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CRIAL CON.--lo,root. 11411.4GE5. - SUM %lER ASSIZES. Trial at Fth;a, C.Junty of Care, on the tith July, 1804, b e f ore the ant. and a Speene Jury, Oil all A‘tion for nott.tg blooght by the Reverend Charlet Many against the Slo.t No , )le the Mirgiti.‘ of neutron, for Criminal ::ottvetution wa:t I.l.untirs Wife. Datuafrav laid at 40,0001. BARTHOLOM EW HOARY., Esq. stated the Care for the Pluent?f. The Plaintiff, the Reverend Charles Many, is the second son of a gentleman of high distinaion in this county, wile has been more than once called to the representation of it, by a free and honourable e leseion ; and not only so descended, but is a person e f liberal education, a memher of ono of the learned professions, in the prime of life; a man, not only of inoffensive manners, and of innocent life, but a man whose virtues correspond with his situation in society, and adorn the profession he has adopted. In the year 179 ti, Mr. Massy became at tached to Miss Rosslewin. Mr. Many being a second son, and not independent of the bounty of his father, possessed then a living but of SOOl. a year. ;:ir Hugh Ma sy, his father, disapproved a match which had not fortune to support ,be Holm or bean's, and had therefore proposed one with a young lady of a neighbouring county, which, he conceived, in point of fortune and of conneetion, far more eligi ble, and on that occasion had offered to settleon his son, the Plaintiff, 11001. a.year, in landed proper ty, together v it h the young lady's fortune; but, de clining the bond of an amiable and accomplished lady, refusing an ample anti independent establish ment, with the additional enjoyment of bounty and epprobatine, and foregoing all geresetl vantages, Mr. Many proved the sincerity and pu rity of his attachment, by a sacrifice of fortune to af teetion, and married Miss kosslewin, in March, 1796; and the happiness of the young couple, for 8 succeed tie; years, not only seemed to be, but really was, nornixed and unabating, he loving with constant and manly ardour, she with chaste and equal Alec c,)ll ; and during the interval, Heaven bed blessed their union with a boy, the bond and cement of their present happiness, the pledge and promise of future multiplied felicities. Then, at this period, Mr. and Mrs. Massy exhibited such an example of domes tic contentment and satisfaaion to their neighbours. their relatives, and their friends, as to convince them that the sac, ifices he made were not too great; that her grateful and affeitionate returns, to a con dua so nobly liberal, and disinterestedly affettion ate, were not too little guilt and treachery had not vet made their way into the abode of peace and innocence ; all was quiet, tranquil, and happy, till, to the misfortune of this couple, and of this county, the Marquis of Headfort made his appearance at Limerick. Mr. Many happened to have had some years since a living in the county of Meath, where Lady Beaive, the mother of the Marquis of Feed lon, was a principal parishioner, and from wham, during his residence in the parish, Mr. Massy re ceiver, much polite and hospitable attention—from this ci camsr ince of his acquaintance with her, Mr. Massy waited on her son, on his arrival at Lime rick, invited Lion to his house, and strained his narrow means to give the son of Lady Be live every proof of his sense of her former attentions and politeness ; but, whilst indulging the hospitable spirit , 1 our country, little did Mr. Messy think he was introducing into his house the man who could conceive the t .ackest and basest designs against his peace and honour ; that this cheers, an hospitably received, and affntionately cherish ed, was to pour poison into his peace, and make him a wretch ; for no reasonable man could suppose that Lord Headfort, at his time, would ever disturb the peace of any family—his age (for he is above fifty), his figure, his face, made such a supposition not only improbable, but almost ridiculous; yet, so it happened, Cris Aimee ve teran, in whom, like )Etna, the snow above did sot quench the flames below, looked at Mrs. Massy, and marked her for ruin. And nothing mote beautiful could he behold, and nothing upon whom it was more unlikely that such a venerable personage as his Lordship could have made an improper impression. Lord Headfort spent four days at Summer hill, on his first visit, and was introduced by Mr. Many to the gentlemen '.l the first rank and consideration in the county ; the Bishop of Limerick, brother-in-law to Mr. Massy, and every other gentleman and nobleman 1, 1 the neighbout hood. I need not, in this most hospi table part of Ireland, mention to you the conse quence. Lord HeadlOrt was received, entertained, and cherished, by the friends and relatives of Mr. Many. Whilst Mr. Many was endeavouring, by every polite and hospitable attention in his power, to render his temporary stay in this country not on :leas:ant to him, some anonymous letters first created in the breast of Plaintiff, an sispirlom. hut nanyeet an intimation, that the Marquis of Head tort was too attentive to Mrs. Massy. 'foo confident can the virtue of his wife, too generous to credit in formation so conveyed, and yet too prudent wholly o overlook nr dis'egard it, Mr. Massy prohibited his wife's visits to Limerick; and this was followel up, by intimating to Lord Headfort, that his Lord siiip's visits would be dispensed with at Summer hill, his (Mr. Masty's) p'ace of residence. Lord lleadfort's visits were diicontinued. His Lordship promised not to repeat them. fire unaffetted liveliness and simplicity of her manners, the decency of her deportment, bet en ticaring attentions to him and her child, WI not the .:iadnw of suspicion on the mind of Mr. Massy. 'an site could in any wise forget her sex, her skim lisra, or her duty much less that she could rots into the coa l se toils spread for her by Lord Head /ore It will shock and appal you, Gentlemen, to hear the time and nczason which Lord Ileadfort stleaed for the final accomplishment of his designs upon the honour ef this unfertunate woman. and the happiness of his host and his friend. The day was Sundae. the hoe? the time of Divine Service; 'l's, Gendernen, co that day, and on that hour, spar: for the service rt nor Creator, whilst the Rereread Reeler was heeds c Were the aloar 4 :t 4 " G•il, ble;singi. not oely on his flock l';ere assembled, h.: on the lie ids of the unteel , ;.e and profligate destroyers cf Isis comfort and , znz: on such a day, at such an hour, upen such ;0 occasion, did the Nohlc Marquis think proper ' enmmit this honniirable breach of hospitable '• 11 , this high-miad:d viola:iv/a of the little law* of your diminutive country, this contempt I would al most csill it, this defiance of the Almigiity himself ! I have to state, what will he proved, that on Sundae, and at this hour, Marquis Headfort took off Mrs. Massy from her husband's house at Summer bill; they crossed the Shannon in a boat, got into a chaise in waiting for them on the road, and from thence posted to Pallas, eighteen or nineteen ml . only from Summer-hill; there he and fors. Messy, heedless of the misery and distrattion of her Unhap py husband, rem tined in the same room the whole of Sunday night:—the noble Peer did not fly—no —he made short and easy stages—not fearful of pursuit, not as a criminal endeavouring to etre& his escape, but as a conqueror parading slowly through the country, and quietly enjoying the glory and honour of his triumph. What was his triumph ? The distrailtion of the friend he maddened with agony, the pollution of a till than spotless and innocent woman. From PAINS his Lotsiship pur sued his route to Clonmell, and there rested a night; from thence to ‘Vate.ford, then to England ; where, I trust, he will ever remain; became, I em satisfied, that no advantage to be derived to the country, from the most ample fortune expended here, could coun tervail the mischiefs that mu s t fl ow from the •ap plication of enormous wealth to extravagant vices, and the example of such prodigal profligacy amongst us. The first witness called, was the Ray. Dr. Par ker, who proved the marriage of the Plaintiff with Mary Anne Rosslewia, his wife, in 1796. Mr. Mas sy was then about 23, the lady; 18, lively, interest ing, and beautiful. ohn Stackpoole, Esq. said, he is file uncle to the Plaintiff, and also wide to his wife. Plaintiff is the second son of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy, of 4.)ortass, in the county of Clare. and possessed of two rings, of about 1000!. a-year. The lady being the young est of many sisters, her fortune was only about 2061. Sir Hugh Massy. the father of the Plaintiff, pos sesses au estate of 30001. a-year. Plaintiff his an elder brother, married, who has only one child, a daughter. Plaintiff has one son by his wife. His marriage with Miss Russlewin was a love match. They were a very find and affeSionate couple. Patrick Dunn, servant to the Plaintiff, saw tl.e Defendant at Donass, the time he took Mrs. Massy away. It was about one o'clock on a Sunday, after Christmas, when Mr. Massy was at church. She came to the Defendant, into the drawing-room, and desired witness to go t, her room, and wait fur her there. Witness went, and Mrs. Massy came to him, and asked him to carry a bundle and a dressing box for her, which he did. The Defendant was in the drawing room at the time, with a pistol in his bosom, the stock of which was sticking out. De fendant handed Mrs. Massy down stairs, and they crossed the River Shannon, in a boat. Witness, having carried the hoe to the water side, went back for the maid, who followed her mistress. There was a carriage at the other side just ready ; a pair of hackney horses-Silw Marquis liesuffort hand us Mrs. Massy--he put in the maid and two bundles, and went in himself; and desired the driver to go off to Limerick. Heard Mrs. Massy desire the maid to make haste. Jane Apjohn lived as house maid at the inn, at Pallas, *'out Jaluary last; rememßers the Marquis of Headfort and Mrs. Massy coming there, and sleeping together in the same bed. Here the Coups 1 for the Plaintiff closed his ease. Mr. Qui %a stated the case for the Defendant. He insisted that the Plaintiff was a careless and negli gent Itusbaud ; that Mrs. Massy was young, vola tile, and giddy; beautiful and vain, of uncom mon levity of disposition, and a islifted to the love of dress, even beyond the ordinary passion of her sex. She paced, he said, months at the homes of single gentlemen, unac.sompanied or unattended, save oc casionally by the Plaintiff ; and at Galway in parti cular, where she MCA 01 an excursion, the atten tions of a military man of rank became so remark. able, and her encouragement so glaring, that her own conneaions found it necessary to snatch her from the spot, as Irons impending infamy, an-1 hur ried her to Limerick. Thus engaged in fashionable life, Defendant met her first at the races of Lime rick, then at the races of Mallow, unattended by the Plaintiff at either place ; the attentions of a man of such superior rank were too flattering to be declined—they passed under public observation at all places of public and private fashionable resort; the eyes of all companies were fixed upon them, and her reception of them being too obvious to pass un marked, became the subject of general conversation. She avowed t.' her relations her attachment to the Defendant, and her detrrnsination:tognoiwith him. Cul. Pepper saw Mrs. Massy, some time in Sep tember er ()aniser last, at the races of Limerick— often met her at the Marquis's aisd elsewhere-- dined with her at the Marquis's—does not recolleff positively whether other ladies were always In company; but, to the best of his recolledion, diced with her theta when she was the only to present. Mr. Charles Massy was not al ways of the party. Triese dinners were at the Earl of Limerick's house, in wirch the Marquis re sided. 11. knew Mrs. Massy ris remain there after dinner. Mrs. Massy appeared very fond of dress. IVitst•ss met the Plaintiff in co.:ice:ly with his wife at the Marquis of flea.lfort's. The latter paid her much attention in the husband's presence, and si.e see m e d ', a id s flattered by it. His attentions were so mar kcJ, that they drew the observation of the gentlemen at the table. Q. The company were generally composed of the officers of the Marquis of Headfort's regiment. ky Mr. Ct. It k IN. Q. You are a young man, Colonel P—A. Yes, I am young. Q. Pray, Colonel, how long since the Marquis left Cilliege P—A. I can't tell. Q. You and the Marquis were in College toge ther, were you n.ii P—A. No. Q Pray how stands his account with the calen dar P.—A. I have taken no calendar of his age, but he is pretty far advanced. 9. Are not there now a few white memoranda on his I..rehead ; a few grey hairs, Colonel—was he not grey before he was rod P—A. He is grey. . You have heard him talk of aftion, passion, and irth. on the general topic of gallantry ? A. Sometimes. Q. Could you give a rough guess at the number of Saint. on his caie•idar. or how many Bays or Pollys he may have drank bumpers to? (On witness hesitating.) Ilse, Colonel, it is very well ►i riled a soldiel tacirarnity on subjeas of this sort.—(Nu answer.) Q. Some-of those ladies were married, some un married, Cclonel ?--A. Yes, some were and some were not. Q. Was it not mortifying to his vanity to talk of his being so ustforotnatel, seduced ? (No answer. Is he not vain of these gallantties of his ?—A. I cannot siy I perceived it. Q. 1-hts he not boas-ed of them?—A. I never heard him, that I mane.% Q. The Marquis is verlyich, has a very large for tune?--A. He has, iir. ;,%. Q. The Marquis is married, and has a wife, a very amiable woman ?—A. He has. Q. How many children has he?—A. He has two grown up, and two young ones; he haA. a son net yet gone to College. Q. Did not other ladies dine at Lord Headlort's when Mrs. Massy dined there ?—A. 1 have seen other ladies also ;lire there on these occasions, and also at the Bishop's house. Q. How nearly connected is the Bishop's wife to Mrs. Massy ?—A. She is her sister. Q. The Bishop's next door to Lewd Limerick's, in which Lard Headrort resided ?—A. It is. Q. Is it not natural, from the illstate of the Bishop's health, that her sister should hare at tended her ?—A. It was, in my opinion, periedly natural. Q. Do you conuive that a woman living next door to a man of fifty would be equally criminal in visiting him as she mil Ili A man of twenty-five ? A. I do not think there is much difference. - . Q. Were there not many ladies of distindion present at these dinners?—A. There were. Q. Give me lestve, Colonel, to ask what do you call marked attentions? for instan-e, if a gentle man should ask a lady, " Madam, permit me to pour a little melted butter on your greens ;" if he should ask her to take a glass of wine with him ; would you call those marked attentions?—A. No. Q. Pray, Colonel, be so good to show the m Inner in which it should be done?—A. the attentions %sere such as to make her smile. Q. Do You not believe that Mrs. Massy is now living with t!r! Marquis in England publicly ? A. I believe she is. Q. no you nothalieve that he bore her off in his own carriag.z publicly, without disguise i—A. Yes, I have heard it, and I believe it. Q. by the' COURT. lon the Marquis of Headfort Nisi Mrs. Massy marked attentions ; were they such as a husband should have disapproved They were. Q. by Mr. Cuan vs: There was so touch of the person!—A : None I saw. Q. by a JUIIIOII. Was the Plaintiff ever present when those markel attentions were paid by the De fendant to Mrs. Massy t—A.. He etas. G. EVAINS BRUCV, ET. examined b Mr. Conti,. Q. Are you acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Massy ?—A. I am. Q. How long?—A. Very long avid) Mr. Massy; since marriage only v:ith Mrs. Massy Q. How Fong bar: you known the Marquis of Headfort ? —A. Six or seven years. Q. Did the Marquis of Hcadfort know the Plaintiff before he C4Tlie to Liraf.rick ?-01.. No. Q. Had you arY oppartunitie4 Massy and the Mirquis of Headtort Many. Q. Did the Aug us of HPadfort pay atta4tions to Mrs. Massy in presence of Mr. Massy ?—A. He did. Q. Were they the same as he paid other ladies? —A. No. They were marked attentions. Q. When did the Marquis of Headfort see Mrs. Massy ?--A. First time I ever saw them together was before the races of Limerick, at dinner at the Bishop's. Q. Were you last summer at the races of Mal low ?—•A. I was. Q. Was the Marquis of I lea.lfort there ?.—A. He was. I saw him with Mrs. Massy at the assembly. Q. Did Mr. Massy go with her ?—A. He did. He left her there the first period, and went aw:ty. Q. Did Mrs. Massy go to the public rooms while at Mallow ?--.1. I met her time. Q Did you obscrv.• M. s. Massy expensiv.•ly dress ed ?—A. About six weeks before her elopement, she wore very expensive trinkets, particularly a large necklace and ear-rings. I think a topaz. Q Did her husband observe them e—A. He must. Q. Did Mr. Many observe those attentions ? A. He was present when I saw what I considered attentions. Q. Did you take any step to inform Mr. Many of those attentions ?—A. In consequence of what Mrs. Massy told me, I informed her sister, and the Bishop and his brother, of her inteation to elope. Q. After this inforre , tion.was the Marq uis oft kad fort allowed to visit Mrs. Massy ?--A He /Paso Q. Did the Bishop do any thing in consequence of your information ?—A. He wrote a letter, ad dressed to Mr. Massy, which I delivered to him. Q. Did Lord EL.iirort see her a!:cr that, and where?—A. Yes. lb: did at Summer•hill, at her husband's house. Q. Do you remember her returning from Lime rick with him in carri•4ge to Summer-hill lac-a te.-e—A. 1 do. %%nen I saw them they were tete- 41-4" r. (I. Was this before or aft:r the delivery of the ler.er ?-11. 114:fore. Q. Did Mr. ‘lassy see the Marquis of Headfort after being in the carriage ?—A. Often saw him— after, at Sumner-hill. Q. Did you see the Marquis of Headfort at Do nass ?—A. Often. Q. How long before elopement was it that you saw them in the carriage ?—A. About three weeks.' Q. How long did the Marquis of fie.idfort, after the carriage scene, dine at Donass ?—A. I dined with him there two days after. Q. Do you remember any day Mrs. Massy was left alone at Summer-hill ?---A. Yes. The day pre vious to the elopement I dined ar Donnas, I walked with Mr. Charles Massy from his own house to Th.? Marquis, of Headfort was not there. Q. Are you related to Mrs. Massy ? A. 1 am. Q. Did she seem to you a woman of levity ?—A. Always gay in her manner, and dressed remarkably well. R. Did you ever see any body else show Mrs. Massy any marked attention? A. I have by more than one, besides the Marquis of Headfort. Q. Were tlu,ie attentions a topic of public con versatton ? A. In one instance I know thee were. -.1.- Q. Wel tPh before she knew the Marquis of lieadfort A. It was kiln,. ' ' 7 er , ,,s-erairrined by Mr. CURItAN. Q. You are an intintate friend of the Marqois of lieadfbrt's?--.A. Of late very intinnic, since he came to Limerick; but, btfore that, I knew him during the rebellion at Waterford. 9. How long before the elopement did you know of its likelihood to take place ?---A. About two months. Q. kiosr long before, in consequence of what the Marquis of (lea (fort told you?---A. He never spoke to me on the subjea. Q. Did you know it would take place the day it did ?—,s. I did not. Q. Was not Mrs. Massy always neat in 1-r dress?--;A. Always remarkably so. Q. What time of day was it you saw her in the carriage alone with the Marquis of Headlon A. In the middle of the day, near Dean Cro,bies. q. Was it extraordinary to see a lady with a man of hfty Q. Was not Mr. Massy 11 . :11-,ly inflamed wlten he heard of it?--A. I am sure die was. Q. Don't you believe he prevented Ler from go ing to I.i.nerick after that 2 A. Ido not. She was in Limerick after that ; how often.l do not recollect. Q. Don't you believe Mr. Massy was excessively attached to this unhappy woman I always thought so. Q. Don't you believe hic harsh reprimand of her proceeded from extreme fondness tor her 2—A. I always thought be loved her very much. Q. Was It not his fon.lnest for her made him oppose his father. and sacrifice his prospeas from him 2—A. I bel eve it was. Q. Did Sir Hugh Dillon tilassjr offer to settle - 11001. a year on him, if lie married a lady of his choosing? —A. Sir Hugh could do so, and was die posed to do evert thing for his children. Q. Did Plaintiff foibid the Marquis of I-leadfrrt• his house?—A. I heard he did from one gentlernak who said he only heard it, and I believe he did. Q. You doubt the truth of it, because you saw the Marquis of Headfmt at the house?—A. Ycs., Q. Is not Limerick a calumniating place, and deals more b petty than history ?—A. Never knew a small town that was not, and Limerick is as much • so in proportion as my other. Q. Do you believe, on your rath, as a man of honour, and in the presence of yonr c• untry and your Ca!, that Plaintiff connived at the conduct of his wife ?—A. I believe not—l am sure he was in- • capable of it—his fault was 1710:e of the bead thaw the heart. Mr. G co. PossostaY mate a very able speech to evidence on the part of the Dciendant; and Nlr: Cunitari addressed the Jury on behalf of the Plain tiff with I.:s usual eloquen..e. ft Baron Su: en then proceeded to reeapitutax the evidence as it appeared upon his notes ; anti, having dor? so, Closed charge without any anther ob servations on the 1 iw. Trial lasted tivelve hours—Verain for Plaintiff 10,0001. at twelve o'clock at nifen, with cocas. The above is but a 112.11%2 ske:cis of this iteresti^z trial a a full and able r'port cf nisi& has been put. lisbeJ, and has already run thrcu i ih scvgn-al editions in Ireland. °LUBA/LP.]: Sr.P To 13. Juba LlJrai was iadietel rot stealing a black slit cloak, the property of Esther tither.. It appeared that the praiecntriit, ontheOthilf • July last, hearing a noise on the stairs of her house. went out of the pail. our, toad mot the prim. , cor ing down stairs ; he accosted her wit.t. •• Good morning to you, Ma'am." Surprised at seeing a stranger, she cri:d out, " stop chide. urns which the pri,oner ran out of the house, 'and the pi-o.c,:u trix pursued him, brit lost sight of him tots mo ment, when she perceived liim running out nT Wil son -street, down Clitlttopher.alley, waving his het, and crying out, 44 ggurdd e tt tor ever ! ing !” She WAS joined by several pertons, winteure sued him into a house in Crown-c..ort. They searched the yard, and, returning, she met the pri soner 'aging ouz of the parlour, ar...1 11:1.1 him seized{ Iron which he expressed much surprise • that a man of his consequence should be thus treat ed : he was Serjeant-Major in the St. Sepulchre's Corps of Volume:Ts, and desired to be let go ; however, he was secured, and, on returning home, the prosecutrix missed hi.r black silk cloak. It ap peared, that the cloak, with the key of her morn, were thrown over the wall, into the garden of Ms 4 Harris, which joined Christopher-alley, and were picked up by Mr. Harris's little daughter. The officer who tookbim into custody, predated a handkerchlef. which he found concealed in his eeches, and which contained eleven so:LW keys of different sizes, and a large one, which opened the doer of Mrs. Lther's bed-chamb:r. The pris..ner produced several witnesses as to his general char:refer. During the trial, the prisoner was so sidently agitated that he c. wild .rot stand ; a chair was called tor, but, before it could he brought, he fell into hystericks. He was a tall, handsome young man, about 25) :ars old. and sell dressed. The Jury found him gutty of retry Alta, only,' • reennimen.ling him to the omsideration cl the Curt, and that lie might be sent bas:k to his giment. Of • We lately c .11N1 toe atteinem rf our nvanetnets readers to the fan of there being 50,',..af tickets ash:. out of which 28,150 were shared, p.rvi. us to the State Lottery, 1799, commencing drawing. On a further investigation, we find there were 32,9eti tickets shared before the drawing ceased. This ought to be a stimulus to adventurers nut to delay their application too long, as there are only 25,000 tick ets in the present Lottery, and the Scileme contains the greatest proportion of Capital Prizes ever known. Next Monday week the Drawing begins. There is little doubt but that the few remaining Tickets left for sale ,sill be quickly dispcs:d of, as the Scheme is so much appr,:ved. I loaner coil Co. remind their friensls and the public, that the State Lottery begins dr a win g t h e 21th f the pre- I sent month. N. B. Orders, by letter or carrier, for Ticlets and Shares, executed exidly on the ...one terms as if present. •*• All Prizes, whether of 201. or 20,0001. paid on demand, at the old established State Loaery Of rke of Hussar and Co. to, Cornhill.