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knew it would be turned, but believed it would.
Newts, the porsotet corn was amongst it ; it w•s
mentioned in the pollee unless it was put out.'all
would be burned ; there w•s some burned within
• mile of the place.

Serjeuot LLOYD-4' On 'your oath, Sir, if you
and the description or farmers to Which you seem
to belong, *ere to associate, would you not be able
to Protect the corn?"

Witness—"l cannot sny, 'my Lord."
To sense furthee;questions he said he aid not
know the names of the persons committing the de-
predations ; ithrer called an the Maritimes fur
protection ; he was desired to go down.
[At the conclusion of this Males testimony Ser.
jeant Lloyd said.lhat waste a tnember of abrand
Jury where a claim from Arch a man'was made for
remuneration, in consequence of his corn being
burned, he would not award him a single shilling.
Ile said the farmers of the country betrayed their
situation very touch by stets conditct, for in
Pilli-
ton's testimony a dalogerous *potent was detected,
which must with energy be on down.]
Michael Conway, the ntytt witness, deposM to his
haring watched the corn in' company with Olieeffe
and the Howoords.

Timothy Whelan defiesed to the same effect, but
used not to watch at late for feat of being taken

Edward Connor, a decent-looting farmer,-sworn
—Lives at Ballincurrig; never heard any thing to
the 'prejudice of the Pri►oner.'' characters, and if he
did, he would be the first to punivli them.
C►osi-rnmiued—Took his tithe, and is fre-
quently made a prevent of it by Mr. ; keeps
his corn in the haggard, and will continue to do au,
mid should one go. all must go together.
Serjeatit 1...1.0Y0 applauded Ins resolution.
Michael O'Connor, an innkeeper, lives at Bloom-
field. near Ballyhnoly ; is tenant to Lord Viscount
Ennismnre and Grorge Courtney ; knows the Pri-
soners 17 or 'lB year', and he believes'tlem to be
men of excellent character, both holiest and indus-
trious.

Crors•esaminrd.—Believes men of good'charse-
ter were engager, in the disturbances.
The ease closed here. and the Magistrates re-
tired for about half an hour, and on returning into
Court—

Serjeant LLOYD addressed the Prisoners : he
commenced by saying that flay were tried on an in-
formation under the Insurrection Act, for being
absent from their dwellings on the 30th September,
and that offence was committed in u disturbed be-
rimy. The defence set op by them was not compe-
tent to shew that they were nit on a lawful occiisiori;
it would be extremely suiisfactory if it had been
proved more decidedly—the evidence should be
more clearly established that they had been em-
ployed to mind the corn.—Here the Learned Ser-
joint recapitulated the facts which bore% favour
and against the Prisoners—and concluded by Pay-
ing,' that the Magistrates attending to the evidence,
which they conceived to be negative evidence, and
'also to the good charaeten of the Prisoners, had
given them the benefit of any doubts in their
mind—a Court of Justice always leaning to
mercy. They had been represented as men of
good character, he hoped they would • continue so,
and avoid the diabolical mandates' f Captain hock
and his associates, avoid listening to the dictates of
u tyrannical and ferocious mob, join the loyal and
'well-disposed, which he was proud to say were 100
to one in support of the law of the land, and let all
combine, and with one effort put down the diaboli-
cal system which is carrying on. They were dis-
charged, and the Court was adjourned to Monday.

FUREIGN INTELLIGENCE.