Star. — London, England, 1818-04-08 00:00:00

IRELAND. CITY OF CORK ASSIZES, MARCH 24. • kri// Cot PiLEON A NCT.—/kia ry Connell was con- Niit*Norlycing concerned in the wilful murder of litt,Wauling, on the night of the Sth-llecem ber'llat; iu the Nrsrth Libetties of this City. The Foreman of the Jury, on the pert of himself and his brethren, begged to recommend the prisoner to mercy, on the ground that they considered her not having been the principal in the murder. The SOLICITOR-GYNKRAL told the. Jury, that to extend mercy 'belonged to the Crown, and not to Aim ; and that he would be dealing uncandidly with the Jury, if he did not say, he would consider it a gross desertion of his public duty if he forwarded their recommendation. The Prisoner then pleaded pregnancy. The Learned JUDGE said, he must proceed to pro. flounce judgment, though he would respite execution until after a Jury of Matrons should decide on the plea put in hi'the unhappy prisoner ; which he did accordingly. At the Sitting of the Court next morning, a Jury of Matrons was returned by the Sheriffs, pursuant to the directions of the Court, to try whether the plea of pregnancy, urged by the pi isoner against the sen tence of execution being cartied into eifect, was well founded or not. Mary Connell was placed at the Bar. The twelve Matrons, having been sworn, retired ; and, after an absence of neatly an hour, returned with a verdict—" We have no reason to believe that the prisoner is quirk with child." The Couar said, the wording of the verdict must be altered according to the legal form, which he di rected the Officer of the Court to do, when it would be read to the Matrons, to see whether in that form it accorded with the finding they had returned. In its altered wording it was then read, when one of the Matrons said, she did not kn9w whether the woman was quick with child or not ; or whether she was with child at all; and she requested to be dis missed, and another Matran provided in her place. The Court informed her, that her request could not be complied with, and if the verdict was not unani mous, they must again retire, and the prisoner should be re-conducted to them. They retired ac cordingly, and in about an hour returned the follow ing verdict—" We find that Mary Connell is not With child of a quick child." The Matrons were then dismissed, and the sen tenceOf the law was ordered to be put in execution on Monday. • EXECUTION OF MART Cowsztr...—This unfortunate woman underwent the sentence of the law 'at the time appointed, at Gallows Green. She died very penitent, and, under all circumstances, with conside rable fortitude. DOWN ASSIZES. Geddis was indicted for the murder of Ad'am Heslip, on the 12th of August last, by giving him several wounds or stabs with a bayonet, at Bat lymacreely, in the parish of Killinchy; and also for a burglary in the house of the said Adam Heslip.— The Jury found a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was hanged at Dcympatrick on Saturday. He di, played great obduracy. One of the accomplices, named Flanagan, bas been apprehended. DROGHEDA ASSIZES, APRIL 1. MORE OF TUE MURDERERS OF TIIE LYNCH FAMILY. ' The Honourable Judge FLETCHER took his seat on the Bench a little before ten o'clock. James Smith, Patrick M. Cullen, and . Laurence Griner, were indicted for the murder of Edward Lynch and his family, at Wildgoose Lodge.-1-When the evidence on behalf of the Crown and the priso ners' defence concluded, the Learned Judge recapi tulated the whole in a clear and satisfactory manner, making comments as he proceeded, which occupied an hour and a half. The Juiy retired about four otclock, and the Court adjourned. About ten o'clock the Learned Judge resumed his scat—and the Jury having agreed, brought in a verdict against Smith and M'Cullen, and acquitted Gainer. CARLOW ASSIZES, MARCH 24. Michael Kelly was convicted of the wilful murder of Mary Kelly, his wife, by strangling afer. Mr. GREENE stated the case at some length. He described (as did every witness afterwards examined) the deceased to be an interesting l ul, possessing strong and natural affection, and every necessary qualification to endear her to her lmsb•snd. They were only one year married, and had no children.— The unfortunate delinquent, during the trial, shewed a total indifference to his situation, and repeatedly interrupted the Judge. When the awful se fence was pronounced upon him, he made the most solemn protestation, and declared, in the presence of the AwlicatTy, his innocence. He has since made a full confission of his guilt, and is resigned to his fate. After Lord NOIIISURY had finished his Charge to the Grind Jury at the Carlow Assizes, he sat down on the.Benchoind wrote the following Impromptu : ON WALLINOTON'S MOOR, OVSf TOE NARAOW. Meeting lustre on tithe's passing stream, That bears Liking the full-ide of his fame, plowing frem age to age, from Sun to Son, 'Till thoe's exhausted cum nt cease to run I It is often complained of, by those who adventure in Lotteries,' that although they frequently try their Ina, they are generalry unfortunate. This must evidently proceed from their own bad judgment in hot selecting an Office, which, like G. Coanow.'s, has always been distinguished for its eminent suc cess. In the last Lottery, • CARROLL sold Six Capi tals, including Two of L'20,000 ; in the present, he has sold Vour, and it is more than probable that TO winnow, when the Lottery will finish, and the Two Grand Prizes of arso,ooo must be drawn, a very con siderable shay.: of them, and of the S 4 other Capitals which still remain in the Wheel, will fall to the share of those who have had the discernment to make their purchases at 7, Cernhill; and 26, Oxford-street. Yesterday an Inquest wat held at the Duke of Wellington, Shadwell, on the body of J. M , Donald, who, it was proved; had within the last six week ex pended 56/. in drinking, so that he became deranged, jnmped out of window, an d next day threatened to -beat out his landlady's brains. Ile . was then allowed to leave the hare, and in two hour s as oh brought home deal - Verdict—Died (top Excessive Drinlirrg. • It ' I ; I I. • tt •\ SURREY ASSIZES. • P. Hovey was tried for shooting a labouring man, named Richardson.—W. Lands, of Gable-street, St. George's Fields, nightinan, saw the prisoner on the morning on which the deceased was shot ; he was working with him at the sign of the Hand and Mary gold. Prisoner said—a" I believe I have shot one of your men in the legs: I believe I have not hurt him." Hedetfred 'witness to go and see ; he went directly. He said.—... 4 I believe I have shot him in the Rope , ground? He assigned no reason. Witness found he was shot. He shook him by the arms, but he never moved or spoke. He shook him a second time :he then said—" fl y dear fellow, I am a dead man— don't disturb me.' Witness asked him if he did nut hear the watchman call to him? Ile replied, that 'he had heard no one call to him. Witness canied him to where he (the witness) had been at work. The deceased said—" For Gon's sake, carry me no far ther." He was carried to the Watch-house, and thence to the Hospital. At eleven o'clock the same morning, he asked him how he found himself? He replied—" I am very ill: I am afraid I shall never see my little cottage any more." The deceased hal. gone to the Rope-ground to find a long pole; he had got over the paling into a garden; he had got back into the Rope.ground where he was shot. lle Lock the pole out of the garden and hand:tl it to the wit ness. The prisoner was on the side of the toad ; did not know how far he was fro -n the deceased • the prisoner was the watchman in that district : th e direction in which the man was shot was tot that in which they carried their tubs. Witless never heard the watchman call. The prisoner assisted to carry the deceased. He made no attempt to runaway. Hannah Winstead heard the prisoner call rink. He called twice " Stop!" Bkfore the retort of the pistol, he cried again .4 Stop r The prisOnet said afterv.ards—." Ntly did you not answer—l called to you so many times ?" She did not hear the•decemed make any answer. The defence made by the prisoner wa% that h . p acted according to the terms of the Act of Parlia ment for the regulation of Patroles. Mr. Baron Worn) said there was no pretence for calling this murder. The only question was, whether it was manslaughter ?—lt appeared probable. that the prisoner shot merely because the deceased was in a private garden; and made no answer when challen ged. Verdict—Not (luilty. • . CROWN aIDi—CROWS V. WALTER. The plaintiff, a master baker, residing at Green wich, sought to recover damages from the defen dant, who is Governor of the County Jail at Horse monger lane, for •an alleged abuse or authority and ill treatment during a short confinement there. Mr. GURNEY said, he had to record an instance of misconduct in it public servant, which, he hoped, would never again occur. Mr. Crowe was, ou the 12th of August last, passing through the Borough to Greenwich, when he was more than once assaulted by two men, who ran violently against him. He had with him a dog, which flew at the assailants, and bit one of them severely in the leg. For this canine assault the plaintiff was conveyed before a Magis trate, and committed to the House of Correction for want of sureties. These, being so far from home, he was unable to procure until late on the following day. On his arrival at the prison, he was thrust into a yard among a great number of felons, and set to work with the rest, at the occupatim of picking oakum. He continued so to labour till the greater of.the rollon ing day, when his bail arrived. William Bagley was now called. He was a pri soner in the Muse of Correction on the 12th of Au gust, and saw the plaintiff come in. The latter was set to work with the other prisoners on that and the following day. Their employment was to beat and pick out the hearts of ships cables. Mr. MARRYATT said he rose to repel a most un just attack upon a worthy individual, who for many years had faithfully discharged the duties of an im portant situation. His client was charged with hav ing grossly abused the authority delegated to him, and with having sanctioned the ill treatment of a re spectable man. But what was the fact? The_ de fendant was absent upon duty at Croydon, and knew nothing of the arrest of the plaintiff until he was served with a notice of action. It would, however, be urged, that in point of law he was answerable for the misconduct of'is servant ; but there was no proof that the plaintiff had been ordered to work by the defendant's servants, nor was there any evidence but that of a convicted felon to prove that be had been at all employee in picking oakum. The circumstance of his being thrust among common felons was cer tainly a great grievance ; but it was unavoidable, for the Keeper of the House of Correction had no ther alternative, there being no separate place of confine ment. The Learned Counsel said, he would call a witness, whose testimony would materially alter the complexion of the case. • William Spratbary, Superintendant of the House of Correction, deposed, that he had known the wit ness, Bagley, as a' common thief for the last ten years, doling which time he had been at least twenty times in his custody. Witness never ordered the plaintiff to pick oakum,'nor was he aware of his hay milt=so. GRAHAM charged the Jury, who consulted a few moments, and returned a verdict for defendant. POCH-ISM—It seems that Spring will bay, plenty of work on hand this summer; Painter wants to fight him again, Oliver has challenged him, and Sutton, the black, scents to think he, stands first entitled Scroggitus is ready, with his money, to fight Itaudal, and the maul wi:l be immediAtely on. RAN DAL AND DAN sporting lik;ht took place between these fistic heroes, on Monday night, for love. They quarrelled at a Free and Easy Club, in the. neighbourhood of Linceherinn-flelds, and both being full of fight, the smoking club was metamorphosed into a boxing ring, by removing chairs, tables, dec. Wearthy is more than a stone heavier than Randal, who seconded him agatruit Purcell in tlie late fight. Reynolds and West Country• Dick seconded Ilan&d, and M'Carthy was seconded by two of his countrymen not known in the fighting ring. It was close quarters altogether, as from the pressure of more than fifty persons in the raem, the men had not more space than five or six feet. 'l'hey fought fifteen rounds in 25 minutes, and both received heavy hits and falls. 31`Carthy': superior strength and weight gave him best in throning, lut when overpowered Randal went dawn with him. M'CartLy was outfought when in, from the quickness of Randal's bitting, and the happy knack he has of turning their heal: to account by changing his hitting hands. Beth men fell heavy in the fifth and sixth rounds, and in the seventh counter hits were excbang ad, and Randal got a blue eye. 'Wealthy, however, had no chance after this, as Randal always got to• in in-fighting with him, and at which he stands unrivalled. In the last round Randal caught his adversary upon the advance, with a flush Lit on the snout, which settled tie business. kirtithrs,lisnitt Corrox.—The demand for .Couon has Seen yeti' limited ; the riles since our. last little exceed 500 packages-40 Buwed* were tareu in for piportation at 22id. 160 Demerara', by , public sale, went at 24. Old. to 2s. Oid. a-few St. bitt's 20i4. The other purchases were inconsiderable parcels of Pernambuco t e. ita. to 2s. IA all faults 22i1. and in the house 60 Surats I4d. to-16}d.100 Becgals wid. The East India Coinpany'ssale stands for the 24th ; we gave last week the supposed quantity and description. The imports of Cotton last month taro Great 811- rain were 44,619 bags, being 6876 bags more than in Maich, 1817. " LIVERPOOL, APRIL 4.—Our Cotton market re mains steady, the demand from the trade continuing good ; old Boweds, on account of their scarcity, have advanced id. to id. per . Ib. and prices of all other descriptions fully maintain the quotations, notwith staxwfingthe large pub'ic sales advertised for Friday neat. The arrivals have been 7845 kegs, including one vessel from Calcutta with 2003 bales, but the winds haVe become easterly the last few days, and should they keep out fresh arrival, for some time, it may have an effect on the market. The sales of the week consist of 2300 Boweds, 19d. to 20+1. for infe riur to good old 21d. to 21 d. fair to prime new ;- 2SO Ortear.s, 21d. to 22id. for fur to good f tir, and a few prime at 21/d.and 2s. 100 Sea Liant!s, Ss. to Ss. Sti. and a few very fine at fts.fid. Pernams 2s. lid. and 2s. lid. 550 Maranbarns 23id. and tts. L'JO Bahias 23id. to 2s. Oid. '.;20 Minas 22id.250 liL.:ne raras 22id. to 2s. 2d. 20 Carriacous 2,. 25 Dontil.gcs 21d.20 West Indian 21d.60• Surats 16id. to 19,1. 850 l3engals ltd. to 14id. making 56'23 bags." SUOAR.—The Sugar market has been so heavy for sometime past, that the holders toward.; the cl.,se of last week were induced to effect sales by submit7inA to a small decline. The Sugar market i ag.t;. this morning, msd the liolde - rs evince some to accept prices even a shade lower than last ‘• the decline in Muscovades may he state.l 1:. to •.!:. tor 'parcels in importers' hands ; those held on specula tion at the reduction of 2s. tr, 3s. Ily the in:w rates of duty the present import rates of StN. on Masco wades, ?.ss. on Clayeds, and 40s. per cwt. on last India Sugars,' are proposed to be made permanent. — In the refined market there was much inquiry, and R consideilible disposition evinced . to do business, bnt the shippers still state that their orders are liir.ited to prices 3s. to lis. per cwt. under the present prices.— Several sales were however reported generally at a decline in the prices of about I s. crushed Sugars were in considerable request. Molasses were in demand at 3,55. There was no ,alteration in Foreign Sugars. Correa.—Yesterday and - this forenoon there was much briskness in the demand by private contract ; the request was particularly for good and fine mid dling Dutch and Jamaica, but the quantity of Coffee at market is so reduced, particularly the finer de scriptions, that • the shippers could not execute their orders St. Domingo and-other foreign descriptions were also in great demand. A cargo of St. Donliago, I to arrive at Glasgow, which had been sold at 10`_'s few days ago, was re-sold at 10Ss. pat cell of St. Dc mingo in Loudon, however ordinary. ceuld not be purchased under 109 s. and for good quality 1 1 ls. • with every probability of .these pi lees bei. realized. The accounts from the Continent respecting Ceac continua exceedingly favourable ; the prices are ad vancing, and very small stocks arc riposted in the Hanle Towns anti in Holland. Tonacco.--There is little doing in Tobacco ; the holders continue sanguine of obtaining much higher prices. • Rtes.—The proposed reduction in the duty on American, and new duty on East India will occasion much fluctuation. A cargo of Carolina Rice is re ported to be sold at 465. lint, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—.-The prices of Rum arc Y. - idiom variation; the market rather heavy. ; The deliveries from the warehouse last week are nearly 1200 puncheons, the greater proportion for export ;* the purchases were made, we believe, some weeks ago. The inferior descriptions of Brandy con tinue to decline. In Geneva no alteration. PRITES OF GOI.D ANI) SILVER. Portugal Gold in ruin, per 0z......... 1 0 Foreign Gold in Bars New Doubloons New. Dollars ll 5 • 44 • SPrtr in llias Nrw Louis each Anvtertlam .it ...... ... 0 V 0 COURSE OF EXCIEII 4 :67I. I llilboa, effective 40 .54 6 &vale .Intstertlant II 7 C.F. liitto at sight 11 4 Rotterdam«. ll 8 V.U. Antwerp, ex-1110 I 1 10 Ilambicrgh 54 3 it! tr. Altunia l4 4 It Paris, 3 day's date Y 4 51") 13ittn "1 :'OO 21!. Gibraltar :5 Leghorn Genoa ...... 4711 Venice ltaL Lir 24 70 Malta Naples Pakrtuo l:4ld per oz. Lisboa ...... 58/ B3urdl'Aux 40. 40 Frankfort on tho Rio Jandro . Maine 142 ex-mo. Madrid, rltivtive 40 Cadiz reect 4O Dublin lot per cent. Cork.. hf Agio of the &ink au 'lolling 2 per Cent. Is - crisps% Arum 2.—The Officers of F.xcise in this pace ar.3 nei,thbourho.sl, assistad by the crew of tht: Exclie .:6:- ter, commanded by Captain ROSIR r .% I:1, h/Vt• of been successful in ricstroyiny a number of illicit i:stiileriss. aiot day last they proceeded to a cavern iu ore of the hi 61.1 rocks rear .llvrischau, whist. a 111Vit extetnive priratv distillery had beeu for wine time c.trri.scl un. The lk!ficers having betu attack. by a party of people from the summit of tLe rock.; Cl 4 rolled dew, masses ot si.ric, to their great t% pct. the ict of des:royir.g the uteasils, they t.: party of annetl mou on the summit for r: bcfure 0.c . • could accomplish their Labours. We feel pleasure in publishing the foll3wini; Icr_r. as transmitted to us, in confirmation which appeared in our Paper, relative to that general and dangerous complaint Rupture: TO TIIF. EDITOR OF TUE STALL Sia—Observing a paragraph in your Paper retper ting t'w -I of an Hernia, performed (of a large size) by the 717,‘'At.. , 1 1 at Chart:zte I louse, Great Charlotte -street, Illackfilar - justice, Sir, to Mobsrs. COt/PP.It and ('o. I b-' it per 3 , 11-1 te,timory. I laving beenafilicted nearly re , and deemad incurable by eminent Snrgoons, I pari .A.l affliction, expecting every hour to I), 111 I.At ; : .•: plied to the Medical Board, and have reawm to 1 1.• excel:a - A Edabligintefit, for although lam itr: rl , - e, teeny cured in a few weeks, and now, thal.l. C.•o. •.:li, health.—l think, Mr. Editor, all who know my w di all,•‘‘ I can have no other emotive for this cmmitunicati,,r 11, 3 i) i benefit.-1 api, Sir, your obedient Servant lh.g and Stile, 'scar Lot:Am-road, st. Goorl, , a's Fields, October 1517. !LY'l] CI [VII, FROM LAS? ?min.'s c4Entr. This • Citzettet'atittiftinces:ihat the Prir. pleased to ordain, that the Prince a ate ; torch be ealic.‘l sod styled His Ftonl turf., Liar the iioyal Aron, without the leinAgllt% 'OCI, i 1341 lial10;, dlfferencell with a lat..! , 4 1 f!?, .4:• with ai rne , !VW 17L LT t•rly wi•h ti e tht Royal Arrt! in the tint ann..,u:.-ms, that 111,T P;V:Ce ; (aria the Dike of vnnor-:na:ititf of the Nova Scotia, New sr.gral arid Cacti Lirttur.—A4 sato:ha 34 (~, I I IM NI: I .:i; I'l`_:i i:S" S Charles Wslher, cf Robert Pe:i Co' f late of (but now a 1.r:icor::: and chaprnar, to snrrt at Gui Rol.;.!rt Iforrsbir, c. t and holder, deal•_r rrd tho Carrick's wir, Manchest , r; yr ard c r,l 17, ard a: Att.unies, Mr. or 'fheopWlus J. es, N &mild It lu•.-I..'s April It .oral, IS 2, cr - • awl ch.l,!.‘ .11.10. Attu: 0 • ..I Ca..; 71, Cam.) Lunt,. .Taries at 1 Pt G IS• :ry 11..r7i,rt Pr i at.c. May :9, nun, 4, F.V•l"' hark?. SmiLta t amptor•..row, 19, at twclve, lbw!, Etcltalize-ii LOIA - 11)ENI)St.) b.: ri 7Say 30, 3. Partbi.if.:, try ig, W. Brant it, I.avrre.., J....kr, at twelve. May $, S. , r I . ...ster, brewer, at nne. 'l, T. Ary t 1:• ISim:-, at "'welve. Apra 21, G. M. Tiiarkie, New-. cutler, at tt.tive. April 28, J. Lattev...... rope-maker, at eleven. 411: J. it...-. ti..liebitry-sTaare, p,:t..ve-ntanutactur. r, ar.ti J. l)uwky, !- chant% at one. Alay 5, T. 14..tri, lkigge, Lincrilvtire, b_nk,re, t he , 1)1 V I be April 28, J. l'o;glas-, Ittronta, . , . cutton-apin:.•:. Xiuy 4, C. Tuthill, '!%;•.ryi Iliad, lit. Gregury, Norvv bury, linen-draper, at tr.o. W. li. I7lie, (13rist:heich, the White Lion, !Broad llri‘tul, misch.int, at 0 C. 1.. Sp.:thus, Suputhlu.7stt,l, shK Chicluster. April ut:, Ny. at the (!u.-eh aryl llor.es, !p-,. J. 11. Oldham, I)eartsg.tte, tle-dealti, at the 11,..i.•• CLIC! It iC C., I R. Ftath. r, Rom; --;, eups;:lit-r. W. Iltn , r . wrchant. R. Cro,s. A: Turrrr u:d Jan:t,.., Nortlwy, Taviec , • ftcel And hi , : of Man, nlttot, ar-ker. f,rd, schn,,: , l Comp.! i "kokoe, Ile. root, mc rch n , : , r.. February 12, the Formes, of a son. Or. the Ztith ult. at a daughter. .....Ilarch ;0, at Crr haste, N - Taesday se . :.o.ght, at Ltuti, the regimer.t, of a St HI-born CLild. In Limerick, the Ldy of Dr. P. 311P!Z:1::7. Tlefghington 'lntik:, in tL.- cour ty I O.: MArch, Duncan (*.: chiitgEter of *he Job,ph W o L 11..::, :17,: only apt,_ :!: March 30, at du iltith regimvnt, to bridegrc)nl, • C . ' Ii I Wm. gm. y morrii.g, at Mc niona: 'Jtrit G..rd rt. II; L'it Nk' Li of •vr i,:•. ~ uhlt• ,t int 17:q. ft.r :i•h i!) -ntrly t ;!- tcuant - v Corbett, 'd :::ebri,l: : : :h DYED. I. St. i~adu~ h i:. the I chrcl its r. 1•11.! tr..l irJ..t,nhk pr Ni4rch 7, at y, tr ::>wiLarrha itst e.a,ightrr of •i[ik d Ct t.f the fit 10, at Pot, rphi,ter of th.:t pet .h. h 15, at Peebles, .fi•s ter .4' the Leto Ilea. I r.. k, `larch g 5, at Fott4r, Ater...it 21, at .I`...t.rdan, in th, Inr. C.ttanach,, of the La. t is .lburt:_eo% -:,,- Ur. ?larch ‘2% a; .1 John 'l.,uh . h, Lac •. March tb.. at C. w. I! r;:.c .:. Afv.r , Trial:•.! i . _._., i !ii. Y, 1 el I i:ct t d 71, rvr S 10, E. ex. .!iv. 1) e. d 1 .I.L • . 40 14 (4. 1 , 1; • 4.- e ; • .0% C ; 1111 • t e rr • ME isa cd era' • be aft.. vi sJ Iti PM :a. 6 HI a • TIN Th 6 • . ¶1 It , e)4 .4 1.4 IM 4 • • T4J tie rr b 2. / 1 1 tL 1,1 GS N*; • _ . `"' v ±I• • I ;No( I.:tc