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Mr. Drummond that all the outrages took place before he came 

 to this country ; and that every thing since has been quiet and 

 peaceable. In his informations, sworn before Captain Hill, 

 S.M. on the first of June, 1839, he swears that the crib-iron, 

 the instrument with which Mr. Tredennick's cattle were killed, 

 was given to him (Mr. Hayden) on the morning of the outrage, 

 29th July, 1838, and was never since out of his possession, or 

 that of Head Constable Macartney. He swears, in his inves- 

 tigation before Mr. Drummond, that there is no more quiet or 

 peaceable country ; and yet, on the report of some idle conver- 

 sation, picked up by Head-Constable Macartney, he thought 

 proper to apply to government for an increased force of police. 

 The letter of Mr. Anderson, County-Inspector, (published 

 above at the request of Mr. Tredennick,) does not mend the 

 matter, as regards the cool deliberate attempt of Mr. Tredennick 

 and Mr. Hayden to prejudice Mr. Atkinson in the opinion of 

 the government, and to fix on him the imputation of having 

 addressed from the bench inflammatory language to the people ; 

 language which a variety of impartial witnesses positively 

 swear was never made use of, and could not have been used 

 without their hearing it, as they were present in the Petty 

 Sessions Court, and remembered all that occurred. If any 

 thing could add to the triumphant acquittal of Mr. Atkinson, it 

 is that his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant condescended, with 

 his own lips, to assure him of the opinion held by his Excellency 

 of the absence of all foundation, in truth, for the charges made 

 against him. Let me ask, then, what becomes of Mr. Treden- 

 nick and Mr. Hayden's partnership in the business, in bringing 

 Mr. Atkinson before the government, without any intimation 

 to him of their design, or ever submitting to his inspection the 

 letter sent by Mr. Tredennick to Mr. MacDonald, the Under- 

 secretary, and which Mr. Atkinson declares to be a tissue of 

 falsehood? What is the letter of Mr. Anderson now published 

 for, but with a view, if possible, to soften down matters, and to 

 throw the blame on somebody else ; as if the public could be 

 induced to view this case as one of necessity imposed on 

 Mr. Tredennick to report it ? Why did he not mention his 



