The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-08
Extract fran n Phitadeiphida al London
dated JUN Is, 1922.


A most extraordinary east has occur
red, which occupies the conS creations of all
description ofpeople, for week past. The
right reverend Percy Joeeiyn, bishop of Clo-
cher, whose income from his blsLopric ex-
ceeds GlJoOo STERLING per annup, has been
brought up before the tnagistracy charged
with an infamous crime, aud not fit for auV
son of woman II name. Ills coadjator in
his ALTAR Is a private soldier. The affair
was carried about from mouth To mouth,
for three or four days, and the utmost pains
taken to prevent the publication in any pa
per ; several of the prints got suns OF mo
ney to exclude any account Of ii but one
weekly paper, the ObSerrer, came out with
the whole case, names ofparties, and all.
" The Right Rev. Bishop, il appears, was
held to bad, and has since taken icg-bad,
and passed it appears TO Hamburg. The
soldier, however, was committed, bail being
refused for him.
at appears thatth churchman has such
powerful family connexions in England.
that the business would have been hushcd
up, if the press could be sileneed; but il
seems the present Is not he first occasion IN
which the pIelatr has disgraeed his species,
his functions, and human aud divine laws.
About II years ago, when the present
lord chief justice of the kings bench IN Ire.
land, then 4. X. Bushe, ESQ. was solicitor
general, he was coun ri for this bishop,
who was at that time bishop of Ferns, in
Ireland, and the bishop was the prosecu-
tor Of a respectable man, by the name of
Richard Byrne this man lByrne) had cen
IN aijluent circumstances, and reduced be
low medlocrlly, but with the faircst unble-
mlsheareputatlon, until the bi8hop Of Ferns
brought an accusation against him for an
attempt to commit an infamous crime, or 10
Sedpce tins chaSte bishop to lis commission.
In short, Byrne was prosecuted, aud upon
The sole testimony Of the Right Rev. Percy
Jocelyn, bishop of Ferns, he was found
guilty, aud 90 vehement was general indig-
nation against Byrne, that not content with
the ordinary exccutioner, the sheriff was
induced to procure the stoutest drummer
that could be found in the garrison of Dub
lin, 10 lnilict The punishment of whipping,
and the unfortunate Byrnc was actually al
the tail OF cart, whipped ON the bare back
from Newgate to the Royal Exchange, and
his body presented u gore oflacerated flesh,
and his lower garments were covered with
his blood. lie suffered the brutal punish
mcnt without a groan and when he was
returned TO the prison, he addressed him
self to the officers, and calmly bat solemn
~ declared himself innocent of the charge
! fer which he had been thus punished
burst into tears, the first shed, and retired
To his dungeon. 1t is not known To me.
whether he was transported or not at least
! 1t IS moi known where he now is: the dctpc-
ton of this noble shepherd has revealed the
trifold atrocity Byrne constantly alleged
that the bishop threatened to accuse il
Byrne should refuse to comply with his IN
famous desires; he spurned the threat, the
bishop kept his word and perJured his soul
but the vileness of his foul character has at
length brought bimto the eye ofjuotice, and
poor byrnr, perhaps dead of broken
heart, has not remained To SEE himself iusti-
fed.
The bishop OF Ciogher has left his bail
| and the boosted justice OF this country has
been proslitutcd to his escape, While the
| miserable associate of his crime, because he
was not bishop, nor possessed Of Gl5O00 a
year, is in a dungeon, and his-cscape is not
probable, as lie has no family interests
tI)'lhc Bishop ii Ciosher is a member OF
the society the suppression Of vice. Here
| Is prccePt and eAamPic for you, III bidtOp1