The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-21 00:00:00

IKALAN D.
DUBLIN, DECEMBER 16.
ASSAU
On Thursday morning, at half-past ten, Mr.
Wallace, who had been Leading Counsel in the
cause of Coila and MeNatmara, and had stated the
Plaintiff's case on Saturday last, was met in Sack-
villt-street, sorer the comer of Geary-street,. by the
Defendant, Mr. It. NPlslamara, Hurl a person wear-
iug mustachios, whose name is yet unknown. After
a word or two, spoken by Mr. Richard M'Neonara,
intimating, that what he was about to do was in
consequence of Mr. Wallace having, in his state-
ment, spoken as he had done, of Mr. NPlslamora's
wife, he instantly, and without any request of ex-
phitation in satisfaction, gave Mr. llfallace a violent
blow on the left aide of the face, and, while stag-
gering under the blow. gave him • I blows of
a whip, with which he was armed, upon the head.
The violence of the blow lied driven Mr. Wallace
towards the door of Mr. Burke's house, winch was
distant about three yard* from Mr. Wallace when 1,
he received the first blow. %%lieu recovering from
the effect of the blow, lee was at the door of the
house, when %tome person from within came for-
ward. Mr. M*Narnara said the person who
accompanied him birth fled towards Elephant-1,41w,
from whence they in a few intoutes eacaped. It
appears that the waylaying of Mr. Wallace, and
the commission of this unintrelleled outrage. had
been meditated from the Sunday pieced*, but no
intimation of any kind that Mr. I*Nattiora bad
been offended at any part of theta:dement made by
Mr. Wallace had been given to biol. The whole
hail been kept a profound secret until the moment
the crime was !wryer:act!. At the tune the out-
rage was coutinitteil, there were seven other isemsons
besides the two by whom it was actually
commit-
ted, waiting ut a short unit convenient thstmer,
for the purpose, we doubt not, of the escape of the
offenders, had there been any attempt made to
secure them.
Mr. Wallace was met by two Gentlemen of the
liar, i 11111 l ediately after the flight of Mr. 111.Na-
meta, and pruceetted with them to Court, when,
after a short consultation with sonic of his flicodis,
an affidavit of the facts was made, and a warrant
granted by time Chief Judtire of the Bench.
Since that time the minis" exertions of the Po-
live hare been made to :11 rest the nifendero, but,
tatifurrdinately, for the present without ell.ct.—
Mr. ‘Vallace was on his way to Court aluue. and
a ithout any means of tit lence ; M.Naniara was
armed wish a gig whip. Soon as Nl`Nrimara had
satiated Isis viodn tire feelings, lie spiang into a
gig and drove oil' with his friend.
‘Ve make the following extracts from a letter
on this subject in 1/se Dublin Register t Saturday

fast ;--
" .11r. 11`Narnara was not accompanied by more
than one person (who did rut interfer.), Hurt
Ni•Nantara had obviously too ii superiority over
Mr. Wa%Lice an personal sticaigili to require may ass
sistalice. 11 is also stated that the independence of
the bar is involved in this transaction. L-i me first
mate the expressiou made use of be Mr. Wallace as
prriamally applied towards Mr. M'Nslll3lll,
and al•o
11104 e applied by fain towards Mrs. INl4Nanaara, and
the public nrll then judge whether it was not in-
cosaabent on Mr. M.Namara to exact personal
vatisfaogion from Mr- Wallace.
" He Cal li (I Mr. M•Naiii..ra an adventurer, effor-
t/one-it et n ter. a wetly Lieutenant, having anti nag but
Ids pay, seeking the means of living without any
of retixion, morality, or houour ; a anerch ant-
dealer WI tle.h, a moral monster, guilty of perjury
;and seduction--tlist he v.. 1.• sorry to ray lie was an
I'll4lllllTh, its he 11.1.1 deeply disgraced his caniatry.
Ile abused Mrs. Nl'Sainara, lay elating she was a
parseproud woman, walkout youth
or beauty, and that by Mr. M•Naishirs's marriage
with bur, 111 had ill riiiii*e.l wealth. lint that it was
dearly ete tied or hardly earned-1 du taut recollect
which.
Whethur 31r. M•Nannira took a proper mode
of expressing lies feelings ai.d %reknit; reparation, I,
Sir, Shall nut offer an uirtainu ; but know that Mr.
Al.:Namara wasconviaced, from Mr. ll'allace's cuts-
dart to Mr. (rams and Nlr. Ityao, when they, not
very latrly, called on Mr. Wallace on liar Ilan of
their respective friend., that it would lac only sob-
jeciang his friend to litigation rod punishment if lie
sent any to 31r. Wallace; and under this, Reships
Cr ropeouP, iilliirCssiall, Mr. M`rtialuars acted in his
conduct toy/aids 3lr. Wallace."

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