The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-17 00:00:00

TRALEE ASSIZES.

About Ave o'clock this evening (August 7), the Hon. Baron
Peuelither and Mr. Serjeant Tureens, Judges of Maize for
the Munster Circuit, strived in ibis town, and immediately
after the Hoe. Baron repaired to the County Court, where
the ceaninission being• opened, the following Grand Jury
were swoh'u:—

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that are making to gel off /Gary, the Constable, it would he
only • humbug to tend a Judge on the Circuit.—Sigard by
Thirty Freeholder* eranitk•oa-Shlt."
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His Lordship, no very pointed terms, reprobated the
mauler in which he was, as Judge of the land, ad.
dressed in this letter, and expressed his intention of
not deigning to take the least further notice of it.
One of the J urymen (e resident of Clonmel) was about
to offer some mitigating circumstance in favour of
the Prisoner Neary, when he was interrupted by
his Lordship, who would hear nothing for or againit
him.

John Gradand, a private of the 791 h Highlander'',
was put to the bar, for the wilful and deliberate
murder of Michael Chwelty, at Shronehill, near
Tipperary, on the Ist July lust.-41rilly of Man-
slaughter.

David 1-knnessey was pnt to the bar, charged
with the wilful murder of Wm. Airey. to the netith-
bourhood of Caller, on the 13th of Alsy.—Guing
of Manslaughter.
John Kennedy was indicted for the murder of
Edmund Brute so fa► back us the year 1815, pear
Newport. Within the last few years one or two
persons have been convicted of munslaugter fur
being acersoury to this murder.—Guitty of Man.
slaughter.

THURSDAY. AUGUST 9.

John ('esey was tried for being of a party who
burned the house of Mr. Wm. Doyle last winter.
The prosecutor, Martin Quin, told a very on.
likely story of the manner the Prisoner and himself
were forced by a piety (who were strangers to
them) to be privy to the burning.
Cagey was admitted and discharged, and Quin
was obliged to take up his place in the dock,
having hard a detainer laid on hint by Captain Wil-
son, charged with a breach of the lostorectionAct.
In the course of the day the Pr-moors alio hail
been convicted during the Assizes were brought
up to receive their respective sentences. On Wet.
/Weary, Sub-Constable, of Carrick-on-Suer, being
put to the bar, he requested periniaaion to say a
few words to his Lordship, which bring grouted,
he protested before God and the world, that lie
never cut the pocket from the woman Aleihigsn's
side, as she represented, nor from any other person,
during a period of thirteen yenta that he held the
situation of constable for the counties of Tippet:try
arid lVaterford. It nits his opinion that the woman
was incited to the prosecution by some of the loaer
orders in Carrick-on-Suir, whose illegal recces!,
ings he contirbuteil to defeat.
His Lordship said he was convinced, from what
he had heard, that a party unfriendly to the Po-
loner existed in Carrick, and lie was borne out in
the supposition from the fact that a communica-
tion had been directed to hint relative to the Pri-
loner. but it had an opposite r Erect from that con-
templated—it hail the effect of mitigating, rather
tlnui increasing the sentence. His Loidship bard
that Neary was the instrument of a Magistrate,
who, if what he (Neary) said was true, was a more
disgraceful character titan himself—was an unlit
person to hold the Cumnes•lon of the Peace, and
more blame was due to him that, to the Prtsoner,
From the knowledge which his Lorelslsio had been
able to form of the Prisuiter, lie attributed trio, h
of what took place to hi. intemperance—he knew
him to be a moo of hasty ft:chit:4s. It sous guar
clear that the Priori:unix was a pea SOO of extterite-
ly had repottation-of that there liCtrillcd 10 be inn
doubt ; still there were certain corrohoratioris of
lice testimony, 'which impressed Iris Lard-hip with
a belief that the Prisoner had niiscu'rolucted him- I
self; it was difficult to know what he took pre-
cisely from the woman; at all events, it was evident
that H. had been taken, and that he was seen by
several p.asoirs dragging the woman in a manner
which no officer of the law should ilo. Taking all
the cirenmstances of the case. Into account, and
keeping iu view the bail cher:icier or the Prasica-
trix, his Lordship sentenced the Prisoner to six
months confinernerit, arid to elliCr Into stilt:lit:6 to
keep the peace fur seven years.
John Eenonly, John Gradual, soil David Hen-
nessey, who had been cousacti d of manslaughter,
were exiled up to the bar. His Lordship
ad-
dressed Ketiliedy, and after recapitulating toe
evidence which had trees adduced against
told him that he was equally guilty as rite person
who actually committed the murder. His
ship then read an abstract of the Act of lire
Ses-
vion of Pro hainetit just clued, which made it Si
transportable char4e to be guilty of manslaaghti r,
and offered sonic cbservatious on die tier tits
which would follow its operation, iu this ramioy
in particular, where, r4t lung tore, it hail be a,
the enstoin of factions to deeirle their tlifpin c. at
fairs and market plaere, which but too frequently
tiorniffitted in the murder of soots of the parties—
when his Lordship said thin counry, he fll4-41lit Tit!
disrespect—on tire contrary, he kw..,
that could boast of a Inure noble or rely- stable
gentry than the county of Tipperary. After aaaie
further general relt44llks, his Lordship seote
Kennedy to six muritita' intinisounient, as his case
trilB.lloi of n very aggra:*.ttirtg nature,

l le than •d,lressed him.ril to J.tiosi Gr.it!.ti.i, the
soldier, who had been convicted of Ihr s.ttt.• off, :ice
•r Kennedy, that .•f h i i, g t•laiu a trliaw-c4,4,4•4„e ;
he had • great pliblic trait, sad if th.• Jury I
been of Opltlioll that hr, in it wautou ati.l drltbrr.le
manner, committed the innider, the be-
fore thug, would have efla4:t-t1 I:f.• 4 ;: g .1-
IOVV!,; hut• lila case had beeti stewed ni ti.e
vininible mintier.

Joins HNlnrHry, for manslaughter, to Le ern-
fiord six month%

John Graillmal, for the like, to lie coiatilied uioer
mouths.

David Hennessey, for the like, to bc transported
for 14 year..

Thursday afternoon, previous to the Mar •,test•
the Police Mice, II at,•un•cat drn, 1.110/164.k, 30 oHiccr. c
an 4 inform, d them that he had lin it iu h.,. .1
stand of firr_arm• abich u.e.e loniad in an a
house ill Col,loo..tr•i t, Cll3llCi.fy um:rr Vrly t u•ptt I.
1,011 citeumst.:ucra, Sliii allllll acre 4.111,,ril lor
inaircd there since the time i.f the Sim fi,.l tr and a, -
ditnrus meetings; he the■ brought ut tart, co musk,
cads with fitted Isayosicts in scabbards, rt,a 1.1 t.ta to
but lb ,y were net londtd.

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