The Sun.
London, England, 1804-04-03 00:00:00

DUBLIN', MA!! 27.

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At Trim Assizes, a Cause of great moment was
tried on Saturday last. ,T,,S'evcral.liills of,indiftment
had been found against Gerald Dillon, of Lisdornao,
in the County-Meath, Esq. and, a. number of othe'r
,persons,, charging them taking...th forcible
possession of a dwelltog.houst, at Manningstown,
in the County Meath, then occupied by-Mr. Rich.
Dillon, with a riot and assault. on Richard Dillon,
•and also on_Mr. John. Boylan, of Grafton-street,
Dublin.
• The names of the parties being called over by the
Clerk of the Crowni.thirteen only appeared to take
their trial, who were immediately entered into the
Mick ; but Mr. Gerald Dillon, ana several others,
did not surrender. • ,

It was then Agreed •by Counsel.' on both. sides,
.that the 'Prisoners sliOuld.be tried upon all the In.
diilments together, the evidence to be given being
of one and the same transittion. Or,e' of the In-
diarnents 'was for felony, under an Ad of Parliament
,made in the z6th year of his present Majesty, and
,the othetifor inisdetteanotirs at Con-in-ion
The firs.t. indictment- charged, that Gera'd Dil-
lon, :Esq. James Walsh, yec,niarroind ab ut tWerty.
three others; named • and described, ,With other evil
'disposed .perscinS, to the. Jurors unknowfri,'.on the
7th day of pjeember, in..the.4.4.th. year Of*:he reign
Of the: KiUg, with
.foree.autl airns, stragly
armed with guns, &c. at Manningstowo, in the
County Mea:h,..didotoreibly,letoniciusly, and with.'
out any.title or dutt *process of clawp take possession'
of a dwelling.house then inthe'occupation of Rich.
Dillon, Gent: and 'forcibly,felAnipitsly, and without,
. due authority:by law, (lid hold such: pc ssesion,.
against the peace of the King 'and against the Sta.:
tote:

Mr. BARRINGTON stated the case on the part of
the Croin.

Mr. j‘dth goylan, Mr. Richard Dillon, and Ha-
milton Georges Esq. gave testimony, and proved
the charge. ',
The Chief Justice .summed up the evidence, di.
retling the ait6nion 61 the Jury to those part'
which tcieraielpiPaut to the issue ; and. the Jury,.
after . a lew trintite-: consideratifm, agreed in the:
follow ing
Maguire-7Not.Guilty.
jarrfrk WNibarbilrhew Read, John Andrews,:
Thoti;Ak 'llX)AfleVYN'A'n(ifepe tialiag!)et, ROhet
Parriek7tWtiy. johrtSamlsoyti kich.
and Mieti:fAnthony
!Hand—
iiity , , •

O^ Mpthip,r*liTA?ve twelve- were' put'
tict'ly7. bar; al;(1- alerd if they had any
thing to ti yt wh y .itidgenent shoal& not be passed,
n , 'being' trade, the Chief
.ITtice ad-.
dressed them in-altiust elegant and pathetic speech : •
'he expatiated"On the enormity 'ot the crime they,
stood can trifled of; i is evil rei;dericy,,,andthe'p.ecessity:
'of making examples to.the-Countyi4kmen who, for-
getful of duties
:and, the dated to violat4 thohi,,Sacre,l 'bonds by.
which society should he srcuredf...Their acing 'under
the direditin of gother, t,itost.it or es en,
palliated ;heir ofreke.;• he wa,'tfire.tOre, bound to
pronounce iflat, sentence which tho T-tei.islat!:re • had
'eriil4edtcrpUT,lish their tig.4:iinflue7cy, -and ,
which helad no authority to.l6ssert anti-,that each,
'oil them' be . ttarisported-xo!ptie'df--lift Majesty's''
plant4tioci4:l4Oo seven"
years. •.. • .
Ai Mullingar A-sizes, a Cause of inhportance,
was tried in the Civil Court before Lord Chief inc..?
tiC'eNvititEs and a respeddble jtity---Malune
Malone.. .

Mr. I:riat opened the Pleadings. This was an
ejeament on the title to recover- the possession of
the LatidS of Cartrons, in the County of Westmeath,
under a lease executed by. the Defendant's father in
the year 1771. to the Plaintiff's father, under which
he had held many years, and which had been the •
cause of long and'expensivelitigation to the parties.
This case wis read, and onithe'part-of the Defen.
dant, Mr. Serjcant MOORi(and .Mi.II4saINGTON
contended, t 1 the lease under "which` the Plaintiff
so claimed,- had 'been evidedin the year 1782, by
ah ejelMent for- nonpayment of rent, and that the
•Plaint;ff's f.ther, and after-wards the Plaintiff him..
,self, had, been permitted to remain as tenants at
will, and not as tenants Ander the eviaed
IVli. Jon xsoN, -fnr the Plaintiff, -produced several
letters and other pieces Of" evidence, in Order to
fiund an argument, that thotigh a judgment had
been obtained for non.pay:m:erit of.rent,. and that an
:there had been regularly iiStied; and aaually exe.
catPd by the Sheriff in. 178 o; yet that `the.Defen-;
dint had.,Vaved that judgment by subsequent ads
and that the Plaintiff having continued in PosseisiOn;
the Jury sliuultl.pow presume a redemption, ofa re.
delivery of lielease triDefendant. After the exe,,
• coition of the rhabere, it was then 'contended
Defendant's' Counsel', that 1-regular
habere, duly executed under:. the statute, for"
payment of rent, retideretUthe lea.se-sof
.171 i -total-
i nullity, unless redemption, byPayMent of thotene;-
was fully proved, aiid that a juiVnient and liabeie
regularly olitained and,executed, could not be pre_
sunned to be waved by anY'asthot ttlionteCiitd. 'This
• being considered as a point,oe too great moment to
be decided at Prim, a',,;!e,icii4 was taken by
consent for Plaintiff, and the'point so settled, to be.
argued before the EXchequor Chamber.

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