The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-24 00:00:00

COURT OP EXCHEQUER, DURLIN.
• LIBEL ON A CATHOLIC CLERGYMAN.
VITZSIMONS V' NULL.
This cats rattle on for trial in the above Court yesterday:
it was an action for a libel on the Rev. Mr. Fitssimont,
Roman Catholic Clergymen, in an article which appeared
in The Antidote Newspaper (of the 10th of May) of which .
the defendant, Mr. Perkins Bull, is the publisher.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff Dos
HUNDRED AND Fiery POUNDS DAMAGES, and six-pence
costs.

FARATro.—AR . error appeared a oar publication of
Thersday,io the report et the Criminal I nfotrnatioo. The
King at the prosecution of Henry Hewitt O'Beirne.
against Thomas George French and William Shea. It
occurred in the sentence of the Court, which should appear
as follow's :
Thomas George French, to pay a fine to the King of
1001.; to be imprisoned in the County of Cork for one
month ; and to be further imprisoned until the fine should

be paid.
William Shea to pay a fine to,the.King of 101.. to be he.
prisoned is the County of Cork one fortnight; and to be
further imprisoned until the fine should be paid.—(Dublia
Morniag Pon of Saturday.)

MEETING OF PUBLICANS IN DUBLIN.
On Thursday last. a very numerous Meeting of the PA.
liFans of Dublin took place at the Sessions House, Greta "
Stmet,,in pursuance of a notice to that effect from the Loril
Mayor,. His Lordship entered the Court precisely at three
O'clock accompanied by the High Sheriff., his Nicietry,
'olficers,&c., when his'Lordsbip.addressed the Meeting (eon.
sistieg of nearly one thousand persons) at great length,
stating that be was compelled to call this Meeting,
in the first instance, in consequence of the baneful al -
open profanation of the Lord's day. After expatiating as
the great extent to which this violation was carried, and
the numerous evils it occasioned, his Lordship stated, that
he should expect and require, that on Sunday, no poblis
bosses should be opened, or entertain rim! soy, no ler any
-pretence, before the hour of two o'clock in the afteinooe;
nor would be allow the shutters in front of their shops to
be taken' down during any part i.f the day ; *either had they
-liberty to:sell spirituous liquors. He would require em-y
'public house to be closed, and cleared of company, at II
Valosk each night; fie mould most strictly prohibit cart
playing, or gambling of any descrip;i' n wha.gyee ; sad
would not allow dancing, or any thing that would promote
disorder or encourage licentioueness. Several of the !Milieus,
having addressed his Lordship, he finally perm tied then, to
keep open until the hour of twelve, on week days; and the
Meeting dispersed, pledging themselves unanimously to the,
adoption of bis Lordship's rules and regulations.

Counistivrtow.--Retween the hours of seven and eigl
o'clock on Wednesday evening, a man named Patrick Rainey.
a saddler, in the employment of Mr. Roache, of Saekilis
Street, was attsaked in Abbey Street by a number of men, who
tkoat him severely with sticks. He was so much injured that
it was friend necessary to have him conveyed to Jervis.street •
hospital.
On the same evening, between the boars or eight and
tit
o'clock, a saddler, named Peter M•Evoy, in the employment
Of Mt. Elliott, of Parliament Street,was assaulted in a walk"
Wow. at Nionkscourt, by a number of men,armed with sticks.
0. of whom tired a pistol at him, which fortunately did oat
take effect. They knocked him down, and heat him with the
,bludgeons, after which theTeffected their escape, before the •
watchman could render any assistance. The above outrages,.
!ft is supposed, arose oat of that dangerous and illegal system
of combination, which is unfortunately so prevalent in this city-
-Mob/in Marcia, Post cf Monday.)
Three • men, mated Patrick Dahy, Martin Hannon, all
'John Morrison, mete taken into -onstody yesterday :bg
'Peace Officers Hartly and Manly, charged with Gambler
Sloe, and with having committed an assault on Peter ?der-
Bvoy, saddler. The particulars of the assault appeared is
'the Dublin Morning Post yestetday. .The above three
men, it appears. were members of a club Gilled the ''Halifas
Tontine Society."—(Ustb!;* Morn. Past of Sat irday.)
Extract of a letter trout Athlone, dated Nov. 15.—" With.
in a few miles of Athlone, on Friday night, the 14th lost.
two small parties of Major Willis's 'Police, not more that
tea in number, fell in with nearly one hundred- of tie
deluded people who are destroying the country ; the.lattes,
on discovering the Police, rushed en them, when firing
icotumenced on both sides. Two of the •Itibbontnen wets
killed, and one, armed with a pike, taken prisoner. A
Coroner was sent for, to bold an lnqnest on the headier,
when my informant left Athlone on Saturday evening.—
The above proves that the peasantry are nut done ntretiog
lawlessly."
The following notice is distributed in the County if
Mayo:—" The Gaol Committee think it necessary to.liv.
L form, the people of the county, that the situation of cee.
victasentenced to transportation is altered by the lad..;
bath as shall, in future, be sent to Botany Bay, will, epee
their landing,he indented to platiters,with whom they mat
labour fdr the time of their sentence, and the majority el
•,;hem will be sent to the Bermudas, where, under the
intense beat of a vertical sun, they must earn their live.
Shoot --(Ware Journal.)
ACCIDENT.••••COIIIt, OCT. 17.—0 n Friday
',Ong, 'Witt sever) o'clock, an accident of a most diem*
beg. flatters (Sourced at Sunday's Well. Miss Coolies
Protberoe, the eldest daughter of a respectable
Enitlisi
lientleinan, who has been residing there fur some tine
hack. intimated to one of her sisters that she should step
through the garden to the river for some water, and request.
04 tier sister to accompany her, who promised to follow
Weatediately. Caroline then took a small vessel ass
trent into, the garden ; her sister followed in a fel
*Mews,.
.and on reaching the steps which comae
with the river, was nwprised at sot find-
lig her sister there ; she returned to the bowie, think*
elm merely wished to, hide from her. and eugeira
hf bar fattier whether he had seen Caroline ? He Leval
esed. and went to the garden, but, alas, no trace
*lli
befOund if her ; in a short time he perceived a lowly 1101.
Ini—be iMmediately rushed into the water,- but anti**
it oacaped his grasp--with feeliags almost worked Kw
ilutduells: be called for assistance, which was rendered 0
quickly as possible by Dooley, the ferryman, and other,
particularly byMr.Howard,of Sunday's Well; but altbsogi
the body was shortly found, all medical aid was found a•
availing to restore animation, and thus perished a and
amiable and interesting girl at the age of sixteen .nix trit
had been the most tender and affectionate chili to pareeli
Sea Maris heart-broken by this sudden and awful WI.
41--"Xeorir Mercantile Chronicle.) •

, • ,
', On Saturday last, a man, named Nichols, emplole4,4
'WhitbrAsiPs
.brewery, who bad been subject occasiesoit
to a swimming in his head. while wall+ ing oo a 00
;placed over the yeast vat, fell in and vr4s suffocated. dbe
every attempt was made, in vain, to restore animatisa egg
body was carried to his lodging in Bolden Lime. I
tile
same house, within an hour and a halt after vards.' rg.,
woman, who had been for some time ill, expired;lng
following morning died, an infest lately born.
On the I lth instant, the brattice in one of the Piti
fl
Lambton Colliery took ire from the heat of an air NO!,
at the bottom of the shaft, during the time the men trent;
work in the pit. Upwards of thirty (40. ams of the brala
were. destroyed before the fire could he extinguislied.ee;*
iris at length effected by pouring water (torn the "11ii•
nil the people in the pit were brought to bseh• wl
teceiving any injury. Durin the fire the chain,
stink* g9lnit..tet the shaft; gaud Walter Elliott, :1
nine years of age; took hold of. the Claim, sod futte_,.
arrived safe at the top of the pit.—(NetocattfOrww