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r foe" differed places 'on the shirts or The gremsd., that senin-gueis were positively set in the wood, lost in such situations as scarcely to be risible. On the dry eneittimirsi in the dielaration. the 12111 of Septen:lrer, in the afternoon, the Plaintiff, accom pouted by a young man, a friend of his father, writ to Chrishoill IVisiol to gather nuts. Ili* coin, wattled him before he entered the wood, Ilea tliere was danger to be apprehended, and " I won't go its enders you go first." The Plaintiff; I'fla• ere. went in, followed by his compn tt i 0000 0 sod • hilst in the act of reaching at a hunch of ono. I.e I-041 upon a wire, a spring -gun exploded. and he as wounded severely in one of his legs by ttir coo. tent*. It appeared, on she croto-examitiati 111 l of the witnesses for the Plaintiff, that his mother, who had heard that spring-guns were set in the Defendant's grotiwlr, cautioned him against going there ; and It also appeared, from the evidence of the Defend nit's gamekeeper, ilea a few days Wore the aeci. 5 1 •?iit happened, lie 11141 Irish 1 1 141sitili's composition that there were spring -guns set in Chrishell %Wood. livrots °arrow charged the Jury in point of I ew, that it was 111111,0'0 to set strel.traps and spring gam iii the intoner eh irged io the tit-clown ~,, the Jury found a special verdict for she l'hatasitf, damages 50f. Rising their opinion upon three teVe 11l questions put to them-I+t, That there was no font-path where the Plaintiff was womidesl ;3d, That the Plaintiff load notice of the 19)611c-winr being set in Ilse Defendant's grounds at the time of the accident ; and, 3d, That whets it occurred, he Was net in the exercise of any right of foot-pith. 1.1,t T'rm w rule Isaviss , • been obtained for set ting aside this verdict, and gtillitflig u new trial: the con. was now called on for argument. Mr. A1)01.14114 now, in Nipon of the verdict, contended, ots the asitlunity of d the case of tote King end Clayton, tried in the Comm.',.o Pleas, that no remise was justified in doing no art tending to kill or wound soother, although be had gives. a votive. The same doetrine !sail been recognized in the ca-e of Jay and Whet ford. tried before the Chief 11110+1 at the Warwick Sommer Aware', 1817. its which the Derentlanit's hedge of kir garden having been repeatedly plundered and ',token dowse, he set a spring gun in it : the Plaintiff came to take a stick rut of the brae, and touching the 'wine. the gum went (pH; and he was wounded. The Jury in that strong case, under the direction of the Learned Judge, found a verdict for the Pleinsiff for 150/. Tts. serdict was never dirterbed. J strike Ilavt.ry staid, in that case it was not proved that the Plaintiff had notice. Prle. A noreflus said a recent case had been tried nt Wettsnitieter, in *Melt the Plaintiff, who bring sit work on one house. and dropping Otte of his tools on Ilse adjoining one, reached over to pick it no, and was wounded by a •pring.guii. which had I.•.sen set hy the owuer of thirst house, he havis.g re peordly had the lead stolen from the roof. It that cage the Plaintiff had a verdict. The elltrF Justice said, that C 11 1 0? was tried I. foie I • ; the verdict was rather a compromise t an a (loci i Mr. ADO runt returned. Spring-cons were an iristritotent of destruction ; and would the owner of the preini.es on whirl, they were ',laced be jos. tiff-d its shootisig a prose?, guilty of a simple trees pears ? The her would only jostify hum in the use ef sods force as was spec yto reunite the tree. pirser, and no more. Mr. Justice Ileter said, i.i this case the De. was nbvent. and could not judge of the com e m s ee .. ne y ; hat atopposino had hero pre. sent, and Lad pointed out to the"Pleiutiff the ;blare where the pin was, end cautioned him not to ad. 'ince, yet had he advautred and been weusieled in evosequessce, would the Defendant have been lia ble to an :stolen Mr. AOOI.IIIIUS continued. Perhaps not. but lit ails rase the Plaintiff had no such notice. The notice 4 nly said that sparing guess were set in the 1111 wood, ollich ens of contislershle extent, and did not point out the spot where they were yet. Ile contended, the law would not sanction any man in spreading latent means or destruction for his fellow man; the guards thrown about titivate pro perty by the law, as it stood, were, he contended, soffiriently strong, and lie should greatly lament any decision of their Lordships, which might go to unction the use of these abominable engines. Jr would be snore to be desired, that the pruprie. tore of property rhould have • right to set a watch on their p remises with a gnus openly to shout tres passer.. Such a (we would have reason to guide lii.i io ili.ceiminaling between accidental sad ie. tetoioessel Imiparrers—lielarrei Ilse child and the adult—else drunk and the sober—all of whom were t quietly expelled to suffer from there horrible en woes. Ile contended that property of whatever ceight only In be protected by legal means, sod that no one could he justified iii doing injury so an individual indirectly, which could not be done directly. Mr. NIARITAII7, Mr. Gummy, and Mr. WAIL FORD, who were of Conss•el for the Defesidaisst, were proceeding to support the rale, when they were stopped by the Court, who delivered their crnions seriatim. The. emir JVSTICR said they were at present • el Irons giving any judgment or opinion an the general question of tilt legality of this 'node of protecting property. or was it necessary now for them to give an opinion wheeber repeated and in.. cressiog transgrcsition did not call for the adoption • atronger measures for the protection of properly than those et present provided by law . The question before them now was as to she notice. —lt was distinctly !proved at the total that the Plaintiff had notice. both from his mother and a companion who was with him, that there was otroger iu going into the wood, yet be persevered in going. It was not necessary for the Defendant to point out the precise spot in the wood where the engine was fixed ; it was sisfficirsit to prove there was notice given to the Defendant of the risk lie ran; be still chose to run that r. k ; sod if he re ceived itsjory. Ise could not now iu,uutasu his action moires. the Defrodossi. Ile tiostril, however, al flostigh this was the law of else case, the Delesid. ant's hurnerity would not allow the Plaintiff to he irijored by it. The ,it of the hedges agreed in this opinion. and the rile for setting i e verdict aside was wade aboolute. M*111111•117, for the Defendant. said his elkot filfeleiy Way inclined So adopt the humane mime lindbeen suggested by their Lordships. WESTMINS rk R SESSIONS. At the adjourned Sessions. which cnonmenced nn Saturday, kir. Ilill, a talesman in Covens-warder) market, exhibited articles of the 'mace •gaintt his wire. Mr. NORRIS described various sets or v;olence and outrage committed by the Primmer against her husband. On one occalirm Ate grit out of bed. and brought a knife to stab him. She wins continually drunk. Iler husband wici willing to o‘uprort if ate would go to l:rr friends in Dubin). who wrre trolly to receive her. The Prisoner denied having sttempted to stilt her husband, and complaiited of his cruelty keeping her i►► prison for the last two months. The CHAIRMAN said, she repeatedly promised amendment, awl now her pronsioer c o uld not lie relied Morn. The best thing she could do would be to go to her friends in Ireland ; btu they had me power to part her from her husband against her will, otherwise than to order her to find bail for her good behaviour, or, in default thereof, to be cow nutted to Bridewell for six months. PfILICE. Now sTRItfT. the Saturday another long investiellion of the repeatedly disputed (titration beiwiro Messy". Makepeare and Harker. the silversmith,., Lincoln's lon who have !west robbed of plate, watches, awl jewellery to the amount of touch, d pounds, by Ih. t. shoposau, Wake. who had pawn ed the whole, and the gisestion at i..ue before Mr. who attended expressly to hea► il , wa■ a. 14. • number of the pledges IMOh had (.ern 'wiled at the parrubiokirs h..ase• by virtue of • search warrant, 'in consequence of du ptiratrs given up by plaice, on hi" detection by his maters, Messes. Shampooer and Ila ker. w Inch is said wrre du plicities of property pledced, which he had refilled theme of. The pawnbrokers resisted Mi., as an insufficient ill. wily of the art irks of plate hew:: theirs, and called upon Messrs. flak• peace and Illai her, :d prove and identify the different article", which they dot Cu the greater part, entire by mark", the sianisfecture, l'or the r. so +Outer, Mr. flasher Imo. *lured a terillen Ito of different article', which he said were.. fulfill is, their stink. and hail nut been told. 1;41 Iwirug asked what he insole hi" li.l f.om, i.e replied from his book ; mid OM his being asked who made the broilk, he rr. plied mow, *lon was the thief, and, in Net, who hail been intrusted 108 take stark. This is not legal 1 r Seven teen of the pledges were in this situation, four to Mr. Page, Id 11-isprorposid-sireel, thirteen me Mrs. Arso"troirc„ of 114141- 1 ti0 .6 -tordellit and Iwo in ;Ira. Hill, of Turionilbsireet, were ri turned to thews by Messrs. Maker. are and limiter, Hwy I...taming the duplicates to redeem them at • future iil.e if necessity y. In the hill of - inilielment which Nemec 111.ikepeace and Marker hare found *zaniest Blake, they hare only charged him wilts stealing a gold irate's, deeming that sufficient tor Ike ends of public justice, and they claim. d the plate whirls they bad identified, and which lord been pledged by Blake ; lower. r iI still r mains in the custody of Salmon the officer. The rniberna at the Admiralty of official books and papers, moves to be ti a much greater extent 'lsnot Ibey were at first su ' , posed lu be. On Saturday Perry and Donaldson. dm constables em. ployed on Ilse business, arrived ►t the office with a cart laden with hooks and paste's. whirls they Iced seised as 'riot of those ►Urlen from the Admiralty. The revers of the books had hero torn off, to pr. rent discovery. The (min. lily is so great that the constable. liner liven obliged to hire room mar the office, tO he in readiness to produce at the next examination. The subject of the deceased female pauper, disputed tween the parishes of St. Luke, Old street, soul Si. (lenient Danes, came on before M.. 1 7 ...rint, the 'Magistrate, on Se im-day, in consequence of Mr. She ph. rd, the overseer of St. Clement Melees, bssing viol in his investigate 0000 before NI,. Conant, that lie had ailed inwards the pauper as directed by Mr. Fsrrosi. This the worthy ILegistrate (Mr. F) &- nivel, and 11.14), that his desire and iineetinne to Mr. Sher_ herd were, ihßi Site woman was noi to he sent hark heckney•roarls in the parish of St. Luke, Oh.i.atrecl, except the Medical Geniternen belonging to She pariah of pi. fi e . well MUSICS would certify that there would be no danger, or that the woman .011111 lint anal..in tins• injury in 1..-ing Si ni back in the Itackstry.coach to the parish of St. Luke, (lid. street. Mr. Collyrr the veldt! clerk of S. Clement Dines', at tended to &find Mr. Shepherd's conduct, aad contended that the pariah 4.ffic,rs of Xt. Luke\ 1,,,,s acted extremely wrong us igitsally, in csis•iuse pauper to he re moved who was 112111(.44.4151y ill and I s cl i dems. Mr. Ken pion, the lesbersia.ber, of fleet-street, the Isis mane friend s.f the deceaxed paper, was present during the invest Iv ion. . FOOT PA DS. On Thursday night, future,' eleven and twelve recheck. as Mr.Jusepli Stringer,uf Maidenhead yar:,Jewe.nrw, Chelsea, was returning home, jiou cc he hail entered Jews%eow he was attacked by three footpads ; one of them demanded his money. He replied he had none. One 4.f them snatched off his hat, and they all ruin off ; he pursued them, calling " Watch Ice. and he I.eit sight of them ; however they were all fortunately stepped by Champion sod COI, Iwo of the patio, Isclotiging to the office, who happened Ito be returning f their duty, doge to Jew's.row, and licariog the cry of " Watch!" am! meeting three melt rim. sing ithum they stopped, end who proved to be tbe roldwro, with Mr. Stringer. hat in the possession of cue of them. They were brought to the office, sod afar undergoing ao eastninatime before Mr. Thrall., they were committed to NeWelle fur trial. Their name. Cr. IVilliann !Verdun, sa• maul Worm/rood s and Thomas Mackay. mAntcoaoucn PTILEFT. !Intimlay Hewn" Cour!, a ruing man ahuat 20 years of age, was charged by Mr. Niculls, proprietor of the Wool. wtchstage•coaches, on suspicion of having feloniously made away with owe of his stages, together with two pair of horses. 11 appeared in evidence, that the Prisoner aas sic. rationally employed by Mr. Nicoll., who on Friday sent him to Woolwich wish the coach sod horses in epii stool, containing four convicts, removed from Gloucester gaol for the hulks. The Prisoner. however, newer returned with She roach, nor was he seen till he was appri hended. in his defence he said he had left them at D►ptford, in conic. qwence of the frost. This, however, could not be, as there was no from on that slay ; and he had moreover made every inquiry concerning them at Derif.oril, and could obtain au Iniurinatiou of them whatever.-12emarirled. TOWN-lIALL, SOUTHMARK. JUVENILE Till Evils: Saturday Bran liiiinphries, aged 13, .1. Nicholls. 11, W. Bin Ales, 12, John !Niles, 111, and Herrn Bentley, lit y. ars old, part of nn organized gang of 15 young thieves, also for cutinitig and its.terily stand unequalled in Ike annals of pdfesing, were hrooglit iip, charred • sob stealing a roast leg of pot k from the %hop of Mr. Phelps, rating-house-keep. or, ill Tooley-sheet ; and Evan llompluies the elder (father of buy), was charged with receiving the same, knowing it to be woolen. Those yoneog urchins have Ira fluently be fore made their bow at this office, did are the attend terror of Ilse Neighbouring shopkeepers. 11 r.l'l.rlps proved, that the pork produced was his pro petty, and aim he had left it safe in his shop a little before hitie the night hello. — ' he could nut say how it was takeu away ; it is worth shout go. John Audrews, of. Nu. 10, Glean ally, slated, that he is a ratchnoan in Tooky-streot; sad whilshgoing kis roiled., about Mee u"elock, uu Foully night, saw the Poisoners ..ear the Preordain's shop, as if deliberating. At length they separated, and Rinkles opted, air. Phelps's shop door by &peen, and proceeded slung the ground on leis hands and knees, till ko gut resod the counter. 1.. • few evoeseels he dime wlwith.aatethingnnder his apron, which he gave to Humphries. Witness attempted to seize Riukks, but he ram off, and Ibte . ollseva took diTereol eforapra. Ile still parsuril, and at trowel, look Itinliles, whom he Isolgeblim the Conspire; the others were owbwirseisilty takes. Thomas Ilrath. a constahle, sail, That [retirees Nine and Ira seek/A.on Fribl iy se:kW, he went in the lonise of the rider Iluasphri.a, in Grifreiho's.reasa, to look for the boy, and sender she heel el•stlwa Wood concealed else roast lea of tool, now produr..d. The Prisoner was tlwre, and ssi4l he had nut tress the buy, nor had any thing been 'brought in by him. The elder Ilsontpries declared that what he had raid was true, lint his eon was such a sleaper s ado that if hr lurked and leirred all the shoos awl wends's!' in the honer, he would al ill h, able so fiool 111111111. Miaow through whisk to convey his plunder. Ile was a bad worthless boy, and he re grriled to say lied made 1111111 y roarerte. The swill Al•lermso iblirrived, that allisough this man 11111 1101 eland to fore :dm with soy moral claims to his sym pathy, yet the evidence agassed him was slight, and however it might be revelled, he felt bound to discharge him. Ile was then sent shout his bossiness. Then followed a seen, of aiteretlible prevarication and implical ion oetwten the hop. in the courow of which (as oat a former nevadun) all the rubbet ihev ever etnanaitied were 'lncanted. Sir John Donee ni•l something should be dune to gel rid of them and thry were full/ commithd fur 'rid. IJSION-HAUL. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Sentra:at a man of genteel appearance, *len gave his name Robert tritons, was brought sop by Nohow* and Shergold, s-iissidatiles, slimmed wills a•snaltiag Mr. K . She ar . tut. on Ilse king's hiThway, and robbing lain of a silver watch sail ifs appendages. leis properly. The Prosecutor (ass infirm old gentleman) stated, that be tween ',even and right o'clock on Friday nixie, he was pro ceeding along the Lansbeili•riesal, in company a alb his wife, towards Ilia reseikure when they were ac costed ley the Pt i-aserr, lea oteeerving., that they had great difficulty in walking, iu cassava sue of the ieleiwry sista- of the matinees., pnlieely tendered hem his arm as far as they mizlel lie prove. ding his way. The propooesl was joyfully Woreepted ley the islet rumple with many complimeeint, nut they walked, conversing ineellwr, as far n 5 the These :Clap public-house, where thr hasecsit or measurd his intention of stopping, and be (ail In melons many thanks 10 his kind rail_ ditcher for his services. The Prisoner regretted that lie was to lose their r 1111 l aany so , and stretched his baud oat fer Stir Preo•rreituer tie lake; bat instead of the proffered re tinselly shake, as sins., its the old et-Hilt-man put out his baud, the 1111 l .r struck him a 111051 violent blow, snit at the faille moment geode hail lies watch from his tab, and rats away. The blurt was so irmlerd as to knock the Prosecutor down ; bill Ms.. Skeerism cried " Step thief!" which belie: beard by If. 115eolor, a wairlimen, aha seeing a Tan mini, rightly conceives! that be. was the thief, and parsued !l i 11l springing Isis rattle. The watchman el tunes 7,stietel groom' upon him, and once was so chow Thal lbe frllaw exclaimed in him, " Tam retch me! goad height, my hay, I can rem a little;' aced so saying, IK ~„,k I . t his, I ts ris , and would hare left She watchman far behind, but unforunalely fur himself, instead Is; pi. rnlllOZ the main road, he craned over towards the Surrey theatre, w Isere the natels-house is sitoate, and there hr vas taken by flohnes and Sheet:old. On being sl i pp e d, h e wa s o h, cr e e d to throw s from hint, and ass the place been[ exaneinrd, She Prom entor',4 wails was fumed ses:!r Min sin Stir crowed, having sustained nu injury The NOG. rotor Hem :y snore to hi• Ile sirs 11, ke .1 what he had lo say in leis defence, hot he declined say mg any thing, alwersieg that he Winil4l revive his def. sire for anodic, place. Ile was fully cut:smelted to the Assizes fur trial. 8 4CRILAGE. On Monday nieht the chards at Harewood was en!erod I.y some villaie.., who cot tats the ve,try, and reeled Mein. s. Ire. snout some Wine wl.ich WAS deposited there for the purist)... of lillitlilthhrl.lZ the sacrament. There were six bottle.. four of which th. y took assay, and having cotplictl the ollor Iwo of tittle content., threw then. into the aisle, loyeihre will. the-tattle cloth and .nrpliee They Mot took a. •.y the line Winks and hook. from the Earl or liareaoud's scat and all the keys laelonehig to the church which they could lint!. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTS. On Sunday afternoon, the 2Rth sell. as lames Rndd, of lila e, pear IVion, was skatiug un the Bah pond, at Whisky, 1.11,114:Ifle to Sir ltob. rt Bolt Leitch, Bart. the ice suddenly g•l‘e nay, and let in nniltl, and two others, who had the good Corinne to ..cane a watery grave. Notwithstanding a crowd of pet:song were present, and there was a boss on she pond, poor Itiold'a hotly was nut found until a tape of all hour awl a half after his precipitation into the water. 0., the same slay two persona fell rielitos in the same neigh bourhood, one front drowning, and the other from falling down a au.Lpil, at Arley, near Olgm. About issue i.'elock on the night of Satunlay se'nnight, Mr John Nliolrley, landlord of the Roebuck lure, at Brad ford, fell into the curer Aire, at Kiik !hip Whist*, in Leeds. Bis moat's were heard by the itolothitauts of a mielthooring cottage, who, with the a , ndittaitee of a boatman from the other sole of she clew r, auceeedell in extricating Lim, after he hail been *boot a quarter of an hour in the water. Every exscsioss was made to restore animation, but without effect. The ileerasrd acted an a bailiff; and some papers found i■ bu pocket lad to the discovery of who be ass. On Thursday flue foundation -stone. preparatory to the• of a new church at the Abbey, 11'811144prd, was hsid by the Right lion. Sir JOHN NI.WPORT. with Ile mind formalities, and its the presence of several Ladies arid ti'lemen. The building is to be erected by 111 r. ROBERTSON, air clothe', according to a very baud. 00000 e design exe cuted by that Gentleman. It is to be lilac. d nearer the river than the present church, and promivev to add rely coopiderably to the ornamental views from the %ray of that city. The steeple and spire are to be 1.50 feet high. A number of workmen, iirobably above 100, einployed in the tinarries at Runcorn, hut tom thrown out of ritiployisielt by the prevent severe weather, yoked thruivelves on Wedriewlay moritimc to a large stone, aliich they dragged ;ill the way from Noncom to this town, collecting donations and Christimav•Loxes on the road and nr the vtree s. This novel method of exciting attention and costs miser:snort had a ottiltitig caret, mild was very sue cessful.—f Lieerpoof I - aper.) At the Minitgunieryvhire Sessions, last week, five men were found guilty of ',error 11111 l g indecent stage-play., upon a stage its the open sir, near [ler rirw. iu July last. This is said to have been practice I.ir mousy years, at a sort of wake. The Omit PrlllellCeti them to three montlia' imprisuna Wrist. At I lereford Sestionr, Alan Freeman and Thum,' H hihfuot, for poachstig on the lands of W. lIANUURY. Eq. Of Shubdon, lifilled with sticks, and making a de•lierate resbuthce to the krritrro, tecre sentenced to set , ese )eats* ttatisports. 11 , At the Sessions held ■t retwottli. hest week. the crime of fowl-stealing was visited ity punishments. winch we should holie r well render it lets ffequent 11 141 . herooture;--thiee persons. viz. Stephen Suge won. Thos. ',bushel/. awl (lenient Oliver. wrie r fur (Isis species id offence, each sentenced to /MD years' transportation. IRELAND. ..... . , CORE. JANUARY I. ATTACK ON TOE MAIL The'cosch from Dublin to this city was attacked last night by a onmhr► of armed oleo, at a place railed Five Mile Bridge, between twelve and one o'clock. A barrier of cars hail been placed across the road, for the purpose of stopping the coach, and on its arrival at this impediment, a fire com m.-owed from be!mid the /ladies against the mail. One of the guards. named MCmwati, was wounded in the arm in the act of raising the blistaleriousa to di-charge it, but the other a rapid fire on the rubbers, and in the mean time the coachman, Patrick Daly, with great resolution, whipped on the horses, and by the impetus of the coach, Wiled by the slippery nature of the roads, sureeetled in burst ing through the cars, and dray.. add' williant farther injury. A gentleman of the name of Nitga:a is, how ever, missing: he was an inside raewager, last hating been taken ill at New Mile -stone, tomtit flair miles f the place of attstk, went outside, and on the c mem:tweed of the firing jampial 011 . the coach, and has not been heard of. The wounded guard was left at Clonmcl. and we understand his arm must hr amputated. The ;place where the attack happened was fire miles to the saw!' of Clnumel; and the IVostPriord roach bad brra attacked, near the same Spot, ■ few hours before, lint escaped in jury. We have not head a liether Hoy of the assail unto were hurt.—(Cork Altivertiser, Jan. 15.) EXTRACT FROM ANOTHER LETTER OF THE SAME DATE AND rEAtr. " The guard, named Robert M•Gowan, re. ceived Iwo balls or large slugs in one of his arms, below the elbow ; his arm is so •hatirriiid that am. rotation has hero pronounced neer-diary. A Gen tlemen who wit. intimidated as to 1-ave the coach and remain behind, an iced here at two "clock this day, and reports that the party con. stilted of eleven men, MX of whom wiite arm. rd, aunt that they robbed I • of 157/. in notes “1111 of Si. in silver, but subsequently r turned Win live shillings to pay his way, 'flue Cork coach for Dublin met the attacked roach herr, awl hearing the attack, took it reinforcement of two coo.tables to Nine Mile flonste. Nothing occuirred, so far, but the returning con.tahles met a man takiiig away one of the Vara ; they brought him in lucre a nrimiier. Upon due inquiry, it appeared clearly that the car had here stolen from him, and lie vr.i• " About half past severs on Friday evening, be tween lidsheelan and Glendonleen, a running otpub way fired at the until coach from Waterford to Conniel by a party, probably the same that later attacked the Cork coach at liallyp-itrirk." WATERFORD, JANE; ART 19. --- Sur:wittier; Myttoca.—Abont six o'clock last Saturday evening, Mr. Robert *reeky. of Gloater', error Fri:rr Mile Water, in this county, an aorient and very respectable farmer, was found by his wins, on their retort' from fowling, just expiring at the end of hi. own bolierecis or avenue. He w e . speechless and tidally incdpable of communication. nor was any person (Owen , d to whom ■ particle of suspicion could attach. Robbery could scarcely be the object of the horrible misdeed, Hs his watch, the y in In. pockets. and a few trifles which hut a short time before he had purchased at ronr Mile 11'ater.were all untouched. He mistaken to his house, and there he soon expired. Hos broil bad been batter ed nod literally kid open, apparently with stones. Ile bled very prolu.ely. Ile was, we understand, of %lr. Edmond Sheehy. who was executed as a Wisiteboy. at Cloglieen, 3.1 flay 1766. and grand.. nephew of Father Sbeehr, who PI3A executed at Chorine!, the preceding 'lllarcli, fur the murder of John Bridge. The fate of tlw.e two convicts ex cited great and lasting commi.erati ssss ; their pro. testatioirs of crime were earliest and constant, and were much credited. DVBLIN POLICE. Moir ••TUFFT OFFICE —Janars DOISRPMV, Janet Crawley', John Crawley. R. Kirk.,, J. KirGel. meta Pal Phil. lip', were, on %redoes.lay hat, bum% let in the. office, churg. ii wells a burglary and lotelwry on Tuesday night lasi, iu a dwelling-house (Crows' Castle) near Swords, in thin roomy. TiSf. Tell, who pretended the y were labourers in sear. hof employment, applied at Mn. firieit's house, rallied Crows' Castle, about the hour of four o'rlock in the evening, on Tombs', and telling her a pitiful story of their distress, im plored of her the charity of n inglit's lodging. This the lady, with the too often mistaken buspitaltty of her roue,. try, granted them without any hesitaliou, aril orekred Mem some slipper. Aimed two hours after their coming to the horse, n used and shrill whistle was heard abroad, and one of the fellows imotediestely jammed up and ran to the front door ; the other followed at the instant, and bolls opened il, alien a nuallier of ruffians melted in, seized on the whole of the family (consisting of Mrs. Brien. h• r sister, and Miss Sweetman, her brother-in•law, Jame' Orem, a man and a maid-sers•ant), and throwing them on the kitchen floor, heaped clothe., chests, and theirs on them, to prevent them from arising or seeing what they sere shout; they then rummaged the house shuns:le, hr. aking open h. sis, drawers, ■nd every thing in whirl. the y siespreleol Ise lOW sty might he they impure el if the family haul fire-arena concealed any 'where, and put amongst the "liter pron.-sly a fowling-niece and n pistol. As Illy Moose was umisnally free of money, they felt great elisannoitelellesel at filedlag more than 10/. i■ hank /10111. Thl' stiles Rag eutirely equal to their expectations, as they expecte., to filed a large qnatitity of gold, which they had been Milanese' tie lady of the house was frequently io the balsa of cut. 'reties/, and al ' g up in a se.rrt denosituey. lie la lyiug sot their intelligence, they 11.1 VIS. 41 Mr. Bien, nee breether-imlaw, (tom his uneasy comfinetiont, still not on'ey repeatedly threatened to roast him alive, but at tartly did so, by healing a large griddle over the her, tin which tiny placed hint, stripped to his shirt, fora minute or more, to extort a emirs-ask.. where the cold which t h ey wren reeking for was concealed. But finding that such tees. sure had nu eziatenee, or if it bad, that he knew nothing: ■bout its plare of concealment, they relieved hint from hut paielful situation. Filf the csedit of our country, aufGriently outraged in the whole of this sefarions nweereling, we are I I and happy to state, that these elesperadurs had nut the Mies& ferocity to put the lady of the house to the same lier I ordeal. After stopping in the house about six hours, they at length depart. ell, each takisig with him a of time Insure property-. After the) were gone, noel the timely at leisure to emoveise, "hey communitated to each either their sentiments sespect. iug the robbers: and as Guy all lived in mat part of the country, and many of them were personally knowu to thew, they, without loss of time, applied to peace officer I)•Iti•1 Scutt, at the police office. Sanity, who with his a... Wants, is a few hours, brolight 10 Illit OEO* the six rfl.lllllol l , ■ll of 1111m11 have !weft ittriattlio el as put of the gang, and folly committed to Kilmainham Gaul for trial ■t the mist tosumission. TM same active °dicer bar, since the committal „,r t r. * above mrauns, brought a seventh primmer, Privet-la .1/lGatie, to the Oilier, shoot be ta•k in Li. cabin at the Mass of War. The two pretended beggars whir opeto d toy thou, b. int straiten to the family, Mee hitherto 'griped detection. • • A SNOW-DOUND TRAVELLIM. 0.1 iTetioesitav the %t► kW. se the Rev. R.N.'s!. .rt. eeediug (moo Wive Womb, to Tivertoo. hi. hot..• • . .lenly twinges, so immersed in the /wise, as lo remiss r , • .t. less She effort• made for his extrieltinn. Mr. K. al. ou t , dismounted. lint was intsiediately pr►eipilslyd into the 'mow, to a shish shat coedited hiss§ so the spool. A f.ir missiles °sly had elapsed, when • labour., appcimii, who bed been sent thither to render that part of •he mad p•smthle; but M. K'. bum., of relief were bailie/I by the deafness of She man, to wino. faille fir assistance were is. efceta•lly made. In this prerbeament an ingrains, ee, manses suggested itself; Mr. K euppli.•it himself with an.,, halls, which be ito.ew towards the Lo hourer, and A u . trailed the allrnSi..n oof which Its ‘1114, 11 so mwrh in is... The man came to the sp•st, and wish Si., spade surees.r., applied himself in the libe►atinn Ow amigo beyond 5 ,,,. miner, who, with his horse, rumplemil the reiassondeo :.:oe journey in safety. SINGULAR OCCURI:EACE. The collnwin; sinforlar (set, which nreorred shout three weeks awn, will probably become • subject of duns., the Collets in the emirs, of the approaching Terns. Mt T —n, a Gentleman,' of Gorton's., hod fur some time psi I :,•• noblrceres la Mlaa ra.•••, the olasghter of a respectable mr... chant in 11w City. A mutual altaehrsteat imitated. awl a. 1. 1/ was fixed fur the nuptials taking place, when He. T. rad. dimly withdrew bitnuelf, sad wrest to Mr Continent Tl.e 'Ming Lady', Malik staved severely for some time. At length. nn her getting somewhat bestir, the romm i•ol• of her father, aided by the pesoloW of her f. Dorf., induced her to consent to marry a Cleutb•Maii every wir eligible, oho had long solmiled lo•r The day a t , rioted for the 11,411110 s arrived—the partiectittroAl their mutual Gummi., ream", 10 ehoreh—the tempo:y was performed, and they were about to quit the altar, when the a pp• a railer of Mr..r-, rn the aisle hail sod, an ort. e t on the t wo !? that Alm feasted, and was ruiscryed home ••• lh ./ state-460 one Of 11w party, PU41111111: the cause. Qo her reenversa; liar senses, soon afoot !frr sr. rival at home, she 'hooky away from the friensl• sh. s „,._ rounded Mr, wised a knife from She twirls...ff, and • ogeanee agaiust herself mid this** also bail !Wen l!le de_ stall rant her happiness She was disarm. J. and put to is,l ; nail, towArils night, becoming re armlet ate rind t r a oq ., she was left, at her mita r.rpieta, in tbv rare of .I f o' u.11T.01 0 at maid. fbi the following now ~,,, g, to the ato prim of her friend., h. r chamber was (mind empty. A letter m i her dreposig.t.Mte, odd. *1044 to tier fattier, isiturincil tom ..ie had puma the tons., arelonspaao,tl by her mail, b. ja, a Mr. T—i, who had loot; pome•ned her heart, and to shorn, before alw again saw item, bar fate wag to be Inish.l ha life. All search fur ilo• fugitives proved anavailing or is about a fortnight she returned, accompanied toy Th. T —n, to %boon, is the interim, .he had been ; nail throwing herself at her falber's feet, oak"d a psr•ar. hle.sio.;,. The quest . Car legal discussion will be, •li,o e wife of the limit' as slw ?—.".fiereekg Pripet ) IV4VAL INTELLIGENCE. roarsunurn. JA‘VART 21. Arrived the Expresq, amen, from Gibraltar, Riid sAiit I spilt fur L tom Snil..l the enineleon on 3 rruire. 1.44 l 61,210 and thin mnrain, Sbott.l lowanlf the of noon. DOTER, JINUARY 41. The Drie %Mere, Janata, hum Charanie for 11r. men, wag higt in Esst wnre D.e. near Firik.inue, 'hie ru The crew and ea's° are saved, but Ilse ver.el is a en , upiert caret k. nrm.. JANI' tItY I!. Arrived and railed for lloe River Ilse Archimedes ; Nast, rruns Imam's ; and several Wirers, names ssuksurrn. rrsztver.. 'Vet:Mt% 11. Tihis blown a :ale all la.t ovilht Iroise S. to N.W. with Leary swell. Several I.f...rein Iviat parted ro our pier, au,l ioy flittlelllr sett board each other, Oki bare freeeiVrti rune? h r t_ bk damage. ANGLUITA. JANVIRT The brig Cenigee, Sinllnwler, of Yarnsionth. in beam en.!• on • reef of r.wk• wear Fn. Inns. Tbe crew are •topnosril In have perisheJ Tier ve.el becul% I !weak tap. No boat eon go 4.4 hoard, tin.l as the wind hard from the nintliaard, she will go In mere" next tole. NORTIO IglEl.ttl, JAVfIAPIT The a'oup Providence. Marto, f..ren Alen...nth to Nittieer land. 'IIAI firlreii on shore yesterday wpm. the 'Louth part wt the 71,,,t SAtul; it is tapreird that !Loth v,+.sl and cur:' will he oared. Al.. yeolehlay afternoon , died nz a twat gal. rim the N. E. the Thorne. and key, of ; ow stestre, Turnbull ; Susan awl Ana, of Newe.iatle ; lieurlot Bell, and Three Brothers, of Blyth, were all striven blusre; the 'Ulster Brothers ha, goose to pieces, sus, the itewslist boo its her mihis, but she reineitader are s xpeelrd to he ivt off with damage. ar►om►an. 3%vv.iftv The sloop Catharine, Jos's", Goon Live, pool to l'otht It, ronnelerr.l on Tuesday main oil the 11, irmote36l. 'll ha. r. •,‘ lauded yrstrnlay near She itc.l Wimp Ray ; Ilw Capt.... I shortly afterwards, and • holy flied in the boat; the lielo, of Rsurtir, is also lost, crew *Byrd. Another skin t , in ironipany, ii is feared is also ital. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. Bank Stock.. 422 Runk L. Au.. IS 1.16 k 3 pr. Ct. Red.... 691 lig India li Is I 1 W in. 3 Prr Ct. C 010... 68 Ex. Ex. Bill*, 4..3 4 3 pr. per Cent. 77il Lottery Tuckets '231. 1.. 4 iwr Cons. for Ace.. • 66 1 5 to-r Cr. N. An. 103 1034 MARRIAGES. On the 17th inst. by special iiefair. at Thomas G0.i1.1% , ,, Merrion-ignare, Dublin, by the Lora Bishop of Itaptioe, Sir Stephen May, of B.lfast, in the annoy a An trim. to Fr Stella, youngest danhter of the Rev. Brum ley Nixon, of Payeieriouto, in the comity of Meath. tto Tuesday, she 19ih instant, at Great Mai church, Edward Balks, Esq. to Mist. Amelia Pitches, il.oich t.r of the late Sir Abraham Pitches, of Streatham, in Starry. DEATHS. At I.lanfyllin, Matitgnmeryshii:eTnis Sunday, the Oth inst. after • few Jars indisposition, Mr. Evan Prier, watehisaidier, at the 'Oriented age of One handfed and Aar years nail fro ot/Pilht. Vol it two years previous to his demon he sot lii• ed his Imams.. Ilia lu the last was au strong shot he wan able to resit a newspaper, or any small print, withoot the Mil of spectacles. On Friday weilt, as treat End, in the parish of Pension, nt the aileasseerl age of 110 years! John Demaisse. The rhiaf amusement of his life was that of hunting, •hiek always pursued on foot, and continued until within the last Ave years. He never experienced a Jay's illness, al, hone, he was never known to exchange his wet (lodate for dry if ewer so dreaded with rain. He has been Laos% to tr mink, after having attained his 100th year, that he 111. grown old sad good fur nothing, as he could formerly iniee three pfl“ of grass in a day, whereas, lie (spun slims nut riit down mute than sine arre.—(Thmetureer roper. On 31imilay last, she 17th inst. at Itasinstiosedsle, in Ili • county of Westasoirlanil, aged 84, Mrs. Elisabeth Hodgson, wife of Mr. E. Hodgson. 0.1 the 17th inst. at Si thy, Toikshi:st i , Mr. Elhanah mone.tuerchant, whose actions Isere guided by pions promptitude. WWI WATER TIM; DAY AT INN iminue. Sluenieg Si atier $. I firesieg ill after '. LONDON; Mated and Pahhobod al tbellare, Na 1117 1 toriod ; where Adorehaemowho ode lefeivoil, and l.ette• (post paid) moot be addrefted—C. ‘IIITH, N... l o ',mem% Ise, Printer—J. WHITE, No. It7.!fi•sad t Pubijober