The Sun.
London, England, 1815-10-19 00:00:00

RIOTOUS SEAMEN, &c.

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r l.eceived the Tyne Mercury. Newcast::
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I‘ir tAitor Ivaico co;.tahr a loug stunt(
to the refractory Seamen, but not
We „ti:le of infOrintion concerning. their stat.e.
of n'''''' the writer had been more communicati 'e
‘,.e
tes-, Hitd lesss liberal of Avice ; but as it is,
Iher4t4e l'i iletlee aS I,M intimation that no fur-
4,pitit tiri e.' have been committed, and that the
Fri °-
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ovate letters t. i iti howe,er, say, that
' The b, . ‘ 0 the tl, .
Cost s ~, dmiess of the rioters is conducted in_ a
om,,ils.`"latic Illamier ; they arc goverocc by titki,,-* ittees, and the two ports of Shields and,
*R01'1.'1111(1 are in regular communication with
tiolt:nher; the tint Sit ict disripli,e, is kept up
%tit
egst them ;
Le
.Front rnustet•if any
of
their
body absents hint-
,_, is ),,t,•,, (w.hich takes place twice a day),
rtitteh)l, 'l'l4 d by being paraded through
fare
ii!littii.„";l
.treets of the town, having his fa
tot ; '-,(' with tar • I f
tail, is jacl-et turned insid
,am • . N.. orti; "le is afterwards hobliged to mount a plahte-
',lllitelied to poles set up in triangles for t e kitlbil.),6ei'whert; he remains at the mercy
ittof the
dtiiiviat„ ." the numbers of the seamen increase
Alf,l
000 hat
ti " there are at present •upwards of
.1)1 lesall of shipping in the Tyne and Wear, t all.o
tq : 'deli have lost one, arid many (J. them
thew
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and .
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1.4 'aluen, other surreptitious turbulent cliaci
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~Note mutiny, have been found
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Onr intelligence from Dublin niltning is to
the 17th, and ‘i-e rejoice to find that no,outrages
on a great scale, and only few of a character of
minor atrocity, have vviolated the public peace in
the disturbed Counties, since the Insurrection
Act was put in forCe, and the Law assumed
its proper terrors.' Pie Dublin Evening Post,
a Journal, to do it 'justice, of most impartial
scurrility, has assailed THE SUN for omitting to
insert an Epistle from Lord CASTLEMAINE, Which,
according to its assertion, refutes the unfounded
reports of disturbances in the County of IVest-
meath, copied with alacrity into this Paper. We
neither wish nor expect to please the Evening Post,
which, indeed, with equal honesty, reviles us for not
publishing letters, and takes those which we do
publish as the subjects, for attack, as containing
the opinions of THE SUN, instead of the opinions
of its Correspondents. In the present instance,
however, as a proof that we have no wish to " vili-
fy and misrepresent the state of Ireland," (Heaven
knows that an unvarnished tale of its crimes is the
severest exposition which its enemies and the most
painful that its friends could draw of it)—as a
proof that Lord CAsmemAlNE's letter does not
contradict our remark upon the disorders in a
Ortof Westmeath affording evidence of spread-
ing disaffection in Ireland, we now subjoin that
document, which only chews, that in other parts
of Westmeath no troubles had broken out :

‘,‘ itioydrunt Castle, Oct. 8, 1815,

" Sea—On reading your paper of Friday last, I was much
surprized to find a paragraph, stating, " that disorder and
disquiet prevail in some parts of the County of Westmeath,
and that it does not appear there exists a sufficient share of.
Magisterial activity to preserve the peace of that county."—
I must heg, leave to observe, that there is not in Ireland a
more active, zealonS, and determined Magistracy than the
Magistrates of Westmeath; and that the outrages alluded to.
occurred in a part Qf the County where there happened to be
n'o resident Magistrate at the time.

" The Magistrates of the western part of Westmeath, it is
well known,have, by their vigilance and resolution, checked and
kept down the spirit of outrage bywhich that part of the coun-
try was disgraced about two years-ago; and they- are still
ready, whenever occasion shall offer, to give further proofs
" that want of activity and resolution" is not applicablz: to
the Magistrates of Westmeath."

" I am, Sir, yo:ir most obedient serrant,
" CASTLEMAINE, Gor. of Westincath."

EXTRACTS FROM THE IRISH PAPERS.

On the 7th instant the house of .a man named
Ha ndihoe, about four miles Irinn Kilbeggan*,'
was attacked for arms. lie I MaLe a sharp resist-
ance, by firing on the assailau!s. They returned
the fire, but finding that mode of 'attack unsuc-
cessful, they set fire to the house, from which he
rushed out, and escaped with infinite•ditlieulty.
LIMERICK, (MT. i4,--The Special Commission
at Limerick has been postponed ,to Wednesday,
Ist November.

The following is a list of the capital offences•
that are to he tried at.this Special Coininission :
Coanty Linicrick,Six for murder; 10 assembling by
night, and attacking houses; 8 for burglary, felony and ab-
duction; 2 for burning houses; 6 fur attacking un the high-
way and robbing ; 5 for a riot at a fair, firing shots and kil-
ling a man— 'nazi, 37.

City q/' Limerici—One for murder; 3 for attacking dwel-
ling.-bortses at night ; 4 for robbery; 4 fdr attacking with in-
tent to warder—fetal N.

The 16141 it Lion. Lord Chief Baron and Hon.
Serjeant Johnson arc to preside.
The 'Magistrates of the county of the city of
Limerick have given notice to such persons as
are disposed to save themselves from the effects
of the Insurrection Act, now in force in'the Li-
berties, to deliver up, within 48 hours, all arms,
amintinition, or offensive weapons they may have
in their possession.
Friday night some hours after sun-set, Major
Wilson and the Rev. Richard Cox, apprehended
J. limit, near Caltirconlish, county of Limerick,
for ha ring concealed fire-arms in his house. •

Thursday night, the insurgents burned the house
of David Cole, at Kilbreedv, in the County of
Limerick, (a yeoman in the Kenry corps.)—The
same fellows attacked J. Clift's house, convenient
to Kilbreedy, and were much disappointed in not
finding the owner at home, as they avowed that
their intention was to shoot Clift, on
hearing the approach of the party, escaped through
a back d00r...

Last week, a man, lately discharged from the
naval service, was way-laid in the night by seve-
ral ruffians, between Waterford and Ross, who
robbed him, as they imagined, of the whole of his
hard4,arned property. Two of the robbers held
him, whilst a third, with a sharp knife, cut away
his clothes quite round from the waistband, in-
cluding his pockets, scaring. his flesh during the
operation. Their booty, however, was trifling,
consisting only of a few Bank of Ireland tokens
the sailor having prudently concealed between his
Shoulders property to a large amount. He. arrived
at Euniscorthy nearly in a state of nudity.