The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-24 00:00:00

THE STATEWMAN

• -IRMA NU.

• IMMUNE, Dec. 17.—1 n Maisel oence of an information
before J. S. Brown, jon., E.g. the pollee of this tlitinty
apprehended, on Friday night, in Charleville, John Walsh,
charged with being of the party who robbed the priest of
Croaell of in.tney to boy powder for Captain Rock; and,
on the following morning, William Sperin nas apprehend-
ed for the same offence.

John Scanlan, whose trial was postponed at the last
Special Sessions here, is fully identified as being one of the
gang who took arms from Kirby's house at Itathjordan,
for which two of the unfortunate party !slid the forfeit of
their lives at last Spring Assizes.
It was stated on Thursday, th,st Sheehan, one of the
principals in the murder of Mr. Franks, was apprehended.
Ace:aunts this morning from Doneraile, contradict the
rumour.

Mr. Waller's extensive haggard, near Burrisokane, was
attempted to he burned a few nights ago. The perpetra-
tor is apprehended, and sent to Clomnel gaol.
On b today night, Patrick *earthy, Sub Constable in
Major Carter's Police, without any aid, went to the lands
of Clonmer, within three miles of lianturk, and apprehend-
ed two notorious characters, charged with sedariug and
wa) laying, with intent to minder, Morgan Palsy, of
the 17th Foot, who is at present on furlough in that
town.

The Sess;ons under the Insurrection Act. at Mallow,
were !tel.l on Friday. Twenty seven Magistrates were
present. Twenty six prisoners appeared in the dock. They
were all acquitted.
Mr. Blacker is holding a Sessions under the I nsurrec•
tion Act at Bandon. No convictions occurred at Cork on
Monday.
CASTLIBAR. Dcc 13.—This part of the Country, at
present, assumes a feature of restored tranquillity, which
it is hoped, %sill continue through the exertions of our
Incil and neighbouring Alagistrates.

DecIPPERARY, CLosramD , l7.—On Thursday night,
about Cappagh Bridge and Kilmoyler, midway between
liansagh and Caber, several houses were attacked and
sledged in by armed pinks. They obtained a gun at the
house of a man of the name of Cunningham—and a
double h melted gun was taken Wm a man in the employ-
ment of Mr. O'Meiglier,—eight armed fellows entered
the house of Mr. Baker. The how of a pour
man of the name of Keating, was entered by. nine of
these deluded wretches, who demanded pistols lie had
received for his defence some time ago, but which he had
afterwards retnrned to the owner—and nut getting them,
endeavoured to force compliance by in part placing him on
the fire; but desisted, finding torture useless.
When the fair of Golden was over, on Monday, some
rio.ing took place, and a min of the name of Pat. St.
John got a moat unmerciful heating, from the effects of
which he is in considerable danger. Were it not for Mr.
Miller and his active Police, much more Mischief would
have been done here, as well as alter the fair in Tipperary.
Poor Callaghan, who was killed on his return home from
the latter place, was an opulent farmer, and much esteemed
by leis Landlord, Mr. Brasier,' for whom he occasionally
acted as Agent.
M URDSIL—BANTRT, DEC. 1 horrid murder was
committed on Tuesday' night, in the western part of this
eonnty, near the residence of Richard O'Donovan, Esq.
A man of the name of Mahony„ ranted his nephew nut of a
farm, and was making some arrangements previous to his
taking possession of it, ,when the nephew, who had .repeat.
edit, expressed his determination to have revenge on any
one who should talcs his ground, entered the house where
his uncle was, and beat him on the head in the most feroci-
ous manner, until .lie killed him. Two young children of
Mahriny's wituessealtheinhuman deed, but were unable to
renter any assistance to their father. 'Timothy O'Donovan.
Esq a Magistrate of the county, on learning the circum-
stance 'the. MOrrii Of after, _called on the police in bis.
netchlrottrhood; and searched a part of the c.;nnry without
receiving any information which might lead to the appro.
heusiori of the marderar.—(Cork Clarnmiele.)

The following General Order has- been issued by the
Excise o.ser, Dublin, and its consideration is of the fart
importance to every person engaged in this branch of the
public servi. ea—
" An important change having taken place in the tfran•
agement of the Revenne, by the consolidation of the
Boards of Excise in England, Scotland, and Ireland, con-
fovmal.ly with the provisions of the Act of the last Ses-
sion of Parliament, cap. 23, and a new Commission having
been received, with instructions from the Lords of the
Tr. asney en the subject, all persons are to take notice, that
they are to understand their Commisiions to he extended,
sa as to eatable them to act in every part of the United
Kingdom, arid 'they are to consider themselves as being
eotierly at the disposal of the Board, on removal Cam one
part to another, without distinctions of England, Ireland,
or Scotland, a, al that it is upon these terms alone that they
are to be continued in the public service."
We are infOrmed that the journeyman cotton-spinners,
in a very respectable eetablistanent, near Carrickfergus,
have turned out, in order to compel tne proprietor to
dismiss a confidential clerk or manager from his employ.
anent. The turn out, it appears. is of so alarming a
nature, that military aid has been found necessary to pre-
*eve order and !moire the safety of the premises, &c.—
(Belford Aetre-Letter.)
The Commissioners of Chichester are now digging op
the pavement of the North Street. and intend what they
call Altteadamizing it :—but Mr 51`Adaita. we think, would
be rather astonished were he ha witness the horrinle
busi-
ness they are making et It; and a question %sill arise how
far the tax can now be 18,40, as the Act df Parliament,
under illicit the rate is collpeted, is for pariar the city.
The game informatlons,•befete the Bench of Magic-
trite., at Chichester, appear to have ended at present as
tai ai regards l'ennicott, as there wall but one on Saturday
last, and in that be was not concerned—hut just as the
witness, in the case of B. Bend-titan, jun. was about to be
sworn to the fact, be solicited permission of the Bench to
retire for the'purpose of refreshing his memory as to the
time of the traninactioe, and did not return
Puttee or -Coxscivice.—Last week, an anonymous
letter covering two one pound notes, was received by the
overseers of the poor of Castle Doningten, desiring its ap-
plication to the general purposes of the parish, and stating
that the writer some time since in a transaction with the
parish, made a fraudulent charge of twenty-live shillings.
It appeals that the • imperative mandate of the monitor
within has, after a lapse of ten or twelve years, compelled
him to refund both principal and interest, ere it would
quietly permit him to pass to that bourne from whence no
traveller returns.—(Arottiaghom Reriew.)
EFFeCTSve I emoxicaTtoei.—Althe Cheltenham Police
Office, last week, Allen flirt appeared for a warrant against
two persons unknotion ! ander the following circumstances:
—He stated that in returning on horseback, to Chelten-
ham. he stopped at the Cross Hands, near Swindon, and
had some refreshment; that as he was pursuing his route
two tnen came up to him, he turned and rodedown Ucking.
ton Lane, and that they pursued him, knocked hilts from
his horse, beat him severely, and robbed him of a silver
watch, and money to the amount of seven poun Is, and then
turned his horse hose and left him ! It appeared,
however, when the real faca transpired, that Hirt certainly
did call at the Cross Hands, bat in a sate of intoxication,
that the landlord, Mr. Stcinton, very properly prevailed
on Una to entrust his watch and money to has care. Unable
on returning to sobriety, to remember what bad become of
'his property, his imagination presented to him the possi
hility of the frightful adventure which he related. On the
exposure of the circnmstances be was fined ss. and costs,
for his drunken frolic, and severely admonished by the
Bench, to be more guarded fur the fut3r:!

SUSSEX „WINTER ASSIZES.
lamas, Dee. 22.—At a few mantes after eleven o'clock,
Mr. Justice Nog, who diced and slept the pireciediog
evening at liorstead Place, the seat of Ewa, taw; Et/ en-
tered the town, and immediately opened the comeitlesitin.—
After adjourning the Court to half past twelve-o'clock, he
proceeded to church. Mr. Justice Helroycl, being slightly
Indisposed, was unable to proceed. The business is likely
to occupy the Court nntil a late boor on Wednesday oigki,
as there are ftti prisoners in the calendar, besides two others
who are admitted- to Will Lieut. Burke, whose cose has
excited so mach interest in the county, surrendered ltitnsel f
this morning.
As soap as the arand Jury *ore sworn, Mr, Justice
PARK addr,sseel them. The following is part of his Lord-
ship's adds ss
Gentlemen—Within a short space of time, the calend sr
has swelled to an almost unprecedented extent. When on
my way hither, I did not expect to find, at the most, more
then thitty prisoners; but I see by the calendar which
lies before toe there are no less than fifty . six. Among
these I perecive twelve or fourteen who have been Mai-
inittel since the -lib of this month. 1 wwild not willing-
ly attrioute the circumstance of this larger number of
prisoners than I ant:cipat• d to an increased propensity to
crime, or to a greater degree of inwal turpitude than
formerly existed among the people of this county; nor
da I, in fact, attribute it to tit 'se citeses; but I attribute
it solely to that saute 1110Cety to promete the ends of justice
to which I have before alluded, and which, I am proud to
learn, pervades the Magistracy of this County. This
praiseworthy feeliug has, howevsr, led the:* jute error, in
making them cotu nit fur trial, at the ensuing gaol
klivery, prisoners who would otherwise be tried at the
Quarter Sessions. Feeling. this to he the case, Gentlemen,
I deem it proper tO set yon right as to the object of these
Special Gaol Deliveries. They are not for the purpose of
trying all the offences with 'illicit prisoners may I e charger°,
hut only those which oirthl collie before the Judges at
the regtsl.lr Assizes. This being the Case, and the dodges
bound to try only the offences of a higher class, I do not
promise von that we shag enter upon every case contained
in the calendar; but 1 p!edge myself, that both my brother
liulroyd, whose assistance I hope soon to have, and my-
self, will do our tem tat to release yen, Getitlemen, and the
Petit Jury, front your duties before Cnristmas.
But, tientlemen,• there are three casts to *bleb I are
anxious especially to direct your attention; One is of a
woman for the murder of her own OM', which had arrived
at the age of two years. 'l'he depositions are -I must
confess somewhat obscure ; the bo ly *as found tinder
such eimutostancee, and in such a state of putri iity, that
even the sex of the child could not be discovered. 'there
is, however, a vast chain of circuit' oantial evidence, which
is all indee I that can generally be obtained in cases of
murder, and of this I reiptest your most minute eonsides
ration. I regret to have wood so many cases of murder,
on this circuit. We here bad sonic in tent and in Essex;
we have this most unnatural case in this eonnty, and the
consideration of another very serious case still awaits us at
Her Von!.
The second case, Gentlemen, is one of arson, and of
this also I request your full and, serious consideration.
lint, lien lettiell' there is a third case on which I am
anxious to sty a few wards.—lt is an endeavour to extort
money wader a particular charge, to which (for reasons
which you will understend) I shall not now more parti.
By 24 Geo. 11. the punishment fur this
species of offence extended only to transportation fur
a limited period ; but an Act pasted last Session of
Parliament extending this power even to transportation
for life.
The Court was crowded with fashionably dressed females
rand a ;umber of ladies, friends of the Grand Joey, sat on
the Bench. It seemed to be banyan day with the gentle-
men of the long robe, the greater 'winner of whom bad
brief-leas hags, and were engem' either in ogling the
'ladies, or in drawing pencil a:at:stores of the beeigged
:gentlemen opposite.
Dar readers a ill find the most heinous offences contained
in the Calendar referred to in the Judge's address to the
iirand Jury. The woman charged with umrdertug her
infant is pained Rebecca Miteltell; the decease I was her
utfepr;n4 by her former husband named Fenner. Her
trial, it is twilerstostl, will take place on Wednesday morn-
WIN should the Gland Jury find a trite bill.
Janice !fling was iftilietttl for having in his possession
two counterfeit sovereigns and four counterfeit shillings,
with iiitent to utt- tine, There was no evidence to
•eonvict the prisonei, and the Jury accordingly returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.
Thomas Wakeling, ail old man upwards of sixty years of
age, wis charged wpb having stolen in the parish of St.
Peter, Lewes, about sixty pan Is weight of straw, the
property of Thomas "l'uttrle, Esq. The case was clearly
proved, and the Jury found the pi ironer Godly. Sentence
nut passed.
IV itiiwis Lucas, charged with hurglaiionslyentering the
dwelling house of Edmond Adams, of Cocking, was Ac-
quitted.

INTREPIDITY OP A ItuntsL.tMllT.----On Monday
night an attempt was MOM to break into tne dwelling house of
Herrick, who re. ides at a lodge near to End-rby. It
appears, that as the eldest son (a boy about fi:teen) was re.
turning home from the village about eight o'clock in the even 11
ing, he observed two men sitting upon a stile, who inquired of
him the way to King's Stand, saving they understood that Mrs.
King had parted with the servant man, and they were going
after the place. When the boy got home lie toad his father of
the circumstance of his meeting two ill-looking fellows, and'
as the house had been once attempt. d bef ire, the boy wiMont
liking any notice, took his gun, which hail long been usefully
• nplot ed iu fright' ning sparrows, and got it ready to give, illy
one a warm reception. On going to bed. and looking through
his window, to his great surprise he observed Oka same two
men making towards the house with a hay-fork ; he ran down
and alarmed his father, who slept in a loo:n on the tirst door,
and instantly returned to Lis own window and shouted to the
men, who were attempting to force open thedaor ; one of them
(the ; all lusty man), on hearing Oils, presented a pistol, which
oelyillitsbed in the pan, the boy, nothing dismayed. pushed the
innate of his gun through a pane, fired, and severely wounded
him. A great quantity of blood was discovered he the morn-
ing to have been shed on the road, particularly near a stile
which the marauders passed over. Not withstanding the hide-
' fatigable esertions of C. L. Smith, Esq. and the principal in-
habitants of the village to discover them,- they have not yet
been taken. It is a singular circumstance that a large mastiff,
which it was supposed no stranger dare approach, never once
harked, but was found tied by a halter to the waggon hovel.—
Leicester '....1/4ron.)
At three o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out at
the feather-helm inufactory of Mr. ENGLISH. Whitechapel,
which completely destroyed the same, and damaged the
adjoining premises, but by the speedy arrival of theengines
no further damage ensued.
DISTRESSING -rtne.—Vesterdsy morning. Jason, four
o'clock. a tire broke out in the bou'e of Mr. James 'ones,
Waliner-place, lAnibetn. It was discovered by Mr. trines
himself, who slept wills his family in a back room opoin
the first floor, and was awakened. ont of his slumber by
the smell of soot and cracliin; of o.e timber. On looking
out at his window, however, lie could not discover any
lire ; hut when 1w opened the chamber door, the smoke
tilled the room so rapidly, that li, was nearly suttwated.
He rang the bell, and alarm.wl the servants, who all slept
in the garrets, and they ran down stair', braving all danger
without weitlug to dres'. Mr. !noes succeeded in taking
out his wle and two small children, with their clothes.
By this time the ground-floor was all in a blaze. and the
dames were communicating with the stairs; but same
heavy engines arriving, in about awe hours the tire was
completely subdued ; hut' the lower part of the house,
with all the property therein, was completely consumed,
and the whole building seriously damaged. Ills said the
.calapiity was occasioned by the end of a beans in the
kitchen chimney, which to.tit tire during the night. •