The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-29 00:00:00

IRELA.ND.

DUBLIN, SAN. 24.---Yesterday being the first
day of Term, the Court opened with the usual
forms. After the Grand jury were sworn,
Mr. OoQLD rose to move for a Conditional order for a cri-
minal information, at the. prosecution of the Attorney.Ueneral,
against Thomas Hamilton, of Roscrea. The grounds for grant-
ing this information would be .found in a letter, dated the 3d
of January,lB23. Mr. Vivid then read the affidavit_ of the
Attorney-General, in which he,deposes to the receipt of the,fol-
lowing letter, the hand-writing of which was proved by Mr.
Alderman Darley s

Roscrea, January 3, 1823.
" SlR—The last number of -The Evening Post reports that '
yon applied the following words to the Oraugemen.:—‘ Un-
intimidated by that gang which have formed themselves to
beard the King's Government—to overturn the laws of the
country—and even to insult and outrage the very person of
the Kin& Representative in Ireland.'—As an Orangeman
I feel myself hound to say, that ,If you uttered such words,
they are false as Hell—nor would you dare to use them
to any indiiidual of that body. Would you venture to
apply such language to Lord O'Neill, Lord Enniskillen,
or General Archtlall ? And, because I am the son of an
Orangeman, who has distingulithed himself by his attachment
to the fixed principles of' the Constitution, you have done me
all the harm in .your power.; and have prevented me from ob-
taining a situation, to which my high recommendation and my
acknowledged competence entitled me, and have thus perhaps
destroyed my prospects in life ; and you have, also made Dr.
Magee my fathertsenemy. If you imagine I can ever be.for-
gettul of these serious Injuries, you mistake very much.
" I am, Sir,.your obedient servant,
I • "T. HAMILTON.

" To the Right lion. Wm. CoNTgham Plunlictt."
CHIEF-JusTlor—Take a conditional Order. •
ritostcuTiori OF THE RIOTERS AT THE THEATRE.
Mr. SEALY TOWNIIIED applied to-the Court, that the flit-
venters against whom the Attorney-General had tiled ex-officio
informations for a riot in the Theatre, should be called to ap-
pear on their recognizance, when Mr. Forbes and all the tra-
verser, appeared by their Attorney, minich right was opposed
by 34. Townsend, for the prosecution, who argued that the
rule required them to appear personally.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MALIN, JAW. 25.
EX..OFFI CIO INFORMAPIONS.
The Attorney-General entered the .Court of King's Bench
yesterday, about the hour of twelve o'clock, (a full Court being
sitting at the time), whilst Mr. Saurin was addressing some
law.erguments to the Court.
The ATTORNEY.OENIERAL.—Vour Lordships are ap. '
prised that criminal informations have been put on the file
of this Honourable Court against certain persons, some of
whom, I understand, have yesterday mitered an appearance by
attorney. I was not in Court yesterday, my Lords ; hail I been,
aware of this proceeding, I certainly would have been here.
—Some of those persons were bound in recognizance*, by
which they were required to appear in this Court, to answer
to criminal Informations to be filed against them; miters hail
been in custody, and on their applicatWl 10 be discharged, they
wets admitted.tobail'on condititin of their appearing
to plead to criminal informations to be filed against them in,
this Court. Those informations have since been tiled, and no-
tice of which has been served on the parties. With respect to
those persons, my Lord, it is my opinion .that the principal and
securities should be severally called.
'rho Cowry then gave directions that James Forbes,
Matthew Handwich, henry Ilandwich, George Graham, WIT 4
Brownlow, Win. Graham„ and their respective sureties, should
be called ; but they did not appear.
The ATTORYEY.GENERAL.—i understand, my Lords,
that an application for postponement has been made to this
Court. 'I don't knew whether your Lordships should deem it
necessary for me to trouble you with any observations on the
subject of that application.
The CHIEF JuaTicg.—lf your intention be to oppose the
application, it is unnecessary, as the fintli Act of the late King,
chap. 4, is quite conclusiveon the subject. In country cases, where
postponement may be reasonably required,, it is allowed in
the King's Bench in England to intim' to the last day of Term;
hut the, practice in Ireland is essenttally different—here but four
days are allowed to the parties to come into Court end plead ;
the more particularly in a town case, where all the parties are
on thespot. The present application does not rest on any par.
ticular merits. The parties are ,charged with the same, or
similar offences—they have not been taken by surprise—they
were aware several weeks ago, that proceedings would be insti.
tuted against them ; and ilk-the application is not grounded on
ariy particular merits, the Court 1.) bound to refuse it.
It was ultimately agreed on by Counsel, that the appearances
of all 'the traversers who had even in bail should be taken
down as of " yesterday," i. c. the first sitting day of term.
The AT Tattn i:v-GEwEllaL.—My Lords, I think it is quite
right to inform the [reversers, that as soon as four days, front
the date of the appearances entered, as of yesterday, shall have
expired, it will become my duty to apple to your. Lordshilei,
that you may be pleased to fix as early a day AS possible for
trying the accused parties at the bar of this Ct' mrt. The At-
torney-rieneralaod Solicitor. General then bowed and retired.
'rho Court was very much crowded.
It is generally supposed that the trials will take place imme-
diately. •