The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL ItEGISTIat •

Lieut. Piercy, of the Newcastle police, who were out
pat riding the mountainous district.
We regret to learn, that„ he noctornal marauders hare
heroin to extend their depredations to the *lO my of
Kilkenny. On Sunday night !Ilona one o'cl-cic;*at party
of armed insurtrnis vklied the v illege of Corraglimartin,
on the estate of Mr. Flood, of Flood-hall, lying a little to
the left of the road leading to Carrick, between Granny
Gstle and Aglish, and abont four miles from Wuicrfintl,
where they searched several houses for arms, and pro-
cured rive guns. At one of the houses, where the owner
was unw.ll, tiny had the delicacy to Cal ,e a neighbour
to rap at the door, to prevent alarm to the sick man,
but insisted on ',cuing his gun from his wee.
Several other overages are detailed as Navin; been
committed in the counties of Ki:kently. Tipperary,
Mu)u, and Water!ord.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
SURREY.
The motizes for thin comity commenced nt Kinromn on
Ft iday I.efore the Iloa. Mr. 11,tron.thnitnot out
the ci‘il Nide, awl the Olin. Mr. Harm' Wood out the crown
wide. In' Our caoc,e li.t flit re ,4% rte 81 ease. tittered fur
Ilia', wid the calendar ent.4::0401 81 ruithetiltueule•
CROWN SIDE. _

Philip Caton, alias ''' and D. Carroll, were
hied on Saturday upon an issilictoscut fur robbing Samuel
Mason on the King's highway, viatica I • in tear, and
feloniously taking hom b:s prison a silver watch and gold
seal, his propel ty, on the 2:1i1 of August lasts in the pa-
ish of Si. Alaty, Nest iilClOll.
The facts :moved in evidence were these:—On ti c 21111
of An g. a little sitter eight in the cs ening. Mr. Marion was
•t mistime ut bit own door, talking to vs reighlsonr, opposite
Newington eltoreli, when a ruffian rosined Slitallier, COMM
tip to Ishii, sit tick Intel a violent blow in the stomach,
which knocked hint down, and at the same instant Isis
watch was snatelicil from his fob. Reel:vet Inc himself,
his instantly pursued the ruffian, and was joined by Mr.
Kirkpatrick, big neighbour. After a good dial of dodg-
ing they 111110. Op to and selzud hist). He wadi. a despe-
rate resist:tore. A gang, midi o horn Ise was es hlesitly
conneet.il, i '''' tiedis:tely sits rounded the proticritti.r and
Mr. Kirkpatrick; the Litter was knocked down by a blow
()cm a blisslgeon, and Mr. M;11.011 bad his face wonsided,

and by these inentio Snuffler was tercued. Plirtoiit War
then mate after the rot st of the gang, in which several of
the prusermos's neighbours joined, but they all got clear
off. the prosecutor. Kit kpatriek, and several Of the
pursuers having been beaters most severely. Information
wag given to the police, and in consequence of the de-
scliplutto of the persons and drettrett of the gang, the Iwo
prisoners were mops eltentied at Simi:let's accomplices,
Caton in St member and Carroll in Januaty. Niqueu taken
!refute Ike magistrates, Mr. Masott swore possitively to
the itersvii of Carrell, a 110%t month retained the ma,k of
a severe blow, which the prosecutor bad given him in the
mill af. Ile 'could not Bacot' to the person of Caws ,
but Mr. Kirkpatrick was quite positive that be was one
of the wets oho I escort! Shultler. One of the circum-
stance: of identity to %Lich Mason swore respecting
Cat roll v. as a emit a hieh nay found in the eriNOner's lotig-
ingm, and which was on the i'lisotter's bark on the evens
ing Use subtlety was et tttttt
'lice defence ret up lot the prisoner Caton was nn alild.
Au old woman with wham ltulodeed swot e itively that
he was in her house at the time the robbery alas sworn to
have tier is coon:titled, inid therefore that lie could have
had no *hate in live transaction. A tailor residing in
Nassau-street swore that the coat, identified ate having
hecn on Carroll's back when the rubbery look Ware, was
niade lay him only in December last, the prisoner having
been nppcchrndod in January in the present
Mr. Ration Wood ;barged the Jury in point of law, that
If the pi isone rs were aiding and assisting the persons vs Ito
co ttttt iitteol the robbery, they would be equally guilty as
the latter of the charge in Cite itidimment. Uoduubtrdly
if thew iinesses for the prisoners were believed, the 'sta-
mmers could not be fonoti 010,1. As to the atad act up
for Caton, the evidence otl4ht to be received with great
suspicion, cunsidet rag that the old woman, though she
might speak the truth at to the f. ct depomeal to, rite totiAlit
be iliklaketi as to the pat lienlar ttuy to %%Welt her r 1 cle:+te
relit•ed. this and whir the evidence as to Cm rail's
coat, they would deal us their jutlctitents slimild direct.—
His Lot toship recapitulated the whole of the evidence.
TJury tlelittes anvil fur a considerable little,antl after
pi (lousing to ret it e(wbit h they did nut) they forum! Cara ull
not gulliy, and Calton Death.
CIVIL SU)E.
HAMMOND V. THE I,IIIABITANT7 of WHEINO.
Tilt, our tot action rigaiitst the 1114.1..taintits 44 the hun-
dred of %I (doing, to resat% r a contpmetation for au injury
stistatited try the plaiucldl, in tuoseopietice ut the destine
bon of ma tutu stacks of hay, Miao, trees, &C. %Welt were
sad on lice in the night of the bill tic 'Alp, lost, by some
unknown Mettottlia Iy.
lc imossv a were coiled to prove the niamier in
the injury was committed, and lice amount of 1.'14 ileett-
sittnetl by it.
'true Jut y, antler the learned :Intl.:es directions, found
tlieir vs sotiet ter the pholioliff—Daltrektr*, lbil, rkauttittl4
the value (ail.) of the tires iejured and desttoy ed.