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Itc • ti:e Vey, he found the ribs broken, and the spleen I I f . :La ; about three pounds ofblooikad sowed from vlaan ; two of the false Ohs were snapped across ra:Le: t:lan broken ; a blow or fail would have caused t• a ai4earauces which he noticed upon the deceased. knew not i hing of the state of the head, as he did Lot open it. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, ap.' geared again much affected. He at length said that La never harboured the slighest intention of injuring Lis dear mother, and that the accident which happened to her arose out of a scuffle which he had with the wo. =an Read. Several persons gave him an excellent character, amongst whom was his late employer, Mr. Thompson, attorney, with whom he lived seven years. Mr. Justice BATLIIT summed up the evidence at great lez3th, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty of Man i:lull:ter, but recommended hins to mercy on account elm previous good character. !Ur. Juatice 11::::.ar said he would defer pr.ssit:g sentence until • nondly. 4 r CORK, AUGUST Is. 'MAL Or ARTHUR KLUFT! AND THOMAS BOURKE, TOR THE MURDER OP THE IeRANKi FAMILY. T:r. Serjearst GOCLD opened the case. He said the two prisoners at the bar, Artkur Ketlfe and Thomas Bourke, we:e charged with the murder of three individuals—a h:.sbancl, his wife, and their son. The transaction oc curred on the 9th September, 1823 ; the place at which i: - Gccurred was called Lisnagourneen, which is situated kLout two miles from Kildorrey, and was the habita tion of the unfortunate Franks'. The circumstances of thit horrid transaction were already known, in -conse c:uer.ce of a prosecution which took place in the spring cf 1824, when three brothers, named Cremen, were con victed. At that Assizes, it was only right to state that the prisoner Keeffe was in the dock, and that his trial was postponed at the instance of the Crown. It was also right to state, that at a certain petiod of that As sizes Keeffe expressed his willingness to go to trial. It was further right to state, that at the last Summer As sizes he was ready, and that his trial was farther pest _ _paned at the instance of the Crown. Since then circum stances came to the knowledge of Government, which 141 to the subsequent arrest of the prisoners who were now about to be put upon their trial for one of the mist barbarous murders that every disgraced any union of the earth. It would appear that Arthur Keeffe was married to a woman named Kearney, the daughter of James Kearney, by his first wife.— ln her right Keeffe had, or asserted, a right to consi derable property after the death of Kearney. Kearney married a second wife, by whom he had children ; and about the period alluded to, Henry Franks, son of Thomas Franks, was paying his addresses to cne of the Miss Kearneys, and his marriage with her was ac tually agreed npin. How far the marriage thus con- 1 templated interfered with the pretensions of Keeffe, it was not for him to say, nor for the Jury to consider; but certain it was, Keeffe had made declarations, from %thief' it appeared that he conceived his pretensions were likely to he injured by the proposed marriage. Property, it was well known, was the great zoom of crime. To retain and possess that property which is not our own, has given birth to all varieties of crime.' The time to which he alluded was fitting, and the in s ruments were many and willing. The character of the Franks' gave facilities which would not be afforded under other circumstances. They were regarded as severe landlords to their tenants, and this gave facilities to those who were disposed to injure them. It would be for the Jury to consider, but it was very distinctly stated, that the murder was no sudden thought. On th? 7th of September, the Sunday preceding the murder, a meeting was held near Mr. Lowe's house, at which the murder was determined upon. At that meeting, it would be proved that Keeffe was present, and con curring. The murder being resolved upon, arrange ments were made for carrying it into effect. Appoint ments were made for meeting in a potatoe-garden, near the house at Lisnagourneen. It would be necessary for the Jury to attend particularly, not only to the place, bat to the hours at which this transaction °c entred. Agreeably to the previous resolution, some of the murderers proceeded to the potatoe-garden, where others were collected before them. A whistle was then given, and panics arrived in different directions. After a time, the party rushed into the house. The family had dined in their kitchen, and the cloth still re mained on the table. This ruffian band instantly proceeded to effect their sanguinary object, and in a very short time the whole family was butchered.— It would be proved, by four different persons, that Arthur Keeffe was present commanding the party, and whilst any life remained, crying out, " Boys, do your duty." He was dressed in a green coat, and held a .whip in his hand. All the witnesses would depose that the Captain, whom they called Keeffe, wore a green coat, and had a whip, and that he never afterwards was seen in that green coat, although he had frequently worn it before. There was another minute circum stance, Keeffe had a dog of a particular description ; a policeman who came from Kildorrey, upon hearing the transaction, saw this dog in a lane near the premises This of itself was an unimportant circumstance. but taken with other things it appeared strange, and minute eitcumstances were often found to elucidate a doubtful transaction. It would be for the Jury to compare and consider all the evidence, and to give the case a humane as well as a firm consideration. As to Bourke, he was seen by almost all the witnesses. There was a curious circumstance connected with him. He had a shirt over his doilies during the transactisn, which he left on the premises. This shirt the gardener's wife had washed, and hung on a bush, and in the evening Bout ke was dis covered taking the skirt froni`off the bush. He (Mr. S rjeant Goold) would be glad if the verdict of a Jury absolved the prisoners, or either of them, from the com mission of this horrible crime. lf, on the contrary, they believed the concurring testimonies of so many witnesses who had no previous means of concert, and no motive for fabrication. they would best discharge their duty to themselves, their country. and their Gear, try giving a verdict against the persons guilty of this barbarous murder. Timothy Sheehan, an approver, deposed that he re- membered the night of the murder. Being desired to turn to the dock, and look if any of the persons who had assembled on that occasion were in it, after a con siderable pause he identified Bourke, but he did not, he said, see any. one else that was present. Witness de scribed himself al baring tried to save the Franks, but as he could not get any assistance he ran back to the door. The two Cremens were of the party inside, and , a man was standing near the table, who wore a green coat, and had a switch or a whip in his hand. Witness had seen this person at a meeting_ on Sunday, when he of would know Wore a Pair of leggings. Being asked if be that man now? he replied that he would. ire was then desired to tarn to the'dock and see if he was there? he did so, and immediately pointed out Bourke as the person.—(A sensation pervaded the entire Court at this identification, as it was generally suppnsed he would put the wand upon KeefFe).—The witness, on further examination, stated, that there were other persons at the murder, whom he knew then, but be would not know now. On cross-examination by Mr. ()Toxemia., the wit ress stated that he was never frightened ; that though he was examined before Justices of the Peace, he was never sworn till he came on the table. He was asked if he knew the name of the man he h 4d identified ? arid he said he did not. Major Carter had pointed out a man to him at the guard-honst at Doneraile, where he was himself in custody, and Bourke is very like him. " I believe," said Mr. O'Connell, 11 they threatened to hang yourself ? " They did, Sir," replied the witness ; " there was one Dundon there, and he told me if I didn't turn King's evidence they would bang me, and so I did." And you would swear anything to save your life ?—I would, Sir. Edmond Glaveen, a resident under the same roof with the Fl asks' family, identified both the prisoners, and stated, that on the evening of the mui der, Batlike, in company with another, called him nut of the house, and employed him to tell three other men, who lay con cealed a shin t distance off, that the Franks were at home. He and hi; family were then compelled to g.l to hed in the part of the tenement which they inhabited, where they remained till the murder was over. He had known both the prisoners previously, as res;ding hi the neigh bourhood. On the departure of the party, the witness said be rode to Kildorrey, and gave the alarm. Tne witness was cross-examined at great length respecting some apparent discrepancies in his evidence respecting Keeffe, owing to there having been two of that name present, which caused some confusion in his statement; and also respecting the localities; but nothing material was elicited. He further stated, that as nearly as he could guess, it was twelve months after the murder that he told the police he could give information about it. He was in custody himself at Doneraile and in Cork, charged with this crime. Walsh, one of the persons con cerned in it, was gone to England. He afterwards ad mitted that he knew the murder was to take place three weeks before it was committed, but concealed it from fear. He denied that he had received any money from Mrs. Kerney to swear against Keeffe, though he knew they were on bad terms ; and denied being influenced in giving his evidence by a hope of a place in the police. Mary Myers, who lived with the Flanks' family, was in the kitchen on the fatal evening, and described se veral circumstances of the murder, which she witnessed from beneath a table. She identified Arthur Keeffe as present, and inciting the rest of the assassins " to do their duty." On her cross-examination she admitted having once sworn before two Magistrates that Keeffe was not there. She swore so to save Keeffe's life, whom she had long known. She is 19 years old. Sate thinks GOD would forgive a false oath that saved a man's life, but not one that took it away. Edward Magner was one of the party at the house the night of the murder, and confirmed the last witness respecting Keeffe's words to the gang. The cross examination of this miscreant, who admitted that " he would take the life of a sucking child, and wade up to his neck in blood, if ordered," excited the utmost indig nation. He also admitted that be had, since the mur der, expressed his regret that "he had not killed the little girl; he left the house after the murder, at eight o'clock. Mary Glaveen, a servant of the Franks, identified Bourke as one of the six men who guarded her while the murder was acting. Andrew 13atwell, Esq. a Magistrate, and William Brett, a policeman, also proved the description given by some of the witnesses of certain particulars in the dress, &c. of Keefe to be correct. For the defence, C. L. C. Williams, Esq. George Smith, and the ' Rev. T. Nash, give Keeffe a good general character for hanesty and sobriety : and Petrick Naylor did the same towards Bourke. Ilia Lordship then summed up, commenting upon the material points, when the Jury found both prisoners Not Guilty. 'lllk EV EN 116 STAR, LONDON. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 182.5. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at eel i for the Account, and remain steady, without any fluctuation, and little or nothing doing. Next Friday bring settling day in Consols, many Brokers are pri vately making up their Accounts, and it is suspected it will be a Bea► Account. In the Foreign Market nothing is doing. Current Prices: New Spanish 171 1, Old Spanish 221 23, Rus sian 94j 27/. Mexican 75, Austrian 981, Colon:him New 831114, Brazilian Scrip 543 disc.. Mexican Scrip 31 Idise. Danish Scrip 43 disc. Greek Scrip 13 121 disc. rnrcg OF STOCKi AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 229% 231 S per Cent. Red. 90 1 / 2 5 / 8 8 per Cent. Cons. 89 5 % 7 / 8 Si per Ce:A. 98 1 A 3i per Cent. Bed. 98% 3 / 4 4 per Cent. New 103% 3 /s 1 / 4 Long Ann. 22% 5.16 India Bonds 43 44 South Sea Stock 101 3 / 4 1.1 MOO Excheq. Bills 16 19 16 £5OO ditto 18 21 £lOO and £2OO ditto 20 18 22 Bank for Acct. 230 1 / 4 Con. for Acct. 89% 7/0 In our Naval Intelligence of yesterday, from Ports mouth, we mentioned that the Danish brig of war, St. Croix, commanded by Captain KLANNIAN I had put in there for provisions; but that previously to saluting the flag of the Port-Admiral, Sir GEORGE MARTIN, Captain KLANMAN had sent the Danish Consul to en quire whether his salute would be returned from the flag-ship with an equal number of guns? Being in formed that it would. be returned only with as many guns as would be given a British Commander (that is eleven in exchange for fifteen), the Danish Officer de clined to salute. We added, that for the same reason the Russian ships had long ceased to salute his MAJESTY'S flag, and to this cause is, doubtless, to be attributed the conduct of the Danish Captain, who justly con sidered the flag of his nation entitled to insist on the same mark of respect that had been claimed by the ships of other Powers, though u nsuccessfully. Those ceremonies, excepting as indications of friendly sentiments, are in themselves, perhaps, of mighty little importance. They have, nevertheless, before now, agi tated the Councils of Europe, and not unftequently plunged this country info war. They farmed even for a time a :Object of discusslon so recently as at the august Congress of Vienna, when the great Potentates there Assembled to decide on the destinies of mankind, deethed toe question of salutes at sea to be of sufficient importance to require adjustment by a solemn decla ration of a new international law. It was well known and remembered, that BONAPARTE hail so misrepre sented the pretensions of England on this subject, as to excite the utmost hatred against her universally over the Continent, by inducing the belief that all other Powers of the earth were required to do homage to her flag, on pain of immediate destruction—an opinion which is to this day very far from being exploded.— ' To rethedy which grievance, the learned Thebans in attendance on the Congress—M. VON GENT z, in parti cular—proposed a most notable expedient. If two or more ships belonging to deferent Powers were to meet at sea, the flag of the Sovereign who happened at that time to be the oldest was to he saluted by the ship of his junior brother Monarch, to whose flag the Captain of him the afore aid senior Potentate, was afterwards to return an equal number of guns. But the never•failing plain sense of the English Diplomatists rejected this con. trivance, justly considering that the gallant Commanders of our craizers, well versed in the management of ships and guns, were, nevertheless, likely to be indif ferently t ead in heraldry, and unprovided with authentic certificates of the ages of the various Crowned Heads of Europe at the time being :—and then what was to be come of the PRESIDENT of the United States, whose reign we guess, or even his name, is probably never thought worth remembering by many of our naval heroes ?—This project came to nothing, and it was agreed that the honours of the salute should be volun tary, and remain at the discretion of the Commanders themselves, to do therein as they might individually see fit. No instance, however, we believe, had occurred of the Captain of a Foreign Power actually entering an English part, and declining to salute the flag of the Admiral, under whose guns he was at that moment anchored, until two Russian frigates, about seven or eight years ago, arrived at Portsmouth, and demanded and received liberal supplies of provant from our vic tualling stores, insisting, however, at the same time, on a pledge, to receive gun for gun before they would pay the customary honour. The incivility was good naturedly overlooked at the time, since which the Russians have never saluted at all. But as this conduct is founded on an entire miscon ception of the pretensions of this country, and as it not unfrequently happens, that trifling ceremonies of this kind become the fruitful source of national hatred, we think it worth while, not having space at present, to take an early opportunity of stating how the case at present stands, and as a matter of curiosityeat le ist,by what means it has happened that the ancient and lofty claims of England to the sovereignty of the seas, have dwindled into so mere a state of nothingness, that the commander of a small Danish brig shall, in our own ports, successfully refuse to fire a single gun in honour of the flag of one of our gallant Admirals, though dis played at the main-top gallant mast of a British three decker, and that three-decker bearing the never-to-be forgotten name of the VICTORY ! The French manifest great jealousy of our commerce with the New States of South America; and it appears by an article from Paris, which we have extracted from the .Allgemeine Zeitung received this morning, that the determination of the New Republics, to reduce the Import Duties to those Governments in Europe which recognize their independence, had occasioned alarm at Bourdeaux and Havre. That the New States of South America should favour those nations who are the first to do them an act of justice is extremely natural ; it was not, however, any condition in our treaties with those States. We recognized their independence without stipulating for any peculiar or exclusive rights or pri vileges whatever. In the communications which took place with France and Spain, the beginning of last year on this subject, the views of our Government were frankly stated. In a dispatch from Mr. Secretary CAN NING to Sir WILLIAM A' COURT, then our Ambassador Extraordinary at Madrid, he stated the readiness of our Government to aid a negociation between Spain and her late Colonies, by which the mother cons try should be secured in the enjoyment of commercial advantages superior to those conceded to other nations." " But," continued Mr. CANNING, "for herself, Great Britain asks no exclusive privileges of trade ; no invi dious preference, but equal freedom of commerce for all." Nothing could be more honourable on the part of the British Government; we asked nothing of the new Republics for our selves; but notwithstanding the obstinacy with which Spain war- red on States de facto independent, we offered our mediation to secure some privileges for her, which we disdained to demand as the price of enabling those States to take their rank among the nations of the earth, by a recognition of their independence. The treaties into which we have entered with Colombia, Mexico, and the Provinces of Rio de la Plata, are In strict conformity with the declaration of Mr. Secretary CANNING, we are therefore surprised at the mortified pettishness which some of the French JournaHsts display, at our carrying on a commerce, in which they may en.. gage on the same conditions as ourselves. In the article from the German Paper, to which we have alluded, and now subjoin, the writer talks of some negociation between France and Spain, by which the manufactures of the former will have a decided pre. Terence over the English in the Peninsula. We were in hopes that the example of our own Government, in breaking up the prohibitory and exclusive system, might have led to a more correct policy on the pan of France; but if she thinks any treaty she can make with Spain, will either provoke our Government, or in. jure out commerce,she will be much disappointed : PARIS, AUGUST 11. Letters from Bourdeauz and Havre concur in stating, that the Merchants in two sea.ports have received the disagreeable news that, by a between tbenew American Republics, they have resolved to take such measures, with respect to the im port duties on goods brought thither from Furupe, that those coming from countries, the Governments of wh;ch here rnng talsed the independence of the Reprbl;ce, ‘hall be rece;. : oo - a-zme terms a, lteretornte; that, on the other hand, the Ihanufac. tures of these States. the Governments of which have not yet thought fit to recognise their independence, shall pay a double, Or, according to other accounts, a quadruple import duty. It is evident that this measure, to be proposed to the antral Congresses of those States, and the adoption of which will men with very little dithculty, tends principally to thsedvantage of Ens. land and the prejudice of France. On the other hand, hopes are given us of the speedy einwhisicsu of an advantageous commercial treaty with Spain, by which our manufactures shall obtain a decided preference over the English..., It is added, that the negotiation on the subject, which was an. nouneed some time ago, is •ery much advanced. It is probable, that the advantage accruing from this, will not be considered as a compensation for the other. This forenoon we received Getman Papers to the 17th inst. One of them contains an article from Bucharest, of the Ist inst. which states that a Russian Courier, who left Constantinople on the 22d July in the evening, and passed through that city, relates that the whole Egyptian army in the interior of . the Morea is destroyed, and IBRAHIM PACHA himself taken prisoner by the Greeks. On the same day that this bad news was received at Constantinople, an Im perial Finnan, he said, was published in the Capital, ordering all persons to refriin from speaking on politi cal subjects. The merchants'letters that have been re ceived by this opportunity, only say in general terms, that with the next post a great event will be made known, which will astonish all Europe. In these quiet times Europe is, perhaps, more easily astonished than it was a few years ago, but we anticipate no very great surprise from this quarter. The defeat and capture of laminar PACHA is stated in so many quarters that the report assumes an appearance of truth. The following are extracts : COBLENTZ, AUGUST 13. His Grace the Duke of Wellington, taking advan tage of his tour to inspect the fortresses of the Nether lands, which he is co:nmissioned to do by virtue of the treaty with that kingdom, and being personally de sirous of seeing the admirable progress of the fortifica tions of our cityand of Ehrenbreitstein, came here yes terday from Liege, and set out to-day for Treve;. Milan Gazetta, to the Ilth inst. have reached us. They contain no recent intelligence from Greece, nor any political news of interest. The following is an extract : VENICE, AUGUST 6. The day before yesterday, in the morning, his Majesty the Emperor, accompanied by the Archdukes Francis Charles, and Regnier, the Duke of Modena, and the Duke Ferdinand of Esk, his brother, reviewed the troops of the garrison in the square of St. Mark. The two preceding days his Majesty honoured with his presence the sittings of the cameral and political sections of the Government, remaining in the first three hours, and in the second, on the following day, five hours. Yesterday, and the day berme, after dinner, his Ma jesty had the goodness to give audience to many func tionaries and private individuals, who desired to present their Petitions, who were all received by his Majesty • with the greatest affability. Her Majesty the Empres', stnd the other members of the Imperial Family, continue to visit the Public Insti tutions and Establishments, the Churches, the works of art, and everything worthy of notice in our city. Several incorrect accounts of the present distribution of British Army, having appeared in some of the daily and werkiy Newspapers, we have been at some pains to obtain a correct list which will be found in a subsequent column. FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Bds 5 p Ct. Nlez. Scrip 1823, Ditto Acct. Ditto Acct. 51 4 di,. Brazilian Bonds _ Neapolitan Bonds, 1824 v Ditto Scrip, Sp Ct. 1825 s}; di Ditto Acct. Si dis. Buenos Ayres Bonds 901 Milian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Ditto Acct. Colombian Bds, 6 p C. 85 Ditto Bonds, 1824, 84 831 Ditto Act. $3l Danisb Bonds, 5 per Ct. 1001 ro.Scrip, 3 p Ct. 1825, Greek Bonds 41 Ditto Acct. Peruv. Bonds, 6 per Ct. Ditto Acet. 731 Ditto Scrip, 1825, 6 pC. Ditto Acct. Portuguese Bonds Ditto Acct. Prussian Bonds S p C. Do. Bonds, 'en, S p Rues. Bonds, 1822, S pCst. 97i 97 'Nun for Acc. 971 Spanish S p. Ct. Coos. 55} Ditto: Acct. 221 Do. Scrip 12 dis. Span.3 . p. Ct. C. I#ll3, Ditto Acct. 12 # # dis. Frenchitentes, 5p Ct. Mex. Bonds, 5 p Ct. Exchange, Ditto Acct. French Rams, 3 p Ct. • BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. MINIS. SNAIL PAID. PIACI PIM SWAIIII6 Anglo tlexican s6lOO £3O its. Is pm. £lO2l 100 Castello&EspiritoSanto 100 S 121 13 12/ 131 a Cornwall and Devonshire 50 5 1 Equitable 2S it 31 . General Mining Arlo. 100.- 5 - - 111 Hayden 100 5 5 i • Potosi, La Paz, & Peruv. SO 5 11 144 ASSURANCE COMPANY. Alliance British & For. 100 10 14* MISCELLANEOUS. MUM PAID. Fillet P 1 swum Devon Haytor Granite 50 2 1 i General Steam Navigation 100 5 - 7i 7 $ Imperial Plate Glass 100 2 a New Corn Exchange - 50 - 5 - 4$ Pearl Fishery, Yellow (155.2610 pm) 25 2 15 16 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 10 11$ - The Hon. and Rev7i7EI77VART has returned from Canada, in consequence of the demise of the late Bishop, and is now supposed to be Bishop elect of Canada. The present Bishop of NOVA Scortat is preparing fir his See, and is expected shortly to leave England, with Ms Lady and family. On the 20th of July, a grand dinner was given to Mr. Russ at Washington, on his return from England. He made a long speech on the growing greatness of America, but did net touch upon politics. SONDERSHAUSEN, AUG. 15.—Our Hereditary Prince, who will be 24 years of age on the 24th of nest September, rna yesterday betrothed at" Rudalstadt, with great solemnity, to N.r Highness Princess Masao of Schwarzburg Rudalstadt, his tow' who was born April 6, 1809. The new Opera attracted an overflow last night at the English Opera-House. BILMAX was in excellent voice, and gave one or two of the martial airs with admirable ,effect. Mhs Neon and the debutante (Miss Hanuasut) received considerable applause. Pitt author of the new Comedy, entitled Roses and Menu, which is to be performed at the Haymarket Theatre, en Wednesday next, Is Mr. LUNN, the author of .Fish order Waters and Fanuly Jars. The Prince of LIININOEN honoured the English Opera-house with his presence en Saturday evening. The Earl cf Wssrmomaaiu and a largeparty of Nobility was also present. The Iltichei.s of COBURG inspected the West 11.10:: ou Thursday afttrnm.n. • . A . - -