INVESTIGATION AT CA.STLEWELLAN.
I.—Letter
from Mr.
Redington to Mr.
Berwick, Q.C.
Dublin Castle, 27th July, 1849.
Sir—I am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to acquaint you that his Excel¬ lency has been pleased to appoint you to hold an inquiry, at Castlewellan, into all the circumstances connected with the processions and affray at Dolly's Brae on the 12th instant.
His Excellency's warrant is herewith enclosed, as are also copies of the reports of the resident magistrates; and the Inspector-General of Constabulary has been requested to send you copies of all the police reports relating to these occurrences.
His Excellency requests that you will proceed at once to Castlewellan.
I am, &c,
(Signed) T.
N.
Redington.
Walter Berwick, Esq.,
Q.C.
II.—Warrant.
By the Lord Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland.
Clarendon.
We do hereby authorize and direct you, Walter Berwick, Esquire, one of Her Majesty's Counsel at Law, to hold a Court of Inquiry at Castlewellan, in the County of Down, on Monday, the 30th day of July instant, and following days; to investigate all matters connected with the occurrences which took place on the 12th July, 1849, in the district of Castlewellan and its vicinity, on the occasion of an Orange procession—the entire proceedings on that day of the parties who formed that assemblage, as well as of those who congregated to oppose them; the circumstances of the fatal affray which took place at Dolly's Brae, and the outrages on persons and property perpetrated in the district afore¬ said and its vicinity.
And generally to cause effectual steps to be taken for bringing to justice the parties engaged in that affray, or concerned in the crimes committed on that occasion; and for so doing this shall be your Warrant.
Given at Her Majesty's Castle of Dublin, the 27th Day of July, 1849.
By his Excellency's command,
T.
N.
Redington.
III.—Mr.
Berwick's Rei>ort.
5, Upper Merrion-street, September 22, 1849.
My Lord—In pursuance of your Excellency's instructions of the 27th July ultimo, directing me to hold a Court of Inquiry at Castlewellan in the county of Down, " to investigate all matters connected with the occurrences which took place on the 12th July, in the district of Castlewellan, on the occasion of an Orange procession; the entire proceedings on that day of the parties who formed that assemblage, as well as of those who congregated to oppose them; the circumstances of the fatal affray which took place at Dolly's Brae, and the outrages on person and property perpetrated in the district and its vicinity; and generally to cause effectual steps to be taken for bringing to justice the parties engaged in, that affray, or concerned in the crimes committed on that occasion;" I proceeded to the neighbourhood, and opened the Court of Inquiry at Castlewellan on Monday the 30th July, and continued to hold an open court in that town from day to day during the whole of that week, and to hear the evidence, on oath, of every person who was produced to me, or was considered capable of affording
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