The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-03 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

FURIOUS DawiNG.—Monday evening, at seven o'clock- an
inquisition, which lasted several hours was taken' 'before,
THOMAS SiiELToN, Esq., Coroner for London and South-
wark, in the Board-room o St. Thomas's Hospital, on view of
the body of Joseph Harris, aged 64, by trade a ttunk,maker,
who came to hi* death by being run oven by a coach. The
case having been fully and minutely sifted, the Coroner briefly
recapitulated the evidence and pointed out the law bearing or
the case to the Jury, who, after a short deliberation, returned
a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Thomas J)oveil, the
coachman, and found a deo4and of LOl. on the coach and horses.
The Coroner issued his warrant for Dovell's apprehension, who
is as yet at large.
DEATH OCCASIONED HY- PASSION.—An Inquest was this
week held by Mr. CLARE, on the body Of John Hillier, a shep-
herd, of Savernacle,• near Tottenham Park, Marlborough
Forest, who, on Saturday last, meeting with, his son-in-law,
Henry Broadway, thteW himself into a violent passion, accus-
ing Broadway of acting cruelly towards his wife (deceased's
daughter); soon after which he was found dead.—Verdict--
" Died by the Visitation of the Almighty."—(flampshire
Telegraph.) _

Izii.skriY.—An Inquest was held at Margate, on Saturday
last by the Coroner of Dover, on the , body , of Thos. Smith,-
Quarter Master in the Coast Blockade 'service, who, in a fit of
insanity on Thursday evening last, literally blew his head to
pieces with h pistol... It appeared that for three nights next pre-
ceding the act the 'tliceastd betrayed a restlessness uhlch his
wife had not before observed, and she also pm-In:ea two
certificates of hi*, discharge from the -public service in con-
sequence of his having been subject to epileptia fits, on 3
in lan, and one more recently, and which s!'e found in
his box on the .day after his death, bdt she, had. never beore
thought him insane. A surgeon also gave such an rpinicn of
the state of the deceased'i mind at the time of the fatal arr as to
leave no doubt on the minds of the Jury of e e • o: the
&ceased, and thy. found their veritet actvrargly---(l3.entilh
Olzette.)

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY IEXTRADTS PROM THE It 0 RV! NI4 PAPERS,

October 3.

IMO RNING HERALD.
.__We had no foreign a-rrivals up to a late hour
last night,. and the state of the Continent in ge-
:Feral is such, that as there was no anxiety, so
thtre is little disappointment.—Private letters
describe some bickerings between the Portuguese
Cortex and the King, but we suspect of no im-
portance ;—and the " fresh eruption of revolu-
:tionary lava," which we were told was to de-
solate Spain,- has subsided in the most harmless
manuer. The Greek -insurrection, and the rela-
tions -between the Porte and Russia, have become
flat as an oft-told tale. Perhaps the greatest
disappointment, mused by the contrary winds, is
the want of intelligence of his Majesty's progress
to the capital of the Netherlands.

[THE TIMES.]
As-address from certain of the citizens of Val,
ladolid to the King of Spain is given in our
paper -of this day.—(See another column of THE
Sus.)—lt is a remarkable document. !3y the
courtiers of Ferdinand—by the ;Ultra portion,.of

the old Spanish nobility—by all who consider
thethselves the victims .of the new Spanish con-
stitution, and whose intrigues are hourly directed
to its overthrow, this address. and remonstrance.
from Valladolid to King Ferdinand"will be called
an insolent,-revolutionary, and jacobinical pro-
ducton_ SO will it, and so would any but an
address of thanks and adulation, be termed by
sotniv;erviles-amongst ourselves. But although
vehement,, nd perhaps indiscreet,. eye not con-
sider ,this paper as criminal,•nor the motives of
its authors to have been unfriendlY towards' the
King. The immediate object- of
.rt seems to .be
to. Ot.Ain from -Ferdinand's advisers.-some-clue to
the cause of Riego's dismissal and' banishment.
it then launches out into a general .and; pointed
reprehension of the. several abuses of .the royal
power which have taken place since the re-
establishment of- the constitution.;. the corrupt
arid unprincipled 'appointment to office of persons
disaffected-to the callse of liberty.; the replacing
of all; the Officers of -Justice. whom the Cbrtes
had-suspended with a view to inquire into their
conduct, and which the remonstrance describes'
to be ".a slap in. the face" to the .Gtrtes ;.• the
insidious outcry raised against a supposer're.-
publican party, for the purpose of misleading the
unwary, and• alarming the timid ; all these. mis-
deeds -the people of Valladolid-assert are direct
plats against the ConStitution," and they fore-.
warn the King, in very plain language, bf the
probable consequence of persisting in
Now', if . the abuses really exist, of which- the
petitioners complain so loudly, we feel pe-rsuaded
that they deserve well of the King for ha.viug -told
him truth, and
.for -having-predicted to,-
.him the
wretchedness into which he. is" apparently- pining-
ing. have. ourselves, -on
,s,everal occasions,
admonished. the authors of 'great public evils,
of what misfortunesthey Were likely to produce;
and instead of being thanked for our honest
counsel-, we have 'been railed
.at and vilified by
the-- tertnaganti:of:offite, - for" ..cre'ating the cala-
mities. against. Which .we strove to warn them.
To advise a foolish man to abandon his inclina-
tions, is ever ungrateful,
.as it is .thiprOfitahle.
Ferdinand is told,. that although his:person may
be inviolable, its inviolability is not like that of
the Alps or Pyrennees—it is not lifted. like them
aboie the storm. The inviolability of a-Kingis
not proof against the accidents of a yeyoltition,
which devours alike the monster Robespierre and
the meek and conscientious Louis. Once :more'
we say-, that the ,charaCter of this docurnent must
be 'decided, not-on groUndS of taste, but Of truth.
If the murmurs' and 'menaces which it breathes
have nbt Wen in' reality' proVoked by .the .Go-
vernment,"th.e authors of it ought to be punished
by the law. But if the King and hiS Ministers
feel within therriselves that the grieVances enti,
merated doexist, they would do well to bethink
themselves in -time, that the' representation of
their consequences. ought :to be received as a
•
salutary lesson.

TafOIINING POST.] - •
A fter-all -the,attempts made to mislead public
opinion :with respect to 'the legality of,alloiving
soldlers to fire-in self-defence, when. violently
assaulted by the people in the execution of a law-
ful duty, it is gratifying io'find the question set
at rest in a manner 'which. the Radicals them-
selves cannot 'consistently impngni—by the ver-
diced:37./oy. This has taken- place in our sis-
teeisland, which has lately afforded us so many
sanitary examples: to follOW;". and. the details of
the important case will be found in a -preceding.
column: It was a trial on a charge Of niutiler,
alleged to have been committed by the military
under circumstance's strongly resembling those
which attended the death of Ifone'y during the
Queen's funeral, with this .exception, that the
resistance' and acts. of hostility :dispheyed.:lfo-
wards the Dragoons in Ireland did not amount'.
to the hupdredlh part-of‘.the provocation given,:
and the injury. inflicted upon the Life Guards
in• this polished and well-ciVilized nietropolis.—
On the ocCision.in question; the Sub-Sheriff of.
the.county was escorting, with a party of mili-
tary and peace officers, a number of, Rilsoners
acrosi.a rhouiliain, froth one gaol to another. In
doing so The was obstructed, or conceived himself
to'be-sNbyan assemblagb of people, who, how-
ever; did not, proceed to. any act of violence to'
interrupt him., . Thinking some of the Multitude
too near,, for the safety of himself and his pri-
soners,. he ordered.a dragoon to ride up and re-
move the crowd to a gteater distance. One of_
the latter struckithe dragoon's .horse twice • or
thrice with .a.spade.. On seeing this, the. Sub
Sheriff ordered the men under his 'command to.
fire, and one of the
.ni-ob was killed. At
the trial, the .killing of the man by 'the per-
son..at the- bar 'was admitted ; . and the de-
fence -was, a justification . of the act . on le-
gal ,gronnds.- The law of the case was: laid
down by Ni:JusticeTletcher, ,who, during the.
whole di long life, has had the character of the
most-upright and independent Judge on the IriSh

bench, and is one of the most patriotic and po-
pular men in the country. As a lawyer, his re•
putation is also confessedly high. He declared
that " he had no hesitation. in saying, that if -Un-
fortunately thirty or forty of the misguided per.;
sons who were tumultuously assembled had been
killed, it would not have amounted even to man-
slaughter." We have given the fullest report of
his charge to the Jury in this instance; and it will
be perceived that the law which he stated ap-
plies to all the events of the Queen's Funeral.—
The fact of the Sub-Sheriff, o❑ the one occasion,
having ordered the party to fire, and there being
no such order on the other, makes, according
to the.authorities quoted by Judge Fletcher, no
difference of actual moment. The public will
also observe, that even the case of Sir R. lirilsoo,
from what is known of it, appears to be included
in the law authorities cited by Judge Fletcher.
We recommend the whole of this trial to the
most serious attention of our readers, particularly
that portion of.the Judge's charge, in which he
demonstrates that concession on the part of the
Sub-Sheriff 44 would only have degraded the
law, increased the audacity of the mob, and :led
to more serious consequences." Let those who
witnessed the effects of concession on the day, of
the Queen's funeral, deny this if they can.

• [BRITISH PRESS.]
The general character of the markets, result-
ing from the accounts in the Provincial Papers
we have received, is that of full supplies and
drooping prices. The harvest is now drawing
to a close, and although the crops have suffered
from unfavourable weather, the loss is trivial in
comparison with-what was lately anticipated.—
At all events the produce, joined to the large
stock on hand, must dissipate all apprehension of
scarcity-this season.

We are happy'fo find-that-the spirit of conci-
liation inculcated by the Sovereign during his
visit to Ireland, continues to influence
.the.. Go-
vernment of that country.- Its political state is
also highly satisfactory. The circuits generally
-have not presented heavy calendars, and none of
them have any feature of sedition or conspiracy
tending to disturb the public tranquillity. The
county of Limerick,we regret,isan-exception to this
rule.' The accounts of barbarities exercised in
it cannot be read without horror. Murder suc-
ceeds to murder, even before the . Judge -has
-passed the bounds of- the county, with -such .rapi-
dity that four or five individuals have suffered in
the course of so many days..• These atrocities
are not committed in the dark:. Such is the pitch
-of daring to which guilt has arisen, they are per-
petrated in broad- day-light, in the presence
of- the police, and in defiance almost.ofrie.
mili-
tary. Armed gangs' have paraded through-the
villages seizing--arms; and, in short, all_authority
seems to have been held in contempt.--;-.(Mid.):

•DrEvr Tutics.j • . .
,The prevalent: opinion is that the Ports will
*not be opened to Foreign, though they possibly
may to BritiSh American Corn_; and conseqbeiitly
it'may be hoped, that while no great advance
takes place in the price of bread,tlre Fruitier will
not suffer by airuinous competition in-the supply
of grain and flour. On• the other hand, - manu-
facturing labour is very generally in demand
throughout the country : and the workmen being
in full employ have neither time nor inclination
to listen to seditiOus.agitators, or, to read, sedi-
tious writings. The circulation of these latter,
too, has been So'rouch -checked .by the Beneficial
activity of the Constitutional. Association, that
the traffic in them has' 'become. circumscribed
within very narrow limits: and upon the whole
the tranquillity and comfort' of- the lorVer 'Or-
ders of society has- not for a long ,time :been. So
marked 'as, it is at present. Foreign, policies
present no cause of apprehension to us ; for the
alarm of war between Russia and the Porte has
subsided ; and though ;Spain and Portugal are
reduced to a state of the most pitiable wretched-
ness and - degradation. by the prevalence of a
frantic revolutionary faction, yet every-one-sees,
that those evils cannot spread beyond the Penin-
iula: and even there,. it is to be,hoped.that the",
evils will:speedily care themselves. The Sepul- '
vedas and
_Riegos -haVe nearly thrown off:'the
inask,and will soon- be_keen in their truecolours-
by their respective countrymen. Meanwhile-the
prospect of settled calm, at'horne,. and
sence 'of danger, to our interests abroad, pro-
duce a most gratifying effect an our finances.
The Revenue is improving, arid the expenditure
is diminishing. ltetrerichrent proceeds surely.
though cautiously, and the Taxes become daily
more and more productive: Lyon The ON I ones
lacks matter fOr its dull and dispiriting articles;
and ter want of-other matter to feed disaffection,l
it is fain to vent-a 'doleful declamation on his''
Majesty's visit to ilanover, and the appointment
of the Lords. Justices to act as a Council of Re-.
geficy during his absence! These circumstances-
which we have noticed, sufficiently account for
the recent advance of the fonds, which has been'
steadily progressive, and promises much further
improvement. . The foreign securities rising at
the same.tirrie afford proof that our own stocks
are not merely operated on by partial spec Ula,
tion, but partake of an influence arising from the
general state of credit in Europe. Our. Three
per Cent. Consols left off yesterday at 77.4 for
the Account ; and the French Five,. per Cents.
were on Saturday 88, 60.

[MORNING

It is amusing enough to. observe bow- philoso-
phically a Morning. Paper disposes of the ap-
prehensions entertained for the unhappy Greeks,
by assuring-us that " they have been forgiven."
The injured are never forgiven. Proprium
mani generis- est, odisse, quern laieris. It is init
in the nature_of the oppressor. to forgive the op-
pressed ; conscious of having done a wrong he
dreads retaliation, and naturally expects to• find.
aniiroplacable foe in the conviction of having.
.deserved one ; in this he is seldom disap,
pointed. There is an elasticity it r the subject
of oppression admirably described by Berke,
and, strikingly illustrative .of the reesent.strug-:.
gles• of the Greeks: " 4 Wherever The heel of op,
pression is raised, trodden misery springs. up and.

looks abroad for vengeance." The war between,
the Turks-and Greeks is of an essentiai-ly national
character. l t is not a war between Governments
(as was our last with France,) in which the pee-.
pie take little part or interest, each individual
Greek se-es his immedate oppressor in a Turk, and
thirsts for revenge for his wrongs. The late. hu-
miliations of the Turks are also not calculated to
mitigate the native fierceness of their character ;
they hate asthey despise the Greeksond will wreak
on them the irritation occasioned in theiroverbear-
ing dispositions by the assuming dictation of Russia.
But then we are told, with grave simplicity, 44 the
Greeks have been forgiven." Ministerial faith in
the virtues of a State Paper may be great, but
we are disposed to think that Canute's right
Royal-commands to the elements were not more
unavailing than the cold formality of a proclama-
tion will prove lobe on the heated passions and
insulted pride of the domineering Turks, who
are not famed for having that reverence for
State Paper which our cotemporary may be sup-
posed. to entertain. The evil passions may be
roused, they cannot be.-calmed by the word of a
Sovereign. .But, says be, " History affords few,
if any, instances of attempts to extirpate several
millions of men at once ; and such a project is
not at all suited to •the phlegmatic habits of
the Turks." We did not conceive that the
scymeter would be applied to the neck of the
people to annihilate them at one stroke ; it is.
difficult to get a nation into an._ attitude con-
venient for ,this compendious execution ; but
the Greeks have not much reason to' be satisfied
because the
.destructive blow may not styite them
all, several millions, as they are, at once ; the
extirpation can be effected as effectually, agree-.
ably to the phlegmatic habits of the Turks. But
the gist-of the argument (if so we must describe
it) of the Journal alluded to is:, that the massacre
will not extertninate the whole nation.-- "-We
say the Turks cannot and will-not massacre -the
whole Greek 'population ;" and it rests per-
fectly satisfied in this conviction—they may not
all be slaughtered in the event of the Turks
gaining the ascendancy., and therefore we should
look on with- indifference ! This. may, no doubt,
be a very consistent and 'appropriate 'mode of
thinking for the organ of the Bridge-street Gang,
but it is strangely at variance with the humanities.

HOWARD AND GIBB'S BANKRUPTCY.

The Commissioners held another meeting un-
der this Commission yesterday, when Mr. Ca' rrol's
claim to prove for three bills of exchange for
13,2071.-came under consideration.- Ilis proof
was opposed on behalf of.the other creditors, by
Mr. Treslove and Alr:Pollock. •

Mr. Carrol having been sworn, now •tendered
his proofiand in answer to_ the questions put to
him by Mr. Treslove as to the consideration
given for:these bills, said, that on the I.sth of Sep-
tember, •1820, Mr. Gibbs applied to him for the
loan of 3750/. for a few days.:lle was very
pressing, and at length Witness gave him a cheque
on his.banker for that sum. When the promised
time of • payment arrived, he applied to Gibbs
for the Motley; Gibbs was not provided, but de-
sired that he would draw on him. at seven days,
and the-bill should be paid. He -did so,-but the
was. not honoured when due, and this was the
first bill .he now tendered. There might have
been another account between him and• Gibbs at
thisAhne, but it was ,distinct - from this transac-
tion, and .he could say nothing about it. • Ile
came to prove on these bills,. and :was: not pre
pared to answer as -to the-particulars of any other
account. There were two accounts ; One' called
the old,account, 'the other the temporary loan.
account. Neither account -was- settled; because.
this bill of 37501. was not paid. The temporary
loan account consisted 'of three items ; the bill of
3750/.4 one of 55371., and one of 39201.• The old
account had codling to do With•tlieSe bills. . •
In_answer to-a question of,Mr.Treslove's, When.
was, the' old. account last balanced ?• Mr. Carrot
.wish you to.underSfand--at• once, Mr.
Tresluve, that I came here to prove on three dis-
tinct .Bills of -Exchange. The full value for
which'[ have-given free from all usurious consi-
.deration whatever,.and totally unconnected With
any other:transaction. I thergore respectfully
submit, that I. am fully entitled to' prove for the
amount of these bills withou.t 'going into any
other transactions; when I subinit any other
I shall then be prepared to answer What-:
ever questions may be put i-citne on the subject.''
Mr. Treslove had nu wish to give Mr. Carrol
'unnecessary trouble, but he could not be iatisfied
with. this explanation, and" he must repeat 'his
:question. • -
-Mr. MoNTAGuE. -objected to the question as
irregular.
The Commissi-o-NEas decided, that it might be
pit. If Mr. Carrol declined to answer, he. Would
not he .allowed-to prOve. - •
.Mr. Ca rrol—l am not prepared to answer these
qUe3tious. •

The CommrssioNEns---Then we have nothing
to do but to adjourn.

Mr.*Carrol- said he could not, answer 'these
questions without the advice of his Counsel. Ile
had not expected- such• questions, and was not
:prepared to answer. lle could not but Consider
the conduct Of the Commissioners as abrupt to-
wards. him, as they were now acting contrary
to a former decision on the subject of bills of
exchange. •
The COMMISSIONERS agaill observed, if Mr.
Carrol declined to answer they had nothing fur-
ther to do but to adjourn-.--he had better answer.
Mr. MONTAGUE observed, something might be
all Owed for the feelings of a Gentleman writhing
under the loss of 14,0001., and a little irritability
was excusable.

Mr. Carrol said he could not answer these
questions except by reference to books and pa-
pers ; he did not come prepa'red, as he
.did not
suppose it would be necessary..
After some further conversalion, it was deter-
mined that Mr. Carrol should be at-liberty to go
into -further proof at the next meeting-.

. .
There are three-brothers residing within the
paris4 of Penicuiek“rear Edinburgh;- whose united
ages make 259 year 4, 'and 'all of Then' enjoy their
full mental faculties.

iN-TIMESTING TRIAL.

WATERFORD ASSIZES, SEPT. 26.
TRIAL OF MICHAEL CROSBIE FOR THE ALLEGED

MURDER OP JAMES BLUETT.

This prisoner, Who had been arraigned on the
preceding Saturday for the wilful murder of
James Bluett, and had pleaded Not Guilty, was
this day (Tuesday, Sept. !8,) put on his trial,
before the Hon. Justice FLETCH tit.

Michael Troy, the first witness far the prosecution, sworn and
examined by Mr. Hastivrox.—Witness lives at Clashmore.
Recollects the evening of the day that the Sheriff', Army, and
Gentlemen, were on the mountain of Slieve Grine ; knew Jas.
Bluett ;he is now dead. Saw two men turn out and fire oppo
site the place where Bluett was, and saw Bluett fall. Witness
was .60 or 70 yards distant; saw the prisoner at the bar there,
(Identified him.) Prisoner was one Of the men who so turned
out, and who so fired. Saw Bluett when dead ; he did not see
that he had any arms. It was about sun-set, up a little towards'
the mountain, near to Monenacrine.
Cross-examined by Mr. 111‘ Do uo Ar. r..—Withess was not one
of the mountaineers. Did not hear a horn sounded, nor any
person shouting ; nor did he see any person make an attack on
any of the dragoons.
Second witness for the prosecution, William Ronayne, sworn
by interpreter, and examined by Mr. SlllEL.—Witness lives at
Coolebagh. Was on the road leading from Ciashmore to Dun-
garvan in the evening. Saw Bluett, both when alive and after
he was dead. He died by a gun shot. Witness saw the priso-
ner there. (Identified him in the dock.) He is the man who
so fired. -Witness saw him present his gun towards where
Bluett stood, and discharge it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Moon.—Was not one of the moun-
taineers, or rioters. Hid no gribbeen or spade with him. Heard
no horns sounding, nor shots fired, nor shouting. Saw no crowds,
nor did he see any hats thrown up ; and dal not see any attack
on any of the dragoons.
Third witness for the prosecution. Thomas Hayes, sworn
and examined by Mr. HASSARD.—Recollects 'prisoners being
escorted from Clashmore to Dungarvan, on the 19th of June
last.—Did not see Bluett that day, but did the next morning :
he was then dead. Saw 'the prisoner fire a shot. Prisoner 'was
a constable, and one of the party.guarding the prisoners, and
was in the ranks amongst them.
Cross-examined by Mr. M‘Douoat.L.—The guard was
greatly diminished before they left Clashmore ; they had then
only a, small party escortingthe. prisoners, 36 in number.—
When they got into the mountain, he saw a crowd coming from
light and left; heard horns sounding ; and heard and saw people
shouting, throwing up their hats, and • snaking signals. The
'crowd increased every moment ; they had gribbeens, slanes, and
stones ; if collected together, there would be upwards of 300.
Witness expected nothing but death, or to liberate the priso-
ners. Heard a man call out, " Come on; they.have nothing
but powder !" Heard Mr. Maunsell, the Sub-Sheriff, repeat-
edly call to the mob to keep oft. Saw men to.the left of the
road, with slanes ; a dragoon went towards them and shook•his
sword ; saw one of the men make repeated blows with his slane
at the dragoon, and heard the Sub-Sheriff order the party to
tire at him. No shot was fired previous to this order. Wit-
ness expected that there would have been more people shot, as
some•of the mob were within six feet of the soldiers and pri-
soners. Sawa rifleman take aim and fire ; heaid one of the
riflemen say that he was sure he left a chicken on the mountain
for them.

Daniel 11raher, fourth witness for the prosecution, was .next
produced, sworn by the interpreter,--and examined by Mr.
HA-
MILTON.--Witness recollects the evening of the not on The
mountain. , Knew Bltiett. personally ;
,saw him coming up
where he was shot. Would not know the prisoner. • This wit.:
ness was not cross-examined:

• Case for the prosecution here closed.
nr. Maunsell eras now called as a witness on the part of the
prisoner. • 'Witness is Sub-Sheriff of the County of Waterford.
Recollects the 19th of June last ; was on the mountain that day,
and had 36 prisoners coming from Clashniore to Dungarvan.
Had 15 of the rifle corps, commanded: by Lieut. Cochrane,
Abut six dragoons, and_ some constables, six or eight, as his
guard. As witness was going out of Clashmore, saw two or
three men,. mounted on horseback; "gall Oping furiously- past
witness's party,-towards- the- mountain. • - 'When witness and his
party•got out of the encloSed land; lie heard horns sounded on
the left, and hoard them answered by'shonts from several par-
ties or the right. 'AI first he could not distinguish or see the
persons who were shouting, but - as he 'got • farther' on he saw
them shouting "and-Throwing up their hats; as-if to excite each
other. "'There was a great number of persons-assembled in Par-
ties, and closing-- towards -witness and his party oh every side,
particularly on the right. Witness repeatedly -and loudly called
out, and warned them to keep off from hiln and his party. The
crowds intimidated some 'men :drat were in' front 'of witness's
.party, and they came to have the benefit of- escort 'across the
mountain; as they checked.his.progress 'he made them go to
the rear, and then proceeded with the partt.' As they advanc-'
ed farther on, ten.'ortwelve men-, armed with slaves, advanced.
on the ' road in- the front-of 'and:approaching towards witness's-
party: • There were Upwardibf-'2OO men -more near him, and
Upwards "of• 50- in View of bins ui different direetions..Witness
rode at the head of his party, and orderetrthe people Sandvane-•
Mg on him-to -Truk the road; one-Of them answered that he had
as good aright to the road as •iVitness witness said be had-not;
for that 'he Was the-Sheriff, and had prisoners and a party-of'
Jhe army 'escorting them—and said if they did not quit the way-
he should Make-them-do So/. On this. they stept a•few pacts to
the left on the road, bneWitness did net think it safe to-pass
so close to them, .and therefOre he ordered the dragoon on that
-side -to remove them farther 'from the road.' 'The' dragbons.
went to perforth this 'duty. Witness saw one.ofthem' shake his
sword at the men to retire. One-of the party took uphis slam, •
and made a-blow at the dragoOn, which struck his horse on -the •
head ; -the horse shriink back ; the diagoon gave him the'spurs
and pressed him again towards the man, who then made a se-
cond stroke with Ins slave at, the dragoon, which the dragoon
*parried with his sword, and the man had his slane lifted to make
a third blow at:the dragoon, when witness,, considering 'the life
of the dragoon in danger, and that this attack was the coo-
.mencement of a more general affray and attempt to rescue the
prisoners, and that the lives of his party and himself Were io
danger, therefore ordered that the•gaid person should he tired
at-which was immediately-done, and witness saw him fall. Has
tstAitiubt but the mob were determined to rescue the prisoners,
and witness thought himself and his party-in great danger.
Cross-examined—This happened late in the • evening, -later.
than the usual hour when men break off work. It was tue 19th
Of June, and it was night-fall. before they got over the moun-
tain. duriosity might bring a number of persons together-on
s.u.ch. an occasion; and they might have with them those imple:-
inents used by them in the course of the day. Was examined
•at the inquest, and 'swore then as he'does now.', Could not dis-
tinguish which, of the party fired, or which- 4kl not fire. •Ceu!d
not say-he saw any -other person' attack hii party,- hisattention
Was then so engaqed.with thealTray with the dragoon.. Did not
see how others-or the' mob conducted themselves, .his atten,.•
tion being attracted to the • point where he saw the man en-
gaged with the dragoon. The mob were them very close
Twenty of • the prisoners were handcuffed, and witness: did- not
dread -them much; but. there were 'sixteen of the Prisoners who
were neither handcuffed nor tied, as the witness .had no more
handcuffs, and could .not get ropes .in Claslimore.. .Witnes-e
pressed forward with 'his party, and the mob 'got intimidated ;.
and when -witness turned round, he--saw them .crowded routed
, where the man fell;
'Case for the Prisoner closed.

The. Learned JUDGE, in summing up, called
the attention of the Jury to the evidence given
before them. He said it was not denied that a
person named Bluett had unfortunately lost his
life by a gun-shot wound, but tire point for the
Jury to consider was, whether, under the cir-7
cumstances detailed to them in evidence, there
appeared to a reasonable mind a- necessity to fire
on the party they heard described as being as-
sembled. The material facts disclosed on the
trial were, that Mr. Maunsell,. the Sub-Sheriff,
Who appeared to him (the Learned-Judge) to
have conducted himself with caution, modem-.
tion, and humanity, on the occasion, was, with
a small party of soldiers and constables, one of
whom was the prisoner at the bar, escorting a
great number of prisoners, that-had been that day
taken in the act of committing'the outrages the
Jury had just heard of ; that, on the.Sherilf and
his party leaving the town of Clashmore, _horse-
men were seen galloping furiously past them, in
the direction of the mountain over which they
had to go; that as the Sheriff and his party got
farther on, and out of the inclosed lands,Aarns
were sounded and answered by shouting of se-
veral persons, throwing up their hats, and mak-
ing other concerted signals ; that a vast number
of persons, 0f... the 'description and armed as• the.
Jury 'had heard,- had collected tpgettier in diffe-
I rent bodies; and-) though repeatedly warned to:

keep off', *ere closing on the Sheriff and his
party ; and that one df them actually attacked
and made repeated blows of a sharp instrument
,at .a dragoon of • the Sheriff's party. here- the
Learned Judge, declared it was his duty to tell
the Jury what the law was, and. in a most able .
and eloquent manner, which it was not possible
for us to attempt to follow, repeated to the Jury
the doctrine of the law, as expressed to. the for-
mer Jury.
[The following is the law as laid down by-
!
Mr. Justice FLETCHER on that occasion :I-
-Gentlemen, where a large mass of people -as-
sembles, and continues to assemble, contrary to
the orders of the Magistrates, and of every other
civil authority, and creates terror in his Ma-
jesty's subjects, undoubtedly such assembly is
riotous.—(Here the Learned Judge read thefol.
lowing extract from a recent work, Russell mn
Crimes and Misdemeanors, which he highly euln"
gised, vol. i. p. 335.)—" If any person, seeing.
others actually engaged in a riot, joins himself tO
'..them, and assists them therein, he is as much a
rioter as if he had at first assembled with them
for the same purpose, inasmuch as he has no pre7.
tence that he came innocently into the company,
but appears to have joined himself to them with
an intention of seconding them in the execution
of their unlawful enterprize ; and. it would be .
endless, as well as superfluous, -to examine
whether every particular person engaged in a
riot was. in truth one of the- first assembly, or
actually had a previous knowledge of the de-;
sign ; and the law is, that if any person encou-
rages or promotes, or takes part in riots; whe-
ther by words, signs, or gestures, or by 'wearing
the badge or ensign of the rioters, he is him Self
to be considered a rioter, for iu this case all- are..
principals. The inciting persons to assemble ill .
a riotous manner appears also to have been con-7
sidered as an indictable offence." -His Lordship
then .continued—" It is not only lawful for' the
civil authorities, but it is their bounden 'duty,.
and they only are authorised, to assemble -a forcer. .
-and even, if necessary, to 'call out the military.
to disperse such illegal and dangerous meetings-
No person can accuse me of a wish to -call forthe
assistance of the military, whenever it can be
dispensed with ; but. 'you have heard the ea..,
dence, and I have no hesitation in saying;that if
unfortunately thirty-or forty of the misguided
persons who were so tumultuously --asserriblea
had been killed,- it would' not have amounted
~
even to manslaughter. The law is thus laid deiv,l\
in the excellent work -which- I have alreatlY: .
quotedo/01. 1; page -7-58;-:--" Amongst- the
done by the permisSibti- of • the law, far the
advancement: 'of public justice, may be rec-
koned those-of the officer who, in the exectr"
tion of his office, either in a civil- or 'criminal
case, kills 'a person who - assaults and resist!'
him.. The resistance will justify the officer in
proceeding to the, last extremity-, so -that in all.
cases, whether civil or:criniiiial; where' person 9.
having- authority to, arrest or imprison; and' using
the proper means fer.that purpose, are 'resisted in
so doing, they may repel force With foree,`and
need not give- back ; and if the person:making
.resistance is 'unavoidably killed- in•the straggles,
this homicide is justifiable." A riot, Gentlemen,
.is a heinous- crime, and- one which contern-
plated and' punishable--by law. Aily. per Son
present at'a large and riotous meeting, although..
he may -not be- actively engaged: in committing
an outrage, is in point of.hiW guilty of thecrime
and for this simple reason, -obvious to cOrxtrnon.,
sense, that 7by.his presence he inereaSesand-forms.
.part of that mass'whiCh createS'terror in his Ift
jesty's subjects, and gives. confidence and' en:
couragement to :the rioters. Gentlemen, I
again iinpress -upon your' minds, that ever,:
person present was -guilty,- of -the ' riet, and
any mail standing by, 'even although he
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have 'had his hands in his.. pockets, was, ni .
an individual of that mass, in the eye of-thelawi
equally guilty." - • -

Ile again commenfed on "the' .savage-, lawlessl,
and barbarous atroeitiescthnMitted in' that part bi
the country, where sCarze-etriiiii6- of the inhabl,_
tants can speak.a•word-of The
ed Judge, in addition, said, that when rt riotous
mob, of the description- .thy beard of, collected
together, hovering round and threatening-to aS-:,
sail 'a•- public officer diseharp,ing his 'dut-y—call':
there be a doubt of their object ?----W-aS the SOP";
sheriff then to have retreated from such a: band t: •
la-wiess.savages ? No, Gentlemen, said .his•Lordr
'ship, it would have degraded the law and brought
4:into:contempt ; and his. attempting to- do 5:1"
Would most probably have increased the -mode'
of the mob, -kind have led to more serioui .
consequences. And if the. Sub-Sheriff bad waited•
until the dragoon who was-"so attacked was ac- ,
tually cut down, the tr:iimph of the m.)1) 1v01114.'
have been so great, that it-would have been bard
to say what the consequences migitt- have been,.
:rile Learned Judge-then said,- if. the Jury be'i
lieyed the evidence of Mr.lllannsell, and of Thy'
Hayes,
.who was. prOcluced.as a witness for ill°
prosecution, they should acqUit the prisoner.
The Jury immediately returned a. verdic.t .4"
.iVot 'Guilty, and the prisoner was disehargeLl: • • •

- BIRTHS.
On the Ist inst. at Collier's Wood, Surrey, the Lady of .fob'
Tyrrell, Bsq. of a daugl3-.r.
On the 28th ult. at Cheltml arn, t, .e Lady, of the Rof•-
Snow, of a son.

. " MAItRIOD. er,
On the 2% ,inst. at- St. Jolni's, Jhickney, -Mr. John CairfT ati.
of Gibraltar, to Lydia, second daughter *of Mr, WElianl i
son, of Leidester. C•
Yesterday morning, at St. Jdnes's Church, by the Rev*..o ,
T: Andrews, Mr. Baylis, of Grafton-street, Bond-street, .
Miss Ann Otway, of St. James's-street. . -..•

. . _ .
• 1)1 1,.' D. ' of
On Sunday evening, at Cuckfield, Mr. William Hab'
Fish-street-hill, aged 30.
(hi. the Ist inst. 'the infant daughter of - Mr. Williams./ C°ll2‘
hill. 2 ' • ,
Lin'Yestnday, Alfred Sharpe, youngest child. of John,lloa
son, Esq., of Stamford-street. sbe'
- On the. 24 inst., after a long and se ere illness, whicl,l„,l,) ,
bore with Christian fortitude, 'Maria Magdalen; wife of -J. `-4
Aiortimdi, of Litigate-I,M. - •lio
• Oh Friday, the.23th ult., at KenningtOn,rof a decline', ' •
udi'
Elizabeth Moorman, pnly daughter of the late John Moorri
Esq. of Old-street. • . • -
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