The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-22 00:00:00

IRELA.YII.

ATTESIPTITT APR APSINATION.••••••TiIe Wetford [b-
raid of last Thursday contains an advertisement from
a public meeting, the Mayor in the chair, offering re-
wards fur information respecting a mostolariog attempt
at assassination, Made on Monday night about tleven
o'clock, by firing pistol balls into a room in the Back-
street, with an intent to murder one of its supposed
inmates. A placard was likewise posted on the dour,
with these words, " ern of to hare conspired to tour-
der gun."
eLowaset.. Dec. 16.--On Wednesday mond'
Messrs. Colelough and Donnelly, Excise Officers f
Ulonmel, under the direction of Redmond Dart', Es
Acting Inspector-General, proceeded with a party
the Royal Lancers from ('alter, to the neighbourho
of Mitehelstown, %there they destroyed green prix
Di.vri,b7ics, three of which were at full work : If

spilled and destroved more than :1,1!011 gallons of pi
ale, with a quantity of sin.!rlings ; made prisoners
three men found in the distilleries ; and seized a iv's

tits of malt, both dry and in process : they also soil
some horses and carts found conveying illicit gm

and made the carriers prisoners, who, toirther A
the persons shore mentioned, were brought in rushee

to Clonniel, where they have deposited iii his AlajSIC
ft's stores three unlicensed clipper stills, about .it: hard
rels of illicit malt, and two burst a, with tirosrh tarts.
Atlecrtiser.)
A few nights back, about seven o'clock, the house
of 31r. Denis thwyer, a respectable farmer, a bo resides
on the lands of ltiorkeen, in the barony of Kilns-
managh, av;,s forcibly entered by a banditti, consist-
ing of ci..Tht armed men, who knocked down his ser-
vant man in the kitchen, pet out the candles, and pro-
ceeded to the parlour, where 11wyer and his wife were
sitting, and demanded the fire arms, ‘i Lich they insist-
ed ots trmlimr, hot %thick be denied having they nut
tieing satisfied with his assurance, forced him to sweat
to it. 'flue rutlians then pet //wyer and his wife into
another room, while they starched minutely fur the
arms, ands nut ancreeding in Eviting- tuna, they left
as:. house. On Captain Wilson's hearing of the out-
rage, he instantly dispatched a •tron7 party of his
mounted Police, who appalmniled s'ot .urn in the
mo,tatains of Kilnasnan.:zli. Ile then se 11111 l toned an-
other irentleman in the nrighbottrhimi:, mho had been
reeetitly robbed of his arms, with Myer and his
sery alit but, it lien examined on oath, they would not
go farther than their Imli..f, that some of the persona
were of the parties who robbed their hillefelg, in eon-
segnenvo of which Captain Wilson was reluctantly
obliged to trowliarge these men.—(ltid.)

LAN' INTELLIGENCE.

CO:11T OP CHANCERY, Dim. !I.

TOE ATTORNEY-CENFit %1., AT THE KFLATION OF TOE
MARQ' r 049 OF 111.‘NI.F.)RP, V. THE PUKE OF MUM-

nouo:4;ii.

Thia caose was again brought hefore the Lord Ulla*.
eepoe by \I r. Sba,lwell, n ho noticed the postponement
that had tal;en place for the purpose of having,• au
affidavit of the silos th•• Dnke lilts entitled to
made, it hit 'A has already been laid before our
readers.

31r. iT railed the attention of his Lordship t•
the affi.latit of 1:r. l'enneler., and another person,
%rho had ;Limo sworn in support of the ease of his noble

The Lynn CIIANCELLOR.-113! the Duke made an
affidavit that he has not encumbered these rents ? Af-
ter some observations from Mr.Shadwell, his Lordship
said, that it wonld he necessary that his liraer shonlal
make an a!ildavit that he had not ....signed or encum-
bered the property in question. At iiresent it was
merely stated the Duke of Mal-lion:ought was entitled
to. the rents ; hut that Was, in fart, saying nothing,
as any perwn :night tome to the court to-morrow,
And say that he held au a•sitt 'la of the property
that was now the snhject of dispnte. timely, said
his Lordship, Isis lirare rats have no o'sjection to
making an affidavit as to the interest he has in
this suns, or whether he has or ha, nut made an
assignment of it.
Mr. IV..AV undertook to make an affidavit by the
next Seal, if the proceedings were allowel to be stayed
until that time.

Mr. SIIALOWRIL said the real question here was,
whether the Custoa should or should not be
dis-
rhar_ed?
The Lonn CutNert.t.on said he would not dis-
charge the order he hall made ; and after some farther
conversation, the rase was ordered to stand until th•
next seal day.

VICE-CILINCELLOR'S COURT, Du. I.

IN THE MUTER oF THE EATON CHARITY.

Mr. SOAre r Lt. stated. that this was a petition by
two of the trustees of this charity, and it prayed that
the Rev. hi r. another of ti.r trusters, might be
compelled to Live :an account of the !OHM now in his
bands, received on account of the charity.
Mr. CROSS interposed, and preyed of the Conrt that
the petition might stand over, as Ilk client, the Rev.
51r. —, had b..en unable on account of indispo3ition
to answer the allegations iu the peti.ion, which se-
verely reflected upon him.
Sitati‘‘ cu. said. that it was true the petition
contained some heavy charges against the Rev. lien-
Reiman ; but it W3'; (41 her singular that lie should
plead indisposition 30 a reason for not answering the
petition, since he was able to write a very long and
abusive 'Ater in repl}• to it.
The VICE-CH+NcaLLou.--•-Perhaps it is your peti-
tion that has wade him laugh.)•---fhe only
objection I have to postpone the hearing of it is, that
it prays fur an account which sooner or later 'oust be
rendered', What is your objection, Mr. Cross, to an
account?
Mr. Cans' replied, that the only objection was,
that by yiekiing to the prayer of the petition, without
a full answer to the charges which it contained, his
client *night appear to be atituitting them.
The Vie a.CUANcSLLUft desired that the petition
might sand over, as if lie proceeded in the.petition at
present, no other opportunity %timid be triyen to the
Rev. Gentleuisn to meet the severe al:egatiuss in the
petition.

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