The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-31 00:00:00

LENT AISSIZES.

SURIIEY ASSIiLS, -ARCH
30.
CIVIL SIDE.
THE ZING V. COLLINOBOVRXI AND OTHERS.

This was an indictment againit the defendants, Colliugbourne,
Atkins, and Humphreys, for a riot and assault at Wandsworth, on
the 30th June last.

Mr. Gurney and Mr. Broderick conducted the prosecution, and
Mr. Adolphus and Mr. Thessiger the defence.
The prosecutor was a baker named Woodward, residing at
Wandsworth; and the defendant, Collingbounse, was head con-
stable of the same place ; the other defendants were inhabitants of
the same town. On the 30tI June there had been a wedding be-
tween two people in low life, in Mr. Woodward's neighbourhood,
and in the evening they were serenaded by some of the townspeople
by what is called •'rough music," which was played with tin-ket-
tles and marrow bones and cleavers. A crowd was collected, and
no inconsiderable noise produced. In the wantonness of the occa-
sion, some of the mob attacked the prosecutor's house, and beat the
door with brick-bats and stones. The prosecutor came out and seized
the defendants. Atkins and Hughes also were very active in the
rift, and had rattled atones in the prosecutor's face. A constable was
sent for, and these persons were carried prisoners into the prosecu-
tor's house, but afterwards liberated by the constable, on their
promise to appear next morning before the 31aglatratea. During
these proceedings, it was alleged that the defendant, Collingwcod,
between whom and the prosecutor there had been a coolness, made
his appearance, fomented the riot, and abused the prosecutor
in the most offensive terms. Mutual recriminations followed, but
in the result the mob dispersed, and quietness was restored.
On the part o the defendants. witnesses were called, to prove
that from first to ISM Mr. Coilingbourne conducted himself with
great propriety, and had endeavoured to allay instead of COCOU•
rage the not.
The evidence for Collingboume completely outweighing that
against him, Mr. Gurney mad lie should withdraw the case against
him.

In the result, Collingbourtse was acquitted, and the other defen-
dants convicted, and dt•charged upon their own reeognisances, to
be of good behaviour in future.
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Thec7.lsaises ate expected to laxt u; the end of the week.

I HISH ASSIZES.

On Monday last, Thaws, iTh policeman, was found guilty
at the Clonmel Assizes, kw the murder of John 31yres. and
.sentenced to death r but was recommended to mercy by the Jury.
At the Tipperary Assizes, there were upwards of twenty arraigned
capitally, of whom seven ware eluivi:ted.

STATE or THE COENTRY.—The assizes intelligence will con-
vey the best view we can present of the state of the country. There
have been some disturbance' in ('ork and Limerick--and a threat-
ening notice was even exhibited in the City of Cork. RH sell and
flwn,cae, convicted of an attack upon the police at Glanashane,
county of Limerick, have been pardoned on pleading Guilty, In
Tipperary. a policeman has been convicted of murder, At Mary-
borotigh, ax persons were charged with the murder of Mtllaniel,
and all found guilty of Manslaughter, three of whom were sentenced
to transportation for life. The county of Westmeath have resolved
to apply for the ('onstabulary Act. The western part of this
county is to he put under tie operation of the Peace Preservation
ItilL—One thing England will learn from thew trials (we do not,
unfortunately, want the infermation;, is thelittle apparent value set
upon the lire of a human creature in Ireland. The Hisser; of
Munster shows how little the peasantry regard the Sixth Com-1
mantimeot. The history of Ulster shows that, under dissimilar
circumstances, the Orangemen are equally inditerent; and the
trials of the police for this most heinous of crimes, prove clearly that
they are equally partakers of the moral contagion which has been
spread through the country. Our state, in this respect, is frightful.
One benefit, however, has arisee—that, however the guilty Orange.
man or the guilty policeman has escaped hitherto with comparauve
slight punishment,' the guilty Catholic peasant has uniformly
expiated his crime by suffering the utmost penalty of the law.—
&slabs Eveithyr Pori.

HEREFCRD Assizes.—Seventeen causes were entered,l
and only one was turned over to the Summer Assizes. A cause, in
which John Rees Bishop, Esq. of Dolegarreg, Carrnarthenshire,l
was plaintiff, and Walter Rice, Esq. of I.lwyn.y.brain, in the same
county, wns defendant, excited much interest. The trial cod',
menced on Thursday morning, before Mr. Justice Park and a
Special Jury, and continued until half-past one on Friday morning,
when the Court adjourned till nine thy same morning, and the yen.
diet was no! delivered till about two in the afternoon. The plaintiff
had been indicted for perjury, alleged to have been committed by
him in an aliidavit in the Court of King's Bench. and it came on
for trial at the kat Spring Assiut, when he was aqui:led in con-
sequence of a variance; and he brought this action for a malicious
prosecution, and obtained a verdict, 1,0001. damages.—Glotteerter
L _ _ _

M r ler no ty ArclDEww.We have seldom the mourn-
ful task to record so melancholy an accident as happened in our vicini.
ty last week. A person engaged in building a house near the Cale.
&oleo Canal. employed four men front llachnaharry to convey
stones bout the Redcasile Quanv on Saturday Tut. The boat em-
ployed on this octas:on was old and insecure, and on her return
from the quarry deeply laden, sunk st a distance of about NO yards
from the Itedcwade Pier, when, melancholy to relate, the employer
and whole crew perished. Four of these men were married, aed
Fare left witiors and a number of helpicee children to deplore their
fate. The other was a young man, who supported his aged and
inernt relatives. The bOtlies were found when the tide retired, and
conyeytd neat day to tlaehnaharry. where a scene of distress en-
sued among their &milks and neighbours which we need not 4e-
szribe. Tuesday last, the interment of the bodies took place, and
a more mournful procession was scarcely ever witnessed in this
quarter. have known of no affliction for many years, so cal-
-1 ciliated as this to awaken theaympathy, and call for the assistance
of the benevolent part of our community, and we hope to hear that
la subscription will be forthwith set on foot for the support of their
uefortunat,t familsci.—lnv,-rtcrs Couricr.