The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-06 00:00:00

OUTRAGES IN IRELAND.

MULLINCIAN, SEPT. 28.—0 n Sunday night lard, as 11 patrol of
the pollee were on duty near Charlevine, in this county, they were
attacked by a numerous party of Rockites, all armed, and which
consisted of upwards of fifty men. Overwhelmed by numbers,
the police were all knocked down, and two of them dangerously
wounded. There are very little hopes of the serjeant.'s recovery,
he having received several wounds on the head. We understand
that one of the Rockites was shot, and immediately carried of by
his comrades.
•On Saturday night last the kitchen and offices adjoining the
dwelling.house of Messrs. John and William Graham, of Abbey.
land, near Ballinaessig. in this county, were set on fire by some in.
cendiaries, and consumed. The dwelling-house and the live, of
the inmates were providentially saved. The house of Mr. Graham's
herd was feloniously burned the same night.
A few nights ego a party of Rockites levelled a wall on the kinds
of Captain Gamble, of Halaton, in this county, and ordered the
masons not to work for hint.
A notice was posted on the church-door of street, in this county,
ordering Peter Nisell, who is married to a Protestant, to get his
child christened by the sign of the cross, on pain of death. It seems
the infant being a female, Nisell permitted his wife to have it bap-
tiled by the Protestant clergyman.
A few nights since a house in Bonavaley, near Athlone, was at-
tacked by the Rockiten, because the inmates did not comply with
their mandates. The occupier, a man of the name of Norton, made
his escape through the midst of them, not before he received a cut
from some instrument like a sithe on a pole, by which he lost a
finger. They then entered the house, and most savagely treated a
young woman, Norton's niece, whom they left in a pitiable situa-
tion.

Six persons have been apprehended and lodged in Roscommon
gaol, for the murder of Mr. Burns, near Athlone. Their names
are Mikity, Daly, Ward, and two brothers of the name of Kileline,
whore father was herd to Mr. Burns, and the sixth was servant to
him, and is supposed to have betrayed his master.
The neighbourhood of this town, and in fact the greatest part of
this county? is in such a disturbed state that many respectable Pro-
testant families arc preparing to fly for refuge to towns where the
military are stationed, and others have determined on setting off for
England before the winter commences. The Protestants of this
county are imperiously called on to form a union for duke own pro-
teetion. County meetings must be immediately held. Protestsats
am no longer submit to Insult and outrage.— Westmeath Jblermie.

The public in general are very much inclined to complain of the
taxes imposed by Government. It is trite they are heavy
but, in order to enable our rulers to keep faith with the public Ch.
ditor, and provide for the exigencies of the State, perhaps they are
not reducible to any considerable amount. Besides, if they
begin to consider that the monopoly of grain, and other kind
of provision., is a far more heavy tax than those of Government,
they should certainly endeavour to to get rid of such monopolies, of
which the State has not the least advantage, but which benefit the
landed proprietor only, to the amount of perhaps one hundred
millions per annum. This is a large sum, being twice as much as
the Government Taxes, and that we are not mistaken the following
calculation will clearly prove:—lt is supposed that the yearly
consumption in Great Britain and Ireland amounts to fifty mil-
lion quarters of all sorts of grain. Now we will, to prevent ex.
aggeration, only take it at forty-two million quarters, of which at
least twelve million quarters are of wheat, about twenty million
quarters of oats, and about ten million quarters of barley, beano,
pease, rye, and tares.
Should the trade in corn and other kinds of provisions be free,
and without a duty on foreign importation, wheat would be. at all
times, at least 2a.., and sU other sorts of grain at least 10s. per
quarter cheaper than It either is. or can be, as long as the present
monopoly exists ; consequently the tax on twelve million quarters
of wheat, at 20e. per quarter, is - - £12,000,000
On thirty million quarters of barley, oats, beans.
pease, &c., at 10s. . . 15.000,000

.C 27,000,600 only
the amount on Grain. On meat and poultry it is much more con.
siderable and convincing ; as this country, no farther back than
about sixty jean, was always considered the cheapest for those ar-
ticks in civilized Europe, on account of the superiority 0 its pas-
ture land. It is therefore beyond all doubt, that if there was no
prohibition. or high duties, on imported meat, they would be at
least one-third cheaper than they now are. But even this reduc-
tion would nut bring them down to the prices on the Continent ; for
suppose, for argument sake, it lowered only three pence in the
pound, taking tile population of Great Britain and Ireland at 22
millions, and the consumption at ten million pounds of meat and
poultry daily ( which is not quite half a pound per dly for each
person), it would amount, per annum, to . - 145,000,000

Total - . - -
72,000,000
Here is a pretty sum extracted out of the pockets of the 'habit, in
favour of the landed proprietors. To this must be added the reduc-
tion in butter, cheese, potatoes, eggs, garden.stutf, hay, and all
other articles fur human and animal conswmption ; and we dare say,
by an exact calculation, the Provision Tax will net fall short of
one hundred millions pounds sterling per annum. Therefore is it
reasonable to complain of the Government Taxes, and overlook
the heavy tax on provisions 7 1 think not; it bears no comparison
in any point of view, only it does not strike so forcibly, as it does
not come out of the pocket by pounds, every six or tewlve months,
but by pence and shillings daily and hourly. However, the public
may be relieved of this heavy impost, by unanimously petition.
ing Government. which most undoubtedly is ftiendly to the repeal
of the Corn and Provision Laws, though it has most powerful
opposers in the Landed Proprietors. V.
Oct. 3, 1828.

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LIICESTER, SEPT. 30.—The piece of plate, purchased
by the ladies of this town, friends of W. Evans, Esq. and
intended to be presented to that gentleman as a tribute of
their respect, was exhibited in the Long Room at the Belt
Hotel osi Tuesday and Wednesday last. The following is
a copy of the inscription :
To WILLIAM Evsres,Esq.

The disinterested Patiitt.'
The enlightened Philanthropist,
The deco and zealous Champion of Civil and
Religious Liberty I
This tribute of admiration and esteem
For his public conduct and private virtue,
• Is presented by
The Ladies of Leicester,
On the occasion of his retirement ftomil Cattiest '
For the Representation of
The Borough of Leicester in Parliament.
Aar v.—A detachment belonging to the 71
len
Tea A
Regime's of Infantry marched yehtetday swain in
Womeinater for Bristol, on route to join the depot of 11
calls in Ireland.

MURDER IN NEW SOUTH. WALL%
From the Aarteslims.l
CRI3II NA L KT, APRIL 28.
Andrew White was arraigned fur the mutder of Pstrielt Taiygeqf
on or shout the 22d of February Last.
hlr. James Purcell, chief constable, was the first witness axe.
mined.—He deposed, that from information reaching him ofwloft
s
gett's morays, he proceeded with several persons, most of
were subeequendy examined, to where it was rumoured the molder
had been committed. It was at a stock station, called °too-hill, at
some distance from the settlement at Bathurst, and belonged to
llr Hassell, where the prisoner was employed as a shepherd, and
Taggett, the deceased, as a hut-keeper—the nearest station war
distant not less than six or seven miles. Here, on the 26th of
February, Mr. Purcell arrived, with several other penons, and
Prepared to search the but, of which prisoner and deemed had
been inmate+. They found the unfortunate hut-keeper stretched at
his length within. The body lay with the face downwards, which
covered spare of blood of shim two feet in diameter. Then was •
large wo rel on the b ick of the head, another on the side, and tit es,
other stabs, as if with a knife, in the throat. A knife lay by the
a'de of deceased, and appeared to have been instAnnentat fa lbw
wink of blood. On marching farther, near the hut, an axe, par.
I daily covered with blood, and portions of human hair adhering to
the back part, were discovered hid under some pomploo. and pap..
trio vines. There was also a shovel, covered with blood. WbNR
this search was going on, prisoner showed no willingness Wanda
he informed the chief constable that three bush-rangers iretw ja
tile habit of paying friendly and frequent visits to the station, and
it must have been at titer hands that deceased received bia death
blow. The eight lie found Taggett murdered, the prisoner aimed.
there was a more that, usual barking from the deg+ ; deceased, be-
Rides, was very subject to fits, and upon prisoner going into the
hut, and seeing him stretched along the ground, he at first • ima-
gined it might be from an attack of that kind, but was soon un-
happily deceived. Prisoner was desired to take ofF his clothe',
for the chief constable's inspection, and on the shirt, which sp.
peered to have been but newly washed, were found worms of what
was at the time cons.dered blood, more particularly about the
right arm. The shirt was here produced in open court, and there
n•ipeared marks of what may have been blood, but of • Isef dark
colour ; and the au, which was also produced, seemed to line
rusted in the port which was sworn to by sevens witnesses eks
having been covered with portions of the " dura rawer," mixed up
with blood, when first discovered. Upon prisoner being put on
Isis oath, and reminded of the heinous crime of swearing falsely, his
countenance and conduct muted to undergo no patticular change.
He informed Kr. Purcell that nothing more than a steel mill had
amen taken away from the hut.
Henry Robinson, an overseer of the sheep stations to Mr. Ha-
ul], deposed next to his being present when Taggett's body Irde
discovered, qpd head that the latter was subject to fits, but pri.
soner mentioned nothing to him shoot doge barking. Enoch Jones,
another stock-keeper, was at the hat occupied by White and de-
ceased. On the Thursday the former was within dams at an unusual
hour. Jones and another partook of some provisions, and left the
hut for Clete own station, prisoner remaining behind. Next morn-
ing, betore sunrise, a bitch belonging to White came into Jones's
hut, and White himself followed almost immediately, with Infor-
mation that the bush-rangers had stolen a steel mill, and that Tag-
gett was dead and fit for burying. He asked the man to take
charge of his sheep, whilst he should be getting to the next station
to inform the constabulary.
Several other witnesses were examined; most of them concurred
in the opinion of deceased and prisoner having lived together on
friendly terms. One said that deceased had complained of pri-
soner's behaviour to him. The latter attempted, in his defence, to
prove that whilst employed wi h his sheep„ away from the but, he
was aroused by the barking of dogs : and it was his suspicion then,
and at the present moment, that bush-rangers had robbed and plun-
dered Taggett, as he was frequently in the habit of boasting of ha
hard dollars,
The Learned JUDGE recapitulated the evidence very minutely,
and concluded by recommending theJary to find the prisoner guilty.
provided the circumstantial evidence adduced could be
conclusive; but ifs doubt existed, it wasa principle of the Brit elv
law, that the ends of substantial justice would be better answered
by letting twenty guilty persons escape, than that one innocent man
should perish.
After consulting about six minutes, the Jury found the prima
Cluilty." Sentence of Death was then passed in the Lust way.

Bon 11• Y, APRIL I.—We are truly Sorry to SIIIIOUDCO the
death of Captain. Edward C. Sneyd, Deputy Assistant Commissary
General, who was drowned at the Wand of Akyab, in the mouth
of Arracan river, on the 24th ult. The particulars of this nidan-
eholy event are thus detailed in a letter from an ellen who was on
the island when the accident occurred From the amounts we
have been able to collect, it appears that your poor frised S. and
lieutenant U. went, early in the morning, to bathe near the mouth
of the river, and, venturing out too far, were swept away by the
current, which,. during the spring-tides, flows with great rapidity
between the point and a rock fifty or sixty yards distant. Capt.
Sneyd was found shortly after, lifeless. open the rocks near tho
point, whilst his more fortunate companion reached the. shore alive.
though much exhausted by his exertions.''.--8o perished, in the
prime of life, and at a moment when, having escaped the pool.
hernial climate of Arracan, his friends had fondly looked forward to
his enjoying many years of health and happiness, as gallant
soldier, as generous and warm-hearted a men, as ever breathed. His
loss will be severely felt by hie friends, of whom it was the lot
of few to possess a more numerous:circle, for the goodness of his
heart seldom failed to secure the affections of those whom his lively
mannersand cheerful tamper were sure to attract.
THE CASE or GEORGE HOUOHTON.-•-lt will be re-
collected, that George Houghton (otherwise " Pretty
from his possessing a very handsome face) was tried and co°=ed
at the last Old Bailey Sessions with another ludividesl, named
Boyce, of violently attacking and robbing a Mr. Tarter a sargeon,
near Cambridge Heath, on the ehening of the lltil ..Os
the trial, Mr. Fuller swore that he was surrounded mod fibbed by
twenty or thirty fellows, and that one of the meat Mies Iris 1111egh.
ton, and upon his evidence, and no other in esereblentisa,
ton wu capitally convicted,'
and sentenced dew* pasted
with an understanding that he could entertain nephews Wee;
in this world. Since the trial, the strongest ineevest bee Wu tim.
cited, in the immediate neighbourhood where the Dobbin was emu-
witted, in behalf of the unfortunate youth, who is satugly believed
to be totally innocent of the crime of which be MOW& einellied.
and an inquiry her been within these fur days on het, treeisr,
if possible, to substantiate his innocence. Theaesallt of that in.
query has turned out very favourably to the wages youth; and
two affidavits, sworn before the Lord Moyle; --apaaled by
an appeal, were as Wednesday
.presented Nibs Secretary of Stale,
praying that immediate seeps might be taken to avert the sentence
et the law. We have seen the affidavits, and they contain Mans
strong evidence in favour of Houghton's inneeinee, by establishing
en alibi. The rimier, in his defence, said be ors a wing bacon,
and drinking, with two others, at the hews of Smith, the Angel
and Trumpet, at the time the robbery we. esainitted ; bet be
having no witnesses to prove it, the Jun gave no audit to his
story, and he was consequently, found Guilty. Hiewevisti
*we
is now before the Secretary and will, of unhar. OW
the attention due to it.— Paper. i
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