The Sun. — 1836-08-04 (London, England)

IRISH ASSIZ ES.-(MEATH.)  TITIIES.—A REBELLION OFFICER. Patrick 0",....1ith, a simple country looking lad, about 18 or 19 years of pine, was put into the dock and arraigned for an aggravated assault L 4.) on Robert Harnett with intent to do him grievous bodily hare.', and in another count for a riot. He was prosecuted by tn.'. Crown, and defended by Mr. Forde. Robert Hamill examined—l was employed on the 11th of January last, to serve tithe supcenas and lattitats the at the suit of the Rev. Archdeacon Pakenham ; I went to lands of Tulganstown at about twelve o'clock in the day, and succeeled in serving a man of the name John Keenan after I effected the service, I observed the people e Meeting on the road-side, also taking a short-cut across the fields and running towards me ; there were fifty or sixty persons collected, and when I saw them I ran for protection towards a hire that was convenient ; the people foll the man owed me, and when I thought to get into the house, that was in it kept me out with a large three pronged fork ; the people by this time came up, and ordered me to eat the lattitats, or that they would knock my brains out ; I refusedt to eat them ; I said I was not able ; then three or four of them caught hold of me by the heels and dragged me along the road as good as twelve or thirteen perches, a 1 was dragged in that way others of them were kickwhilstin g at me ; they dragged me over a bog-hole, and rammed me down into it ; Idid not go under the water at first, as there was pretty strong ice on the hole, but they kept bobbig' my head against it until it broke, then they sunk me under asked me would ,I, goiavtethhoutlfi Irsaidst again ;„ I; they then the water for a while, and took iem lattitats? another inethenwould, wasbu they cricd,outanddip dragged to another hole and flu ' hung in ; swam out, and crept on the banks as well as I could ; then I tore and eat the papers ; I 1 finishedwas greatly injured and much bruized ;when the papers they 1 tthe prisoner was one of mego;oe of the . party ; I am quite sure of it ; he was one of the most active amongst them. Examined by Mr. FoRDE—Are you not an officer under the Court of Exchequer?--I act under the Court as an honest man. Aye, as an honest man, and do you think you arc an honest man ?-1 am. And your father before you was an honest man ?—He  was. By virtue of your oath was not your father hanged for highway robbery ?—No—On ray oath he was not. Will you swear that ?—I will. orted transp What happened him then will; was. only for life. Well, then, his sentence was commuted ?—I suppose so. By virtue of your oath, was not your uncle transported for life for burglary and murder ?—No, by virtue of my oath he was not. Come, Sir, how can you swear that is not the fact and it is well known ?—No, you are wrong there ; it was my uncle that was hanged.—(Laughter.) Oh, yes, that was the mistake. Your uncle it was who was hanged, and your father transported for life ?—Yes, that was it.  Don't you think but you are a son worthy of such pa. rentage.—l am. lam telling the truth. Now, I'd like to hear a little more about the family. What happened your brother ; was he not outlawed for gaol breaking ?—I cannot tell that. On your oath, Sir, did he not fly the country, be being charged with murder and robbery ?—Be did quit the country ; but I cannot swear to what he did. Very well, take care you don't follow in the footsteps of your friends.—Oh, never fear, do what's right. This witness was corroborated in some of the principal facts of the case. The defence attempted to be set up by the prisoner was an alibi, which was broken down by the Counsel for the Crown. The Jury brought in a verdict of guilty.