Star.
London, England, 1824-08-24 00:00:00

nISH ASSIZE.

TYRONE ASSIZES.
Friday se'nnight, a soldier of the Slth Regiment, and
a man of the name of Benson, an informer, were tried
for the murder of Henry Ball, and being convicted, were
sentenced to be executed on Monday, the 16th instant ;
but it was expected they would be respited. The pri-
soners were out on Revenue duty, with Mr. David Ennis,
Officer of Excise, on Saturday, the 26th of June, and
detected two stills at work in a small island in a little
lake in the lands of Relagh, in the neighbourhood of Ir-
vinestown. Deceased, seeing the party approach, came
out of a still-house, and getting into a cot to escape
apprehension, rowed off from the island. The party
called to him to come ashore, Mit refusing to do so, one
of the soldiers, an inexpetienCed youth, we believe,
under the directions of Hellion, fired and killed the un-
fortunate young man.
CLONMEi., AUoUST 16.
William Daniel, Patrick Tuohill, and William Ryan,
were indicted for the murder of Michael, William, and
Martin Kinnealy, on the 11th of July, at Knockgraffdn.
After a long trial the prisoners were all acquitted, but
received, before they were discharged, a suitable admo-
nition from the Learned Judge.

AUGUST 17.

TRIAL TOR CORTLARRATIOK Of TRT HOUSt or iIIMIND MITA, AND

6111INING OF ITS INIIASITSSTS.
William and Darby Maher were put forward, charged
with this horrible crime.

John Mullally, knew one Patrick Mullally; he is
dead, and saw him dead ; witness knew Edward Shea,
and saw him dead; Shea's house eras burnt all to the
shell ; witness took notice of the dead bodies; saw the
holes where balls had entered into the bodies (4 Edward
Shea and Patrick Mullally; Patrick Mullally was wit-
ness's son; Shea was witness's nephew ; knew Edward,
Shea's body, because be had a lame leg; the house was
burnt in Nuvember, 1821 ; in the morning early wit-
ness saw the bodies; saw the house on the day before;
witness could see the house from his own house; wit-
ness's house way in the satne direction, opposite to Shea's.
Mary Kelly was examined at considerable length,
and gave a full account of the horrible transaction of
the attack on the house and the burning of the family,
as appeared in the public papers imrfiediately after it
took place.
James Phelan corroborated the evidence regarding
the firing and words between Philip Dillon and people
on the hill. And Daniel Butler, brother of John, cor-
roborated the same. This witness said he had given in-
formations before a Magistrate six or seven weeks ago;
and had not given them before, because he was afraid of
being murdered, and because also he had been told not
to do it by his mother and brother.

Alice Butler sworn.—Lived within two or three fields
of Shea's; the night of the fire her son John came and
told her the house was burned, and that Darby Maher
was concerned ; on which she cautioned him not to tell
that to any one, or he would be destroyed. In about
an hour after the fire, her son asked if her brother
Mick was within? when she told him he was not, he
said she never would see any more than his burnt bones!
She had another son, Edmund.

Cq.ptain Drought, of the Police, examined.—Said'
that he had a conversation with the prisoners in jail ;
that he cautioned the prisoner that whatever he said
should be entirely optional, as he, Captain Drought,
would feel it necessary to give it in evidence ; no hopes
were held out, or threats to the prisoner. The prisoner
said to Captain Drought, that he had a blunderbuss,
and gave it away to the Priest.
Francis Despard, Esq. was examined touching the in-
vestigation at Cloncen immediately after the burning.,
None of the persons there examined, among whom were
Mary Kelly and John Butler, said they knew any one
concerned. The only questions put to Mary Kelly were re-
lative to the persons that had been drinking at her house.
The case for the prosecution closed here—when Philip
Ryan, a tailor, came up and swore that he slept at
Darby Mather's the whole of the night of the burning,
and in the same bed with him ; and that Maher could
not go out without his knowledge; the evidence of this
witness was very far from sufficient to produce a favour-
able effect on the Jury.
Philip Burk was next sworn—and he was a man of
fair repute ; for William Maher he deposed that on the
night of the burning, William Maher left his house to
go sleep in an adjoining barn ; witness locked the door
after Maher went out to the barn.

Other witnesses were examined, when the Jury, after
deliberating for an hour and five minutes in their Jury
Room, returned a verdict of Guilty against both of those
most guilty and most unfortunate men.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE addressed them in lan-
gnage at once calculated to bring them to a sense ofi
their enormous crime, by alarming their guilty fears,
and of exciting hopes of mercy, by pointing them to a
most merciful REDEEMER, who is ever willing to grant
that mercy which they refused or did not shew to the
victims of their horrid crime. They are to be hanged
on Thursday next, in this town, and their bodies to be
given for dissection.
Shortly after the prisoners burst into sobs and tears,
in which they indulged for some time. They are both
rather well-looking men, very cleanly in their appear-
ance, and are cousins. They were removed to the jail
under a very strong guard.

RIOTS NEWRY.
The trial of the persons concerned in the riots which
took place in Newry, on the 13th of July last, came on
on Tuesday, before Judge TORRaNS. The following
ten persons, under the denomination of the Orange
Party. were brought to the bar :
Jellies M'Clelland, Robert Elliott, Samuel M'Clelland, John
Moore, William M'Clelland, Samuel White, James Lawlor,
William M'Cutly, John Itynne, private of the 86th Regiment, and
Charles Brown, private of the same Regiment.
After the examination of two witnesses on the part of the Crown,
Counsel on each side agreed that the cross cause should be pro-
ceeded upon at the same time.
The following persons styled the Catholic Party, were then put
forward:—Jubn Rogers, --- Couway, Canvides Richard
Arl'Evoy, and John Racket.
A number of witnesses were called upon by the
Counsel for the prosecution, to establish the charges of
riot and assault against the prisoners of both parties,
whose names we have already gi7en. The Crown pro-
secuted all the parties accused of the riot; and some of
the prisoners of the Orange and Catholic party had
their respectiv.e Counsel to defend them against both the
charges preferred against them. Had we even space to
devote to the direct and cross-examination of all the
witnesses brought forward an this interesting occasion,
we should not devote it to the refuting of the various
and contradictory testimony which was produced on
the table of the Court. We shall, therefore, confine
ourselves to the single statement of a fad, that both the
parties produced evidence of the most conflicting na-
ture; and that, with the exception of Richard M'voy,

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' whose cao appears to have been overlooked in a very
singukr manner by the Jury, we can scarcely except a
single man on either side who did not merit the verdict
which was given against them.
In this case ten Orangemen and five Catholics were
arraigned for a riot, as well as assaults, on each ether.
Both parties were heard with patience and impartiality,
through the medium of their respective Counsel; and,
after an horie4 and anxious investigation, the entire
fifteen individuals were found guilty.
After the eviden:e had been gone through, Judge
TOKRENS proceeded to charge the Jury, and a fairer,
more impartial, or much more eloquent charge, we have
never had the pleasure of hearing in a Court of Justice
in this country.
The Jury then retired, and after the interval of abort
an hour, r eturned with a verdict of Guilty against all, the
pi isoners, O. angemen as well as Catholics.
The following sentence was pronounced, by the
Leal ned Judge, on the respective prisoners :
ORANJE PARTY.—James M'Clelland to be imprisoned twelte
months, pay a fine of 5/. to the King, and give security to keep the
peace for seven years, himself in 501. and two sureties in 251. each.
Lawlor and White to be imprisoned nine months, pay a fine of 404.
and give security to keep the peace for seven years themselves in
501. and two sureties in 251. each. Rynne and Browne (the sol-
diers), in consequeice of a Court-martial, to be imprisoned four
months. Remainder of the party to be imprisoned six months, pay
a fine of 40s. each, and give security to keep the peace for seven
years, themselves in 251. and two sureties in 101. each.
Csernoue Pwary —M'Convitle to be imprisoned nine. mows,
pay a fine of 51. to the King, and give security to keep the-poste'
for seven years, himself in 1001. and two sureties in 501. cads.—
M' Kvoy to be imprisoned six months, pay a fine of 40s. to the King,
and give security to keep the peace for seven years, himself in 101.
and two sureties in 251. each.—Hacket to be imprisoned six months,
pay a fine of 40s. and give security to keep the peace for seven
years, himself in 201. and two sureties in 101. each.--Rogers and
Conway to he imprisoned six months, and give security to keep
the peace for seven years, themselves to 104 and two sureties in
251. each.

l'IlE ARMY.

The whole of the Ist Battalion (Duke of Yoait'S Own) Rifle
Corps, 60th Regiment, having arrived at Chatham from Quebec,
are about to be re-funned under the command of Lieut.-Colonel •
Buitimae ; the Foreign Officers of this Regiment having been
placed on half-pay or ordered to join the 2d Battalion, in the West
Indies. It is in future to be placed on the same footing and esta-
blishment as the Rifle Brigade. This corps particularly distin-
guished itself during the whole of the Peninsular war, being then
the sth Battalion, and his the peculiar honour of having the il-
lustrious Costauxita-sx-Cants for its Colonel : they are at pre-
sent nearly 300 strong.
The second division of the 2d (the Queen's Royal) Regiment of
of Foot, arrived on the oth inst. at Chatham, from Gosport.
The second division (head-quarters) of the Bth (the King s) Re..
giment of Infantry, arrived on the 21st inst. at Portsmouth, from
the Mediterranean.
One Troop of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards received orders
to march yesterday from Egham to Maidenhead, and to remain
there till the Races at the former place are over.
&mar Yroxanae.—The Surry Yeomanry, consisting of four
troops, under the command of Sir Wir.usse Jocurre, Bart. are
now on permanent duty at Croydon, where they are to be reviewed
to morrow, at Duppa's Hill. The troops are at present in fine con-
dition, and Sir Virimasse has obtained above forty recruits to the
Regiment, although he has net succeeded Sir Turmas Tuason,
Bart. in the command for more than that number of days.

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