The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-30 00:00:00

IRELAND.

MR. SERGEANT LEPROY. MR. SERGEANT GOOLD,
AND MR. DANIEL O'CONNELL.

Public curiosity, indeed anxiety, to learn the particulars of the
extraordinary affair between these learned personages, was intense
during the whole of yesterday.
We have been favoured with the perusal of two lettersfrom Lime-
rickon the subject. They narrate the circumstances which took place
in the Crown Court of that city, where that Learned Banister, and
amiable upright man, Mr. Sergeant 'Ahoy, presided as Judge,
during the Assizes. The letters coincide in the main points, which
we now lay before our readers. A trial was proceeding in, of con-
sideable interest, in which Mr. Sergeant Ooold was concerned.
Outing his statement, or examination of witnesses, the Learned
Gentleman cried out, in his usual hasty and petulant manner, to the
Sheriff to cause silence, adding that he could not hear, and that
the Court was more like • bear-garden than a place of justice !
The presiding Judge (Mr. Sergeant Lefroy) on this, rebuked him
temperately, for using such inconsiderate language as to liken a
Court of Justice to a bear-garden, intimating that he, the Judge,
thought the proper course would have been to have applied for
assistance through the medium of the Court. Mr. Sergeant fioold
looked somewhat irefully at the Judge, but sat down without
' making any reply.
We are not certain whether the following circumstance occurred
on the same or a subsequent trial, the letters from which we derive
our information not specifying.
Counsellor O'Connell, while cross-examining • witness, asked a
'question which the Counsel on the opposite side objected to. This
produced a law argument, and in the end the Court decided that
31r. O'Connell could not persist in his question. Upon this deci-
'ion, that Learned Oend.man indignantly threw up his brief, and
addressed the following extraordinary language to the Judge:—
" If the prisoner be convicted, his blood be upon your head !"
Here our information upon the subject ends, as the letters we have
alluded to were obliged to be sent off from Limerick, on sccoant
of the hour the mail leaves that town. We shall however seine
the earliest opportunity of laying before our numerous readers the
result of the proceedings we have stated.—Deblia Paper.

IMPORTANT ADDRESS OF BARON M4CLELLAND TO THE

•xr!IM GRAND JURY.

His Lord.hip stated, that he had to communicate to them an
occurrence which had been reported to him by one of their own
body, to have taken place on the 17th mu. ISt. Patrick's Huy),
in a northern part of the county, and to offer them his advice as
to the means of retaining that tranquillity on which be bad con.
gratulated them from the bmich, on the very day those proceedings
took place. He said he alluded to the procession of Hibbonmen
at Cushendsll and Toome.

" In the counties from which my Learned Mother Judge and I
have come," said he, " we have tried a variety of men tor mur-
ders arising from party processions. In this county, on a former
occasion, I addressed the Grand Jury, recommending the abstain.
lug from auch processions, on both sides. I advised them to pat
an end in all such proc•Nsions ; although I then alluded to those
of the Protestants—the Orange processions, the Catholics have
since followed the example, supposing that their processions were
equally ' ' who wilt say they are not ? If the Protestants

legal—and wt..
have a right to have 'heir processions, why have not their Catholic
fellow-subjects an equal right to theirs? Each party, on those
occasions, parade with fire-arms; and the processions of each
party tend to promote tumult, and to excite painful sensations in
She other. I wish every one of you, Gentlemen, who feels alarmed
at the processions of the Catholics, to consider the cause from
which they arise. I believe, in my conscience, and on my oath,
as a Judge, that the one arises from the other. Put down both.
And I conjure you, as you value your properties in the county,
and the peace of the country at large, to put down both impartially;
for, Gentlemen, a circumstance may be laudable in itself, but,
it give cause oiolfence or irritation to any portion of his Maje.ty's
subjects, it should he avoided. If you, Gentlemen, are struck with
alarm at the Catholic processions of the 17th inst., judge what
must be the feelings of the Catholics on the meeting of Orange pt..
cessions."

QUEZN'S COUNTY ASSIZES.
SHOOTING TUN 111011/111111Y.S.

01 AItI'I 0 a 0 V OIi7MAICII day the Assizes com-
menced. The town was crowded to excess—so great was the anx-
iety to witness the trials of the Police charged with murder. The
Crown Court opened at 10 o'clock, and was filled almost to web-
cation in an instant.

Shortly before ten o'clock, the prisoner, Nicholas /12'llostagh
was placed at the bar. He was dressed in black, and had the sp.
pearunce of a mild, genteel-looking man, about 24 years of age.
IHe was considerably agitated, and shed tears: being formally ar.
raigned by the clerk of the Crown, he pleaded not guilty to the in-1
dietment, which charged him generally with the wilful murders of
William and Joseph Al'Darby, on the lands and in the parish of
Killabin, oo the 28th of November last.
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These were two counts In the indictment. The first charged the
prisoner with tiring at and inflicting • mortal wound on the left
side of the belly of William 3Pllarby, of which wound he after-
wards died.

The second count for firing at Joseph M`Darby, and wounding
him in the groin, of which wound be languished a short time, and
also died.

A great TIM of evidence was given, stating the circumstances of
the shooting of the 111•Darbys.
The Jury,after remaining in consultation for some time, returned
a verdict of Justifiable Homicide, which his Lordship said was
contrary to the law, and desired they should reconsider the verdict.
The Jury accordingly retired and returned a final verdict of 31an-
slaughter.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS WEEK.

iron HOUNDS.
The Duke of Grafton's will meet tomorrow at &coley, at half.
put too.
The Earl of Darlington's tomorrow, at Crakehall ; and Friday,
at Catterick Bridge—st eleven. No more public appointments this
season.

The Earl of Ilarewood's this day and to-morrow, at Selby, at
Sir J. Copes this day, at Goring Clumps; Thursday, at Brad-
; and Saturday, at Beach Ilill—at half-past ten.
Sir Tattoo Sykeit's to-morrow, at Scampston ; and Friday, at
iactiek--at half-past ten.
The Larnbton this day, at II onion; Thursday, at Ash; and
laturday, at Cawsey—at ten.
The Northumberland to.morrow, at Lindon ; and Friday, at
'tunes:ea Nose.
Mr. Farquharson's to-morrow, at Duncliffe ; and on Thursday,
t Ash Oaks—at ten.
Tht York and Ainity this day, at Stimuli ; Thursday, at Nun
Ippleton ; and Saturday, at the eleventh mile-stone on the Easing-
told-road—at half-past ten.
The Sinnington this day, at Ri:ket Bridge at nine.
The Cleveland on Friday, at Waterfall Bridge, at nine.