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**AA% FRIDAY, AUGUST 21.
Mithew Dowling was indicted fur stealing a
shrill, the property of Patrick Maher, on the Sid
ofJuly.
Alaher, the prosecutor, deposed, that he lived in
the neighbourhood of the Cu rragh, and that dur-
ing the last encampment there, he lost several sheep;
early on the morning of the lid of July, he missed
our !coin his land, aad having received a message
from Major Willis, repaired to the camp, and
there he saw Ins. h. ep, with his brand upon it.
Thomas lialidepoied, that at live o'elock, on the
morning of the gJil of July last, he bought the
sheep from the prisoner, !Mathew Dowling, for 25
and drove it into the c:ionli for :ale, where
he was detained by Major Willis until Dowling
WAR arrested.

Major Willis, Prevot-Major, proved, that having
received information that several sheep had been
'stolen in the neighbourhood of the Currugh, and
taken into the camp for sale, he gave ord(•rs for the
detention of any suspicious persons who offered sheep
fur side; accordingly Half was detained on the
ofJuly, who stated that he bought the sheep
a few minutes before from the prisoner Dowling ;
and he being apprehended, declared that the sheep
was taken from Maber'saeld, by two men named
Unnamed Mulligan, who gave it to him, the pri-
soner, to sell.—Verdict—Guilty.
Mown Dreamer" was indicted for a +highway
robbery, upon the person of Patrick Hill, on the
anth of June last.

Patrick Hill swore, that, on the evening of the
30th of June, he went to the camp at the Curragh,
to sell vegetables, and, having sold them, he was on
his return home, when about dusk he was accosted
by three soldier*. one of whom asked him his name?
he answered, Hill ; the soldier said that was his
name, and asked the Witness to shake hands, which
he did, lint was instantly knocked down, and rob-
bed of the money he had received for his vegeta-
bles, also of his lint, coat, waistcoat. shirt, shoes.
and stockings ; after the robbery, the soldiers fled
towards the camp, and the witness pursued, shout-
tug as loud as he could ; in a short time he was Wet
.by Major Willis, and a party ; he Sold the transac-
tions to the Major, and described the person of
the soldier who knocked him down ; in a few
minutes the Prisoner, Thomas Brennan, was ar-
rested ; the Prosecutor swore be was the person
who knocked him down : and upon searching the
Prisoner, the shirt and waistcoat, which bad been
taken from the Prosecutor, were found upon him.
Major Willis stated, that on the evening of the
30th of June, being alarmed by the cry of rob-
bery, lie ordered out a guard, and proceeding in
the direction of the shouts, he perceived three men
running into the limns ; he detached some of his
party in pursuit of these men, while he himself
continued in his original direction ; he had not ad-
vanced far, when bennet Hill, the Prosecutor, al-
most naked, having only his breeches oo ; he men-
tioned lie was robbed, and described one of
the porsotis; upon returning to the camp, he
found that the party he hod detached after
the three men had arrested one of them, who
was the prisoner, Thomas Brennan ; and upon be-
in; confronted with Hill, the latter asserted. that
Brennau was the man who knocked I • down ;
the shirt and waistcoat were also found. The Ma-
jor then asked Bresnan why lie had robbed the
man ? The Prisoner said he was drunk, and was
accompanied l.y two other soldiers, whose names
he mentioned. These men were reported to the
Commending Officer, by whose orders they were
arrested. The Prisoner was taken out for the pur-
pose of identifying them. which he refused, saying, it
was enough for himself to anther.
Lord Nutmeat, charged the Jury, to whose de-
cision he submitted the fate of the Prisoner. The
man had *hewn a generous spirit towards his com-
rades, which, under other circumstances, might de-
serve much praise.
The Jury found the Prisoner grill.
Counsel fur the Prosecution. Mr. Itioowsv ;
fir the Prisoner, Mr. MAC %ALLY.
Lord NOROCRY said, he would not suffer these
two trials to pass over, without mentioning, in
terms of strong voinniendatioa, the conduct of Ma-
jor Willis. llis Lordship said, it must afford ex-
treme satisfaction to the public, to see that when
lar.re Ixelies of military are tisselubled in camp, an
officer of zeal and activity. as the Map'', was se-
lected for the purpose of preserving order,
and protecting the neighbouring !nor i
from the
violence of such men us might straggle beyosid the
lines. Persous coining with provisious were doubly
entitled to such protection ; and the Major, in 1411%.
tett. for the public service, was not only prompt in
tannin% that protection, but prevented the camp
feisty beeoiniug a scene of temptation to the coon-
try people to plunder one another. llis Lordship
added, that he had, mien former Assizes, witnessed
similar exertions, and as glad to toil, that his
wtperinrs iu ewwwwass4l were so .ensiMe of the Nlri-
jor's serviced, as to continue their miii6deuce