The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-02 00:00:00

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SESSIONS UNDER THE INSURRECTION ACT.

''Ltiifiteg.—On Thursday, Mr • Blartithern, - Mlles
Comhir, with Mr. lleland, Acting Amisteat.itarrister,
held a Sessions under the Insurrection Act atilathkonies
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this county. - • - •
Thirty men were placed at the har,charged with heist
absent from their respective dwellings, and being found
at a wake, on Sued-ay night last, at Kiltanna, neer
Knockaderry. Nine of them having been connected by
affinity with the deceased, were acquitted, but the follow-
ing twenty-one were convicted, and sentenced to 'erre
years transportation :
James, John, and Dennis M'Oarth, John and Edmond
Casey, David and John Milano, John sad Miami
Repo, William Tracy, Michael Kennelly. Dennis Sign.
Edmond Nornioyle, Martin Cashel), John Bourke,
William Unitise, Michael White, Patrick Deaden,
Darby Qnade, Daniel Danaher, and Michael Halpin.
Patrick Cregan and Edmond Fitzgerald. alias Black-
charged as idle and disorderly, were convicted, and
sentenced to seven years transportation. Fitzgerald
Was tried twice befbre under the Act.
Eleven other persons were tried and acquitted.
The town of Rathkeale was uncommonly full, of pea-
santry, and on the Beach announcing the. unexpected
oenvktion of so many of their friends, the bitterest
lamentations were hear& in ail quarters.—(Limerick
Chronicle.)
TaAcek, MAT 21L—Tbe Court of Special Sessions un-
der the Insurrection Act was opened yeaterd.4, before
A. C. MiCartney, Esq. King's Conn:lsl. Eleven prisoners
were arraigned under the Act, who expressed their
wishes to have their trial deferred until this day.
Oa the opening of the Court.. John O'Brien, a lad,
it was understood, of only fifteen years of age, was put
on his trial for being absent from his home on certain
nights stated in the indictment. Notwithstanding the
voeth of the prisoner, it appeared that he was a most
dangerous and lawless character. and bad the reputa-
tion tif being. concerned and most forward in every act of
iosubordination practised in the only part of tbie county,
not in any degree disturbed, viz. in the neighbourhood'
of Cushion river, and towards Listowell. The delin-
quent eluded the pursuit of the Magistrates of ;the
neighbourhood for some time, but findiog himself too
closely pressed by the activity of the Rev. Mr. Stough-
ton. of Ballyborgan. and Win. Collis, Esq. of Fitzeil-
Ham, he surreodered himself. He also gave up three fir
four wand of unserviceable fire-arms, hoping thereby to
evince some degree of regret for his past conduct. Utz.
able to account satisfactorily for his absence from home,
es charged against him, and the witness produced el
behalf of his character, giving testimony to its being.
• decidedly bad, he was immediately convicted by
Ilogistrates. Sentence of seven years transportation,
. was passed upon him by Mr. M'Cariney, and be was sw
dered to be in.tantly sent off to Cork from the dock.--..
The Court then proceeded with the trial of other pri.
sorters.

NATURALISTS' CALENDAII.—To enable oar readers to
Jude of the raison, we select from the adeadursof the Rev.
Mr. White of flelberne, and Mr. Markwiek, of the neigh-
bourhood of Rattle, the dates of the following familiar oc-
cur/ewes, which 'have bees observed defies a course of
years, and which may usually be expected skeet the peewit
period
(Where two dates are given, they demote the oarikel and
the latest times at which the occurrence was observed. The
letters W. and M. are the Initials of the sum of tie ob-
servers.)
Grasshopper spewed.— W. June 1.-14 N. March 23.
July 6. last seen Nov. 3.
lose dowered.—W. Jane 1,-21. N. Jane 7, July I.
Sheep shorn.—W. June 2.-23. M. May SS, June 17.
Cultivated rye d.— W. June 2.—N. Mag slie
Frazinella ft.—lt'. Jane S: June 9, Jul,
Anglers Alay-jty sp. L —W. June 3.-14.
Pink O.— W. Jane 3.-19. Al. May 26, sell•
Via( 4.—W. June 7.—July 110.-3/. Jose I July IL
(To be eostietred.) .
WERELT RIWIfiTIR OP WEATIMIL-ISO4fla day of
last week was showery in the morning, and es the next
Jay there were symptoms of a gathenng thunder-storm
No storm, however, took plate here,• though the muse
kind of clouds continued to pass over us till the evening
of Tuesday. On Wednesday the sun shone through an
atmosphere more than seedily deer, and a thermometer
exposed to its rays, at two o'elcek in the afternoon stood
at 109; but the next morning a north easterl} wind
rising, the thermometer in the shade was at 47. Since
that day the weather has been uninterruptedly warm,
and favourable for vegetation. A few drops of rain fell
on Friday evening, with some fresh symptoms of an ap-
pros,ebiag thunder-storm, which went off like then of
Taesday. The quantity of rain failea Isere last week is
not meaaureable. The evaporation has been very great,
Strand, June 2.