The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-17 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DUBLIN.
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SIIIERRITT r. Msbutmorr.--Thil Cale tame on be-
fore Lord NORIICItY, on Tuesday laat. Mr. DANIEL
opered the pleadings. It was an action brought El
James Skerrett agaiust Anthony James IPDeratiott, to
recover the sum of 11Stf. paid by plaintiff a% the pur-
chase gooney fur a conttui.sion in the South American
Patriot service.

Serjeant Joe stated the case fur the plaintiff; and
in the course of the proceedings, une of the witnesses
used such unwarrantable. language respecting the de-
feedau•, that Lord Nurbury demanded au apology to
be wade. After a trial of considerable length, the
Jury ret;ro.l, and in about half an hour returned with
a v-rdict for the plaintiff—One hundred pounds da-
mages, and sixpence ousts.

etyttot.tc Dtxxen.—On Tnesdav a most nnmerous
and highly respectable assettiblv Of Catholics met at
DAtcY's Great Booms, Corn-Eirliange—the Earl of
Eimgail in the Chair. Several appropriate toasts were
g:%en, and some good speeches made by Alessra.
I.l.Conisell, Wolfe. Shell. bac. 'Elie greatest cunvisiality
art.l harmony prevailed throughout the evening. and the
ronspany separated at a late hour, highly delighted with
the entertainment.—(Dnidin Rrertiite Post.)
The Lomion Papers runtain a defective statement of
the names of the Noblemen and Gentlemen deputed to
present the Address of the Catholics of Ireland to his
Majesty. They unly mention Lord Shrewsbury, the
lion. 'F. Barnewalk Sir Juhn Burke, Bart.; John
Duirly, and C. Fitzsimon, Esqrs.; but there are other
Gentleasen non in attendance in London on that mis-
sion. including James E. Devereux, Fsq., of Carriek-
nixrnun, one of the Catholic Delegates to Isis late Ma-
jesty. in 1;93; Colonel M`Deruiut, of Ramore, in the
county 641%, ay ; Joseph 31`Donnel, Esq., of Cain:woes,
it: the county Mayo; and Fitzgerald, Esq., of
iLe county Louth illortaim{, Post.)
'hue T.% Its rit or Jut.v —Vesterday the statue of
ii:ng William, in t.'yllege-green, exhibited a miserable
s;weitsien of the h..il taste and had feeling of the %rill-
and disaffected faction that disfigured it. At the
hour of 11.111-p.ost two in the morning., the in-
-I.obitants of Dante-street, l'ollege-g•ren. and the ad-
juer•st Leighbourfluoti, were alarmed in their hells by
the incessant tiring and yelling of a timiniltuous
as-
seatblage, terrifying. at that unseasonable hour, the
afrrightid and peaceable citizens. We did hope, that
nailer our wise, and, ne trust. liberal Viceroy, this
r. ign of irritation and terror was at an end ; vet these
elide disturbers of the public peare liaised the heJiipulier-
of ee "bpi. StiON' DUrinC the labiale of yesterday.
and to a fat. hoar la-t night. this mischievous. tl
paltry e•hilaitiots, (.m..5.51 the assembling of vast inul-
ti•nJes of idle people, who retired, of course, breathe
ir.: vearance against eat Is other. Such is the
lag effect of this abominable piece of wickedness. reg;
tans designate the decoration of the idol in College-
green, because, although it is intrinsically a silly and
In licroits ceremony. it is still exceedingly fertile in
ditsention among the loner orders of the
peep'e, and its contrivers know well that it will have
effeet.—(Cue,Mh's Moroi/at Post.)
C0111111:111CA linty this ENGLAND.—The packet now
leaves Milford for Waterford at 9 o'clock in the morn-
Jr instead of 3in the afternoon, of the second day
frull London. Of course the English mail is due here
s• .1 instead of GI in the morning of the third day.
Ender favourable circumstances, we should °era-
-I,onylly expect it here in the evening of the second
stay We hope to share largely and directly in this
imptuveturut.—(!l'ulerAral Mirror.)
311.1.‘Ni.7tooLy Asp IF IT.II. ArCIIV'Nz.—On Wednes-
day, at half-past two o'clock, as melancholy and fatal
• acchlent occurred upon the Strand, opposite 3ler-
✓ le,
.1% we have ever, perhaps. hail the painful duty
or .I.•nunto ing young gentlemen, the son of 14.1
Ivu•fitruofe, of Capektreet, attorney, who had arrived
a• t!..• completion of his 13th year, was permitted to
r"" unt on a fi‘ourite pony; he took the Strand at
ply rrion as his ride, when. shocking to relate, the ani•
ran away with him. threw him from the saddle, while
1, is foot sr:v. fastened in the stirrup,aneldragged the youth
alo•l: the Strand for sipwards of a quarter of a mile,
ki. king at him at es ery plunge. A slater of the mimeo(
ova-eta Walsh, who was repairing the roan( one of the
adjacent houses, was the first that perreivrd the dread-
scene, and slashing down the ladder. with another
wan, and a gentlritiati on horseback, /11Ireeelied in slop.
pins' the pony just as he arrived at the barrier of
stones protecting the bathing-place; the body was
taken up in such a mutilated state, that we could not
harraw the feelings of our readers by deseribing it ;
nearly all the clothes were in shreds. The body of the
youth was taken up by Walsh, and he breathed his List
in his araus.—(enielek's Morning Port.)