The Orangemen who used fire-arms in an affray at Derrymacash,
in July last, have been tried at Armagh. One of the Orangemen has been found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced by Judge Fitz- gerald to fifteen months' imprisonment; three engaged in the riot have six months each, and two, six weeks. The Judge, in passing sentence, severely reprehended the Orangemen who engage in pro- cessions on the 12th of July, and provoke affrays. A charge of jury- packing has been brought against the law officers but the Northern Whig very acutely remarks, that when twenty-eight out of thirty-six jurymen sworn to try the cases were Protestants, the charge must fall to the ground. It may be hoped that the conviction of these "respectable" incen- diaries will prevent the future indulgence in processions, which only serve to keep alive hatreds disgraceful to both parties.
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