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COUNTRY tRTELLt^BRCE.
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BHTJTAL ASSAULT.
Police Office, Nov. 23.— Michael Whitely, a
big, rough, farmer-looking man, with nothing of the
' milk of human kindness' in his countenance, was
brought up for a most violent and brutal assault upon
bis wire. It appears that the neighbourhood in
which Whitely lives has been disturbed repeatedly
by the cries of this poor woman, who rarely escapes
many days without a severe beating, nobody knows
for what, but one and all give her a good character,
and the reasons assigned by her for this treatment
are of the most trivial nature. In this instance,
Whitely came home on Friday night in an uneasily
bad temper, and some dispute arising between them,
he knocked her down, kicked, and jumped upon her,
and she was taken np in a state of insensibility. Dr.
Kilgour was sent for, and gave information to tbe
Police that the injury done was of so serious a nature
that her life was in great danger, she was immediately
attended by Wm. Paton, Esq., J. P., before whom
she made a statement of the circumstances relating
to this most brutal assault. Whitely was taken into
custody, ond was charged upon tbe statement of hit
wife (who bad so far recovered at to be able to attend
bat presented a most deplorable appearance.) He
did not deny the assault and was ordered to find sure
UeB for his good behaviour for the next six months,
himself in fifty pounds and two sureties of fifty pounds
each ; in default of which he was committed to Long
ford Gaol.
Mary Mehara, a passholder in the service of TIioe.
Walker, Esq., charged with misconduct and repre
senting herself as a laundress, and entering into her
master's service in that capacity, not being qualified
to do the duties required of her. In her defence,
she stated that she never bad represented herself as
suob, having had no experience as a laundress, ex*
cept what she derived from washing tbe clothes of her
fellow-prisoners on board tbe Anson. She was re
manded until an answer could be obtained to an en
quiry from Mrs. Boden, the matron on board the'
Anton, as to her qualifications.
November 24.— Thomas Andrews paid five shillings
for having carried his Bacchanalian propensities so
far, as to compel him to stretch himself at full length
on the cold ground at the gate of one of her Majesty's
liege subjects of Longford.
November 26. — Constable Alexander Wood, a
prisoner of the Crown (holding no indulgence), was
charged by Mr. District Constable Brownrigg with
absconding from bis duty at Perth, and remaining
illegally at large from an early hour on Monday
morning, until apprehended at Launceston on Tues
day afternoon. The runaway, in his defence, said
that he had got drunk, and did not know what be
was doing. The Chief District Constable stated, that
the prisoner had received his month's pay only a day
or two previous, and had not paid his monthly ration
account, nor any debt which he could learn was
owing by him. He was severely reprimanded by the
police magistrate, who very justly observed, that a
man pieced in his situation, running away from his
duty as a constable, merited the punishment which
he considered it his duty to inflict upon him, and he
was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard
labour.
Thomas Harris Carr was obarged by Constable
Wilson with being drunk and assaulting him in the
execution of his duty. The prisoner pleaded guilty
to being drifok, but not guilty of assaulting the
constable.
Constable Rowland stated that he saw Wilson ap
prehend the prisoner near to Saltmarsh's public
bouse, where there was a disorderly company ; the
prisoner was drunk and struck Constable Wilson in
tbe face. His Worship not wishing to countenance
the interference of the constabulary in cases of
drunkenness, where the offender was able and willing
to go quietly to his home, fined tbe prisoner five
shillings for being drunk, on bis own confession, and
dismissed the charge of assault.
Morris Beagban, T. L., pleaded guilty to a charge
of being drunk and disorderly, preferred against him
by that indefatigable and useful member oi the police,
Constable M' Donald, and was fined ten shillings for
the two offences.
Henry While (free) was assisted to a lodging on
the previous night by Constable East, having had too
hard service in Bacchanalian sacrifices, and not being
able to pay the usual fee, was ordered to exhibit him
self in the slock b, as a warning to his fellowwor
shippers of that drunken divinity, for the space of
six hours.
' 1 only turned myself round in the street, and
before 1 knew where I was I was shoved into tbe
watch-house,' said Henry Ma thews, alias Brirkey,
who was charged by Mr. District ConsUble Karen
with being an idle and disorderly person, &c. ' Why
said Brickey, ' I had only just come out of tbe gaol,
and had only taken shelter in this convenient place
until the shower was over. Mr. Brickey, who hap
pens to be one of the ' wewontgohomelill
morning' gentlemen, was advised to procure some
employment, and pay due respect to the peace and
good order of the town of Longford.

Henry M'Donald was charged with absconding
from the treadmill at Lannoeston, and being illegally
at large until apprehended by Constable Webb at
Perlb. He pleaded guilty to the charge, but stated
in extenuation, that he had been unjustly dealt with,
and consequently had got over the wall and run
away. He was remanded to Launceston.
Nov. 27-A.— John Brant, a passholder, was ordered
a course of three dayt study of Zimmerman on
solitude, in the gaol at Longford, for being absent
from his master's (W. Archer, Esq.) premises with
out leave.
William Smith, another passbolder, in the service
of Gbas. Reid, Esq., was recommended as a practical
pnpil of the immortal M'Adatn, for the space of
one month.
Teetotalism. — The next meeting for the dissemi
nation of the principles of teetotalism is expected to
be most interesting. There will be no less than two
or three opposition speakers, who are opposed to the
introduction of so mnch of religious and Rechabite
feeling, and wish to have the principles of teetotalism
advocated and supported on their own merits alone.
Burglary. — On Sunday night the house of a
very respectable and hard working woman named
Mrs. Ackerly was broken into, and a quantity of
wearing apparel, bed, clothing, and provisions, were
taken away. The thieves bad effected an entrance
through the back window, and had passed through
the room where Mrs. Ackerly and her children were
sleeping. No trace has yet been discovered of the
offenders, but the police exhibited their usual vigi
lance, and it is to be hoped that these midnight plun
derers may be detected.

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