The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-26 00:00:00

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seeable ; bet terms could *et be agreed epee. sad the eases
presided.
Kr. Sergeaet Pen thee addressed tie Jury is the part of the
defenders's. sad was ea the pilot of sitting dome at the es..
elegies of the address, mites the pisiatif agreed t• refer all
matters is differeace.

Mr. Jesting Berme, eoluseeded the determination.
A Juror was thee withdrawn by ronseni, Messrs. Amami
(we understand) being to take Mr. itaiskina's premises.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—ArtuisT. Avo. IL

The Lord Chief Justice having this day opened the
commissios and gone to church, presided gm at Nisi
Prins, and anti-wants tried she prisoners.
Jahn Pastan. a decent looking men, sheet 51 years of
age, stood indicted for stewing a grey mare, the property
of Juhn Wisitesmith. of Teilbert, in the parish of Shop,
on the 21st day of May last, which he sold fur SI. The
et idenee being clear and decisive, the prisoner was fared
guilty death.
John kinds. a young man about ft years of age. stood
indicted with feloniously and maliciously slaying, coning
and maiming ten sheep, otherwise ewes. otherwise ten
lamb., the property of Mrs. Mary Close. widow, ow the
9th of May last, at a place called Winton Gill, or Hill.
Mr. Courtney comfits-led the prosecution.
Joseph Close, son of widow Close. deposed as to the
tar t.
John Hardcastle cortoburated the former witness es to
the stale in which the sheep were found, with their thrusts
cut. am on the ev • gof the 9th of May last.
The ',rimester, in his defence, told an susenstsairaised
plain story 'shout the Closes contionally loonding his mass
Sir's sheep, and assaulting him, which pot burrito peril of
lilt life, and witness's master, satisfied wills Ike malice
they lore hint, did all he could to protect him (the pri-
soner) as his set vent.
Mr. Alderson submitted the point of law, whether me.
lice being proved on the part of the prisoner towards the
sheep from the act of ensuing their throat's, or towards
the two brothers, would rmutint so malice towards the wi-
dow Close, whose property the sheep were, with *horn
the prisoner never had any communization so as to inter
metier towards her ; and if so, whether this email amount
to maliciously cutting and maiming within the meaning of
the Act or Parliament.

The Lord Oiler Justice 114111, he should reserve the
point for the consideration of the Judges. He remarked
upon the inconsistency of the Closes, and left it to J.iry to
find their verdict of guilty or nut guilty. If they !Mind
she prisoner ',silty. they would say whether the killing
and maiming was with malice towards the owner of the
sheep, or towards the sons of the widow Close.
The Jnry found the prisoner godly fume malice, not
towards the sheep, or widow Close. the owner. but from
malice towards her sons, Joseph and William Clime.—
Sentence of death respites' fur the opinion of tire twelve
Judges.

'ETING TO RAISE A SUBWRIPTION FOB UN-

FORTUNATE BiliN Li.
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On Monday evening. at eight o'clock, a meeting wis
held at the Whi..e Lion public-house, St Alhan's-place,
for trot purpose of raising a subscription fur Byrne, the
unfortunate man who was publicly whipped to Ireland
out the infamous charge preferred against him by the
Bishop of Clogher.
'roe mom in which the meeting was held being very
small, many persons could not gain admittance. Hall it
been more spacious it would have been crammed....
Numbers were standing in front of the house.
Ex•Stieriff PARKINS took the chair, at the unanimous
wish of the company. On doing which tie 100 k a re-
view of ll ruts case, and concluded wait an ..ppe d to
the C0,1111;111), to promote as much as possible die irj .ct
for which they had stet.
A Mr. KAVNIKAGISI next addressed the ineetine.--lie
slid. that he was chairman at a meeting at the York
Minster Tavern. North Autliey.street, where a aiste.crip.
lion had been raised for sittiortunate Write. whose se-
vere punishment he hail wituebird in Dublin, al'er har-
ing been convicted on the charge of the Bishop. o.a that
occasion Byrne, who was a fine looking youtia wail, was
tied to a car, and whipped by ti athletic matt, the chi-
lance of a utile and A bill. at length he 1k cam.. so
exhausted as to loose the use of his leas. but still the
puttislitnent was continued. So cur teed were ilie
'nude that folimsed. 31 the plea m B,roe's crime, out.
although he had received the lieVerr pulotshun nt, tote
galled um to the Littler to lay it on lulu, and the slytt.
lace aerated to exult and c.itis der the punialiment too
lenient, so high was ,he B.snop of CnAller in their
estimation. On his tieing tenon eti it tie ref tae was •
covered with blood, and iiiirisles ul vs,ry debt:lop 0000 ,
winch the mob load p•lied at
was one of the 111061 atixion• W prim, 1111 l nit- nav,
an e/lreliVe was MS loW lKnannll al lIK 111.1111 oiler nAO
ilie Protestant Church. No our C.iillit retort
he tlul that lie had I sliest so dom. a ~art, 411.! now he
destructs ht 111'11111We like Nelisare rill the ismoridnal so
witch minted.
lit the course of the evening several oilier speeches
were delivered, and a SOONCIII*104) 1145 eta ered
Several resolu.tons w. re proptseil aud caret. d, atvl it is
the intention to case a In. sertptitoi 13), 11, I,
titer into some hositiess, %whit) h • Ivy Ilse Cool-
fortably nit its ly.

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