The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-12 00:00:00

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

The Papers from the south and centre of the
kingdom continue to present the same image of
menace, or of actual disturbance. The combina-
tion against tithes appears to be pretty general,
and has spread, we understand, from Cork and
Tipperary into Waterford and Kilkenny. In Lime-
rick them have been some outrages, hut not as
considerable in extent as those of the neighbouring
counties. Yet we have it on the authority of •
Gentleman, on whose opinion (founded, as we
know it to be, on habits of accurate observation)
we feel disposed to rely, that there is a silent for.
mentation in that county, an apparent quietness
of purpose maturing, which threatens th:s devoted
district with the most direful calamities. A sin-
gular alteration has occurred in the manners and
habits of the peasantry. There is little drinking,
and no *filing at fairs. The factions hone made
penee—they meet at lair* as usual, bat they neither
drink nor inane!. At the fain in the South. we
perceive the Peelers have little or nothing to do.
The people do not molest mach other, nor do they
molest the mused ewiherity. Thole are use com-
mittals for a breach of the peace ■t these places.
This is a formidable state of affairs at any time in this
country, bat at this moment particularly dangerous.
The dreadful examples made during the last nine
months in Munster have had the effect of recoil-
cihng ell parish and district differences—but they
have not yet reconciled the people—nay, they do not
appear even to have intimidated them. It would he
better. certainly, Olathe peasantry would break out
at once into insurrection, for then the danger
would be tangible, and it would be comparatively
easy to grapple with and to crush it. The combi-
nation, however, is of such a nature, that it will be
very difficult to encounter it with success. Instead
of going out in large bodies, and *weeping the
country—of entering houses. •nd demanding arms
—they sally out in small numbers, carrying with
them some combustible matter, and, without incur-
ring tiny risk, or very little, they set fire to as much
tithe corn as may be within their reach.

CORK. SATURDAY. OCTOBRR 5.
SPECIAL SESSIONS COURT UNDER THE INSUR-

REcTion ACT.
IMPORTANT TRIAL

The Cnnrt assembled this day at o'clock. for
the trial of two men .ho were not prepare-.l yerier-
day. but from the very thin attendance of Magis-
trates (only four being in the box) it was after one
o'clock berm* the business of the day could be pro-
ceeded on. It was pmpoired at different times to
adjourn the Court to II future day, but after a con-
siderable delay some other Magitratses came into
Court, end the Prisoners were put to the bar.

The Learned Serjeent, whose patience had been
tried by the manner io which the public time had
been wasted, addressed the Magistrates. lie sod
that early in the administration of the provisions of
the Insurrection Act, it Web clearly understood that
no trill should take place without the attendance of
a certAn (lumber of Magistrates ; it toss also perfect-
ly well known to them. that the hour of meeting was
12 o'clock, and notwitlistonding day after day, lie was
punctual to the hour and in regular attendance, yet
lie could not get • sufficient number of Magistrates
to support him. The Learned Serjeatit raid, with
much earnestness, dint it was only mockery of
justice to go WI in this manner ; ■nd it could not
he supposed that they acre iturnsible to the pre-
sent state of the country, or that the penalties of the
Insurrection Act were not required. If they con-
ceived they were required, he entreated to be sup-
ported by the presence and attendance of the Magi-
strates—a Magistracy as respectable as any other
country could produce.
John nod Mathias Howard (brothers) were then
arraigned as idle and disorderly, being absent from
their dwelling on the night of the 3011) of Septem-
ber, on the hinds of Ballycluff, in the barony of
Fermuy. after sunset and before sunrise.
Setje•nt Degg, of Major Carter's Police, sworn.
Recollects the night of the 30th September; be-
tween eight and mile o'clock was with a party of
four men watching tithe cirri, on the lands of Hal-
lydutf. there being slime burned before within
a mile and a half of the place; suspected the
corn would be burned, and lay in ambush in a
wood convenient ; took two men on that night
after right o'clock ; identifies Prisoners; saw uue
of them come down • by-road and go up the
field towards the tithe cora, and the other was

Cross-examined.—fie stood still when witness
came up; sad when searched had some money shout
him ; said he lised on the lands with :he owner of
the corn; 'twas a light night, end saw the stacks
from the road.—Prosecution