Star. — 1821-12-24 (London, England)

TUESDAY. . . Michael Halloran, Michael Fitig,erald, and Michael Moran, were put on their trial, for the murder of Thomas Manning, a police constable, at Incherourke, in the county of Limerick, en the 15th of August last. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. Eyre Massy, 4 policeman, deposed that ,he was on duty at Incherourke, in August lass, in Mr. Hunt's avenue, and between twelve and one o'cleck at night heard people talking at a short distance, and also heard two shots fired; observed, by looking " between him and the sky," several people dressed in white shists. Mr. Doolan, the Lieutenant, asked who comes there? they challenged witness's party, by asking who we were ? Mr. Doolan replied, “We are the police, give yourselves up to us;" they then fired five or six shots at the police ; several of their pieces were snapped, and missed fire; witness's party returned the fire, and the others ran away; Thomas Manning fell dead alongside witness, before his party fired a shot ; the police then made prisoners two men, who came up to them ; witness made Fitzgerald prisoner, who had on a white shirt over his coat ; witness identified him ; Fitzgerald was on horseback, and had a bayonet; Hobard came up, helped witness, and they took him off his horse; two more were then made prisoners; witness identified Halloran and Moran ; Halloran had also a white shirt on, but no arms; the tire of the witness's party killed two men, as witness believes.  Thomas Doolan, late Chief Constable of Police, confirmed the evidence of the last witness. He was out on the night of the 15th of August with 15 or 16 policemen ; witness ordered the men to load, but not to fire without directions; there was a great num• ber of persons there, principally mounted ; witness saw them ; thinks there were about 200 in all; there could not be less than 67 or 70 mounted ; the Cavalry and Infantry mixed together ; a great many of them had white shirts over their other dress ; one man wore a large white robe that came down to his alleles; witness's party called out to them to surrender, in the King's name, saying, that they were the Police, and that any man who should stir would be shot ; they then fired at witness's party ; witness was in front, and retired to the left of his party, who returned their fire ; witness heard that one of his party was down ; the others ran away ; three were taken prisoners. Michael Ivis overheard a conversation by the Whiteboys on the night in question ' • one man said, Michael Moran is not concerned, as he has no, ground, and by G— 111 shoot you, if you let the rascal go; witness is brother to Isis, whose house had been attacked, and remembers having seen some of the dead bodies of the Whiteboys who had been' shot; one of them had 'peen a shoemaker, and had no land ; Michael Moran, one of the prisoners, had taken land from Mr. Bateman, but it was taken away from him; Callaghan was the name of one of the men who had been shot, and he had no land. The offence was clearly established ; but only two of them were convicted, the Jury having acquitted Moran, as it appeared that he had been compelled by the Whitebuys to leave his house, and join the party on the night on which the murder was committed by them. Judge Moons: passed sentence on the prisoners Halloran and Fitzgerald, and dwelt with much feeling on the enormity of the offence, and the necessity of visiting it with the severest punishment. When sentence was passing, Halloran begged his Lordship to grant them a long day : the Learned Judge said, the limited time was fixed by the law, and ordered them for execution on 'Thursday.  Halloran said, g‘ The LORD have mercy on us."— Fitzgerald remained silent. Previous to their being led out from the dock, Halloran shook hands mourn. fully with Moran, who was acquitted.