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C - .RONE.R'• I.Vertalr I Cn L /NFL NrONrcomaßY. Crnact I lonoso le, Esq. Coroner for the county of Midd'esrt, attended on Thursday evening, at the Chalk Farm Tavern, near Primrose-hill, to hold an Inquest upon the body of the late Colonel Mont being sununoned, regularly at gomery. A Jury were sworn, proceed to ex tended, and after they amine the body ; but in consequence of the absence of two material witnesses, they were not then able to come to a decision. Having satisfied themselves, however, so far as any information Could be derived from a view of the body, they were discharged, and the farther enquiry was postponed until six o'clock yesterday evening, at which bout they were ordered to attend at the Southampton Arms public house, kept by Mr. Colville, at the farther end of Pancras. In the mean time, at the request of Geo. Byng, Esq. Member for Middlesex, an order was granted for the removal of the body of the Colonel to Mr. Byng's house, in St. James's Square. It was accordingly placed immediately in a coffin, and conveyed to town in a hearse. Upon the arrival of the hearse at the Square, the coffin was taken out, and carried privately through the back offices into Mr. Byng's house. At about seven o'clock yester day evening, the Coroner and the Jury assembled, pursuant to adjournment, at the Southampton Arms, and proceeded upon the investigation of the I fatal business. The first witness examined was Surgeon Heavi side. He stated, that in consequence of an appli cation from Captain Barry, he attended Colonel Montgomery and Capt. Macnamara, to Primrose- Hill, on Wednesday evening last, where he witness ed a duel between Colonel Montgomery and Capt. Nam-Amara, in which the former was wounded. They both fired much about the same time, at the distanceof twelve paces. The Colonel fell, and wit ness ran up to him, and on examining, found that his adversary's ball had passed between the 6th and 7th rib, on the left side. The ribs were broken, and the ball had entered between them. He extracted .t from the left shoulder blade ; and on Friday even jng opened the body, and found a great deal of con tused blood about the chest, with other appearances, which left no doubt but that the death was occasion ed by the pistol shot. Lord Buckhurst was next examined. His Lord. Ship said he was in company, on Wednesday even ing, with Colonel Montgomery, in Hyde Park, when a dispute took place between that Gentleman and Captain Macnamara. Colonel Moetgnmery's dog was with him. Captain Macolunara's dog was also with him. The dogs began to fight; and Col. Montgomery's dog, being the larger and stronger of the two, appeared to ham the advantage of the • other ; on which Capt. Macnamara desired Colonel Montgomery to call his dog off. Colonel Mont gomery made no answer to this request, but imme diately after said, he would knock Captain Macna mara's dog down, if he should hurt his dog. Cap tain Macnamara replied—" Sir, if you knock my dog down, you must knock me down also." Colo nel Montgomery said—" Why did you not dis mount from your horse, and take your dog away ?" Capt. Macnamara said—" I am an Officer in His Majesty's Navy, and una:..:ustomed t o such arrogant language." Colonel Montgomery rejoined, " Sir, if you conceive yourself injured, you know where I live." They then separated, and Co lonel Montgomery and witness proceeded to Picca dilly, followed by Capt. Macnamara, his groom, and a gentleman. Capt. Macnamara and his friend turned up St. James' s-street, and tht Colonel proceeded down Piccadilly. Witness soon after perceived the gentleman, who was in company with Capt. Macna mara, and whom he since learned was Capt. Barry, of the Navy, return to Col. Montgomery, with whom he held some conversation, bnt witness did not distinctly bear the words that passed between them. Witness then went away. Mr. S. Sloane, of Jermyn-street, was next called. He said he was in tlic Park on Wednesday evening, 4tr.ki was Ovum at the dispute between Col. Mont gomery and Capt. Macnamara ; of which he gave an account newly in the same words as those of Lord iluckhurst. Witness then proceeded to say, that he followed Colonel Montgomery into Piccadilly ; end near the top of St. James's-street he saw a gen tleman, who had been in company with Captain Macnamara, tome up and address the Colonel. He was not near enough to bear what was said, but he . shortly alter rode up, and asked Colonel Montgo mery if any thing was likely to happen in conse quence of the altercation which had taken place be tween hisn and Captaisirklacnamara. The Colonel answered, " No, nothing further than an explanation on to-morrow morning." Witness then parted from Dimond turned down Jermyn-street. Mr. Wininm Sloane, brother of the last wh iles, sal,l- lie was also in Hyde-park on Wed nesday evening, and was present I the dispute between Col. Montgomery and Capt. Macnansari, of which he gave the same account as the foregoing witnesses. He then proceeded to state, that be fol lowed the parties down Piccadilly, and had some conversation with the deceased, respell': the pressions that had passed in the dispute it the Part. The Colonel told hint, they would. lead to 'viols consequences, and asked who was to be his sectud, which he refused, observing that he, Cul. Montg°' mery, had better apply to somebody of more experi ence in the world. Colonel Montgomery then asked witness, if he would go on his account to Sir Win. Keir, as he was ar esper -need man, and had fought several duels? Winn s accordingly went to Sir Wm. Keir, and delivered the message. Sir William Keir appeared extremely shocked at hearing it, but promised to obey the request of Colonel Montgomery. The same afternoon, about half past four o'clock, witness saw Colonel Monrgrone l 7' Sir W. Keir, and Surgeon Heaviside, enter a car riage, and drive off in the direction of Primrose-hill, which he understood was agreed upon to be the place of meeting. Mr. Islacnamara, nephew of Capt Maenamara, was next examined. lie said he was in the Park on Wednesday evening, and was present at the dispute which took place between Colonel Montgomery and Capt. Macnamara, on account of the two New foundland dogs. Colonel Montgomery dismounted from his mare in a passion, and said he would knock the dog down. Capt. Macnamara answered, " then you must knock me down ; it is my dog." The Colonel replied, " I do not care if it is ; he shall not hurt my dog." This he repeated several times. ' On Capt. Macnamara's saying, " tl:en you shall knock me down." The Colonel said, " that may be as circumstances shall happen ; why did you not dismount, and take your dog off? " Capt. Mac namara answered, " I am not accustomed to such arrogant language ; I am an officer in his Majesty's Navy." The Colonel replied—" If you feel of fended, you know where to call upon me ;" at the same time giving Captain Macnamara his address, adding, " You ought to take care of your dog." Captain Nlacnamara replied--" I shall do that with out your permission." He then rode on, and Co lonel Montgomery fellowed at some distance be hind. Witness rode on with Captain Barry and Capt. Macnamara, towards Piccadilly. The Colo nel followed at a short distance behind, and turn ed down St. James's street. Capt. Barry went, at Capt. Macnamara's desire, and followed Colonel Montgomery, with direltions to report that Cap tain Macnamara was ready to meet him on ac count of the words which had passed in the Park, and to give him the choice of time, place, and weapons. Captain Barry went, in pursuance of his orders. Witness, at this time, had the Co lonel in view ; and, upon Captain Barry's hay ing spoken to him, he saw the Colonel pull out his watch, look at it, and then beckon to a Gentle man at some distance behind to stop, which he did. Capt. Barry, after speaking to the Colonel returned, and Witness' heard him inform Capt. Macnamara that Colonel Montgomery had appointed to decide the dispute in two hours, and that he observed, that the sooner things of that description were decided the better ; that he would meet at Primrose-Hill with pistols, the only weapons that gentlemen ge nerally made use of. Witness then went to Sur geon Heaviside, and told him, that Captain Macnamara was to fight a duel, and that he must attend. Surgeon Heaviside accordingly met Captain Macnamara in Piccadilly, and Captain Barry soon after came up in a carriage, with pistols. They proceeded for Primrose - On their arrival at Primrose-hill, they four.d Col. Montgomery and Sir William Keir upon the ground. Captain Barry interfered, and told Col. Montgomery that he might apologise to Captain Macnamara. Sir William Keir made some an swer, which was rejefted by the Colonel, and Sir William proceeded to mark out the ground. Each of the parties then took a pistol, and at the distance of twelve paces fired at the sarac time. Col. Mont gomery appeared to have taken two aims before he fired. He fell at the moment of the fire. Surgeon Heaviside immediately ran up, and put some thing upon his wound, which was on the left breast. Captain Macnamara called Captain Barry, and desired him to retire to Chalk Farm-House, where their carriage was waiting. The deceased was car ried to the same place. Capt. Macnamara asked Surgeon Heaviside, if there was any danger ? Sur geon Heaviside answered, " No." Capt. Macna mara replied, " I do not mean with respea to my self, but Col. Montgomery, who, I fear, is mortally wounded." The seconds went off together on horse back ; witness went into a room in Chalk Farm house, to which Col. Montgomery had been con veyed, and found him dead. Capt. Macnamara appeared as much agitated at the time of the meet ing as at the original quarrel. There was not time for his mind to cool between the cause and unfortu nate termination of the dispute. William Patsal, Capt. Macnamara's groom, said he was - riding after his master in the Park, and saw the fight between the dogs. He also saw Colonel Montgomery dismount, and heard him say he would knock the dog down. Witness then corroborated the foregoing witnesses in several parts of their evi dence ; and added, that a gentleman gave him a ale of 044014 which he carried to his mater's car riage; in Piceselly. lle vws peseta at the dl el, and believed, if there was any differenceef tinae between the two shots, the Colonel fired first. He heard his master often say, he hoped there was au danger of Colonel Montgomery's life. Colonel Gillespie said, Ise was walking with Capt. Macnamara, two days previous to the quarrel. They saw Colonel Montgomery pass, and Captain Macnamxra enquired who he was ? Witness said, Colonel Montgomery. Captain Macnamara an swered, that he recolleaed him, and that he bore his service well. tWitness mentioned this this circumstance as prod that there was no pre-ex isting pique or malice betw. - 2en them. here the evidence closed ; and Mr. liouosoN, the Coroner, addressed the Jury. He said, that they must be in complete possession of the case, and from the lateness of the hour, that they did not wish him to sum up the evidence. It ap pcared to him that Colonel Montgomery had given the affront, and that the delivery of his ad dress in the Park, under the circumstances, amount ed to a challenge. If. the Jury should be of this opinion, he said they must find a verdia of only manslaughter, the parties having acted under the influence of passion, and without any previous ma lice. The Jury, after about five minutes delibe ration, accordingly brought in a Verdi& of Man daugbitr. The inquest was not over until half past twelve. ROMAN CZTIIOLIC CHAPELS. Thursday being the eve of Good-Friday, pro. duced scenes of great preparation at the Roman- Catholic chapels in and about the metropolis, which were, in the evening, resorted to by great numbers of all persuasions—many, no d , ubt, excited by real and sincere devotion, and others from the ever-sti mulating principle of curiosity. At one of the sides of St. Patricks Chapel was fitted up a sort of se pulchre, richly decorate: and illuminated with a profusion of wax-lights. On the tabernacle of the sepulchre was placed a silver vase, containing the Bost, and covered with a rich tissue veil. This was done during the morn ing office, after which were chaunted the psalms of the day, in a very grind style; and in the evening were performed and sung the Tentbra, and the La mentations of Jererrtyl with all that pathos and so lemn and sublime elle& which church-music is so capable of inspiring. Any person who witnessed the fervor and zeal with which crouds of pious people prostrated themselves in adoration before the sacred sepulchre, would scarcely believe that reli gious order was altogether extina in this country, nor could it be if these persons formed any consi derable part of the population of Great Britain. Yesterday the Chapels were again very numer ously attended. The sepulchre, and all the orna ments, lights, &c. of the preceding evening were re moved ; and as no masses are said on the anniversary of the crucifixion, the Priests, in their vestments and ' robes, sung the prayers of the day. together with the usual odices, psalms, &c. to which succeeded the responses, which were made by the choristers, and several persons, male and female, who attended on the occasion. The ceremony of the Presentation was introduced in the midst of this service : and whatever ideas it may suggest to persons of a dif ferent, or of no communion, it made evidently an awful impression upon those for whom it was in tended. By the rules of the Catholic Church, neither organs, or any other instrumental sounds, are heard in the churches or chapels on this day. The tolling even of bells is prohibited in Catholic countries. In the evening, there was a genteel assemblage at the Spanish Ambassador's Chapel, in Manchester square, where the usual offices, &c. were chaunted in the usual form, but in a style of execution which was far from deserving any extravagant compli ment. The fine Lamentations of Jeremiah, with which the Suns on the Continent used annually to delight enraptured audiences, were here committed to half-palsied old men, and a few boys, who gave but a faint idea of Th' rapt Cherub that adores and burnt. There were 15 candleslighted on a triangular frame, one of which was extinguished on each side alternately, at the conclusion of each psalm, till the whole process of chaunting was terminated. Six lofty candles on the akar were in ihe same manner extinguished at certain intervals, till the scene ex hibited rather a gloomy kind of appearance. The Rev. Mr. EA RLE then ascended a pulpit, and delivered a discourse rather seasonable and sensible, - than eloquent, vigorous, or animated, not indica ting that he would ever become the rival either of Bo SS t: ET, or the celebrated Buu an A or: a. Nis text was taken from chap. xxxiii. verse 46. of the Gospel of St. Luke Jesus then spake with a loud voice, and said—Father! into tht hands I commit my spirit ; and saying this he expired." Mr. Lt w, of the Classical Library, Soho-square, intends to reprint Fortes's Antiquities of Greece, 2 vols. Bvo. upn a better paper, and in a more cor re& manner t ha n the last edition. Several English gentlemen who have passed through Flanders within these few weeks state, that some time before hit MAJESTY'S Message to Par liament, almost the whole of the French troops were drawn from the garrisons and cantoned along the sea coast, and that the invasion of this country was the general topic of conversation both with the officers and men of the French army. They also state, that the French ports are filled with gun- Wats, and small craft of different kinds, fitted for the reception of. troops. In these they may trans port 50,000 or 60,000 men, and, if favoured by cir cumstancest may land them on our coast without much interruption from our Navy. The irritation and anger apparent in a certaht quarter, are sup posed to proceed chiefly from the French repara tions being discovered here too aeon, not from the m e re asiertion of the existence of such preparations. The troops for an invasion are , ready, but twiny so the means of transporting them hither i and hence it is that so much displeasure is expressed it the de tali= of the plan, and the mesas Isl a here so see . der it abortive. MULL•INGAR ASSIZES. I•111/••/•1. MARC This day cornmenced the trial of Pat! id for the murder Joseph M'Cutcheon, of the ty of W. , stmeath. l'he commission of the was attended with circumstances of tile ; est barbarity, sehich appeared from the dente to he as follows :—The prisoner stood debted to the deceased in the sum of ten guineas an half, for goods the deceased had delivered • prisoner's father to sell for him, the amount which the prisoner took up—That the prisoner. time to time, had appointed meetings for'' pose of paying this money ; ore, in particular, bog adjoining his father's house, at which 0 . is supposed, the prisoner intended the murder , deceased. On the day on which the murder committed, and for the perpetrating which other cause appears to he assigned than to avoid payment of said demand, the deceased came • house of the prisoner's father—The prisoner's was absent, but the sitters of the prisoner were house, one of whom he sent for spirits, other was sent for the uncle of the prisoner. the purpose of being prtsent at the payment deceased's demand, and no person remained house but a girl of the name of Mary Owens. der these circumstances, the prisoner thought the best period for him to carry his intentions drat, and for that purpose invited the , to go with him into an adjoining out-house look at a pig. The deceased accordingly acc nied him, carrying in his hand an ink-h: tile, some paper, which articles were found upon person at the time he was taken up murdered. prisoner, a day or two before, borrowed for the purpose, as he said, of Mpairing . _ but it was with this instrument he committed , horrid crime, as it eas found shortly after, concealed in a rick of strait in a yard adjoining his - house, with blood on the blade and different of it. The first blow the deceased received the upper part of the head ; the prisoner struck him with the edge of the hatchet v face ; and that not completing the death, struck him a violent blow across the throat, nearly severed his head. The whole of this t tion took Up !Mt a very few minutes, after • returned to the house, where he met his eat and drank with him. Upon being with respeEt to what had become of the the prisoner replied, he had gone to the , Boherquil, tq look at a mare. The prisoner found guilty,' cnd ordered to be executed the of March. Same day thg trial of Yaw CgSy cattle the murder of Bridget Coffey, his wife ' =Mg arsenic to her. From the confe ssion _ prisoner, taken before a Magistrate, it pl ze , that he had bought the poison at an A q It. shop in Mullingar, about a fortnight - - ' • wife's death, part of which he.mixed with was boiling for his wife's supper. When • in bed about an honr,she was seized with Inking, and said there was something in mother gave her that was killing her. that he bought the arsenic under the wanting it to kill rats, and brought with of the name of James Mee, to convince . care's boy that it was fo r that purpose, no improper use would be made of it. fort to kill her proved indict:WA, and , the leth of Feb. he mixed the remainder son in some porridge he had made for ! deferred giving it to her on this. day, until when he was to be from home, and did r be in the house when she died. He declared no accomplice in committing the horrid that he never communiented his intention ing his wife to any person. The prisoner found guilty, and ordered to be executed +. March. John Loughry liras charged with murder, ter hearing evidence, he was acquitted. —..mossp. WEXFORD ASSIZES. A very navel, interesting, and important came on to be heard at Wexford on Tuesday before Lord Noatmair, in the Record' was an aaion of damages, in which Min was Plaintiff, and Henry L. Tottenham, Defendant. The Plaintiff laid his 5001. It appeared in evidence, that on Sunday, b. June last, the plaintiff, after attending Divine vice in the Established Church of New Ross, it - bled, in company with many of the respetable habitants of the town, in order to preach streets, and that as plaintiff was in the ad and immediately after he had been praying King, the Defendant, who, it appeared, was 4.. vereign of Ross, came with a military guard, brought him to the gaol, where be was c from two o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday, 'ilk eleven o'clock on Monday, when he was -di*. charged. After a display of great eloquence by Mr. Bura rowes for the Plaintiff, and Mr. Fletcher for the De fendant, and a very abig charge from the Learned Judge, in which tbipv on the subjea was fully laid down, the Jury, after retiring ?or half aa hour, brought in a verifie rot the Plaintiff of gOftl. damages, and bd. costs. TNI Defendant called uu witnesses. iesmsenseemerele Ditcorotv of Antiquiia at Partll.ilLr. sive heats thajrrevailed in dw mrksth of '1 bad almost lard bare one of tht Stun of t. Saone, at Poutailler, and ninny inhabita nts country, while ende avouring to procure r building, which they found in large qu that part tithe river, discovered columns, fragments of marble, instruments of figure of bronze abont ten inches high, a naked woman rising out of the water, her hands wringing out the water with . hair is moistened. 'Mk figure is remarkably fat, and beets the attest proportions. C.tizt centrist repaired to Puntailler and caused dons to be made is the bed of the r;•• these researches. end shoe made prevt pears, that these have been discovered instruments which beloag to sergery• medals In bronze of the Emperors `em Nero, Amalgams§ Demitian, - • . , •.,..1 -• ‘ ; r. . . . . ICH *94 1 • id Tesfs the coun- the•l. • crime '.,,, 1 Ile great- & the eva- - stood in- uineas and !red to the I ~ amount of oner, from . • nr the pur- 'War, on a rh time, it _ 1. 1 rd.-r of the . . -. .• k ' urder was which lio ‘\ avoid the ame to the • s w 'e s er r : s i o n f j i at o h. t t h he e f . . , T. as if for lent Of the ~ 1 . fined in the rens. Un. . . . ft • sought this . entions into 1 . ' i e deceased it-house to ; ' accompa. •h•ltle, and • , . * d upon his ered. The 1 a hatchet,. .., the house ; . ' . /.[ arnitted the , r, concealed ' \ i 'j his father's . , ~ fferent parts . c 1 dyed was on loser again. let upon his • li, he agaqt moat, which this transac , ; ter which he • • . s uncle, and . e quesuoneci• 4 I Fic deressed i , it glPti lso esi ne ' r s' wee sia pr rated the Sl* 1 ; :acne on, for , by adminiss ssiott of the, it p :gm l ed: . t '. Is • It berme • rith milk that.- • she had bear ' - i h a violentvo. i • s the milk lais , •• It appeased f( ‘, , he pretest it • i , . ith him a mum e the Apothe. V )ose, and that . .. This first ef+ i on Saturdar . ier of the poi- his wife. H. until the next. • - ' . id not wish to eclared he had . orrid aft, and ' 1 tion of poison. • 1 [saner was also ' ti iced the 31st of i i MARC!! 30. s(L , aurder, but af. , I i> . - .S . , . mpoTtlnt calve , 1 Tuesday last, 1 :ord Court. It rohn M•Renzie diam, Esq. was ( ; Is damages at ' •?, anday, the fl 7 t h . -, , ng Divine Ser. ! w Ross, asscm• e respeaable in- , preach in the . i he aft of prayer, praying for the ed, was the So. • ary guard, and e was cor.fined left was lA/ g ftr half an. ontiff of 200:, • chug &Aired us, . • , •.---The imeimP. — f of Thertnidot 11 , I of the River IbitittnS of the cure stones for e qoantijnis , mow, f copper and-is li, teresen . kiq 'Ater, aad whit with which •Iset taw rc ca votu osefi Ckab v ::::ex gra:4 4 l . 2. L : otn Eeqs. ed a number of - . ity, 10 owl • : turd. • •• . i : . i • 1 ..... ' • 4 '.•.' .....- -,s_.• * I , ~ ~ v.t. PP'