The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-30 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday, Daniel Dri,icol, an Irishman, was charged
with committing a brutal assault on Patrick Mullawny, a
countryman of his own, during a dispute about the rebellion
in Ireland.

The complainant, whose .eyes were swollen and black
from the effects of the beating he received, stated, that he
went to the " house of call," which he was in the habit of
using, to have some refreshment after the toils of the day
were over. Several of his countrymen were there at the
time, and an argument was going forward about the ser-
vices of the yeomanry during 1798, in Ireland. One of
company began to extol the exploits of a corps called
" Beresford's Yeomanry," and said that they were the best
disciplined set of men in the service, and in this argument
the speaker was supported by the defendant, who also added
his testimony to the general good conduct of the men com-
posing the regiment. The complainant patiently heard
what was said pro and con, and then said, if he might be
allowed an opinion on the subject, Beresford's Corps, or
" Beresford's Bloodhounds," as they were usually termed,
was composed of all the blackguards in Dublin, and that
the Colonel, John Claudius Beresford was notorious for his
propensity for flogging. The defendant, upon hearing this,
denied that such was the case, and said he was formerly in
Beresford's Corps himself, and, rising from the bench on
which he -was sitting, swore bad luck to him but he would
have revenge, and, making a furious rush at the complain-
ant, hit him with tremendous force between the eyes, and
knocked him " off his perch" as if he was shot. The com-
plainant added that he was incapable of resenting the as-
sault at the time, both his eyes being puffed so that he
could not distinguish an object half a yard from him, and he
was compelled to apply " Solomon's seal" to abate the in-
flammation.

The defendant said that he only stuck up for the honour
of his corps, and when he heard them called a set of black-
guards, he considered that he was in duty bound to resent
such an. imputation on the character of his fellow-soldiers.
He admitted that he struck the complainant, who returned
the blow, and there were two or three rounds between them
before he cried out " enough."
Several witnesses were examined on both sides, from
whose evidence it was apparent that the two contending
parties were equally blameable, Mullawny having in the first
instance excited the feelings of his assailant by calling him
one of " Beresford's bloodhounds."
The MAGISTRATES, perceiving that the parties had a
strong feeling of animosity towards each other on the sub-
ject, held them both to bail to keep the peace.
Margaret Thompson, a tall, decent-looking female, was
charged with an attempt to destroy herself.
It appeared that the defendant purchased a quantity of
sugar of lead at a chemist's shop in the Borough, and she
then went to the Crown, near St. George's Church, and
called for a half-pint of porter. Mr. Gilmore, the land-
lord, perceiving that she was labouring under excitement,
kept his eye upon her, and when she imagined that she was
not observed she emptied the contents of a paper into the
beer, and was in the act of taking it, when she was re-
strained by the landlord.
In reply to the Magistrate she said that she had a seri-
ous quarrel with her husband, and, while under excitement
arising from it, she had purchased the poison with the in-
tention of destroying herself. Now, however, on reflection,
she was sorry that she should have harboured such an idea,
and if permitted to go she should never attempt so rash an
act again.
As it appeared that she was respectably connected, a po-
liceman was sent to deliver her up to her friends.