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London, England, 1819-07-26 00:00:00

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THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, JULY 26, 1819.
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ASSASSINATION OF THE PEACE OFFICER
ENTRUSTED WITH THE CUSTODY OF
THE REVEREND JOSEPH HARRISON.

It gives us much concern to learn, by the subjoined
extracts from The Macclesfield Courier, received this
morning, that a most diabolical act of vengeance
and contempt of legal authority has been attempted
at Stockport, on the person of Mr. BIRCH, the Con-
stable who was entrusted with the custody of the Rev.
JosEru lIARRISOI7, previous to that person's finding
bail in the prosecution instituted against him for Se-
dition. The populace had threatened an attack on
the house in which BIRCH had lodged his prisoner,
and, with the view of taking counsel in this emer-
gency, he had slipped out in disguise, but was un-
fortunately recognized by the people in the streets,
from some mie of whom he received the contents of
a pistol ir. hi, breast. The ball had not, at the date'
of these advises, been extracted, and the greatest fears
are entertained for the unfortunate man's life.. No-
thing is said as to the detection of the infamous as-
sassin; but we tiust he will not long be able to
excape that exemplary punishment which such a deed
of wanton atrocity so loudly demands.
Accounts to the same effect as those we subjoin
were receiveikyesterday, by express, at the Oftice of
the Secretary for the Horne Department:

44 MACCLESFIELD, JULY 24.
c, We have r.:ceived the following letter from Mr.
arch, the Stockport Police Officcr :

Newaastlelunder-Lyuc, Friday Aft2n2oon, July 23.

3tr."—l have al-lived here with Harrison, the Preacher,
whom I ant conveying through Calleton and 'Cheadle, to

fled-
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Stockport. —I ain, iu haste, your.., ' Wm. Bum'
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" SECOND EDITION.
• 1 " ' "IlloltlitiLE Arrester TO ASSAUIVATZ SIRCV, TIM COS:ST.I,IM"
: ( . " Birch arrived with the prisoner at Stockport
1 i ii, about eight o'clock, p. 24 . and conveyed him to his
house. This circumstance was soon made kncrwit,
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and the house as quickly beset with numbers, who
' .: i made use of the most daring language. Thus sitna•
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e: ,* ' ) t .cl, Birch deemed it necessary to take advice of Mr.
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L'oyd ; and for this purpose, under disguise, he went '
r out At the back door of his house about eleven o'clock.
Mr. Lloyd was not to be found, and Birch, on his re-
fl.t
turn home, being unfortunately recognized by one 1
11 of the Reformers, was immediately surroundad, and
• • received the contents of a pistol in his breast. The
t " ball fortunately took a favourable direction, and
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.1 : . lodged in his left side. The alarm being given, an
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express was sent to Manchester, and a Troop of Hus-
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, s.trs (the 15,11 we believe) arrived soon afterwards,
•, is •.; ./ and peace was restored for the night.
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t . ' l " Three persons have been taken up, and this.
4 . :, , • morning underwent an examination before Thomas
I.l' id ' Wm. Tatten, Esq. the Rev. Charles Prescott, and
Peter Marsland, Esq. They arc reminded for a
further hearing.
" Harrison was sent to the Lock-up House, and
?, was afterwards admitted to bail.
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1 , '(4 ~Saturday, July 24, Eight o'clock, P.M.
f ' "i • " A messenger whum weliad dispatched to Stock-
s
. t' ii • port is just returned, and reports that Birch is still
1 alive, but that Mr. Killer, the surgeon, has not as yet
ts , been able to extract the ball; serious apprehensions
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' f u Harrison is stated to have expressed deep regret
. 1 foz.Blic.h's accident, and said he did not wish to have
) I teen. takes to Stockport, andneither was it intended
,he 'should. % He-was expected to have come by the
Defiance coach to this town, and a person was in
waiting to prevent him going further. Another line
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4 • ; •' of road had been chosen for his conveyance to Stock-
i' ; R.- port, by the Manchester Coburg coach, which runs
: through "Litchfield, Newcastle, and Congleton. It
is almost needless to add, that this horrible attempt
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at assassination has produced the most alarming sea-',
j ..-
cation in this part of the country."—Maccieffteld Cott.'
rier, July 2.1.
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. k Lord CASTLEREAGH gave a grand, entertainment
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yesterday, at his house in St. James s-square, to the
PRINCE REGENT. Among other distinguished per-
ions invited to meet his Royal Highness, were—
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. t Ilia Royal Highness Prince Leopold, Pence Eaterhazy, Duke
4 e San Carlos, the Duke of \Wellington, Count Lieven, the
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French Ambassador, the Duke of Montrose, Marquis of Hert-
-41, Karl of Liverpool, Earl B.,tkurst, Sir William Keppcl,
Bat. Sir Ilmjamin Bloomfield, &c.
i s The Ertl of LivEarc•or. entertained, on Saturday,
Prince ESTERHAZY and a large party of distinction,
at his seat, Coomb Wood.
t had
The Rail of HARRINGTON a dinner party yes-
'terday, at his house, in'the Stable-yard, St. James's.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY had a dinner
l party on Saturday, at his palace, Lambeth.
i -The Duchess of RICHMOND and the Ladies Ltriox
leave town in a few days, fO4 Brighton.
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