The National Register. — London, England, 1811-07-14 00:00:00

MR. CURRAN AN] MR. - 1 -3 0450N13Y.. The. Dalin Evening ?oft, of the 6th July, contains copies of a sorrespondeuce, disclosieg transactions of a vecy extra ordinary nature, touching the manner in which Mr. Curran was appointed Master of •the Rolls in keland, when the late Admi nistration was formed. The facts recited in these documents, or rather hi a letter front Mr. Curran to Mr. Grattan, which is the first of the. series, have been for a considerable time a sub ject of conversation in the circles conversant in Irish affairs; but the friends of the parties will lament that they are even now trade matt...r of public cognizance and di , •cussion. It appears that there was an engagement of very long standing between the leading Members of the Whig party in Ireland, according to which, whenever that party should come into office, Mr. Pon-ouby was to have the first office in the law department, and It4r, Curran the second. In virtue of this understanding, Mr. Curran calculated upon being Attoroey-General for Ireland, when Mr. Ponsunby be exile Chancdlor for that country. But he found, with some disappointment, that he was to be Master of the Rolls ; and even his qpointnient to that office could not be effected without pensioning the actual incumbent, Sir Michael Smith, who, be sides his own pension of BCOI. a year, stipulated for a pension of .5001.. a-year, or an office of 6001. for his deputy, Mr. Ridgway, and 1001. a year, each, for Ids -train-bearer and crier; ' An ar rangement for Sir Michael's resignation on these terms, being ' formally made, Mr. Curran became blaster of the Rolls for Ireland, which office he still holds. But the Administration being shortly after dissolved, the en:,l2geturnti entered into with Sir Michael Smith for , pen,i its or oflices to Mr. Ridgway, and. the crier and train-bearer no tinger attached to the Government, but became personal obligations on the persons who madethem. in these circumstances Mr. Curran, it appears, diiclaimed the obligation to make good those pensions as applying to him. The demand was tin n made upon Mr. Ponsonhy, who, it appears, has subMitted to it, and made good the pensions stipulated, but always insisting that they ought to have been made good by Mr. Curran. A reference was proposed . 'to adjust this point, but each party declining tivresent a first st,ttement .ot the facts and circumstances to the referees, the reference was never carried into effect ; and, after a lapse of some years, the documents, which we have now to notice, ail sent forth by Mr. Curran, we tear, vs it ,out the chance of their doing much credit to him self, and cer ainiy, without any probability of their being pro. ductivo itny betiefii• to his party. WEST INDIES. On the Bth instant was executed behind the gaol in thil town, the Hon. A. W. Hodge, Esq. a proprietor, and one of the Mem bers of his Majesty's Council in this island, for the murder of one of his own,negroes of the name of Prosper. The priFoner, on his trial, h,:ine put tb thebar, pleaded not guilty. The first witness called to prone the charge was a free woman of cohur of the name of Pareen Georges. She stated that she was in the habit of attending at Mr. Hodge's estate to wash linen ; that one day Prosper came to her to borrow six shillings,, beiog the aunt that his master reptired of him, be cause th at a mango had fallen from a tree, which he (Prosper) Was set to watch. He told the witness' that he must either find the 6s. or be flogged ' • that the witness hed • Only as. which she gave him, but that it did nut appease Mr. Hodge; that Prosper vitas flogged for upw.irds of A') hour, receiving more than one hundred lashes, a threatened by his master, the; if he ti!d not bring the remaining :I's. on the next clay, the flogging should be repeated; that the next day he was tied to a tree, and• flogged for such a length of rime, with the thong of the whip iaubled, that his head tell hack, and that he could bawl no more. From thence he was carried to the sick-house, and chained to two other negroes ; that he - rem-uned 4 t thisconfinement during five threedays, at the end of which tie his ( cwopanions brcke away and th .reby released him.; that he was unable to abscond; that he went to thenegro-houses and 'het himself ttp; that be was round . there lead, and in a state of putrefaction, some days after wards; that cra w le rs wart . i,i hi wounds, and not a-piece of black flesh was to be seen on the hinder part of his body where he had been ilegged. • Stephen M•Keogh, a Whiteman, veho.kad lived as Manager on Mr. Medea estat A „ deposod k that he saw the deceased Pros per after he had been so severely flogged ; that lie could "put his anger in ais side; he saw him sonic days before his death•in eruct state ; he could not go near him for the blue flies. Mr. }-lodre ti told the, witness, Whilst he was in his e mploy;.that if the work of the estate was nat doue r be was satisfied if he herd Thi. was the evidence against the prisoner. His Counsel their attempt to impeach the veracity of the witigesies; Called THE NATIONAL ft Tortola, Mawr 46. • P,P V eNi tense as to the general character, which disclosed instances of still greater barbarity on the part of Mr. Hodge. ' Amon other examples, the witness Pareen Georges swore that he had occasioned the death of his cook, named Margaret, by pouring boiling water down her throat. The Jury, after deliberation, brought in a verdict of, Guilty. There were six other indictments on similar charges against the prisoner. From the time of his condemnation to that of his execution this unhappy man was attended at suitable hours in each day 14 1 a Clergyman, whose pious labours brought him, we believe, to sincere contrition, and, when not buoyed up by the vain hope of a respite, which he indulged to the last, to a christian resig. nation to his fate, On the evening preceding Ms execution, he took leave of his three young children, which so overpowered him, as to make it a matter of doubt if he would ever be re stored to tranquillity. In the morning, however, he was calm, and acquired still greater fortitude by receiving the sacrament. He walked with firmness to the place of execution, addressed several persons by name in the surrounding crowd, forgave Ms enemies, and was launched into eternity.—Thousands of per. sons witnessed the awful spectacle, some of whom rather Judi. cently expressed exultation. DEAF AND DUMB GENERAL. MEETING.—At Meeting held JULY 8,1131 i, THOMAS, DORRTIN, Esq. V. P. in the Chair, the Minutes of the last General Meeting were read and confirmed. William Nottidge, Esq. r‘pm - ted the following statement of the Cash received and paid on account nf tc Building Fund. Life Subscriptions & Donations . £15,854 7 • 91 , Sermons . • • • 5,891 14 At. Dividends .• • •• • oz-- e . 5491 i Gain oil sale.of Stock r ap . • • • 257 10 -AA . 7" ---- " —, .P.ra, f set 1,553 4. El PAID. New Asylum a. a .. • at 12,732 4:10 li Infirmary, Washhouse & Laundry -._ 1,4611 16 II- Fitting up the School-room, Dormitories, k.other :Tat tments used by the Children, kitehen,Vtater• engine, coppers, ac. . SAO 10 7 • Surrounding the Prettliseswithlofty brick-walls, in k ternalfences,dr.iins ) out-buildings,raising &level ling ground, fortulng .&,gravelling new road, ace. 4,066 14 10 Coin buried in the first stone . • 2 4 -4 Insurance from fire . . • 247 9 11 Balance paid over to the general Funds of the In stitution 1. • • • . - • 1,199 '7 $ ...........-0..- • - 412,556 4 4 Examined and Audited, July 5, 1811. Stephen Hough, ' William Nottidge, - Auditor,. - - Michael Gibbs, . Richard Yates, B. D. Secretary. - • The Society theoptoceede . dto Poll for the Election of Twenty- Chtturen from a List of Sixty-eight Candidates. The Chairman at Three o'clock declared the Poll closed. • The committee reported to the General Meeting, that trout the great number of Votes received, it is found impossible for them to declartthe I:Ambers voted for each 'Candidate till the Evening. RtaJlved, Thaf this General Meeting request the Chairman of the Committee to declare the successful Candidateo, ant to high a written statement of the names and number of vote 3 given to each, to be hung up at the Bar of the Tavern for the infortin ation of the Public. The Sub-Treasurer reported that 1771. 103. had been received this day in new Life :..übscriptions and Donations, and 431.35. in new Annual Sabscriprions. Resolved, That the '1 hanks of this Meeting be presented to Thomas Dorrien, Esq. V. P. for his obliging and impartial con. duct in the Chair. _ . Resolyed, That thitGeneral Meeting do now adjourn. .. x The Committee having examined and cast up the Ming Papers, the numbers voted for each Candidate were announced by the Secretary, and the Chairinan declared the following twenty Children to be duly elected : F..arby . . . 2972 Massey . . . 2.894 Lye . . . . .2970 Locker • • 2893 Murgatro)d .. . 2968 M'Quillin . . 293 Sims . . . 2951 Witherick . . 2837 Pilmoor . . . 2948 Junes • • ~. 2e82 Pearce . . . 2947 M.Keckney ' ,; "• : . 2819 Nowell . . 2944 Richardson ... -. 2799 Clark . , . 2939 Long • • • . 2593 r , Wooly . . . 293.5 Cockton . .., . 2223 BooLlier . . . 2925 Vok ins . . s 101)3 Richard Yates, B: D. Sec.