The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-10 00:00:00

IRELAND.

[VILIN A MUSLIN PACLIL•I
FERNIANAGII AssiZi.
re only trill that elicited mods of the public at.
tentino •1 those Assizes was that of Patrick Derain,
ctnnd indicted that he, on the :Mb of Judy last,
slid kill and morder Aroliew tiomerrilla. This trial
acquired leech interest (rem a very eat raordinery Cif.
canstance, namely. • most atrocious afore to de.
vitro the Prisoner GI his tight to a fair and impartial
trial by his Judge and Jury. .11 is rery difficalt, es
reported to Gs, to mato lite transaction in either tem.
reitie or appropektm lama, Us Prisoner wes a
stal4olic—the daeosad an Orangeman. To Bernie
the indictesebt the Proteenta bad mainly failed to
snake oat d caw even arnountiag to inanstseghter. In
;mint of law, it was clearly • casco( justiii•blo homi-
cide, adil when the Counsel for the Crown were shoot
to close, i person aimed Alexander Aikin, a Yeoman-
ry Officer, and Muster of ea Orange Lodge, stopped
Lou the table to offer testimony of what he was
pleased to call tbe Pri 's confession, when what
is reported below occurred. It ie well worthy the
reader's selection:—

Tl•e first witness called was Francis Jobuton—
deposed that be did not know the deceased, hat heard
it !was Atsdre. Somerville; saw• Prisoner tweet de-
cesspit, and heard lies dvaite dereased to stand;
Ptisoster had a pole intl.a bayonet lied ow the end
of it ; saw deceased throw' Prisoner down no the
bank of the riser; firrossed eadeavesred to poll the
pole ai.4l bayonet from Narver, and then ran away;
sae Poisoner fbliowirg deceased; sow Prisoner abtort
q•urter of on linos after shoot 300 yards from
where lati.O.Of ley, Ind myronevriation with tn?.
Crosa.esamined by Mr. ROLLEITO•I..—it was on
$ the lone. of I)reathren where the affair happened ;
Nr..111.10111'1 clerk Ikea in Linsarick ; does not

know SPlLearra, the constable; heard Prisoner was
one of the guard that din best of knowledge de-
ceased and brothers INTO prisoners that Morning;
and that they were •nested ■ndet Mr. Arcitelall'e
*arrant ; beard they were sent to Mr. Archdall's
clerk In PriscneOs -custody; saw deceased ranniog
from tire clerk's ;- belioves Prisnoar was following to
r•-take kis; !streets If deceased had stopped at the
e'..rlC- no damage woald bast been done; belieurs
wr.at happened wog in coos/tissue of deceased's
*soap"; Prisoner csllwl deceased to stop once in
b•rri.rg wituei-; deceased ran away twice in sight

JsOres Flernlirgswotwer-:-linew deceased; saw him In language evidently inrend.,l for ney •sr, f
0.1 the '_7th of Joy; Prisoner sneered witness hest(' you then declaro, s That the Prisoner
Poisoner and deceased mote en the rood between be- ou:ht to be hanged without Jurtpt or Jury P—
"."lct: Ind %Hely": Primmer bids pole al,dhaYonsi; I then felt it sny duty to suppress sty intrigues.
l''""er "" °l'ig'slin lb.' lit"; deceased lion at your foul attempt to influence the stied.
sos.:e fee the ditch : Praseratt arlsaucee.; sew deceased nistration of justice, but I courant now sufficiently
nesl no the road afire espsess my el hostruce of conduct so kigt,iy repro.
Crn.e.viticuittvd 11 Me. Drßatrsc.—noes not know henstbie, because I consider it as a base etiors to
vs :wee 'Mimed ass slabbed; l'sis•rner ran tin son the very source of jnstice. Arid I trust in G-0.
drearr 1 witness wee a prisoner, and standing it 200 I him the approbation of the Jury, of the Coar.set,
ya.,IS distance; MtKenna, the guard. and pr inner, and of every one that hears me, for now ordering
'Ask *.roo.s; &moos Jsate.s Carey, Mr. Archrlall's you off the table."
e:'•ir • sera se's, ssecrnsed a vrisanor in tte In...forint at It is ioe:o•ssible to describe the efNet that this ad.
:t .L's house esioner•r was taken Prip,orr tor ri foientk:r nedre., haul ou all present.
i‘. ; ie•r‘rn u• :Not till H::1 ant act kr, or • she iivaussi fur lle presccutrol cistel their ra-.e.