Star. — 1803-04-28 (London, England)

LOWDONDERRV .ISSIZES.  "Via ninfilort, join Stewart, G wrgt Stewart, W. IV' Kay, C karkt Stewart, and 1t../A ntm?fiy, being indis!Ld for the murder of Neil I%P-fro .and John M‘ltcysiold,, at Kilrea, nu the 7th of June lad, and for a riot ; and "'chit Haww, jan /Caw., 71,omat Hart, Patrich Kan., P.:tra Brailky, :john .116 Krantz, :job: 0' eil, and Hug/ Ilowny, being indiEled for a not at the fame time and place,  Mr. JAMkSON, Counfel for the Clown, hating begged to refer the Court to the examinations of Henry Paterfon, lifq. in which the whole cafe was fully difclofed, that the magnitude of the riot, in which fome hundreds of Freemafons were engaged on the one tide, and Come Orangemtn on the other. and for which the traverfers ttood inclined, had! arofe to fuch a pitch that it feemed as if the late! rebellion had (lin raged; and that in the dreadful conflil two men had unhappily loft their lives, and feveral their limbs; that the Government of the country, determined to punifh all offenders againfl the public peace, whether Orangemen or Freema. toms, Protedants or Catholics, had fent the Crown Solicitor to the fpot to invefligate the fans ; that in confequence of his exertions eight of the rioters had been convieted at the lall affizes, and the per. lons charged with the murder, and the other per-i tons now in the dock, charged with the riot, had been brought in for trial ; that on the fulleft and moft minute examination of all the petfons who could he produced on both fides, there appeared to be nothing of murder in the unhappy killing ;1 that all parties, both Freemafons and Orangemen, having felt the flrength and effeet of the laws, and being fenfible of their crime, bad wilted to become friends and return to their induftry, to-cultivate a good underftanding with each other, and fluke! hands; that the Counfel for the Crown thought! it unneceffary to take up the time of the Court in further invetligating a killing, which was now fo fully afcertained to be free from any of the dr' cumftances which conftitute the crime of murder; and as the public juflice of the country has been fatisfied by the pundbments which bad taken place, in order to affili in the refloration of the peace of the country, he would not trouble the Court by producing any witneffes againft the traverfers or prifoners. The prifoners and traverfers having been acquitted, the Hon. Baron GIGIGE, who prefided on the trial, with a dignity peculiar to hitnfelf, .4 You; prifoners, who are now going to be dif charged from the dock, being acquitted of the murder', and you, traverfers, who have been acquitted of the riot, you are all about to return to your homes and your families, and before your departure I with to addrefs a few words to you as your common friend. You have heard from the Counfel for the Crown, that the Government determined to profeeute all defcriptions of offenders againft the public peace of the country, without refpea to parties or perfuafions, whether they be Freemafons or Orangemen, whether Proteftants or Catholics, until they !hall have reftored the morals of the people to that good order and peaceable difpofition to each other, from which they have been torn by the late horrid rebellion. I exhort you to embrace one another and return to your homes ; lay afide all differences ; vie with each other in obedience to the laws—vie with each other in induftry—vie with each other in loyalty— you are all fubjeßs of the fame King, you are all in. habitants of the fame country, you all worthip the fame ALMIGHTY Goo, you all hope for falvation through the merits of the fame bleffed Raor IN sit, you pray for forgivenefs of your faults—forgive then one another ; open your arms and embrace one another as friends and brothers, and bear enmity to none but the foes of your King anti country, for they are your only mortal enemies : you , will then live more peaceably, you will die more happily ; you will not be hunted by confiables or officers of juftice ; you will not be confined in a gaol. nor brought to the bar of a criminal court. Go home then; return to your habits of induftry, peace, and obedience to the laws, and Co may GOD bids you all !"