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London, England, 1819-08-21 00:00:00

ANTRIM ASSIZES.

Henry M'llhoxe indicted under Lord Ellen.
borough's Act fur a felony, in being present, aiding
and anwisting, on the 13th of March last, at Crag.
more, in firing a loided gun, and wounding James
Level ; and on other counts, for assaulting Tlionia4
M'Cartney, a constable ; for an unlawful rescue of
certain prii.oners; and for a riot. _ .

Thomas M.Cartney, constable, was the first wit-
ness.—Got a warrant to apprehend certain persons;
produces the warrant, signed Ly G. Bristow, a Ma-
gistrate, dated 12th March, 1019. [Mr. Cranston
here proved the Imnd-writing of the Alagistrate.l
The high constable came to witness's house, and
gave him one warrant, and told him he would get
another from Thomas Walsh ; hail with him twenty
soldiers, with an officer, and two serjeants, and
was afterwards joined by another constable with
six soldiers. The party went to Druoiromond uu
Monday the 15th of Mardi, and took Henry Wil-
ms,. ■nd his brother. James hP Brame, and after.
wards to James Deleiter, where they wale him
prisoner; then, on the way to Toome, to M'Stock-
art's ■nd took him and his brother; they then
proceeded to John M'Curly's, leaving the five Pit.
*antis and constable in charge of soldiers, and ap-
prehended M'Curly. and having joined, the whole
marched on towards Randalstown. Witness's Inn-1y
proceeded as far ns Cragmore without molesta-
tion, when the party was intercepted by an armed
mob, nut less than 1,000, sonic of whom were armed
with guns. ►pale-shalt., &o.; witness recognised
the Prisoner iu the m 1,4) ; Cruigmore is about a
utile and ■ half f liandalstown ; the mu' ex-
claimed they would have the prisoners: the officer
halted the men, and directed witness with a tiddler to
go towards the mob and see what they wanted ; wit-
tiess accordingly went ; the mob said they would
have the Prisoners, and if they did not they would
die to a man in rescuing tbrrn ; fut (((( i in-
terference in vino, and returned towards the sol-
diers, but he had not got back before there was fir-
ing from the mob and throwiiig of moues; die fir-
ing commenced first from the mob, upon which the
officer said to witisess, why don't you gise the word
to fire? Witness did so, awl the soldiers fired; the
Prisoners were eventually rescued ; ■ serjeant was
wounded by a shot, and several of witsiess's party
were also hurt with ►toner. ke. Henry 1161111 one,
the Prisoner, had a gun at the time of the rescue;
he was arrested and brought to
lly the Cover --'• Did they name amity person?"
Witness--. 1 They asked fur all the Prisoners, and
took them all."

Cross-examined by Counsellor Sint, EN—M oh
fired two shots before party fired. Tilollll4ll Wa.sta
and James Hutchinson were not in witnes►'s vt.w
at the time, nor till the riot was ore,; they had
arms in their bands: could not say whether they
fired or not ; „they did not fire before the soldiers.
Walsh was with the party to hive the warrant exe-
cuted. Witness luid himself beets ill-treated -.-
Hutchinson came as a frirlid•of Walsh ; they had
also some if1111111301111C• to execute.. Thinks the guns
one loaded. Wad% and Hutchinsou'left the party
with an•additiou;tl tile of soldiers to serve a notice ;
a mob followed them at the time, exclaiming against
them. Sow Walsh five misrules before the tiring;
witness took M•Stockart's brother without authority,
isi order to prevesst how trout roiling the shwa

is the tonal. Saw a gate in WOW. hand *flit
he had served the notiesift At the tins of the
talking or prace.making, Wove-the fring, the
;sob were five or ten perches (ram ;he 'skiers, and
sane of the mut, close to the soldiers. None of
witneses peas were among the mob, 'at least wit-
ness did 1113 t see three. The swab pressed no Oit-
-1,11.0, and he reamed as quick as possible: when
shunt half way the firing and stone throwing cont.
menerd. _ - _ _ . . _

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Serjrant James Lovel, of the 43.1 light infantry.
went out with a poly from tidiest ; tory were in.
Im...wed at Craiginore lay is large mots ; we've's
receive-4 three stints or slug. Isom there
had Inns our. or two 014110 films voilsoirf.'o party be.
fore he era. arimodoll ; was confined near 3 sisimillo;
leek the effects id tin wound in leis side to this d.sy.
It was about eight or ii iii e in the morning. AV ettet,i
was aim struck twice with stones. which commenced
with women chiefly.
Cross-examined-1V as on the flank of the party
—tired one shut hiunsell ; thinks that the shot that
woundtd him came from beside a bombe where the
mob were.