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THE LATE FATAL OCCURRENCE Iti HERTFORDSHIRE. INQUEST ON GRAINGE—CoNCLUDED.) The Coroner's Jury was assembled at the White Horse Inn, Shenley, at ten o'clock of the morning of yeeteeday, pursuant to the adjournment from Saturday last.— Befeee the Inquisition was opened, Mr. Noel stated to Mr. Stephen, the attorney in the suit against Mr. Connolly, that tie was instructed by Captain Nestor to brinw actions against the Magistrates, and the other persons who had been on the prendaes at Re.bl , .y-house, for trespasses on the latter Gentle man's property, in their arrest of Mr. Connolly. Mr. Noel asked if Mr. 'Stephen would accept the notices which, un der_ the Act of Parliament, he was obliged to give to the 'd agistrates. Mr. ST traiEN said he had no authority to do so. Shortly afterwards, Mr: Winter, one of the Magistrates, entered the -inquest room, ando after conferring with, him, 3lr. Stephen told• Mr. Noel lie was ready to accept the notice on that Gen .tletanan'tt behalf. The COROKR said he thought it necessary to state to the Jury, that a repOrt had got abroad which he was anxious to contradict, lest it should reach the ears of Mr. Justice Park. •He was represented to have said he thought that Learned Jud'ge's opinion respecting the publication of evidence was not 'worth a farthing. Ile denied ever having said this. Several of the Jurors declared they had heard no such expres sion from the Coroner. The CORONER took that opportunity of observing upon the condtict of the Magistrates, who said, when he (the Coroner) • • had gone with the Jury to view the premises, that " it was all nonsense." He deprecated any such interference, and said he should proceed according to the best of his judgment in the in vestigation. The information which had derived from the view he had taken of the prenaies convinced him that it was abso . _barely necessary. 'the names of the jurors were then called over, and when the* were sworn, • Thomas Watson was called, who stated that he lived in GFeat Suffolk -street, Southwark. Mr. STEPHYN suggested to the Coroner, that as Mr. Noel. irad expreasedlifs intention to bring actions, none of the wit teases who might be afterwards proceeded against in those .actions should be asked questions which could tend to furnish evbience against themselves. The COROnetR expressed his perfect willingness to meat this e suggestion, as far as he could consistently with the object of the inquisition e which was to procure a full account oi the events • - which had 'Occasioned it. The witness then proceeded to give the following evidence : —I am a Sheriff's Officer. I had been specially appointed. an officer by the Sheriff of Herts, under a warrant in execution for • dlifd.istgainst Patrick Connolly, upon a ca. so. I not the warrant:now about me. When I reached Rabley-house (on the 31st of December, 11;23), I went to the front door and , hoocked ; the servant-maid, now in custody, opened one of she, firat-floor windows in the front of the house. I asked her if Captain Nestor was at home. She said, " No." - 1 asked' when they expected him home. I did not know Captain Nestor was the owner of the house, but I undei stood lie resided there. `;he said she did not know when he would be borne. She had Clot seen him for ten days, and she thought he was in Ireland. I then asked if Mr. P. Connolly was within. She said she did nto know such a person, and had never heard the name. She then put down the window and quitted it ; 1 turned 'away and, went into the road again. 1 went to Mr. Cannon, who was waiting fur use : lie remarked, " Here's a man watching us over the pales." I went up to him and walked through the gates, while Mr. Cannon asked him about some horses that were for sale. The man who was looking 'over the pales is ~liugh Moran • he is now in custody. This was farther u p the lane from the house, beyond the kitchen door, on a line with the front of the house ; a part of this puffing is broken ; it is about 30 or 49 yards from the house. While Mr. Cannon Wll3 talking to Moran, I walked to the hack of the house, where I Sound the outer door open. There are two little doors which close : they were laid back ; the inner door which is slight, and the upper part of which is of glass, was shut. I put my foot on the threshold and tapped gently. 3lr. STEPHEN has repeated his objection, because it was evident that if the witness proceeded he would furnish infor mation which might be used against himself in the action wi;ich 3I:. Noel had threatened. He therefore requested that eh- Noel, and all other persons, except the jury, should quit .tee room. NO,EL disclaimed any threat; he acted only in pursu ance of Captain Nestor's insteuctions, and upon the trial of that action he must support it by other evidence than that of the witness now under examination. lie alluded to the case of the inquest on the body of Frances, who was killed at Knights bridge, in which counsel had been allowed to attend and cross examine witneaties, avowedly for the purpose of founding upon .that investiteation some future proceeding.; and he contended that he had aright to be present. Mr. STLPiiEN would be understood to object, not to Mr. presence, but to Materials being loilected by him, as well as be others, which would be prejudicial to the witnesses • oe sane future occesion. The CORONER. did not see any othat means by which he ..could make that investigation which his duty prescribed, than by e full exatnination of the witnesses. lie lied nothing to do with actions to be hereafter brought; lie therefore over-ruled the objection. The Rev. Mr. NEWComnE, a Magistrate, said he had a . question to ask Kr. Noel, which, if he would answer it expli , only, would show at once whether he out to be present or not. (Ar Noel expressed his perfect readiness to answer.) Mr. Aewcombe then asked him whether it was not by his advice, • onntained in a letter, that resistance had been offered the dil;criff's officer. So .E L denied most unequivocally to have given such adviee by letter or otherwise. Th e ne o n Mr. NEwcoaenn said, that his information has been received from Mr. Noel's own client, Mrs. Brown ; which, indeed, went so far, that he thought he should be justified in taking Mr. Noel up as a party to the crime which had been .cothmitted. .Aar. Nl' isTER, .rtnother Magistrate, corroborated this state- rnent. The ConoNtit had heard something of this before ; but until some specific charge should be made against Mr. Noel, hrt could only look upon him as an individual who had as much right to be in this, which was an open Court, as any other man. NEWCOMBE did not intend to go the length to which he thought he was - entitled to proceed, and hav► Mr. Noel taken up, but he desired he 4vould leave the room. irir. Nom. thought this-speech was really not worth a reply ; and after some further unimportant altercation, the examina tion was resumed. : . . . The witness said—l tapped gently at the door, when Mrs. Brown came forward, and, speaking through the glass-door, said that was her house. The same servant war with her who had before looked out of the window and spoken to toe. :Brown asked me what I wanted ? The outer door was now . open ; I mean the folding doors. Mr. NuEn asked the witness if lie had ever been a Sheriff's • ,oflicer before ?—The witness replied he bad not. Ile had been the keeper of a coffee-house in St. James's-street ; but the per. -aecctions of a relation had reduced him to distress, and he tin d:.trtook the job'of arresting Mr. Connolly to procure the means of supporting his parents, who were in povezt'. L'file wit ness was-so much affected by the explanation which he found it necessary to give of his own circumstances, that he was unable to proceed with his evidence, and was desired by the Coroner to ,retire..] -Carknorr, clerk to Mr. Stephen, King's Arms-yard • Cotritien-street,V?ls then called, and being sworn, deposed as' -follows :—On Tuesday the 39th December last, I issued, by Mr. Stephen's direction, a ed. Sc. into lierts for .5361. against Patrick Connolly. On the following morning, accompanied by Mr. James Dignam and Thomas 'Watson, I proceeded through Hertford (where I obtained a warrant upon the ca. ra. directed to Thomas Watson), to Rabley-house. On alighting from the chaise, Mt. Dignam crossed the fields towards the! -back of the house. Watson walked right up to the house, and ,l , fallowed him to the outer gate. After waiting there for about aluinute, Mr. Watson .came to me, and stated that be had ap plied and seen a servant (the witness here repeated the testi mony given by Watson-on this point.) While he was speak ing to me, I saw Hugh Moran, who, on catching my eye, withdrew. Mr. Watson and I followed him and I inquired of hint if Captain Nestor was at home. •He told inc that he was not, anti he did not know where he was, whether in England or Ireland. Ithen asked him if Captain Nestor had not a horse for sale at the Bazaar ; he replied .he did. not know. I in quired if Mrs. Brown was at home, and 'whether I could see her. He said she was, and he would ascertain if she would speak to at: e, and then walked towards the homse. Jr. 3 Watson and 1 wentrtothe house, and at the kitchern,door, which was *hut, I-inquired of a female servant who vial: standing on the. outside of it, if I could see Mrs. Brown she aaid she liOUld see, and went towards the front of the house. Mr. Wanton and I • --went towards the back of the house, and found the folding-doors .leading into the hall open. An inner door, the upper part of which was composed of glass, was shtzt.' Mrs, Bro wairnrned late 'Clinle to this door, and withoat opening it asked us w h y -we wished to see her. I told her that 1 had beeninformed that Captain Nestor hud ahOrse at the :Bitz,air Tor sale, and I should be glad to learn • upon what- terms to Jim sold.—, She replied, that .she, tilw nothing about it; 114,1 she Inas alone and unprotected t thet the whole of the property in the Louse was under her ate, and that she could Mot admit us. Mr. Watson then stated,•,that Mr. Charles Jarnes,.of Regent-street, „bad requested him to. proceed front town to Rabley-house, t Inform Mr. Patrick Connolly, that some terrible misfortune had befallen him, which rendered his presence in town imme diately necessary. Mrs. Brown stated that Mr. Connolly was not there, and that else .knew no , person of that name. Mr. Watson observed, that, was very strange, as he had been in formed by the family-in Begent-street that _Mr. (ham°lly was at Babley-house. M rs . Brown said," I don't know him ; in deed I don't. Fscarcely knew the family„ i in Regentestreet; . I have vi s ited th e re b u t once s o ie tw i ce ." M. W atson t h en seed, I'm a King's officer ; I have a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Patrick Connolly, and I request you to open thi s d o or that I may execute it.'' He then produced the warrant. Mrs:Brown replied that she could not think of opening the door; that Mr. P. Connolly was not there, and that she knew nothing what ever of hint. At this moment I caught a ,etlimpse of Mr. Con nolly (this was about half-past three o'clock), and I said to the officer, " There he is !" The officer then said to me, " Shall I break open the door," and I said to him, " Do so by all means." He kicked against th e d oor; an d by the violence of the shock a pane of grass was displaced. Connolly instantly rushed up to the door, and called out to the female servant, who was standing by him, " Bring me the spit. She brought it td him instantly. He brandished it, and swore by the Holy Jesus that he would run it into the guts of the first man who should enter. He then called out " Bring up the men." Two men then came up from the stable-yard. I was the standing at the back door.—(The Coroner did net think, from his recol lection of the premises, that a person standing there could see into the stable-yard.) —The witness concluded they came thence from the direction in which they appeared. Mr. Connolly told them to fetch the pitchforks. They went away, and quickly re , turned with the pitchforks, one of which was handed to Connolly 1 through the broken pane of glass. I knew the men; they were Hugh Moran and Edward 'Prayers; 1 think it was the latter Who handed in the fork. Connolly then helloed out to the men, "These are damned rascally sheriffs' officers come to ar rest me; damn them run the pitchforks into their b—y guts." Trayers bawd with the pitch-fork in his hand ready to charge. II do not know whether he received the fork from Moran. I have some recollection of his looking down the cellar, and say ing, " Here's another fork." Watson was then standing on the steps, and did not prevent the handing in of the pitchfork. Mr. Connolly then made a desperate thrust with the pitchtbrk. The door was then closed, and he thrust .at Watson through the hole which had been broken in the glass. Watson stepped back, and said, "He has wounded me in the side." Mr. Cone nolly said, " Danm you, I wish I had killed you." I then went a short distance from the house and hailed Mr. Dignam, who came up. As he approached the door at which Connolly was still standing, Connolly thrust at him through the broken pane of glass. Mr. Dignam drawing hack, said_." I'm wound ed ;" he added, " I'll go for assistance, and went away." Di rectly afterwards Connolly said to Hugh Moran, " Go to Mr. Bartholomew's and borrow his gun, and be sure you bring it loaded." Connolly then said to Watson, " I'll soon have an ounce of lead for you, you d—d scamping rascals. I'll shoot six men rather than be taken." I then followed Hugh Moran, that I might inform - the person of whom the gun was to be borrowed for what purpose it was to be used. (hi reaching the gate leading to Mr. Bartholomew's house, Hugh Mo ran was just coming out: he had no gun in his hand, and said, "It won't do, I can't get it." I returned to Rab ley-house ; about three minute. afterwards I was walking in the front of it, and Hugh Moran came within a few yards of me : he held out his hand, which was filled with bullets or slugs. Ile rattled them in his hand and said, " Look here, there's plenty of lead for you." About two or three minutes after wards Edward Trayers came round to the front of the house with a pitchfork in his hand: He said to me, " You had better go ; I have put many a d_ad son of be__ of a Dublin po lice-officer to the rout, and will serve you so before the night." I was alone at this time. I told him it was imprudent to use such language, and that he had better be perfectly quiet. lie said, "Oh no, I'll he d—d if 1 do," and went off. About a minute afterward I went to the back of the }muse, where I found Mr. Watson, Hugh Moran. and Edsverd Trayers; Hugh • Moran then had a gun in his hand. which he levelled alternate ly at Mr. Watson acid myself ; Connolly called out to him, " D—nt them, shoot them ;" and to Edward Thayers he (Connolly) said, " Stick them, and toss their bodies into the pond." Mr. Watson t o ld them to forbear, that he was in the execution of his duty as a King's officer, and that it would cost them their lives if they obeyed such directions. Connolly then called out, " Shut the doors, and you Moran walk backwards to she door, with the gun presented at your shoulder"—(mean iwnags w w i i t t l i i ii t n he th a e lt d n oo p r o . int A e l d rs to u w r a o r w ds n us). a i a s le tit s n er e v C a4 on t n ,, b e l r ly The folding-doors e part. They were standing still and silent . . standing near him. I don't think they were takinte . , any . active tlfe lt fe t i h n him( Moran) to pass the gun in through the cellar win( 0w•...._ were then shut, and we were shut out. Connolly then . directed i. We did not attempt to take the gun from Moran. Trayers was ready to charge us with the pitchfork in hie hand. Moran could hear what Connolly said. Be walked backwards to the cellar-window, and delivered the gun in to the female servant, who was there ready to receive it. By a Juror-IVhen we went into Bartholomew's house, we gave notice, because we then understood that o e gu n was to be had there. Mor a n soon a f ter got i n through th e ce ll ar window, and they all closed up t h e shutters. Shortly aft er 3i te Connolly appeared at the window in the back of the house. He threw up the sash, and exhibited a gun, and any man who a ttempt e d to arrest hint—that b e valued his W liberty too much to he t a k en . Mr. atsha said, " You. ain't intimidate me, Mr. Connolly;I s a a m id h n e o w t ottoildbesh:lit terred from th e execu tion of my d uty b y any threats that you may tole." Mr. Connolly turn e d to hi m and said, ss By the Holy Saviour of the world, I'll shoot you dead if you don't instantly quit the premises." Mrs. Brown a n d the f e male serv ant were at this rime with Connolly at the window. Mrs. Brown said, "And I have a second pistol, and if hi s fire does rot take effect, I'll shoot that." I sa id to M rs. Brown, s , You make yourself a party to the illegal acts committed by Mr. con folly, if you use such language ; you h a d b etter not do so." I saw no pistol at this time. I then went into the lae e, and met, a short distance from the hou se , a posse of constables one of H ea rd.-- (Captain told me that they h a d b een sent b y Captain (Captain Heard, one of the Jury, here said that he had not sent them. It appeared, after, that they were sent by Itlr. Dignane) .--I told them that an assault had been committed uptin 31r. Watson, the officer, and another upon Mr. Dignam. Mr. Pig natn was slightly wounded under the thumb. I then directed the men (the posse whiCh we had met) to break into the house. Mr. Connolly, who was then at the same window 1 s p o k e of last, called out, " If you do, by God I'll shoot you ;" an d the men hesitated to obey my directions. I had no warrant to break in at this time. I then went round to the front, and stationed the men there. I omitted to state that before this Mr. Con nolly came to one of the first floor windows in front, and shew ing a gun, a powder-horn, and a handful of bullets and slugs, said, " I have plenty of ammunition, and by God I'll put some lead into you before I've clone with you." This was before I went into the lane. I saw 2,1 r. Connolly at one of the front windows after I had stationed the men. He came there, and addressed himself to the constables. He said, " Gentlemen, I'll give you a history of the whole of this transaction." Ile then related several circumstances, and said to them I was a blackguard attorney's clerk, and that he would give them a guinea each to withdraw. The circumstances he related were relative to his connexions with Mr. Andrews, whom he desig nated by several epithets of " swindler," Sce. He concluded by alluding to me as I have said, and by offering a guinea to each of the men to withdraw. By this time Mr. Dignain arrived, and I went with him to the Magistrate (Mr. Winter) to obtain a warrant against Connolly for the assault. The Magistrate sent for the constable (.John Grainge, and directed him to bring his brother (the deceased) and other assistants. They came, and James Grainge was sworn in special constable for this occasion. The Magistrate furnished him (James Grainge) with an axe, and the party proceeded to Rabley-house. Jame,' Grainge went rt, the front of the house. I arri - not sure that the warrent. was directed to James. It was given to him, but directed, I believe, to his brother John. James Grainge went, as I said, to the'front door. Mr. Connolly called out, " Who's there ?" Grainge replied, " The constable of Shenley-hill. I have a Magistrate's warrant for the apprehension of Patrick Connolly, and I request that the door may be opened, that I may be able to take him." Connolly replied, "It shall not be opened, and if you attempt to take me, I'll shoot you." Grainge answered, " I hope not, Sir—don't be rash—govern your passion," I did not bear any other voice inside the door at this time. Con tinily answered, " I'll shoot you, by God, if you attempt to enter." Grainge replied, " Pray don't, Sir, lam a con stable, and have a Magistrate's warrant, and I hope you will open the door for me." Connolly answered, " I will not." Grainge said, " If you won't, Sir, I really must break open the door." Connolly said to this, "If you do, I'll shoot you dead." It was now dark. He (Grainge) then turned round to me, and asked me, "Do you think I have acted in an officet-like manner ?" 1 told hint I did, and directed him to force the door. I did not hear Grainge read the warrant at the door. - Ido not think it was read. Connolly desired biro to put the warrant under the door. Grainge said he would not do that, but that if he would open the door, or bring a light, he would read it to him. Connolly would not do this, and Grainge could not read it : it was dark. He explain ed its contents to him, and said, it was a warrant signed by Mr. Winter, the Magistrate, for the apprehension of Patrick Connolly, for an assault on Mr. Dignam. There were no persons with lights about the place at the time. If there were any, I mug have seen theta. The axe was then given to Grainge.— Ido not know who brought the axe. I heard the Magistrate day .that an axe should be given to the constables. This was inconsequence of my having said that I was afraid resistance would be offered. I asked, before I left Mr. Winter's, whether any of the men had got the axe? and one of them said he had, and I did not make any further inquiry , about it. [Mr. WIN TSit, the Magistrate, who came in at this part of the evidence, stated that he gave no axe to any of them, but he knew they had an axe from his house.]—When Grainge received the axe, he began to batter the door, and several apertures were made in the upper part of it, through one of which a gun was discharged from the .inside of the house. Not three se conds elapsed after the first stroke was made, when the gun was fired. I could not discern by whom the gun was fired. I was standing close to the door. The aperture made was about an inch and a half wide. I saw through it that there were lights inside. A person standing in front of the aperture might have been able to discern the person who fired the gun. Grainge said. " You have shot - my arm off." The axe then dropped 'from his hands, and he reeled front the step of the door. Both his hands were raised at that moment, in the act of striking the door. , Ile had struck - the door •with the head (pole) of the axe: I then with some others assisted the wounded man off. In about eight or ten minutes afterwards I heard another shot fired. From the sound, I judged that it proceced from one of the windows on the first floor. I did not see the flash. I then continued to walk in front of the house. I heard Mr. Dignam say, that he thought the second shot was fired at him. Soon after this, some person said the officer was wanted. I asked who wanted him. Mrs. Brown said, " I do." Mr. Watson went and asked what she wanted. She said, " I wish you would withdraw the men, Connolly has escaped." Mr. Watson asked who fired the gun ? Mrs. Brown replied, " Connolly, and he went off immediately afterwards." I could not see Mrs. Brown at this time, but I knew her voice. Some time after I sent to Barnet for a constable, and he not having arrived in time, I consulted with Mr. Newcombe, whe ther it was not better to make another attempt at the door. I went round and knocked, and Mrs. Brown asked, " Who's there?" I told her that I held in my hand a warrant, signed by Mr. Winter, for the apprehension of Mr. Connolly. I obtained this warrant from the hands of James Grainge, after he was shot. I told her the warrant was to apprehend Mr. Connolly for an assault upon Mr. Dignam, and that in the exe cution of that warrant a capital felony had been committed, end I requested her to open the door, that the person of Mr. Connolly might be secured. She told me that she would not open the door—that Mr. Connolly had escaped. I said to her, that if she persisted in refusing to open, we were resolved to force it. She sail it would be useless to attempt to take Mr. Connolly, that he was a desperate man, and would resist to the last. Mr. Newcombe then recommended her to open the door; and be told her that if necessary the whole force of the county would be raised. - Mrs. Brown replied, that she would speak to Mr. Connolly, and endeavour to prevail upon him to surrender himself; but that he had a gun and powder and shot, and that she knew it would be useless. Shortly afterwards she came to the door, and said that Mr. Connolly would surrender, but to no other than Mr. Newcombe, and that he was to enter the house alone. I told Mrs. Brown to open the door. She did so, and Mr. Watson and I entered the house, followed by Mr. Newcombe. Connolly instantly came down and surrendered himself. Prop sting, the constable, then arrived, and made search for the fe male servant. She could not he found. Propsting found the gun in a cock-loft. I examined it, and it was primed and half cocked. I shook out the printing, and the pan appeared as if it had been recently discharged. I examined the barrel, and about three inches down front the muzzle I found a bullet or something like it. I brought the gun down etairs and delivered it to Mr. Newcombe. Soon after Hugh Moran was brought in in custody of Propsting, and conveyed to Mr. Winter, where the depositions were token. This is all I know. [The de positions of this witness were read once over to him, and he signed them.] Thomas Watson was then called in, and his examination re sumed. The ConoNEit directed the depositions of the last witness to be read over, which Watson mainly corroborated. He then proceeded—When I asked Mrs. Brown to admit me, she said in reply, that she had received through a friend of hers an express froM Mr. Noel, the solicitor, apprising her of what was to happen, and cautioning her not to admit any one. I produced my warrant, and read part of it. The servant-maid said Mrs. Brown was rather deaf. I then began again, - and read louder, holding it so that she might also read it. At this time Mr. Cannon said 44 There he is !" 'looked beyond Mrs. Brown towards the inner room, and saw a ►nan. 1 had never seen Mr. Connolly before. I said to Mr. Cannon, " Are you sure that is the man." I said this laud enough, I think, for Mr. Connolly to hear. I said, "If you are sure that is Mr. P. Connolly, I will proceed to take him." He said it was. The ConON FAL asked by what means Mrs. Brown told the witness she had received the intimation alluded to from Mr. Noel Witness.—She said by an express. AIL STEPHEN now repeated his objection to Mr. Noel's being present. The CORONER thought, as the statement was now Made by a witness on oath, that Mr. Noel had better retire. 111r.WoEL said, he ehould bow to the Coroner's decision, hut he again repeated that he had never, by letter or message, or otherwise, comthunie s ted. with Mrs. Brown on this stbjeet. Be then withdrew. _ ! The witness resumed. I requested Mrs. Brown to let me , into the house peaceably, that I might take Mr. Connolly.— ' She replied, that there was no person in the house but herself and her servant, , arid. she hoped I would use no v i o l ence . I said I should be sorry to do go, but I must if she still refused roe admittance. I then referred- to Mr. Cannon, and said, under these circumstances I must proce e d to arrest M. Con . Lolly ;he said " all means.' I then gave the door a smart kick at the buttons. Mr. Conno my plly, rison who er." I p now appeared . T Cannon again iden t ifi e d Mr are . & said, " Connolly, You y warrant again, shewed it, roduced 11l and read a part of it to him, and said, " I arrest you ,• youare my prisoner." lie they. broke out into several dreadful oaths —called me a b—dy thief, and Other low expressions, and said , returned with a s pit.-- thief, Bring me a spit, and I'll run it through his body." The maid y " a King's officer, and 1 hope • servant disappeared, and very short] said, " Now, you b—dY he presented the point to me, aod thief, will you come in ?" lam in execution of legal I then made use of some mild len ' gunge to sooth him. I said, or words to that effect. you won't go to extremes ; men pitch fork." Hugh Moran pro cess, and hope you won't act as you Say,” He then called " Hugh, bring brought it, and handed it through th e broken glass. I did not think it consist e nt with my duty to take it from hi m. M r . Connolly then laid down the spit, and too k U p t h e fork, telling me that if I came h e w ould r un i t into my guts. I told him I w a s w itho u t arms, and beg ge d h e wo u ld act coolly-. I turned on one side to speak to Mr. Cannon, and while I was doing so, he thrust the fork at me, and wounded me under the shoulder, not materially, but it went through iy sieve clothes,wouldand sp ru ng back, or I b e _ saw have it wounded the worse. It p enetrated it coming, both my coats, my waistcoat, the waistband of my breeches, and my shirt. I then said, " Connolly, you have wounded ' me." He said, " I'm glad of it; I wish I had killed you." 3lr. Cannon said, " Watson, are you much hurt ?" I said I did not know. 31r. Cannon then called Dignam, who came up. ' Connolly thrust the fork otnt at him severa l t i mes , ca lli ng hi m „ b y Di gimm ;_ob, y ou thi e f. informer." Mr. Dignam then went away very quickly. I could not tell whether he was wounded, nor did he stay to inform me. Mr. Con nolly then called out to Hugh to go to Bartholomew's, and borrow the gun, and to be sure to bring it loaded. The man went asvay, and shortly after returned with a gun, and a ser vant (Trayers) whom I had seen on the premises. Trayers had a pitchfork. I stood on the green. The two men advanced towards me, Moran with the gun levelled at me, and Trayers with the pitchfork. Col-Molly called out, " Shoot him, d--- him ; stick him, and throw him into the pond." Mr. Cannon, I think, was present now. I extended my hand to the men, and told them, 'if they were influenced by Mr. Connolly's advice, and took my life, they would be sure to lose their -oven. • The gun was-then oxen through the cellar-windOw, - and Connolly afteu - Wirdf appeared at another window with it i n his hand, and repeated hit threats. I saw him, I thi n k, putting the hammer hack to look at the priming. 1 re monstrated with bins and told him that I could not qu it my post. Ile said, " By Jesus, if you don't be off, I'll shoot you." He said. " If you stop here till dark, I'll shoot you for a rob her."—l again requested him not to shisot. Hugh Moran then appeared at the corner outside the house, with something in one hand (I think a powder horn, but I wont swear to it), and a long-bladed knife about 12 inches in length, and pointed, and said, " It you don't go off the premises you are a dead man." Trayers was with him, and said the same. I said, " Don't talk nonsense, you must not shoot me." Moran went into the cellar ' window, and soon afterwards appeared at another window with a powder-horn in his hand, which lie shook, and, turning some thing out °forte hand into the other, said, " I have got plenty of ammunition to kill 20 of you." I said, " If there were 20 Con nollys in the house I would'nt leave my post; nor if a gun was presented from every window, I should never leave the house until I took him." Mrs. Brown was then at the window with a female servant. One of the females (I cannot tell which; for when I thought that Connally really meant to shoot me I re tired to the paling, out of the reach of the gun if it was loaded with shot, and if with ball, thinking it would probably miss me) then said, " if his gun does not take effect, she would fire a pistol or the pistol." I then asked Connolly if he was ever shot at himself.. He said " Yes, by Jesus, three times in one day." " Well (said I), were you not afraid ?" " No, he said. " Then," said I, " why do you think lam ? I don't believe you are a brave man, for they never make such a noise about things. I think when I tackle you, you will hang your head down like a dunghill cock, Ind I shall lead you away like a lamb with a bit of silk riband round your neck." lie laughed and sneered at this. The witness went on to say, that when th e warrant arrived h e a pp roac h e d the do or with 6rainge and others ; the gun was put through the door and fired. The witness then detailed the attempt to force open the door, and he firing of the gun through it, in nearly the same words as the last witness. When Mr. Newcombe entered, I went with him and arrested Mr. Connolly. He said he would surrender only to Mr. Newcombe. Some conversation then ensued be tween Mr. Newcombe and Mrs. Brown, as to the impropriety of resisting, - She said it had been done in consequence of Mr. Noel's advice and instructions. The witness was asked by Mr. STEPHEN why he had used Mr. Charles James's name. lie replied, because he understood Mr: Coneolly knew that person. Mr. STEPHEN said he asked, that it might be explained to the Jury, that the gentleman mentioned was in fact Mr. Chas. James Connolly, the brother•of Mr. P. Connolly. The deposition was then read over to the witness, and signed. James Dignam of Newman-street, O x f or d- street , a solici tor, was then called. He begged in the first place to state, that he had been induced to accompany the officer on this oc casion only at the request of Mr. Stephen, with whom he had peen a fellow-clerk in the office of Messrs. Kaye and Fresh field, and who knew that he was acquainted with Mr. P. Connolly's person. He had no other reason for going than to oblige Mr. Stephen. He then confirmed the evidence of the two last witnesses so far as he was concerned, and added that there were three shots fired, the latter was a very faint report, and it struck him : there were no shots in the gun. There was a long parley between Mrs. Brown and Mr. Newcombe before the door was opened. Mr. Newcombe told her that Mr. Connolly had better surrender; she said she would 1 endeavour to prevail upon him to do so, but she feared he would not, he was so desperate a man ; she thought he would not be taken alive. She wished he would, for he had already caused her much trouble. Michael Cripps, of Barnet, blacksmith and headborough, deposed, that he took Hugh Moran, who was lying hid in the gutter on the. top of Rabley-house. Moran had a gun in his hand. The evidence being now closed at both sides, the CORONEn was proceeding to sum up, when Mr. NOEL entered the room. He said he would then, with the permission of the Coroner, explain the circumstance of the communication made to Mrs. Brown—or rather to Mr. Con nolly. It was highly gratifying to him to have this opportu nity. He had learned the particulars since he left the room.— This Mr. Dignam he did nut know, but he had information, that it was from a messenger sent by bins .(Dignam) with a 1001. bill to be presented for payment, in order that a ground might be laid for issuing a commission of bankruptcy against him (Connolly). It was this messenger who gave the informa tion that a writ was out for the arrest of Mr. Connolly. The messenger would arrive in the room in a short time, and would prove this fact. He (Mr. Noel) knew the object of the parties in making the insinuation which had been made against him. The whole of this matter alleged against him (Mr. Noel) wes the work of Mr. Dignam and Mr. Stephen, and they should hear of it. .11r. STEPHEN said, he did not think the remark of Mr. Noel, as applying to him, worthy of an answer; but if Mr. Noel persisted in throwing out insulting language and insi nuations against him, he would claim Protection from the Coroner. Mr. NOEL said, that in the room he should say nothing against Mr. Stephen ; but he would see Mr. Stephen any where out of the Court, to answer any thing which he had to urge against him. Ile (Mr. Noel) was the father of nine children, and he felt it his duty to them to defend his pro fessional character from imputations which had been made against him. The CORONER said, that of whatever might have passed between Mr. Noel and Mr. Stephen at the other end, or out of the room, he knew nothing, but he could not allow any thing unbecoming or of an unpleasant nature to pass in his presence. Mr. NOEL professed that he had no intention of offering any thing disrespectful or unbecoming the Court to hear. He ap pealed to the Coroner, whether he had not, on all occasions, where he saw him, acted as became a G en tl eman . A s to Mr. g farther to sa y, b ut t h at h e would b 2 retaedpyhe to , hear he ha d any which h e m i g h t h ave to o bj ect to hint. Snnothing might have to ma k e to hi m any where. Mr. 31r. Stephen said, he would receive any commun i cat i on The Conowlen. was again p rocee di ng to sum up, when Mr. STEPILEN returned to th e room an d said that he was requested by Mr. Dignam to st a t e , t h at h e (Mr. Stephen) had Stephen ten Mr. Noel le the room. t not received any communication from him as to the residence of Mr. Connolly. The information same entirely front another quarter. TC e - b o itotiEn now went on with his summing up. After he h a d co ncluded, the jury retired ; an d a f ter consulting together for an hour and a quarter, returned with t h e f o ll owing verdict w , fl;1 Patrick C onno ll y G uilty of Murder in the first degree; w e find Hugh Moran, Edward Trayers, Elizabeth B rown , and Amelia Morgan, Guilty of lifurder in the second degree (as a,ccessaries)." Th e Jury were then discharged. It was stated in the course of the proceedings that the pri soners had been fully committed before this verdict. • In the course of the examination, a gentleman entered the inquest-room, and announced himself as Minchin, of Gray's.inn, the agent of Messrs. Minchin and son, of Gosport, who were appointed by Mr. Connolly's family to conduct his defence. He was furnished with a seat at the table near the Coroner. SPANISII BONDS. Translation of a Letter written by the Trea. surer-General of Spain to M. Louis G UEBIIAND, Banker, at Paris : MADRID, DEC. 22, 1823.—The Commissioner sent by his Majesty to your Capital to make arrangements with you rela tively to the Royal Loan with which you are charged, has in formed me of the manoeuvres by means of which, on the announcement of the change of our Ministry, the Bonds of the Revolutionary Government obtained fresh credit. This operation, adroitly directed by a neighbouring Government, and prepared beforehand by means of couriers, deceived those imprudent persons who purchased a quantity of that paper, because they did not understand the firmness of the Spanish character or that of our august Monarch. his Majesty, who exists only for his people, has by his Decree of the let of October fixed the lot of the Loans of the Rebellion. The King was convinced that to recognize them would expose the nation to the most lamentable consequences, and that it would be buying his dishonour and his ruin, by the violation of a principle conservative of all Thrones, to recognise the political and administrative acts of the Revolutionists. This principle is consecrated, and all the Sovereigns of Europe have happily adopted it ; since the contrary principle would have for its result the authorisation of revolt. The principles recognised by the Monarchs are the basis of their instructions in the Missions which they give to their ser vants ; but the latter, sometimes yielding to calculations of in terest, abuse the confidence reposed in them by their masters. Hence came the terrible attacks which the Ministry just re-; moved from office had to undergo ; for even those who . ought to have maintained the conservative principles sheaved, that, though they could not directly attack those principles without renou 4 ag the most salutary maxims of the general Restora tion, they nevertheless attempted in every possible manner to carry them by surprise. In fine, my friend, the change of Ministry cannot in the least degree alter the conservative principle which the wisdom of his Majesty has adopted. The unfortunate persons, there. fore, who have been seduced by certain individuals that for se veral years past has been playing with the public interest, will find their disappointment in the measures which the Govern. ment is about to take for the consolidation of its credit ; for the present lllinisters also are true Spaniards, incapable of giving his Majesty any counsel inconsistent with the good of his people : and the people have at length opened their eyes, and know that all the evils they have auffered for the last three years have arisen from the Revolutionary Loans. Hence, my friend, you may be assured, that before another fortnight has elapsed the veil which has hitherto covered this mysterious affair will be completely tome away. I am, &c. (Signed) PIO DE ELIZALDE. The Duke of BEDFORD, we are happy to state, is fast recovering from his long and severe indis- position. Ilis Grace and family are residing at Woburn Abbey, WEST INDIA DOCKS. DELIVXRIES fur the WEEK, and STOCK ON RAND,. for the Week ending the 3d of January, 1824. I Delivered. Articles. ;tack ort Hand. Houle Con sumption. 2,671 Exporta tion. I~hds . - sugar Tierces - Puncheons - Rum Inds - - IHhds and Tierces Coffee I3arrels and Bigs (Bales and Bags Cotton (Pockets and Serons ( Butts and Pipes Wine 2 , (Inds and 4 Casks Casks - Pimento ( Bags ( Casks - Ginger ), (Bags - - Casks - Cocoa Bags - 26 1,606 Log wood Tons - 4,3781 1,1168 i rustic Tons . Chests of Sugar 7,f Casks of Molasses TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Letter signed JOHN MILLS, respecting the Trial ofJou HAWKEIL, the Post-hoy, does not refer to the account given in THE Su x of that Trial, which was taken from The Neu, 'Times, and in which the evidence of the former, was not noticed. Titx EPIPHANY.—HoIiday at the Exchequer, Bank, East India and South Sea Houses. _ _ PRICE OF FO.REIGN STOCKS LONDON, JAx.6, AT ONE: O'CLOCK. f Five per Cents. 00. Scrip, 4$ pm. (Six per Cents. 00. • Five per Cents. 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'don, Jan. 2, 81. /11011 WA TER AT LON DO, Morning, 26 minutes after 5. ;BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 44 minutes after 5. T 1 1E SUN. SOLE:11 QUIS DICER]; 1 , 41.5 UM AUDEAT LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1824. In spite of the effect produced upon the pub lic mind, with respect to the debts of the Spanish Cortes, by the publication of the letter addressed to Mr. G ZJEBIIARD by the Spanish Treasurer- General, and by the otherwise apparently des perate situation of the holders of Spanish Bonds, we have reason to believe that FURDINAND will still be compelled by his own necessities to acknowledge the whole of the revolutionary debt. Intelligence has been received in a poli tical quarter from Madrid, of the date of the 27th ult., from which we learn that FERDINAND had actually dismissed his present Ministers, (as was previously reported) and that their reinstate ment so shortly after their dismissal, was owing to the KING having found it impossible to pro cure a new Ministry. The persons upon whon: he wished to confer that mark of his favour, frankly told him that they were convinced that it was only by pursuing the course that leuao and his colleagues wished .him to adopt, that they could have any hope of the kingdom being extricated from its difficulties and troubles, and that if they were to accept the posts offered to them, it could only be on the understanding that they should prosecute the same views. The same parties, on being asked by the KINC to give their opinion as to the means by which he could obtain a supply of money, further represented to him their belief, that however desirable it might be that the decrees of Port St. Mary, &c. should be rigorously adhered to, yet, that as every proposition for a new loan had been rejected on all the Exchanges of Europe, and as the persons representing the monied interests continued obstinately to insist on the recognition of the old Bonds as au indispenahle preliminary to a new contract, .33,971 2,553 28,391 1,109 10,102. 17,291 2,743