Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-12-24

consequence was tS,t the people, rendered
Terocious by the use of those ~li1uors. aad
accustomed TO fewless habits, resorted &c
force, resisted the la--e. opposed the militia
lry. AID hence have resulted riots, assaults
AID murders Can vcu wonder (said his
lord'bip) that in sncn an immoral state sf
things all tranquility ard obedience TO the
laws were haIisacd from those countries 20
The learned Judge then d~ells most diff
fusely on the incalculable evils resulting
fran the alarming number of nan
aoases, who. be deplores, cannot { see to,
policy (ifnn hetSer iuo'ive can irtiussce
thv'n) az apprtpriatiny, .:ocraily. some part
OF those splendid revenues which they draw
from this conat:'y, which pay no land tax
or poor's rate , aud OF which not a shilling
is czocndsd in this Country (rrelaadl He
exenpts, however, from this general cen
sure tic Lords Fitzwi;lian and Hartford.
who"act upon Heightened and liberal prin-
cin'cs' with resocct to their irish tenaus
srv. In is part nf the suDjectEhe exscra.es
he s~enersl system OF ianiietting in I~rslaai.
rtrt'cnlr~ly o, the part Of those absentees
who ougsIt 20 set good examples On their
resnectiye estates and take care : that, the
irish peasant nay have. at least. the coa-
forts of an English Icwt!s He then takes &C.
1StOi ~ stlCHttOU luGl O6UG VOlCuL tIuten[OnS
of Lord Redsdale (yhiIe Chapceilorl to-
wards the Irish Peep {, to whom he strongly
recommended a reform or change in the
system of the magistracy throught the coun-
try. A Communication for tythe, he thinks
would be greatly beneficial: aud is of opini.
on that the general mode of administering
~jrs.ice in Ireland wants amsliorasion. The
mode OF collecting snd enforcing rayment
Of tythe he de?reeates as highly injurious /;
| and be rep-oba'es what he deems a system
of jobs in the gcscral practice OF present.
ments befr'e County Grand sJuries. uAn
| equal and impartial administration of ius-
tice." he contends is much wanted in Ire.
land (; &,sa leading remedy for which he
incuicates ,he necessity of 1t horoughors re-
form in the system of the magistracy. To
wards The close of his diesdse address, the
learned Judge adverts to the two bills re
Gently passed, which. he says, 8 may bessuit.
able (for. any thing karw 70 the contrary
To thu existing state OF things in SINE of
those counties whe:c the discharge of my
pubic .daty has no. called me- And in 0
theirs he see ms to think the notorie.y of
their existeHce on the Ssatuo &c r ,ok may be
a ~whplesome warning to the turbulent and
audacious. Vet hcLhi.k KS other means may
be suggested for tranqdilizing ireland,
than those hitherto e sor,ed so-~baai,hment,
The rnpe and The gibbet. Mr.. Justice
Fletcher then notices the reports, as stated
in some of he public prints. of his having
been "pe:ted wich stones in the town OF
Calian y and afterwards oi ais having been
' shat at" These, however, he describes TO
be false or exaggerated. Tne truth, he
says, is, that, :" rs we ciro"- ~t.rousr Gillian
a boy about seven years OIL. nung a stone
idly, either at The sa5sshes;F, or az the
dragons. or at both This was the entire
outrage, and my servants are ready to
vouca tho fact upon catr." Speaking of
the escort, he says As | pissed ihrnush
Callan, a few dragons f,lt5wed me. This
escort, by the bye. is one of the mischiefs OF
those alarms. a mischief which never &C
ours in England. There, the gentlemen Of
Consideration IN the c,ln>y Ca ne ons to meet
the Judge with led horses and e~quipages, &
with every suitable mark of respecv and
attention