Star.
London, England, 1831-08-06 00:00:00

the window-stool when be put the question the first due.
Was at borne a fcw days after, when the second party
went to the house ; saw neither of the traverser there ;
saw none of the seven or eight there ; saw repo= there
who had been at the tint meeting: witness's Eller is in
England; went there because he did not feel ititmelf
comfortable at home ' • at the first meeting heard the crowd
speak of Drohan, his father's proctor ; his name was
mentioned while Mr. B. was I the wand. (Mr. Scott
asked this question to show the character of the meeting.)
Heard the crowd say, " rend Lannon and Drohan out
here ; " thinks thi • vss before Mr. B. put the resolution ;
Drohan is no, now livin,- ' • he was murdered since lasi as.
sisal ; it is since that times his father has left his bane.

Cross.exstnined by Mr. Dixon.—!, a magistrate; le
anxious to direct disorderly pawns to peace and good
order ; has said Mr. Bleach&ld Is not a parishioner ; dots
not know hie ce,ish : heard no. of such a rocaing being
held in Mr. Illa”e'aechl's Frig!, ; Mr. Byrne is not a pa.
rishioner of Lis fathers; rover heard of such a trectir.,; it
Byme's parish, but a vast I umber tont; i lace in afferent
parishes ; canrnt say wit.lter it: beard of any such meet.
inks; hefore tits seven or eithit persons went up to the
house, he heard on tha. morning that a mob would call on
his father ; id sat hear it before that morning.
To Mr. Scott.—Does not think that except the seven or
eight, then was a rerson in the crowd who had rot a stick.
To slr. Dixon.—Wu at an open window when tie seven
nr sib t,pawns Entered the avenue • his father had ad.
rlrcasei those before the crowd entered ; neither himself
ror his father felt alarm at weirs seven or eight ter.
sous only al preachirg ; when those were at the door
does not recollect having heard shouting from the road;
shouting commenced in the morning, and coatinued to
within a tea minutes of the deputation going up; his father
asked them in; their conduct and demeanor was peaceable
and respectful to his father : the deputatioa said they car..e
or the tat of .I.c oppressed people .0 demand a reductive
of tithe; Is sure they used Cie erord demand; fa.ncr
was here last mixes, and went to Er._lard sirce ; from the
day of mectig to kit maim, his father remained at home.
ft is a (act that Blanchfield did every thing he could to make
the tun: le go away quietly, and desired them to commit no
violere: nr wrong.
Jon Buda examined : Remembers the 30th of Decem-
ber; knew. both travmers ; saw ti em bolt there ; both
were of the party of seven or eight that fint went up to the
house.

Mr. Dixon commenced the defence in an able and idd.l
quent speech.
P. Costello sworn—Resides in Dublin ; knows traverser';
recollects the n acting at Benr.et's-bridge ; saw Mr. Blanch.
field in Kilkenry the day before the meeting; at that time
there had been other ineetinza of the kind ; heard there would
be one at Bennett's-bridge ; Mr. B. mentioned the circus.
stances in Kilkeuny before Messrs. Warren, Mullins, da.
Mr. Mll33lVell's shop, and regretted, with other persons rest
that the nteetinr, would be held. T went to the i.teetin, atm
advising with the Catholic bishop and others, and I met b
Beresford and Capt. Power on the road, both of whom said
that they were glad to see me go out. Prom what took place
the day before, I expected to see Mr. B. and the other
gentlemen at the mee.ing ; I entreated the people not to go
to Dr. Butler's; in consequence of my address, telliug them
it was wrong to ctit timber, as had been done at former meet-
' Inge, tl:ey threw hundreds of sticks into the river; they did
so rt his Instance and that of Blanchfield ; Mr. Byrne ex-
erted himself to the same effect ; I wanted them not to go
to Dr. Butler's; I proposed to have Blanchfield put in she
chair ; did so as a measure of precaution ; Mr. Blanchfield
said it would be hopeless to try to make thew disperse, but
proposed that a deputation should be sent; I offered to go
up ; Blanchfield desired me not, as it might be misconstrued;
I did 001 go up, and do not know of myself whether the po.
plc went into the grounds.
Michael Warren, Req. sworn 3 Remembers the meeting;
thinks be was in Kilkenny the day before ; was in Mr.
Maxwell's shop, he thinks, the day before ; believes a pro.
posal was mane to Mr. Blancnfield to attend the meeting,
u a measure of great utility to the public peace.
Rev. Theobold Butler Is a clergyman of the established
church, and a magistrate ; knows Mr. Blaachiield for seven
or eight yeas ; lives in his neighbourhood; never beard be
was implicated in any charge that would render him to be.
lien he would implicate himself in unlawful assemblies;
does not know Mr. Byrne so well, but never heard any
*Mg but this against him.
Captain Power Knows Mr. Blanchtleld several years ;
knows Mr. Byrne's general character ; considers Mr.
Blaneltfield not only a respectable man, but an extremely
well conducted and Industrious man ; believes Mr. Byrne's
character not less excellent.

The Judge, in charging the Jury, read over the indict-
ment, and, before commenting on the evidence, favoured
the Court with his opinions on the tithe system. In reca-
pitulating the evidence he said, that " no man who heard it
could doubt there had been a tumultuous and unlawful
assembly," but that" the guilt of the prisoners was ano-
ther qtrzstion." Their well-supported defence established
the fact that they possessed Influence. It was fair to con.
cede that that influence was used for the pirvention of per.
sooal violence; and. in that respect, they behaved in a
manner highly creditable to themselves ; bu, was that in-
fluence also used for the purpose of =yelling Dr. Butler
to reduce his tithes, and if so, they were guilty of the charge.
his lordship laid down the law of the case on the several
counts of the indictment—spoke warmly in praise of the
manner in which the traverser. exerted themselves to pre-
vent mischief to life or property.
After a consultation of abeut an hour, the jury brought in
a verdict of guilty on the first count, and of acquittal on
the two last.
The Itilhenny Journal states that the sentence passed
upon Messrs. Byrne and Blauchfield was twelve months'
imptisonnitut, and a fine of 601. earl.