The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-04 00:00:00

DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.

LIMERICK, Ocr. 24.—This morning, one of the 4?d
regional', on Lis march from hence to Rathkeale, having
fallen nut nom his party, who had not at the time been
atiove three hundred yards in front, was attacked by a
p •ny of fellows, whoiomped from behind a ditch near
Longhmore, one of w horn struck him with a spade
across the temple, and took Root him his musket, am-
munition, bayonet, and accoutrements. The arms were
also taken Mint two °Mils, on their march this week,
in the neighbourhood of R. bkae.
ou Mood ty melting alma six o'clock, JaIIICS Keenan,
one of the Comity Limerick mounted police, on his way
Iron Ratlikeale to Croon), was attacked near the village
of Cruagh, by seven men, all armed, who hail jumps d
front behind a ditch ; one of them seized his horse's
upon which the policeman drew his pistol, and
unfortunately missed ; he was instantly knocked off
his horse by a blow from smite heavy weapon ; his Car-
bine, pistols, swonl, and atitinunirlon, &c. were then
taken from him, and being placed on his knees, all the
surrounded bun with blunderbusses, and desired
him to prepare for death; however, by the interposition
of their leader, his life was spared, and he was ptlmitted
to mount his horse and retire, oil taking all oath. Some
horrid impreemions against the entire police and the
magistrates were used by the gang.
On Sunday last, during divine service, the glebe-
house of the Rev. N all Garstin, near Kilpescon,
about three miles from this city, was entered in his ab-
sence, by twelve men with their lies blackened; some
of whom secured the sett ants, while others tool:veiled up
stairs io Mr. Garstin's bed-rowan, limn whence they took
two blunderbusses, two cases ut pistols, and two guns,
and retreated with great speed towards the direction of
Flullysimons. Sonic of them were in a state of nudity
in the retreat.

1110:4 of the gentlemens houses in that neighbourhood
were Olt the sante day either plundered of arms or at-
tempted, and not less than twelve houses we arc informed
have been riddled of arms, tither by strata:4t•iii or force,
during; the last week, within a circle of three miles.
A serjeatit and 12 of the 70th Highlanders are since
quartered at the house of the Rev. Mr. (larstin, who ex-
pected a visit from the nightly insurgents.
Whilst the police and a party of the 40th regiment
were patroling the vicinity of A keaton otiSa outlay night,
they were attracted towards Rock-abbey by a con-
'holed fire—in a short time they came up with a large
body of insurgents, who, without notch ceremony,
attacked the military, but nu returning the fire, the de-
luded peasantry decamped in all directions. One id- the
police. named Nlargliti, was badly wounded, as was also
one of the insurgents, who was uhset tied to fall, but was
carried away by Its associates. The total darkness of
the night prevented the military and police from making
ally prisoners.
On Thursday night last, between the hours of ten and
clever o'clock, the house of Mi. William Means, of
Elton, was attacked by a number of armed ruffians. who
tired several shots in the direction of his bed, which on
hearing them he had just left • a thick iron-screw was
driven through the heath of bed anti a partition, which
lodged in the opposite wall . the curtains of his bed
took fire front the wadding of another piece; every
window in the house was smashed to atoms. Alcany
being severely afflicted with rheumatism was unable to
give them much opposition; he is a very loyal and res-
pectable man.
The houses of Patrick Grady, of Rillynturphy, E.
Nialony, Edmond and Carmody, of Ashford, and several
others in the same neighlxnathviod, were also attacked,
and fir,: arms taken therefrom.
Extract ula letter from the neighbourhood of Billin-
gaily :—" I have just learned, that on IVednc-day :light •
the entire Ic id was stripped and plundered off Mvam
house, which had been lately !milt by Captain Duggan,'
between Kilinitly and Maltonagh, in this connt), by an
armed banditti. The purpose fir which this lead was
plundered is obvious. The niisprided ruffians arc out
every night in arms, committing every species of crime,
aril latterly have posted notices as well against the pay-
ment of rents and taxes, as tythes, and in several instances
have compt•lled Camels to abandon their limns. which
they have occupied for several years ; in truth, nothing
!Own of the most coersivc measures will bring this un-
happy country to a state of stiborditiation. At present,
no hie, no property is secure."
A notice of a Most diabolical nature, signed " Captain •
Jahn Rock," was posted on the gate of Mr. Leake, of
the Abbey, near Ratlikeale, on Sunday ; it was
t ken down the next morning by the police.
it notice, signed "Captain Think well, Road Surveyor;
and County Ranger," calling on the parishioners of Hal-
y brew, in this county, to meet fin Sunday relative to
plies, was generally posted on Saturday. Toe assent-
blag,e was however prevented by the appearance of a
strong military force on the wound.
This morning thirty dragoons with peace-officer Smith,
left Rathkeate fur Cram to prevent an illegal meeting
%Villa is called by the wool i-be legislattirs relative to
tythes, which it was intended to hold gal that neighbour-
hood this day.
Extract of a letter from Newcastle:—" It having
struck that active magistrate, Godfrey Nlassy, Esq. that
would be of sonic use to go to the chari and exhort
the people to WWII to their allegiance and surretidi r
their arms, he accordingly consulted the Rev. Mr. Hoch-
ford, the parish priest of Nionagea, who encouraged Mr.
Massy to do so, and which lie accordingly did, awl, I
ant happy to say, that front the goon and salutary
advice given them by that worthy elt•r,yritan. and r.
Massy's sincere addrvss, dime guns, one pistol, troehk%4llll,
and a bayonet, have been surrendered to Mr.
Those arms, though f;flillg, are, we hope, all varnia
that others will follow, and the people submit to a due
obedience of the law."

On Mons Dennis. Ahem, a respectable fanwr on
the Lints 01 Gletigiirt, uu the t'onriettay estate, was rued
at by snore as,mim, near. Ins dwelling. Ile was not
tit .id I.y the accounts received this mowing.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

CITY OF CORK SESSIONS COURT.
CURIOUS TRI AL.
MONDAY, OCTOIER e 2.-1 trial involving some very extra.
ordinary circumstances occupied the court a great part of tin',
day.
J. Conn, and Timothy Foley, the former principal, the latter
assistant clerk in the office of John George Newsom, Esq. one
of the Sitting Aldermen, together with John Morgan and James
Murphy, bailiffs, were arraigned on a charge of assault, false
imprisonment, itupoistion, and extortive, eh under the colour
of the situation,. they filled, and further aggraveted by their vie
time being umwotected, though respectable females. The fol.
lowing is an outline of the case, us detailed in the evidence:—
On the I tilt of September List. the traversers, Morkem, and
Murphy, received a warrant front come person to arrest a mum
named Keleher fur a debt, upon the condition, as appeared, of
• No puacluese no pay," or in other words, they were to receive
no payment until de/ made the sorest. Aeeintlinelv, at about
twit o'clock on that day, they proceeded to Mrs. Armstrong',
in George% Street, where Keleher had for some time lodged. On
their inquiry die informed them that Keleher was not at home.—
At eight o'clock on the same evening they rammed. and having
got a similar answer from Mr Arnestriiee, that. Keleher was not
within, they declared their purpose, mai dentamltd the key, of
several departments, which, all but one, were delivered to them
by Mrs. Armstrong, who pointed out the veep of which she had
not given the key tei that in which Keleher lodged, who then had
it locked, and who, in leer, was in the room nt the time, but
without her knowledge. After having in a very violent and
authoritative manner, scarclicd all the other nano., and finding
they could not obtain die key, or admission into the, they be-
came more elaniourous and violent, charged Mts. Armstrong
and her niece with assisting in a resale, and threatened to
break open the door; but on being informed by a boy who had
seen him out, that while they were at the doer Keleher had
escaped through the window, they went off, declaring they would
make Mrs. Armstrong sitar for assisting in the re -cue. as they
tcrined it, and pvventing their earnito, the nine/ they had
engaged fur. It further appeared by the evidence, that they
then went to .Mr. Neweont 3 office, where, on consulettion with
the traversers, Conn and Foley, the plan of the subsequent part
or the business was arranged. Accordingly, and in putsuanee
of their threat, they returned again at ten o'clock on the seine
night with what they called a warrant, which they had obtained
frum Cnnn and Foley. against Mrs. Armstrong and her niece, a
young laity who resided with her, bah it' whom they declared
they would immediately take to bridcwell, where they should
remain all night, miles.. they instantly peideix shillings and six-
pence, what the fellows were to receive err arresting Keleher.
.—This Me:. Armstrong peremptorily refused, demanding to be
taken before the magi-trate. :kW without permitting her or her
niece to get any kind of covering, ulthauali the night was ex •
trtmely melenient, or even to futon the dour of the filmic, these
two females, at this tineeteonatee ?Mtn. eintrary to iemonstrance
and entreaty. were headed off to Alderman Neweies office,
where the other traversers were waiting in their magisti rial ca-
pacity. Ott reaching the office the traveriet Foley was seated at
a fled: and the cue being stated, he desired that Al rs. Armstrong
shotialittmediately pay the money, or that she must be com-
mitted; Mrs. Armstrong, however, persevered in refusing to do
to, until die should see the Alderman himself, who, she was in-
formed, in an ,wer to her enquiries would arrive immediately.—
In a kw miriutes afterward., the door wee opened, an I tine of
the persons present called out `'• Here is the At lan." Way
was then made, and the Traverser, Conn, entered and took his
glare at the desk, where he was addrew eel with the appellatson
of '• Alderman by all the others.
The case hieing stated to hi Worship, Alderman Conn, he
prinotimeel ttie same decision as his Iterity had already done—
Mit the Gs. fel. west be paid. Mrs. A., howcver' knowing
Alderman N.'s person, was still refractory, and peoteeted against
the decision ; but at !meth finding there was no alternative,
lather than be sent to iiritlewell witit her nieee,:she agrcel to pay
the motley. Here, however, it new difficulty arose, for tin search-
Mg her pockets Mrs.A. was 2s. 2d. short of the sum required, one
fraction of which the Magietteues, or their worthy compeers,
would not remit! Fortunately. however, a person named
McCarthy, who happened to be present, genetously paid the de-
ficiency. A receipt was them requited by Mrs. A. and given fur
the 6,4 rid. in which two nation, not of either of the parties, were
inserted; but this, on being observed upon, wee corrected.
Mrs. Armstrong Wilt then permitted to epart, and on the fol-
lowing day, having con, lilted- with sonic of her friends, she laid
information against the traversers before Sir David Perrier, upon
which they were arrested. To intimidate her, however, from
pniceeding upon these informations, the traversers, Morgan and
Murphy. subsequently laid infornuttions tbr a rescue, and assist-
ing in the escape of Keleher,. at Alderman Newsom'. office,
before Alderman Conn. A wariant of the some description as
the former was issued, Mgt. it, however, by Alderman Newsome
who, it appeared on the nail, was then residing near Passige,
but was in the habit of leaving werrams, with has signature, to
be tilled and used in his absence, when tett:med. Airs. A. and
her niece were again armsted—again in the Alderman's absence
taken bell ire A Manual Conn, and ordered to find hail under the
charge, or in be committed. Bail wee accordingly given tar a
sum of Gs. id. which was required and paid, and Mrs. Armstrong
was once more at tiiterty.
All these facts having been folly proved in evidence, the Jury,
without a moment's hesitation, (Mind all the traverecre guilty.
His Worship, the Recorder, alter addrei-sing them on the mag-
nitude of the allit-tce, which lie act:lam-el was one of the most
glaring tlatt 'lath-time within his knowkslge, selacticol the trti-
ve.sers, Foley and Conn, to be imprisoned six calendar months,
and to pay a tine of 51. each. mud the 14,111114 wine sentenced to
he impristilica for three' celeadar wombs.

Wed; allay au imputation slat, taken amisre T. Shelton,
I: q. cora.. r for (.onduu and Snutbwa,k, at the King',
Arm, Tavern, renclairch-blieet, on the body of G. Tun ers,
janniey twos tailor, who put a pet toil to Ins existence, by
hatigiag himself. It appeared from she t vidence adduced,
the 1113•Vill4.tl, oho ‘sab about 32 )eau, of age, resided in
Ilai k road, liditegton, awl hail :or • time back Licril iu
the employ of Mr. Pearson, , retie hurch.sirres,
stater tailor. II le as swan! hail li-übe oil S ou-
tlay !kill, and 111• family departed to vend the Sunday at
their reblitenee, the place becure, ant nil
ji.•ibon as they nuppmed in it ; but oil tb, it return, tin Mn,,.
day marnitc;, were much sago, ell at tot being abk• to Lstia
admittance, the doots being bailed tilt the inbitle. So ("l-
icence being gained by one of the a aiduwi., the unto' &waste
deceased was fotind hanging quite dead by a cord from a
tit.am behind the kitchen Mw, in whitb battalion it was
mpjlosed he had rimatined >ince tlic &muddy night. A lent r
was found ill tune of WS pockets, which lama the date it ap-
pealed he had received the preceding week, purporting to lie
ritien by a young woman at the nest cad of the lima,
is hes ein lie vial{ chstged by the wattr with having tren-
chmusty nail enmity itamterred his ssilitrebiesi to another of
nr fair be a, ailes the many faithful jitemibes he lord ntadc
of j. 000 i o her to the haute of a edlock• Verdict—Mental
CAVTION TIP LICF.NSI:O V ICTV Sit. ns, in consrquence
of autupltttnls Many beim to the tudgi,tiatts at the
pollee otrice in High street, Atiy-le-bone, twiny of
the liceu td IliChlallelh ill that parish, vs lio sums the i„aisiv, of
la ba;;Ltictle, &minims, c. id:, .:;„e. to be played at ISt it
houses, they have rums In the deteraiiin,tiod to pie Sela the
abuse enuerb bcisq; played is the public homes %sable th‘it

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COCRT OF K ING'S BENCH, Novutenelt I.
KNOWLES, V• lIORSEFALL AND OTHERS.
Thls was an action of troves : verdict for the plaintiff,
subject to the opinion of the Con it.
case was this :—Knowles, the plaintiff, is a wine-
merchant at Liverpool ; the defendants are assignees of
William Dixon, fortnesly a wine meridian, at the same
place. Dixon, previous to In batik isiptey, imported
certain brandies from France ; entered them to the re-
gular way at the Cullom-house, and hoode•ei them in his
own name et Liverpool. According to the practice of
Liverpool, goods are bonded in different parts of the
town, la lite purpose of suiting the convenience of the
importer. A merchant having no warehouses, or insuffi
cient one a, of his emu, places Ids property in a hired
building; and Mr. Diann lodgil his brandies pal sly in a
wasehouse which he rented annually, anti partly in a
warehouse which he hired fur the time Irons a ihait of the
name of Lestlon ; the two waieltim.e.s being severally
secured, pier,tiant to elision), by thief- locks; and the
keys of those locks being kept, one by Dixon hiusselt, as
importer, one by the officers of the customs, and one by
the owner of the warehouse.
In the month of Fehruary 1919, the plaintiff Knowles
bonght from Dixon. twenty.seven pieces of brandy ; stud
on the Ist Maid' following, lie re-sold 10 pieces. The
len pieces re.s.,ld by Knowles were delivered f
Dixtdes keeping; the remaining seventeen were to con-
tinuo in bond as long as he (Knowles) should think fis.
Regular Invoices were made out, and Dixon received his
purchase money from the plaiut Knowles re-sampled
the brandies in the presence of an excise officer, and
marked the casks with the initial of his ; hist D. soli
sumo time after becoming a bankrupt, Ilse sesenteen
pieces of brandy were claimed by the assignees.
The question for the Court was, whether the goods re-
mained in the order and disposal ul Dixon, so as to gsse
him the I /Toted ownership.
Mr. Tindall, for Ilse plaintiff, contended, upon the
authority of " es parte Flynn," Ist k ins, and " -
Waite v. Cook," 241 Taunton, that Ihuc WAs Slot iu the
present case such apparent ownership in Dixon as the
Law would requi►e to give the properly to his assignees.
From the sale by Dixon down to the time of his bank.
raptry, Dixon was merely a warehouse-keeper to the
plaiotilL
The Lord Chief Justice.—Dixon can scarcely be con.
sidervd as a mere warehouse keeper. The goods are WS
originally, and they -remain in his possession ; how is any
one to know that the property hiss changed hands
Mr.Tind4ll submitted, that the affixing of the plain-
tiffs initial (the letter K. was sufficient notice to all the
wine trade that the brandies were iii him.

Mr. Parke (for the defendant) was aloud to address
the Court, when
The Lord Chief Justice intimated that no doubt could
be entertained ml the ease : the whole of the sew mesh,
pieces were (within the me. gof the statute) cicairy
in Ilse possession of Dixon. As regarded those of the 17
casks which lay in lee warehouse of Leds.m, why had not
notice of their sale been gives, to the (holder ? Ledsoo,
as the rase stood, would vI. been josi 'lied all rluag, and
after the alleged sale, in delivering them to DAon. % i
regard to those casks which renrainvil in the *alehouse of
Dixon, the mete smirking of them with the letter k was
nu i11111113(i011 to the generality of people that the) were,
or had become, the properly of the plaintiff.