The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-12 00:00:00

I BEL.IS D.

The nryligt Vries Letter says—" .1 fur nights ago (we lie.
lie.., Monday se'noigist t, the house or a farmer, satiated be-
tvri•en .Antsiin and Laitgliatitrmre. °as beset by a banditti, hay.
i.. 4 their faces blackened. 'fliey soon forced au eutrancr, 111111
demanded his 'Hooey, w bit It they limy knew he possessed.
lir assured thesis he had none. for that lie load, on the pre'. ions
raw. his rent •ritli it. They reiterated their demands with
dr.adlisl threateninv., to which the poor man could only reply
bs sin assuring them he had paid his tent with it They
1%0111,1 not b.lirse him, nod, imputing his denial to °bobtail ,
trThv procersie,l In break the taffies and chairs in 111,110.1. e,
curl with 1111.4 r they kindled a large tire on the hearth.
then vcireil hint. and strelebed the wietelied victim on the
blazing wood, where they held him, reg. • !less of his +meatus
end writoinits, until lie was sest•tely setureaud its 'Haricot part,
of the body ; and one of his sides is :•o dreadfully bona, that
it is net thoiczlit he eau recover. When the unhappy sidierm
\Was •••viritil in Ills' midst til linens, Ilie wreicht•s
tbs %% him via WI Ills' door, where they left him, nod retreated
trim the bons,., not supposing that any eye witnessed this Ira
vie scene. hot I Winter urdereik it othi•ruise ; for a young
woman. who was in the lonise, mud who hid herself when they
tint entered, slw the whole transaction, und distinctly knew,
two of the pasty, who resided in the toei•zliliourhood Next day
she lodged informations against them befbre a 'Magistrate, and
they have both 1111.11 apprehended and committed to the Gaol
of Cal riekrergits, to abide their trial at the ensuing Assizes."

A few nights no 4 Most OaWine and savage outrage was
tooltillittodiO the ocighbottlllOod Of C 111110114411, 4 some mom
s,er, oho cut the tail, and mie of the ears, cal the loose of the
Its.e. Mr. Hoy lon. Se% ecal deep incisions were also malt- in
the sit i.k of the animal with some sharp instillment. l'hi•
srand.slons piece of malice and barbarity, we are informed, is
toil) purt til a system of opposition acted upon by 4 1.1.1 t igao-
raid and Illi•Casided wr. tales, wlto, in thus expressing
hostility to Mr. N. rat nlarh appointed to lltnt morbli, disgrace
all religion, violate the peace, and diltti,t luinutuit) into the
bargain.— Enni.,l:;l fen V hrorticle.
A H1C.11%% A A 7.1 SN tilloT.—The Frecwas's Journal says—
ft 'alum:thou was brought to the Head l'olice (Mice, Dublin,
early on Saturday morning last, that the post-buy carrying the
mail ti bun Dublin to Mithincar, escorted by a single dragoon
of tile in& reginivitt, ma• assailed by a hatalitti of In or 11.
between '.llasan and Nobber, c ty of Meath. The most
daring of the ruffians, after the usual cry of • stand' wits given
by the v. hole holy, walked boldly tip viwards the po.t.boy
when the dragoon instantly shot him dead with his carbine.
whole of his ace mpliees, terrified at this instance of
bravery, and the fate of their comrade, tied with pet eipitation,
and suffered the mail to proceed without further molestation.*

SCOTLAND.

RIOT AT GIAS'3OW.

The Glannec Herald of Friday sulthight gives the following
•orrect de t

.• We are extremely sorry to say, that yesterday evening we had
some rioting here. A full account of the whole artitir is to be given
officially ; but we think it our duty to state shortly the extent of the mis-
chief, to prevent exaggerated accounts tenni getting currency. A soup-
kitchen was opened yesterehty in the ( aunt, pnneipally from funds
raised in that neighbourhood, and under the superintendence of some
of the Justices. Whether the people who were to be benetted by this
institution were dissatisfied at this mode of applying the fends, or whe-
ther they were displeased with the broth it with the conduct of
those who distributed it. or whether there were some mischievous peo-
ple who merely wished for a pretence to cause a disturbance, it is im-
possible to say ; but symptoms of discontent certainly did appear about
one o'clock, in the usual way of boys throwing stones, and the windows
of the persons who managed the soup kitchen were broken. Several of
the Justices immediately repaired to the place, and by their firmness
and moderation repressed the turbulence of the people tor some hours;
but about four o'clock the violence became so alarming, that it was
necessary to procure additional assistance ; and there being no efficient
police in the suburb, the military were sent tbr, and the Sheriff of the
county repaired to the spot. Four or five of the most violent of the
rioter, were seized, and sent under the escort of the military to gaol.
On their way thither, and more particularly on their return from it,
the soldiers were assailed by violent showers of stones and brick-bats,
by which the most of them have Item severely hurt—and although
they bore every injury with the utmost forbearance, they were oblifed,
in san eine instances. to tire, in sell-defence. One man in the crow re-
ceived a shot in the thigh; and it is reported that another has been
wounded in the leg in ann. This is all the Crest produced by the tiring
as far as we can ascertain : hut we have no doubt it will be greatly
magnified in the private. accounts that go to a distance.
• On this unpleasant sultiect we wi-h to be as short as possible ; hut
we think it our duty to caution the reader againu contUunding the
sober, intelligent, and patient artisan with the rioters of last night.
The distresses of the operative weavers. and of those connected with
that business, have been and continue to be most severe; and we trust
that the fully and madness of a few will not prevent those who have it
in their dower from giving assistance, where it is so requisite, and
where the objects of their liberality arc so deserving of it.
• The military employed on this occasion were a small party of
She tith Dragoon Guard,. and from so to too of the 70'h Highlanders."

SI:3131E11 ASSIZES.
ESSF.X.-CALLMSIMID, FRIDAY, Aix, 9.
EILDUCTION.-AYTON r. WyLKFR.

This was an action brought by Mr. John Ayton against the
defendant, for th.• loss of services, dc. et his daughter, occa-
sioned by seduction.
Mr. Merry-al I, on the part of the plaintiff. addressed the Jury.
He stated, that the piaiiditl was the eldest unmarried of live
thitightev, of a 11.1IPPet.lhlc farinei, l'esidisig at Tollesbury-ltall:
in the: roomy ; the &fend:int was the only sou of a rainier re.
aiding in the neighbourhood of the same place. In the eonrse
of the year isri, the defendant %m is introduced to the plaintiff's
daughter, and in a short time they euinced a partiality toward%
each other, which was Allerel'lll.ll on the pal r of the defendant
by addresses of the warm.,, nature, and °treeing to make he.
h s wife. The datighter of the plaaititi continued to r .(clue
the ..onstant %kits of the defendant. She listened to his pro-
testations, and aftersome time, in an unguarded moment, yielded
to his solicitations; and boriene pregnant, and %%as delis rued of
St child on the 25d of March lust.

Lliraheth Ayton deposed, that she wa, 19 years of age, and
ie•iiied at Tollesbury, where she had the management of her
fail'. I'. household affairs. In the month of November, Inn,
she 1.•. ante acquainted with the defendant, Wa:ker, who eons).
no d v sting her nod paid I. address: in thi• warniiist
. The idea of inarriuge between hei and the derndant
bi•ing entertained, she obiiiiiied her father'. the
n °nth of December following, the deleilihint urged his soliei-
Wien a hi the most pressing manner; 1110ig, " as moon as the
marr age was completed, they wonil retire wpi live w the
!owe,- farm;" and making various other pruLapws, pined coin
ascetAtiutcy ovce bet lettings.