Star.
London, England, 1825-08-04 00:00:00

MUT IN GRAVEL-LAAE.

Sunday night, a desperate riot and disturbance took
place in Gravel-lane, SJuthwark, in consequence of one
of those disgraceful contests which are so constantly re-
curring in the metropolis, between the men belonging to
the two provinces in Ireland, Munster and Connaught.
A body of between 1,500 and 1,600 of them assembled
on that night in Gravel-lane, from all quarters of the
town,armed principally with pokers and bludgeons.
About eleven o'clock the row commenced, and beforO
many minutes had elapsed, the heads of several of the
contending parties were broken. They soon clearest
the streets of the peaceable inhabitants, who were
obliged to Ely into their dwellings. The beaten party,
set:eating into Union-street, were closely Assumedly
their adversaries, who did not spare the Connaught
men, between whom and the Munster the most fixed
and determined hatred commenced on their setting
foot on English ground. The riot now becoming
most alarming, the few watchmen in the neighbour-
hood made an ineffectual attempt to quell it, but
were knocked down for their pains; the fighting con-
tinned until a sufficient number of constables and
watchmen collected from different parts to cope
with the rioters, all of whom, seeing the preparations
that were going forward to take them into custody,
left off the original cause of quarrel, and made a simul-
taneous attack upon the guardians of the night, who,
with great difficulty, and after having received some
hard knocks, succeeded in securing six of the ring-
leaders of the disturbance, whose names are Dan.
Desmond. Timothy Ryan, Paddy MlCeogh. Michael
M'Carthy, John Holmes. and Terence Forbin, all of
whom were lodged in the watch-house for the night,
and broughtvp to Union-hall the following morning.
One and all of them declared, upon their consciences,
that they had taken neither hand, act, nor part in the
" bit of a row," but because they happened to have
Irish tongues in their heads, and tried to put an end to
the quarrel, they were locked up. They were held to bail.

Mr. Robert Owen, from New Harmony, delivered a
lecture on the 10th of June, at the Court-House,Cincin-
nati,to a large audieuce,for the purpose of answeringsome
objections which had been made to his system; in the
course of which he gave an account of the situation and
prospects of the preliminary society lately established. He
represented that the society, although commenced but a
month since,consists of above 900 persons,and that appli-
cations for admission are very numerous; that the utmost
leonfidence exists among them; and no doubt remains
in the minds of any of the members as to the complete
success of the principles on which their association is
founded.
About two months since a labouring man, in a geld
near Tara, Ireland, found one of those three-quarter
circular strong pieces of wire used by the ancient Mile-
-sians on the back of the neck, for securing their cloaks
or mantles. It wai turned off at the ends, in the usual
manner, for the purpose of catching a loop or button-
hole at the front. It is of pure gold ; and the whole
'extent of the wire is above 25 inches. A very neat
threading is continued round it as far as the crooks.
About nine o'clock yesterday evening, a person of
' very respectable appearance, and about 43 years of age,
went on board the Floating Bath off Waterloo-bridge,
for the purpose of bathing. He had been in the water
only about seven minutes, when he got out and com-
plained of being unwell. The attendant put his shirt
and stockings on, when he fell into his arms, saying he
was very ill. Dr. Stanton of the Strand, was immediately
!sent for, but before his arrival the unfortunate gentleman
;said he was dying,and expressing an anxious desire to we
his wife and family, he seemed to expire. Dr. Stanton,:
when he arrived, attempted to bleed him, but without
any effect. The body was then removed to a pubrc-
hnus., in Strand•llne, where every means were used to
resume animatijn, but all were useless. His death is
supposed to have been occasioned by an attack of
apoplexy. From some papers found in his pockets, it
Ippor, that hie name is Cnalk. and that ke is a coach-
maker, resialisig its Vibiteshapel.

MISR ASSIZE&
• LIAIBRICK, JULY'S&
QUINLAN V. NANIZIt.
This was an action for seduction of the plaintiff's
daughter, under circumstances of peculiar atrocity.
Mr. 'Amos stated the plaintiff's ease.
Ann Quinlan, a young woman apparently about 20
years of age, and who was evidently labouring under
the effects of disease, was produced and examined. She
stated that she had been living in the house of the de-
fendant's father so far back as last Easter twelvemonth.
On Easter-day he was in the house; the family, all but
the defendant, had gone to-prayers. She was attending
hat business, in taking down some turf to the fire, when
the defendant laid his hands upon her. He used strength
—he got her down and took liberties with her. (Here
the witness described what those liberties were.) The
defendant prevailed on her not to disclose what had
passed, and promised her marriage ; she therefore
did not disclose what had passed for a consider.
able time. In some time after she found herself ill.
She found that the defendant had destroyed her. She
stated her situation to him, and accused him of having
ruined her. She said that she found herself in so mi-
serable a state, that she should be forced to disclose
the facts to her parents. The defendant still prevailed
on her not to do so, and promised marriage. She was,
however, obliged to leave the house, and her health
being completely in ruins, she went to the hospital.
She was examined by the doctors, one of whom ac-
quainted her parents with her situation. &le remained
tor two months at the hospital, and was not yet cured.
Two Medical Gentlemen were next examined, and
they stated the deplorable state of health in which
they found the plaintiff. When she applied at the hos-
, pital, the disease had attained a dangerous height.
Serjeant Gomm, for the defendant, denied that the
plaintiff's witnesses had told a true story, and repre-
sented his client as extremely poor.—The Jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 501.

JULY 29.
Timothy M'Mahon, Cornelius O'Brien Daniel Fitz-
gerald, Patrick 111, Mahon, Jeremiah shelian, and Je-
remiah O'Brien, were charged with being concerned in
a riot at Stianagolden on the 2d of June last, in which
riot Kennedy O'Brien and John Shehan received wounds,
of which they died. Jeremiah Shehan was also in-
dieted for manslaughter.
This was a case arising out of a quarrel between two
factions. A man was killed of either party. This
mutual slaughter perfectly satisfied both panics, and
they appeared to think it very hard that they should be
included in a common indictment, when both sideshad
done such equal justice to each other. All the prisoners
except Jeremiah Shehan were dressed very respectably,
and seemed to be of the better class of Irish farmers.
Michael Hogan deposed, that he saw the prisoners at
the Patron°, and that he saw a riot, but he only ob-
served the prisoners raise their sticks mildly. Could not
swear that he saw them strike anybody. Only saw
them raise the sticks in their hands and gently lay them
down again.
Mr. Dillane deposed, that he saw the little boy, Jerry
Urban (this prisoner was 18 years of age, and a re-
markably powerful young man), come up to Kennedy
O'Brien, the deceased, when he was down, and give
bim a little rap with a little stone on the head, but it
could not kill him unless he was kilt before. And, my
Lord, said the witness, this poor little boy ought not tol
be blamed, for be bad but one brother, and he bad
been amerdesed ja.t boils,- Them was one murdered
lres each side.
There were several other witnesses called, but they
would not, as there had been one killed on each side,
bring home the guilt to the prisoners.
For the defence, Mr. Baic called several witnesses,
among whom was the Right Rev. Dean Macnamara,
who gave the O'Brien: an excellent character. Verdict,
Not Guilty.—The Assizes finished hereon the 29the
• The Patron Day is a festival in honour of the Aaron Saint to
which the place is deacated. It is a festival similar to the English
wakes.
Brian Hare, James Hare, George Hare, Chas. Hare,
Daniel Hare, Patrick Shama John Shearan, Daniel
ltPurath, and John Wall, stood charged with having,
at Kilderry, on Sunday the 20th of March last, killed
and slayed a man of the name of John Nash.
This case arose out of a regular Irish row, which was
occasioned by a dispute between two opposite parties--
namely, " the three-year-olds and the four-year-olds,,
In a game at ball called " burley." There was a cross-
indictment, and consequently both parties were put to
the bar. The witnesses for the present prosecution were
taken out of the dock.
Several witnesses were examined. One of them being
asked if the men fought with sticks as large as the Coun-
sel's thumb, said, " Sure that would be no stick at all."
Dennis Shehan, a man who is represented to have
been hilt, in the beginning of the row, examined.
--..wined—Well, Dennis, did you strike any-

body ?—Sure I was not able.
Stand up, Dennis, and let the Jury judge of your
ability.—(The witness was a remarkably strong-built
man, more than siz feet high.) Was not able that day,
for James Hare had kilt me—(A laugh). Sure I know
James Hate right well. and I have good reason. I got
,three blows with a hurley from him. I'll engage I was
bothered with the blows, for I am not the boy not to do
my best if I was able.
Verdict—Patrick Shearan and Daniel M.Grath, Not
Guilty. The five Hares, John Shearan, and John Wall,
Guilty.
The Learned Juaaa sentenced James Hare and Juba
Shearan to 18 months' imprisonment, and the others to,
12 months front the date of their imprisonment. •
Dennis Shehan EdnoDnd Young, Ldmond Nash, Pa-
trick Shehan, and John Macnamara, the prosecutors in
the former trial, were then put to the bar. charged with
a riot and assault on Sunday, the 20th March, at Kit-
deny. • -
In this case the Crown refused to prosecute • and several ofthise
persons who were to have been witnesses in it,kai beep sulfatiamilifp
convicted in the former trial, and were of course shut out frees
giv-
ing their evidence. The Learned Judge, however, was deices to
go into the case, in order, if possible, to find out the Meet guilty
party. Several witnesses were examined, and they peeved gybe
suincient to new that the prisoners were far front bleaseins, though
not legally guilty enough to convict them of riot ee assails. They
nearly killed three men on the other side, but not joke. It ap-
peared, however, that it was done partly in seißdefasee. Some
of the witnesses for the prisoners tried an sons of expedients to
evade kissing the Testament when they were SWIM. They placed
the book against the point of their noses, and then kissed, mit were
the air. In two instances, the officer wm obliged to press the Tes-
tament against their hips.--The prisoners were ikquigied

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At the Preston (barter Seisions, last week, eight in-
formations were eahibiteci against keepers of bier shops,
ifor having sold their beverage after nine o'clock in the
evening, contrary to the prnvisinai V the. Act... Thel
~,cre fitted in the mitigated penalty of El. 14s: each.

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HCEIWrINGIDONRA-C' Idt,-1116T1ST•
The weatherer:l very favourable at the time of starting, sad
dating tbirtlesirgost the rain in the morning probably prevented the
attendance of many. The company was, notwithstanding, very
considerable.
A Gold Cup, value 100 sovs. by subscriptions of 10 sous. each, three
years. let. four, est. 41b. five, 851. 121 h. silt, est. 21b. and aged,
Pat. 41b. Mares and geldings allowed 51b. Twice round, about
fair miles. The'winner to be sold for 500 soya. if demanded.—
The winner of a King's Plate or Gold Cup, in 1823, to carry
51b. extra.
Mr. Stuart named ch. Is. Wiseacre, 3 yrt 1
Duke of Manchrster named ro. a Vargus, 4 yrs . 2
Earl of Sandwich named ch. g. Catiling, aged .
Betting at starting, 7t04 on Vargus. Won easy by Wiseacre,
rode by Goedison.
11. Sweepstakes of Five Sous. each, 20 sovs. added It* all ages. The
winner to be sold for SOO soya if demanded.
Mr. Calvert named ch. f. by Carton
Mr. Fellow.' named br. c. by Bourbon .
Mr. Baring named b. g. by Partisan .
The Two Year Old Stakes did not filL
WORCESTER RACES--(Flasy Day), Auo. 2.
The Course was very well attended by beauty and gshion from
di parts of the country, with the usual proportion of pickpockets.
The Course was in fine condition, and greatly improved by two or
three hours' rain in the morning. •
A Produce Sweepstakes of 50 gs each, h. ft. Colts, Bst. 71b.
fillies, ast. 41b.

Mr. West's b. f. Mystery
Mr. Canning's b. f. by King of Diamonds
Lord Stamford's Landrail
Lord Orford's f. Bianca

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4tol on Mystery. The King of Diamonds filly made good
play, until within the distance, when Mystery, rode by Howard,
let loose, and won easy by three lengths.
The Worcestershire Stakes of 20 sows. each, ls. ft.
Lord Warwick's Haji Baba . . 1 •
Mr. Mytten's Euphrates . . 2
1 This race excited considerable interest, and a good deal of money
must have been won and lost on Euphrates, who was the favourite
at 7to 4. Haji Baba, rode in good style by Minto, made severe
running all the way, followed close by Euphrates, who once got half
a neck a head. It was a beautiful neck-and-neck race, down the
distance, and won only by a head. Whitehouse rode Euphrates. .

The new Act for the regulation of Cotton Factories,
came into operation on Monday. It is the intention of .
the masters generally, in Leeds and neighbourhood,. to.
commence working at half-past five o'clock in the ,
morning, stop at eight for breakfast, at twelve for
dinner, and leave off at seven in the evening.
Sunday morning, between the hours of eleven and
twelve, the house of Mr. Turner. a Dissenting Clergy-
man, in the Albany-road, Camberwell, was broken into
during the absence of that Gentleman.and his family at
the Albany Chapel, and robbed of 504 in sovereigns,
besides a quantity of plate.
The re-action in the price of timber is little to be won-
dered at when the large importations are taken into
account. We find, from a Parliamentary Paper, that
the quantity of fir, imported last year into the United
Kingdom, amounted to 581,200 loads, or 23,248,000 •
solid feet ; betides about 4 350,000Balticdi-als;17400,000
deal ends, and 15.000 masts. The value of this great.
quantityof fir timber would exceed three millions stei iing.
Tun WRAIDRR.—The Magistra•es of Breda have
judged it necessary to forbid, under the penalties fixed
in article 471 of the Penal Code, the scouring of the
shops and pavement in front of the houses, it being ad-
visable, on account of the great drought, to be sparing
in the use of water, that there may be r.o want in case
of fire.
Suowan or Summt.—During a vident thunder
storm at Montreal, the rain, which descended in torrents
was strongly impregnated with sulphur, and the water,
after standing for some time, was literally covered with '
it, and presented a bright yellbw surface.
The greatest artificial cold that has yet been pro- '
&teed, was effected by the mixture of diluted sulphur is
acid with snow, which sunk FATIRRNUZIT'S thermos
meter tol2S deg. below the freezing point.
In the neighbourhood of Fontainbleau several men
died. a few days ago, while working in the fields at the
harvest, by the excessive heat; others were taken up
quite insensible, and not likely to recover. Many dili-
gence-horses dropped down dead on the road. The
Bourdeaux diligence lost two within rn hour last week. •
Monday, the family of Mr. Barnard, belonging to the
British Gallery, Pall-mall, was thrown into the most
poignaist grief, in consequence of the death of the
daughter, about 20 years of age. A son of Mr. Barnard •
about 15, has been ill for some time, and the Doctor
prescribed a change of air; in consequence,- Mr. B. .
took a cottage near Dartford, and about three weeks
ago the family removed there. On Monday morning
the gardener. loaded a fowling-piece with pebbles, to ,
shoot the sparrows ; but after trying to discharge it se-
veral times without effect, he placed it on some wood
in an out-house, and` there left it: Shortly after Master
Barnard went into the shed with his sister, and picked
up the gun, and the trigger caught his coat, when the
piece went off, and shit Miss Barnard in the neck, who
fell. instantly ; and the cries of the youth alarmed the •
family, who ran to the spot, and found Miss B. a comose. .
BRADFORD COINERRS AND WeAVIRS..—At the MOS-. •
ten Meeting, yesterday week, the proposal frequently
before adverted to was again broached, of bringing the
mills to an entice stand ; and on Wednesday a specific
proposal was made, that all the mille.in the town should
cease to work. on Saturday, the 6th of August. After
some discussion, this motion was put to the vote and
carried by a large majority, there being for it thirtj-
tbree, against it six voices. To prevent the persons
who have continued their work, and abstained from
• • • g the Union, from being thrown entirely out of
d, it, is intended to make them a weekly allowance
of something more than is given by the Union to the
unemplyed, so long as the works remain suspended.
The workmen seeing that all hope of recon.iliation is
for the present at an end, are leaving the town in num-
bers to seek employment elsewhere. Trick families are
breaking up and separating. Friday week two cart-
loads of children were. sent to Leeds, to be disputed of
amongst their supporters in this place; and on Wed-
nesday la* two additional cargoes arrived here hoax
the same place. The usual .weekly meeting of the
workmen was held yesterday week at Fairweather
Green, Mr. Turn, in the Chair. Mr. Tema, with-
out entering into any particulars as to the state of the
finances of the Union Society, declared, that the Com-
mittee were now certain that their-store could never be
exhausted. At first they only trusted and believed they
should be supported—now they were certain of
Tiny could have money from a hundred diffaent places
for nothing but the trouble of fetching it ; and rather
than the workmen of Bradford should be overcome, the
Committee would canvass every town and village
throughout England for supplies. Before the strike for
an advance, steps were taken to ascertain the di:posi-
tion of the workmen in the wan and neighbourhood of
Brad, and 44)00 persons ante ed their- names as ep.
proviag of the plait, and -
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SUMMER ASSIZES.
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t.tWX,S. AUGUST e•
Skphea Clara* was ißditted for feloniously sitting.
en fire two hay-ricks, the property of George Randall,
at Heythot, ii the night of the 13th July.—a Vet Gar,-
Sarah Litek, a married wonsau, was indicted for the
wilful murder of ha male infant child, at Yulbotoogh,
on the 14th llay last.
On the day mentioned in the indictment, the prisoner
became a mother, iu a fieid near Billinghurst. after
having left a house is Pulborough, where she had token
lodgings. On retuning to her lodgings, the landtady
observing the alteration in her appearance, acid that
she was extremely ill, asked her what had become of
her child. At first she. denied that she had had any
child, but, upon being,pressed more homely, she said
that, in getting over a stile, the pains of parturition
came on, and that the infant having fallen on the
ground, it was killed on the spot, and she had. buried
it in a ditch. In consequence of her description of the
place, the child was afterwards found, covered up in a
ditch with mud. The child's head was fractured, and
some of the mud appeared to have found its way into
the windpipe, as far as the cells of the lungs.
The surgeons examined—Gave it as their opinion
that the child's death might have been occasioned in
the manner stated by-the mother, and that supposing
the child to be apparently dead from the fall, it might
have sufficient life to imbibe by convulsive.respiration
the liqrsid mud found in• the windpipe and lungs.
After an able slimming up of the ease by 01111 Ixanted,Jorws..
the Jury found the prisoner Not Gal*
LEICESTER, AUGUST 1.
Mr. Justice Pnan,whe presided in the Cs iminal
in his address to the Grand Jury. congratulated them on
the appearance of the calendar. wlikh, with one mop.
tion, contained no cases of a very heavy nature. The
case of Sir Willoughby Dixie, who had been committed
upon a charge of shooting at two persons, called for the
serious attention of the Jhry. Such eases were pro-
vided for by two statutes: one- was that commonly
called the Black Act; the other was known by the name
of• Lord Ellenborough's Act. These statutes provided
(or four cases—viz. shooting with an intent to murder,
to do some bodily harm, and disable, or to prevent. the
legal apprehension of an offender. If anyone of these
cases should appear to be made out upon the evidence
brought before the Grand Jury, the prisoner must be
put upon his trial. His Lordship then enlarged upon
the mischief which, according to his notions, might be
done to the ends of justice by the publication of evidence
in any cases before trial. He afterwards went on to
tell the Grand Jury, that it was probable Sir Willoughby
Dixie would be indicted under Lord Ellenborough's
Act, and recommended them, if they found any diffi-
cagy in the case, to find the bill, and to leave it to the
Jury hereafter to be sworn for the trial of the cause to
investigate the facts. If upon that trial he should be
of opinion that the crime alleged against the prisoner.
would, if committed, have amounted only, to man-
slaughter, he should, under the statutes he had quoted
to them, direct his acquittal ; if, on the other hand, the
circumstances of the case should not induce any such
conclusion, it would be for the Jury to say-whether any
and which of the four intentions be hadpointed. out had
influenced the prisoner's conduct.
ale WILLIUGHIST WOOLSTOII DIMS.
The Grand Jury, after a lapse cilium; moaned into
Court, and prestrited the whole of the bills which were
laid before them.

By the Cover—Gentlemen. have you not any more balls before
you?—Foreman (Sir Henry. Halford)-.-Ho• my Lord.
By the Couer--Is there no biU presentedagaistst Sir Willoughby
Woo Litton Foromao.-No, my Lord.
By the Cover—'rben let the prosecutors be called forth, andlet
them forfeit their recognisance..
The Crier of the Court then called the Rev. Thomas and the
Rev. Charles Wright to come teeth upon their recolgiunces.
By the Couiv—ln what sum us they bound? The Cl4.lrk of
the Court intimated the amount to his Lucidity. which• was, we
believe, 501.

Hy the Courar -Is them no Attorney comerned.for the Rows-
tion ?,-..After a. few minutes, Attorney/or the possecAttipPcgat
z the Judge by the door at the idde of thp Bench.
By the Attorney-41y Lord, I am the Attorney fdr the pro-
secution.

By the Coon:--Sir, have you msevidonce
•pasadocesi, Thal
Attorney—Ne, my Lord, I have no evidence_te.bdamforward.
By the Cousv--Call recognizances; the, ends of public
justice are defeated ; lam really most ashimed'of the Magistrates
for having taken suck inadequate recegnislMeam
The two Reverend Prosecute:a were. them rmyeetifelyrtailseV,
three times upon their recognizences, and did not appears
By the Cou*v—Let the recogiummes be eatreated.. I cannot
say how far these Reverted persons can consider themselves as act. 1
ing with propriety to thiaccentry, fur, from what appears.on•
depositions,l holdthisatolmas grass a asap as. i have etramseee
a Court of Justice. I with moreover, that the Magiatratte-,shouj
be informed, that all depOsitions respecting felonies should be re-,
turned to the Judges of Assize at the very first mement.--The
Learned Jildge thee dismissed the Grand Jury.
Thisze.alt of- the charge against Sir. Willoughby
Dixie.bad been anticipated• by the public, and the case
did not appear to have excited aay-intereat‘vahlitever in
the neighbourhood of Leicester. The-Judges hed, re-
fusrd.to bail the Baronet, who had beet' kitipt. in con-
finenient in•the County Jsil, where he had beets per-
fectly reserved upnn the subject of his °ileac*.
At the thee of tho • Court, Sis W. W. Dixie, and wane minor
rasensin custody, were discharged by ploclaination.