The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-11 00:00:00

DUBLIN, SZPT. 8.

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TRIUMPH trF JUSTICE, AND OF THE PEOPLE
OF IRELAND.
The High Sheriffs of the city of Dublin hive
given their long.expected answer to the Reqoicitio,
fur calling a Meeting of the Freemen and Free.
holders. Thu influence of the Castle has 14.
eishcd before the justice of our country. Tki
hirelings of Administration have exhausted all that
sources of malignity, and the Secretary himself has
lust his usual persuasive powers. Neither intimi.
nor calumny—neither courtly caresses ser
convivial entertainments, could warp the ~uhtical
integrity of our honoured and Tuitions Sherds—
and consequently they have appointed
the day of fur the Meeting of the
Freemen and Freeholders of the City of Dublin, fur
the purpose of preparing a Pctilion fur the *peal
of the Act of Union. —(Dublin Evening Post.)
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N.JVAL IN 7% 4LIG4NGE.

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PeN3I.4.NCE, Selz. B.—Arrived last night the
schooner Faint, Capt. Dove, of London, from -
Cadiz, for Dublin, 'taken 3Jinst. by the L'Elitor
French schooner privateer, from St. Slalom, corn.
mended by the celebrated Capt. Alex. Black. The
privateer had captured the same day the !lupe,
May, from Mogadore ; Capt. Black gave up to
Capt. May the Paine schooner, and all the Papers
and Crews of both vessels,; but the Fame has ar.
rived in great distress, having been plundered of
almost every article ; the provisions kft were
barely sufficient for tho exigence. of the Crews,
The privateer bad taken the day before AMC,
rican brig.

Foveae, whose fall Is mentioned in so many of
the public prints, and whose exile is now n °ferias,
was originally" Clerk, officiating at the Maisen de
Ville, in earth, before the ftevolntioo, and was
by that means fitly qualified to preside over a l'es
lice, such as the aeveral cabals that caroled
Fiance since that period required. He lent himself
successively tb ,siach of them, and was useful to
them all, *ad by all rewarded and approved.
'the trial of Daniel /Iris will not take place at
the ensuing Old Bailey Seisions, as the Magistrates
have remanded hies pro forma for another examie,
notion in a month, ley winch time the Sessions will
hare fiaished, in oidee that time might be given fur
the apprehension of llarpers alias Snti44, and
Roberts.
The sscan of the name of Treble, who hung
Moult at Horsham to avoid a public exeeutinn for
forgery, was formerly a lottery uffice..keepiir in
Clerken well, where he carried on the inssisance bus
sine's to a great amount, until the year 1802, %rhea
an alteration in the drawing of the letter) iroin
weeks to eight days closed his came. iic aftrrodrilS
took to robbing the mail.euaches of parcels, %hick
brought him to the end of his career.

A shocking event occurred at Altlbrotsch. in
Holderness, on Tuesday last, being the leati.day at
that place. A young man, named Whitetteatt, ger.
vans with Mr. Stabbings, of Preston, had sums
time ago pnitl his addresket to the. slaughter of Da'
jamin Ockletun, of Aldbrough, but had been dis.
carded. He met with her at that place on Tuesday
evening, followed her into the fields, while she Mit
gone to milk along with her aunt, and on her rc•
fusing to countenance his addresses, swore he Mould
either have her, or make her that nobody -lee world.
.He then drew out a knife, and stabbed her in the
breast and throat several times, until Wm succeohli
in wresting the knife from him, in doing whirls both
her hands were much cut. The kuife alto threw
• and wheel lie found he could not recover it, he at.
tempted to tear open with his fingers the wounds
ho had given her. Fortunately tho aunt havin4 run
back to the town, sent several people to the spot
in time to prevent him from taking her life; though
she is yet severely ill of the wounds. The mae,
we understand, had once or twice before threatened
her life; but bore a very general good character.
He has been committed to Yu* k Castle.

The last week of tine weather has been higitif
conducive "to the prosperous labour of our liv-
bandmen. It has completed the harvest in do
counties the most backward, and the after-crop of
hay, which has been exceedingly abundant, has all
been inv.&
disturbance occurred on Sunday night, the'
26th ult. at Dartmouth Prison, which uas not
(pelted till the soldiers fired among the iimtmer'l
several of whom were wounded. On Monday io-
ternoon a French priioner was shot Hiroo ;h tbc
head, by one of the privates belonging to the N 0(•
tioghans militia, on duty there. The poor fellow
had thrust his head and shoulders Omagh the rod
of the ptison ; and on refusins to get in, allot
coiled to by the.sentry, the latter shot him.
i3lgAil.,Tocre was DO court of Aldermen to-
41V. The !Joao Mayon after impacting the PA-