Star.
London, England, 1827-04-17 00:00:00

COUNTY GALWAY ELECTION.

The Committee having intimated to the Counsel on both sides
that they should confine themselves to the conduct of the Consti-
tuted Authorities of the County and Town of Galway during the
election,
Mr. David John Wilson was called in and examined.—On the
ninth day of the elention I made application to Mr. Martin, the
111 Sheriff at the County, for his protection to the freehold-
ers who were coming to vote for Mr. lambert. His reply to my
proposition was, that be was Mood to protect them only at the
Court-house, where the votes were tendered. On one occasion,
during the election, I teceived informatieu that Mr. Lambert
and his Committee were to be attacked that day, and that a sum of
Uzi), pounds and a favour were to be given to the man who
would put Mr. Lambert out of the way. Shortly after receiving,
this communication. I saw a body of men, about :400, march with
a tambouritie and a flute player at click head. They stopped oppo-
site Finial's Hotel. I was that at Kilroy's Hotel, one or two
doors off, where Mt. Lanaln-rt's Committee stopped during the
election. Mr. Mattin's frituds stopped at Cottony's. I jot three
copies of a note which L wrote at the time, unlit was in conse-
quence of Mr. Lambert's being busy at the time that I wrote them.
Mr. Lambert signed the letters, and I advised him to seed them
immediately. Two were sent to the Mayor and Sheriff of the town
by a woman named Green. I myself brought the third to the
High Sheriff of the County. The following is a copy:
" June 2s, 1826.

" Srst—l have received information, from several quarters, that
serious riots are again likely to take place this day, and that the
Gentlemen and Freeholders in my interest are to be the objects of
attack. I have, therefore, to request you will take the precautions
necessary to preserve the public peace, and prevent the recurrence
of those scenes, which have reflected such disgrace on the actors in
them. (Signed) "JOHN S. LAMBERT."
Witness, in continuation.—When the Sheriff received this note,
he handed it to his Assessor, and asked him, " What answer am
Ito give to this?" The Assessor replied, " The only an,wer I
can give is, that we have taken ample precautions." The Sheriff
himself gave no answer to my question. This was about ten o'clock
is the morning,.and, at this time, a large mob had proceeded to
Mr. Lambert's committee room, in two directions; they broke
every window in the house, beat the agents, and drove Mr. Lam.
Ilbert's freeholders out. Immediately on learning this, I went to
the Mayor's house anti inquired of the maid-servant whether be
was at home? St:e replied that he was, and while she was gone to
call him down to me, Mr. James Burke (the Deputy Mayor) ap-
proaehed the house, and asked me what I wanted? I replied, to see
the Mayor. He said that he was not at home. I believe
be is, said I. By the immortal he is not, continued he ;
he went this morning to Dunsandle. That's very odd, I
ad.ledi for the maid-servant told me, just this moment, that he was
,tit home. Well, then, answered Mr. Burke, I see there is no use
ht denying it"; he is at home. We then went into the house, and
butt the Mayor on the landing-place. Ile said he had received •
latter from Mr. Lambert. I asked him why he had not acted
upon it? and he answered, that it was only within a very short
time belied received it; I described the,injury which had been
done to to by the mob; and he said, he was going to send Burke
(the Deputy) when he received the letter. Why, 1 asked, did you
nut go yourself ? He said he could not go, as he had taken calomel
that morning. (Here the whole Committee was .onvulsed with
laughter, at the reason given by the Mayor for his non-attendance
to prevent the riot.)
I then told him, here is a list of Gentlemen, who are ready to
be sworn in as special constables, are you willing to swear them?
He answered that be was, and again I asked,, why, If he found
the civil force inadequate to the preservation of the public peace,
he did not patrol the street with the military? His rely was, that
Sir Hugh Gough, the Commanding Officer, had refused to allow
them out. " So he has by —," said the Deputy Mayor. Some further
conversation took place, which ended in my leaving the house, ac-
companied by the Deputy Mayor ; we proceeded together towards
the police station, where we found Sir Hugh Gough, Major War-
burton (who commanded the police of the Province) and the High
Sheriff together. I said, isrunedioely on coming up, " Major
Warburton, with such a force iu the town—it is too bad to be
treated as we have been," and Sir Hugh Gough said, " I am ex-
tremely happy to see you here, as I have just been informed by the
Mayor and Mr. Burke, that you refused to allow the military to
Ipatrol the streets." " I did no such thing," replied Sir Hugh, on
which I called on Major Warburton to witness this contradiction,
lead Mr. Burke at once exclaimed, " Oh, I meant that Sir Hugh
wok& not give the military unless they were accompanied by a Ma.
gistrate--the riots to-day were committed by a country mob." "It
matters little," remarked Major Warburton, " if the peace be
broken,whether it be by a town or acountry mob." Here the conver-
sation ceased. The same witness said, that ou the day the house
was boned down in the Green (this was a house in which Mr.
Lambert's freeholders were placed for protection until they gave
their votes, and whith was burned about their ears, by Mr.Marties
mob), the greatest part of the police had been removed from
the town.

Another week of continued fine ■nd seasonable
weather has proved eminently serviceable to agticul-
twists. Oat sowing is nearly completed, and the plant-
ing of potatoes has commenced very generally.
COLON ERs looutsr.—Saturday morning an Inqui-
sition was held at Green's lintel, Portngal•stieet, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields, before T. limos, Esq. Deputy Coroner,
on view of the body of Theodore Gwinnett, Esq. of
Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire. It appeared in evidence
that the deceased, who is an attorney, and passessedpf
lan independent property, had been for several years
past in the habit of putting up at the above tavefn
during•his stay in town. On Tnursday night he retired
to rest at the usual hour, and directed the porter to call
him in the morning ;he was then in good health. On
the servant proceeding into the room on Friday morn
ing, he found the deceased lying in his- usual position,
and called out the time, but not seceiving an answer he
proceeded to his bed-side and found the Gentleman
was dead. The deceased was a very lusty and robust
person, and the porter stated that he was in the habit
of taking a considerable quantity of laudanum, and a
short time since he purchased 2i. worth for the de-
ceased, which he took in small doses occasionally.—
Mr. Eccles, surgeon, stated, that he was called in to,
attend the deceased, and it was his decided opinion that
the deceased died of apoplexy ; there was not any rea•
son to suppose that the laudanum occasioned the disso-
lution of the deceased; many pens ins lieu e in the habit
of taking small quantities of that medicine.—The Jury
returned a verdict of Died of Apoplexy.
INEANTICIDE.—An Inquest was held yesterday ai
the Buffalo's Head, in the New Road, on the body of a
male infant, which was found in the drain at the back
part of s house in Call Mall Buildings. There was a
mark round the neck of the child, as if it had been
strangled, and there were other marks of violence on
the body. A surgeon gave it as his opinion, that the
child had been born alive. The Jury returned a ver-
dict of " Wilful Murder again-t some person or pet-
sons unknown."