The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-12 00:00:00

LAS!IEL SESSIONS UNDER THE INSURRECTION

ACT.
(Fame THE DUALIN iIfIiMING POST, Nov. 8.)
litn **Wig (aet,•purenant to notice, a special scssirms,
r. tier the Insurrection Art,was hold in Ca.th el. Mr. Blacker,
♦ho hart arrire.l that morning from Perrnoy. was
„glided by Mr. liarri•ter 31oore and a full Beach of Ma•

ghirates.
The following interesting Trial, and important from
the manner in which it terminated, occupied the Attention
of the Court :
Nicholas Flynn, Thomas Burke, and Thomas
the two latter respectable Fanners, were tried for ;ilaw-
ittl abshice from their homes on the night of the Ist of
October.
' initty, Constable, swore that he, with a Po-
!ice party, were patroling on the above night, on the lands,
of Oldie, in the coure of which they saw the prisoner Flynn,
Su the ditch of a field near the road, apparently concealed,
and of course apprehended him ; half an hour after Cullen
misapprehended in the Caine Geld •, and the third man,
Burke, was taken about three o'clock, convenient to where
the other man were arrested ; be was leading a_ horse
with a toad of corn, and made all manner of resistance;
ripen said, he Lad been waiting for his master, not know-
ing whatbis business was of him ; and Cullen said be
had been on his way to Inch, for hay, but failed to ex-
plain where the ground was on which the bay waste be
found:
Cross examined by Mr. Otesnox.—Burke made resist-
ance before be was stabbed with a bayonet, 'birth ens
him; on witness's that coming up with Burke, had not
his bayonet fixed, but was obliged afterwards to do it, in
conseetwore of the. resistance offered by him; and, from
the manner in which he (Burke) called on a man named
Ryan to come on, crying nut that be and his party would,
no doubt, be able for the Pollee, he (the witness) eon-
sidered it as a measure of precaution, and certainly, bat for
the speedy arrival of the Police to the aid of witness,'
be was placed in a dangerous predicament; the witness
slid not meant the stabs be gave Burke; perhaps he gave
kids more than three.
Captain Wilson here interposed, and explained, that,
tm the prisoners being bronght before him the morning
after they were apprehened, Burke was examined, and only
a slight scratch was found on him.
Cross examination resuwed—After Burke was arrested
witness fixed his bayonet ; it was after the Police camo
to the assistance of witness that the prisoner had been
stabbed.
(Here the Witness corrected himself by explaining that
no stab had been inflicted on Burke until he had attempted
to wrest a bayonet from another of the Police.]
Robert Since, also of the Police, corroborated the pre-
ceding witness's testimony in all its bearings.

DEFENCE..
William Scanlon, a fanner, swore that he lives on the
lands of tiaile: that on the night of the 30th September,
be sent to Berke and Cullen, requiring their assistance to
draw home corn, such being the usual practice among
neighhoors in the coontry; be purposed having it dean n
the latter end of the night. and placed in a haggard not on
his atm ground, not wishing to leave it within the reach of
the landlord. nntil an abatement in rent, and other allow-
ances which had been promised, were made him; besides
witness b. 4 heard that a Revciver from the Law Courts was
about to sweep the t orn sway, and he wished, by removing
it. to fore, those concerned to a settlement ; he bad a load
of corn filled himself, before Burke arrives! ; it was then
an hour before slay; Cullen and Flynn he did not see at
ail that night; having only sent to Burke and Cullen, he
d'si not expect a third person, but had since heard that
Flvon was servant to Callen.
In answer to a Magistrate, Scanlan replied that Mr.
Phillips, of Wile, was the head landlord of the ground;
and Ito repeated again, in a very candid manner, that be
Lad no other object is view than to bring the parties to
a settlement, as he did not consider himself well treated by
them
In reply to Captain Wilson, Ise answered that since the
arrest of thel,prisomers, 'so corn under seizure bad bees
taken away.
As to character. Mr. John Max was called, who deposed
fa the peaceable characters of Bake and Callen.
Thomas Moore, Esq. of Revile, swore that Burke and
Cel:en were most unexceptionable characters; he did not
know more proper men in the Country ; of Flynn he bad
th. knowledge.
Richard Phillips, Esq. of Dail', swore that he did not
Least Burke personally, bat heard he was a proper, correct
wan ; hot of Cullers he could say that his character was
sliest excellent.
RichartlPri.e. Esq. landlord to Burke and Cullen, spoke
of them ha the same favourable manner as the preceding
witcesses.
This interesting ease having closed here, the magistrates
retired, and returned after a short deliberation, when (all
court preserving the most profound silence) the Learned
ta,a'srmaa addressed the prisoners in a luminous manner—
o'-serving, that it was evident they had been absent from
their residence, as had been eh treed io the information ;
tad it bad been detailed with creditable candour, that they
were engaged at the time in the terrible business of
setting the law at defiance—of the facts of the case there
was not the slightest doubt on the minds of the blagis-
n-ates. The simple question, then, came to this—whether
that Court was to suffer it to go to the public, that because
teen possessed good characters, they were to be allowed
to go through the country, taking cord already
the hands of the law; it was a question raised between
ts.e Mob of the country and the Law; but his Lordship
c hserved that the law should hare it* course, and that an
end should be pot to the present dangerous system. It
pill not follow., that because the prisoners were the best
characters in the world. their good name should stand ,
between them and the law. Again, he assured them. that
the shawl; arcs of justice should be used to put a atop to
an as proceediugs. The Magistrates he condoned, had no
hesitptio I in convicting the two prisoners (Burke and
4 11114) their conduct could admit of no other interprets-
easeu--aisrl it was therefore the painful duty of his Lordship
to peonoisnee tbe sentence of the Bench, which was, that
they (Barite and Collett) should be transported to some
of his Majesty's Colonies for seven years.

Disvasssien Occunitericav—At• a late hour on Saturday
evenleg, we received a letter by the Western Coach, dated
II ow Stlbbereett at 12 o'clock on the receding night, stating
that, ea Thursday evening. a boat, belonging. to Mr. James
vOrlecoll. ' ha-' crew of.rour wen on board,

dr, Crooithaven. svlng • ..ew
sm es soma off that place in a most dangerous situation, when
Daniel Cogbign. Esq. with whose intrepid .obaraeter we doubt
gut wanyof our readers are aoquainted. observing them from
the !whom, immediately put to sea in his yacht, taking with
,hits no WS Vitth I 4 11101. a smaller number being lusilequate
to pedant who: rale•niated they would in all probability be
!Mimi upoe to do. in a tremendous sea and violent storm. 51r.
flogblan saccemied in rea rhino, the boat. and hawing got the
crew On board the yacht. be took her In tow, and was tgakleir
some way. when the lire hroke.nnd earricul away imilmast. to
which it was wade fast. Time cacti flms became onmarregeablr;
end wail in 'this •telf trll.B:t itigtmwme on, lemvihg these who
were speetatorsfrom the shore in ,a, state of the utmost nom.
'tension for tt.eir fate. 0 t the followl g. mnrnismg she could
be still. disrermred, ttrinlug berotoths %Lim! into the western
reean. wltliont any other qrospect,pfrellef Doan that which was
*afforded by thcetmence Af hr !Tying been fallen in with by
sovnitvesset oftththrtine.t. oad‘what aqa to the horror of
their altastion is the fact, (mit there were no proylsloos on,
haird. awrpreeactioN of the tried-having been thought of when
the eestatprise wVeti lied for iVehjert to r3TV the mites of four
pear tea Wee entered on. sinee the reeelpt.nt the letter front
• hich walleye glenced these particulars, we have salted any
I•therseenetat from the scene orthla very unpleasant occurrence
(Cork Skagtheen Eeitereer.)

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