The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-27 00:00:00

IRELAND.
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• CONDUCT OW TN g NUM—Extract of a letter from
MouutmeHick, dated August On Sunday, the 3rd
hat., about 12 o'clock, this town was very much agitated
.• by a-party of Folice Constables, whO are stationed here for
'she purpose of maintaiaing peace and good order, under the
pretence of searching for a quantity of fire arms, which they
nig; they were informed were secreted in different houses ;
town of these peace preserving gentlemen first searched a
Mr. Morrin's trunk, he being at a place of worship; they
Could hardly be prevailed on not to break it open until
his return—however, on his arrival they searched the
trunk, found a powder horn, which they took with them ;
thay tossed all his clothes, read his letters, and from thence
• "they proceeded to Mr. Clennan's house; some remained
below, the rest proCeeded to the upper part of his house,
where they tossed every thing they met with ; they asked
Dim if he had any fire arms—he said he had a gun and al
pistol, which every person in town knew of; they answered
they were not what they wanted • they then went to read
his letters, which he refused allowing them to do, but
offered them to their Constable, one or two of which be
read ; on their not finding any thing they were in search of
;heir officer abandoned the party, and left them to use their
diseretion.They then proceeded to the house of a Mr.Gorman,
who happened to be in Duldin,and after ransacking the house
they proceeded to his desk, the keys of which he had with
. him—they said they would break it -open, and after a good
deal of remonstrance, they allowed Mrs. Dorman to send for
a smith to open the desk, which, when opened, they exa-
mined, even what money it contained; they tossed, and
said they would search it whenever they pleased ; they
then proceeded to the house of Mr. King, his wife only at
he e—'hey ran op stairs where she was dressing • not
content after diligently searching her house, but proceeded
to examine It, r soiled clothes, even her pocket, and they
then threatened if they had her husband to send him -to
gaol. They afterwards proceeded to the house of 'Thomas
Dennell, thence to Daniel Armstrong's and Bernard La-
lor's all of which they searched, and treated in the same
Manner. On their return, two of the most violent of the
Peelers entered the house of a Mr. Madden—having
locked his door, no person in the house but his sister,
they examined all his house, read all his letters, and
• tossed every thing they pleased, when on finding
nothing, they exclaimed, if they went to the devil
be bad them ; hts sister answered them, and said be was no
party man, and that he defied them. They then used some
very threatening expressions. As soon as this gentleman
beard of do it conduct, be applied to theirCliief, asked him
if he had any information against bum or his house, or of
his having secreted file arms, or whether he sent to search
hishouse—he said he had no such thing, and if his home
was searched, it was without his knowledge or orv;:rs.—
Application was then made to the Magistrates, who called a
Meeting. Six of these gentlemen met on Saturday, the
9th inst. The several persons concerned were sworn—
their depositions were taken down—the constables were
pretent—the Court wits cleared, in order to give time for
• deliberation hut, what was the result? They de:tared
it to be illegal—no satisfaction whatever was given. On
Monday the 4th lust. they broke open the house of Mr.
Merry Day, and entered it with fire arms, and used very in-
sulting expressions, which was also proved.
"It is hoped awina satisfaction can be obtained here, that
his Excellency the Lord Lieuterant will he graciously
pleased to caw an Imperial administration of Ike Law, and
a more minute investigation of these facts, as neither lives
aerproperty can be safe it' such acts as these are allowed
. to be committml within a few yards of the house of a ma-
gistrate." •
DUBLIN. .01uourr 25.—Taunton, one of the Bow street
Police ()dicers, arrived in this t ity on Friday, with a warrant
for the apprehension of a man named John M•Carthy, charged
with having robbed John Frederick Wdtiam Herschel!, Esq..
at Slough, in the County of Bucks, of a ten pound Hank of
England note, four five pound note., and eighty sovereigns.—
Oa his arrival in this city, Peace Officer Taunton applied to the
Magistrates of the Head Mike of 12)lice, who immediately
. dispatched Peace Officers Robinson and 111•Donough in search
of him. A letter of fil'eartity's had been intercepted, by
means of which it was ascertained that he would cull at •
public house. No. 4, Earl-street, North, for a letter on that
day. The Peace Deicers, in consequence, lay in wait there.
sad when he came to inquire if a letter had been left ad-
dressed to him, they took him into custody. The people of the
house knew nothing of him.
SINGULAR OCCUIRENCL—MOUNTRATH-STRELT.—A very
important and extraordinary investigation has occupied the
Magistrates of this office for several days. Much light has
not yet been thrown upon the subject. Catherine Reilly and
Margaret Duvn have been confined on a charge advanced
against them by Cannon, the Peace-officer, foretealing records
and deeds out of the Four Courts. The fact appears to be,.
that, howsoever, certain important documents have been re-
moved from one of our Courts ; the inconvenience to the pub-
lic cannot be as yet entirely calculated on : we hope it may
not one day be found of a serious nature. It appears that
many of the parchments had been sold to glue makers and
ethers, as in their Ignorance those who had made free with this
public property were totally unacquainted with the extent of
the mischief done.

We are glad to find by the Dublin Papers that the general
state of Ireland, notwithstanding the occurrence of a few at-
rages, is considerably improved. No cases of atrocity have of
late come before any of the Assize Courts ; and at Cork the
Judge was presented with a pair of white gloves by the She-
tiff. in cousequence of the Assizes having proved maiden.
Mr. Goulburn has published a circular letter on tne subject
of the "Act for a t °reposition of Tithes " between Irish in-
cumbents and their parishioners, passed in the last Session of
Parliament. The Intent of the honourable Secretary appears
to be. to give the clergy some explanation of the manner in
which the law is to be executed.
We have besrd that the Corporation of Southampton.
desirous of paying some complioient to his Majesty in the
event of his entering the limits of this ancient port, have
had a handsome gold medal struck to commemorate the
event. His Majesty's visit, however, having been put off,
it was much regretted that the work should be consigned to
oblivion, more especially as it hail been considered by the
best of judges to be one of the most beautiful specimens of
the art hitherto executed in this country. The Corporation
have therefore sent it with an explanatory address to his
Majesty, enclosed to the Secretary of State, who will take
tha first opportunity of laying it before his Majesty.—
. (Southampton Herald.)
MARSHAL NEL—It cannot have escaped the notice of
most readers that Marshal Ney was described not long ago
as an American by birth. lo refutation of this assertion,
theEtoik of Sunday says:---"This fable is altogether worthy
of the unlimited credulity of The Courier, who relates
it. The General Marshal Ney was,bowever, born at Sarre.
Louis, where his father was a cooper. His (the Marshal's)
defender would endeavour to get rid of this fact, in order to
make him a subject of Prussia, and thus exempt him from
the operation of the French law."
DIMINUTION or Cetus. —lt is a remarkable fact, that
from the town of Stockport only two cases of capital offen-
ces are for trial at the Chester Assizes, and only two from
Manchester at the Lancaster MAZES.
An old woman from the Meal Vennel, was fined 2s.
for entering the house of a neighbour and carrying off a
Sago. of milk, a pennyworth of tea, three herrings, and
five half-pence, in lieu of a bad sixpence which she had
immediately before received from hint fur a gill of whiskey.
It was very evident she had been imposed upon. Her only
argument (which she urged strongly) in defence, was that
she was " a pair anld wife"—that her husband had been
"an honest man, 25 ears a eonstable"—and particularly.
that " she kept the Bailie when he was a bairn."—(Perth-
Ain Courier.)