The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-31 00:00:00


RIOT AT OMAGH..
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EXTRACT Or A LETTER PROM WEIMIZILLEX)
AUGUST 16.
gg I hasten to inform you, that I am compelled
to alter my course, in consequence of the, state of
the country about Omagh, where, last Saturday,
a terrible affray occurred between a party of the
Limeliek u.ilitia and the Orangemen of that town,
in which, of the latter, three have been killed,
and seven desperately wounded.. The Orangemen
are said to base been the aggressors—they were pa.
rading in the insignia of their order, before Sir J.
Stewart's house, when those men, who had vo-
lunteered into the line, were marching unarmed
Into the town from Strabane, wearing green
branches in their hats—the Orangemen immediately
called them rebels—upon which, the militiamen
rushed into the barracks, where another regiment
of militia lay, who, on the preceding 12th of July,
had likewise had a party dispute with the same
class of people, and were now doubly enraged
at this fresh insult offered to their brother sol-
diers--the volunteers Immediately received arms
(a serjeant is accused of having furniilmed ammuni-
tion), and, upon the Orangeists returning into
town from Sir J. Stewart's, theaforesaid execution
took place. It is said, that they fired from the
windows of the barracks. The artillery were now
called out by Sir John, and sonic pieces of ord.
Dance placed before the gates; all tins yeomen of
Aughnacloy, &c. assembled, and at length the
militia were compelled to surrender. On marching
the prisoners to gaol, it is said, some of the
Orangemen wounded them with their bayonets.
To-day I met a body of the Enniskillen
Dragoons in full march to Omagh, and it is re-
ported, that the country people had risen in sup.
port of the militia, and that time troops were then
marching to save the Orangemen from destruction.
How far this last part may be founded in fact, I
cannot say; I should hope it is not true; at all
events it is a bad business, and what may be hourly
expected to happen, so long as party distinctions
are countenanced, and not at once put down with
a strong and firm hand, and those who are fight-
ing their country's battles supported against the
locusts of the land."

On Monday se'niiight Josern Jeirt,t, Esq.
M. Y. for Caine, visited his constituents at that
ancient and independent borough, and un the fol-
lowing day the Guild Stewards and Burgesses dined
at the White Hart with their Representatives.
Paostasx.—A singular combat took place on '
Tuesday evening, in Somers Town Fields. be.
tween a one-legged man of the name of Brady,
and a bricklayer's labourer of the name of Mur-
phy. Brady is nose a journeyman plumber; he,
lost his le; in the battle of the Nile ; and Murphy
agreed, in consequence of his crippled state, to
fight him across a rope, neither to close upon the
other. In this manner they set to, and fought
about 38 minutes, giving and receiving some must
unmerciful knock-down blows, till each of them
was a most hideous spectacle. Brady, however,
could no longer stand up to his man, yet he would
nut give in, is hen it was settled that they should
finish the combat seared cm the grass. To thIS
they themselves readily assented, and to work
they fell. evils. But Brady, by the help of his
timber-toe, kept his antagonist at such a respect.
ful distance, that neither could make a blow tell.
The friends of each party at length interfered—a
drawn battle was consented to, and they all re-
tired in perfect good humour together to a neigh-
bowing public-house, and forgot the discord of
the day.
A line female infant, apparently about three
months old, is p!eced in a basket at the door of
a Gentleman's house i t Upper Seymour-street, on
Sunday evening ; a violent ring was given at the
bell, and the servant cn going out of the dour
stumbled over tho basket; the child was carefully.
wrapped up, and the basket was directed to toe
Master of the house, who has humanely ordered
a nurse to be provided, and every care to be taken
of the infant.

We are sorry to state, that on Sunday sem.
night as the son of Lord Albemarle, a youth about
seven years of age, was attempting to climb up the
outside of the staircase in Elden-hall, he fell down,
and fractured his skull, but it is hoped not in a
dangerous manner.
On the 12th ult. an Order of Council was read
in the Royal Court of Jersey, previous to its be-
ing registered, relative to a dispute concerning the
return of a person as Jurat of the Royal Court.
After recommending a temperate use of the pri-
vileges of the island, in a letter addressed to the
Lientenant-Governor, Gen. Don, Ins MaJesvy in.
Council determined, that the Court, in some mea-
sure, had acted oppressively towards Mr. TIIOIIIAS
A NLET, the Complainant ; but that the said Mr. A.
was, for reasons alleged, au unfit person to fill the
office of Jurat. Touching the Petition forwarded
from the inhabitants, complaining that the Royal
Court had deferred the election of a Jurat, con-
trary to the Constitution, an Order of Council
has espressed, that the answer of the Royal Court
to such Petition contained no sufficient reason why
the election of a Jurat should be deferred; and
the Royal Court has been commanded to order
the election forthwith) which was to take place
on the 20th in't.

lu the of Jersey, a Gentleman from
England had lately the misfortune to lose his
parse, containing notes to the amount of 1051.
A reward was immediately offered, which was un-
attended to, and the loser of the notes began to
despair of ever recovering them, as they were all
of the Bank of England, and he did not know,
nor had the means of ascertaining, any of the
numbers, when it soldier informed that he sus-
pected a man of the name of Grey, an invalid,
had found them ; Grey was applied to, and at
first denied all knowledge of them, but at length
offered to recover them fur a gratuity of thirty
pounds, and refused to give any further intelli-
gence till the money was deposited ; the thirty,
pounds were paid, and GREY ordered his wife to
produce the Gentleman's purse and its contents,
which were restored to their owner! Query.._'
Would the Police in England pass over a circum.
stance of this nature