords: '',l deillllfrei to this ; but the mother of the bess be..
leg peremptory in her demand to have justice administered to her
eindren,
John lilarmion, junior, wee then celled, and he deported, that on
Saturday, the gBth of August last, lie, Lord Clermont, came into
les fathee's field. and in a violent manner seize his brother William
(who was there herding a we. ) by the collar, and horsewhipped him
teretely, but for what he could nut tell. The cow was heavy in calf,
aid as hie Lordship sodesvourod to dries bet across a ditch into
the road, be feared she would be hurt, and he ran across from an
adjoaniag field, with a pitchfork iii his hand, to endeavour to save
me cow. ills Lordship itnmetliably ran towards hint,_ but dupe.
sect, dreading us get the sante treatment lie had witr.eesed hie Ler&
skip give Ids le other., he ran to his father's house, where he went
ep Mats sr d hal himself in Led, to avoid his leirdshipai anger,
howeva, he heti not been there many minutes when his Lordship
entered the room, and findinthini Out, li:: beat him meet unfired-
flay with the handle and double thong of a gig-whip, and punished
hien severely by stripes inflicted on various parts of his body ; he
wee so fact near Sneaking his arm.
William !Herndon, the other boy, was then called in.—lle de.
posed, that on the day mentioned by his brother, lie saw Lord
Cluleant coming from Bacensdele, his Lordship's residence, in
a eig, be stopped where deponent was herding a cow, and his
Lierdship got emit of his gig and seized a horse and cart which wag
ow the mad, and he culled out to deponent, •' to come and put the
term and err in potted." This the deponent did not like to do t his
Lordship then desired him to " go fur .archy Craig," which he
else refused doing. His Lordship then gut into a great passion,
ran asp 0 bin,, caught him by the collar of the coat, and hozec-
witipped him severely. His Lordship after this required deponent's
same ; be would not give it him ; upon which he acid he would
me End it out; " he would pound the cow until lie could find an
omega." nis Lordship then drove the (-OW off the lend.
John Miamian, seta, the father of the two heys corrchorated
U.- statement of the line complainant, as to whet hal uccurrul
weer his Lordship entered his house.
lard Elernmet commented upon the evidence at greM length,
admitting the assault, but remarking dwindle punishment lie In-
flicted on the boys was nothing more theßwhat their schoolmaster
wouldele, find lie did it ham the most pure intentions, and no: out ,
of malice, as the ebonite, would have unkind feelings towards him,
should he revert to what the law direeted--teunely, to indict these
buys for 'eluting and disobeying the orders of a Magistrate.
l'!:d Magiairams replied, they had nothing mom to du than to
grant tat eaamivation.
Hie Lordship, is order to stop the case Bring further, proposed
to pry whatever damage, would be awarded against him for the
etfesve and offered to throw lip his ha% in Court, that whoever it
lesprned to faP on might decided. •
Th : pietas of the boys consented to the proposal of a cnmpetnia-
bon, hut rejected the strange method proposed of choosing the arbi-
trate/.
'After some objection, on the part of his bordthip, to persons
neared, a Douse Clarke was agreed te by porch parties to award
seelidemeger as would asset the juetice of the use.