Star.
London, England, 1803-04-28 00:00:00

LOWDONDERRV .ISSIZES.

"Via ninfilort, join Stewart, G wrgt Stewart, W.
IV' Kay, C karkt Stewart, and 1t../A ntm?fiy, being
indis!Ld for the murder of Neil I%P-fro .and John
M‘ltcysiold,, at Kilrea, nu the 7th of June lad,
and for a riot ; and "'chit Haww, jan
/Caw., 71,omat Hart, Patrich Kan., P.:tra Brailky,
:john .116 Krantz, :job: 0' eil, and Hug/ Ilowny, being
indiEled for a not at the fame time and place,

Mr. JAMkSON, Counfel for the Clown, hating
begged to refer the Court to the examinations of
Henry Paterfon, lifq. in which the whole cafe was
fully difclofed, that the magnitude of the riot, in
which fome hundreds of Freemafons were engaged
on the one tide, and Come Orangemtn on the other.
and for which the traverfers ttood inclined, had!
arofe to fuch a pitch that it feemed as if the late!
rebellion had (lin raged; and that in the dreadful
conflil two men had unhappily loft their lives, and
feveral their limbs; that the Government of the
country, determined to punifh all offenders againfl
the public peace, whether Orangemen or Freema.
toms, Protedants or Catholics, had fent the Crown
Solicitor to the fpot to invefligate the fans ; that
in confequence of his exertions eight of the rioters
had been convieted at the lall affizes, and the per.
lons charged with the murder, and the other per-i
tons now in the dock, charged with the riot, had
been brought in for trial ; that on the fulleft and
moft minute examination of all the petfons who
could he produced on both fides, there appeared
to be nothing of murder in the unhappy killing ;1
that all parties, both Freemafons and Orangemen,
having felt the flrength and effeet of the laws, and
being fenfible of their crime, bad wilted to become
friends and return to their induftry, to-cultivate a
good underftanding with each other, and fluke!
hands; that the Counfel for the Crown thought!
it unneceffary to take up the time of the Court in
further invetligating a killing, which was now fo
fully afcertained to be free from any of the dr-
' cumftances which conftitute the crime of murder;
and as the public juflice of the country has been
fatisfied by the pundbments which bad taken place,
in order to affili in the refloration of the peace of
the country, he would not trouble the Court by
producing any witneffes againft the traverfers or
prifoners.
The prifoners and traverfers having been acquit-
ted, the Hon. Baron GIGIGE, who prefided on
the trial, with a dignity peculiar to hitnfelf,
.4 You; prifoners, who are now going to be dif
charged from the dock, being acquitted of the
murder', and you, traverfers, who have been ac-
quitted of the riot, you are all about to return to
your homes and your families, and before your
departure I with to addrefs a few words to you as
your common friend. You have heard from the
Counfel for the Crown, that the Government
determined to profeeute all defcriptions of offen-
ders againft the public peace of the country, with-
out refpea to parties or perfuafions, whether they
be Freemafons or Orangemen, whether Proteftants
or Catholics, until they !hall have reftored the
morals of the people to that good order and peace-
able difpofition to each other, from which they
have been torn by the late horrid rebellion. I ex-
hort you to embrace one another and return to
your homes ; lay afide all differences ; vie with
each other in obedience to the laws—vie with each
other in induftry—vie with each other in loyalty—
you are all fubjeßs of the fame King, you are all in.
habitants of the fame country, you all worthip the
fame ALMIGHTY Goo, you all hope for falvation
through the merits of the fame bleffed Raor IN sit,
you pray for forgivenefs of your faults—forgive
then one another ; open your arms and embrace
one another as friends and brothers, and bear en-
mity to none but the foes of your King anti coun-
try, for they are your only mortal enemies : you ,
will then live more peaceably, you will die more
happily ; you will not be hunted by confiables or
officers of juftice ; you will not be confined in a
gaol. nor brought to the bar of a criminal court.
Go home then; return to your habits of induftry,
peace, and obedience to the laws, and Co may GOD
bids you all !"