The National Register.
London, England, 1811-11-24 00:00:00

MONDAY, NOV. 18.

Mr. Serjeant Moore moved on behalf of Mr. Robert Lyons,
for a conditienal older for an information against Mr. St. John,
an attorney, of the county of Leitrim. This case the Learned
Counsel said, was of deep interest to the peace of the county,
and the good order of society. Mr. St. Join), to whom he al-
luded, had the command of a Yeomanry Corps-of the county of
Leitrim ; and it appears that he influenced this baud of soldiers,
who bad his Maj sty's arms for the defence of the country ard
the preservation of the peace, to assist him in a sysn-matic plan
of oppression and tyranny which he exercised against the poor
peasantry in his neighbour:lucid. Mr. Lyons (who, as we un-
derstand, is another ;attorney). had occasion at one time to see
some land which was not far distant front the residence
of Mr. Sc. John ; and on this occasion he was assailed with the
most pitiful complaints from the cottagers at the intolerable op-
pressions of this Mr. St. John, and yeomen banditti. With a
spirit of philanthropy which does him infinite credit, Mr. Lyons
listened to the re',:resei.tations of these poor creatures; and he
took active steps to relieve them front at least part of the bur-
then of injustice under which they laboured. Conduct so hu-
mane could not escape the mahvolence of Mr. St. John, and his
gang ; and as soon as Mr. Lyons bad turned his back, they pro-
ceeded to indulee their malice in a manner at once discreditable
to t.!e civilization of the country, anddiseraceful to every idea
we form of military discipline. An exhibition was contrived,
represinting the person of Mr. Lyons; and this, his rffigy, was
duotn4sn be publicly burned, tw shew the imied.or contempt for
.his otkrti,ons in cyppositiim to petty tyranny. Ills Majesty's army
were apt oinied to superiLte lid the execution of the awful sen-
tence pronounced upon thisefligy. It was prepared for them, they
paraded with it through the village of (we think) Drurnsham-
low ; they brought it in triumph to Mr. St. John's house ; took
from thence this insulting placard " Robber Lyons," with the
enthAiasm .with which regular soldiers would possess them-
selves of the banner of glory; and having thus conspicuously
placed forYhe gaze of the crowd, they repaired to the fair green
with theiitmultuous disorder of an enfuriate rabble, which was
n 4 a little increased by abundant supplies of liquor, with which
1 ley had been furnished by the all liberal Mr. St. John. The
busin&ii of the day ended by a Jeu di joie here the Learned
Counsel'expatiated at \ length on the dreadful consequences that
must result fr out this description of disorder in a remote part of
the,cceMtry, if it kid ty,t been ViAted with the most 'exemplary
What mitt ages, he ZiSkud, would not a lawless
314-4 n, d banditti perpetrate under the leadership of an unbridled
and unrestrained chiehain, such as Mr. St. John, if this man
had been allowed with impunity to direct their blind zeal to
the attainment of his unworrantab e end? • After many perti-
nent observations, the Learned Counsel sat down, and the con-
ditional order was granted.

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