The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-21 00:00:00

SOMERSETSIIIRE ASSIZES.

BRIDGEWATER. AUGUST 17.
CROWN SIDE.
EXTENSIV FORGER! ES.
Charles Hilibert, en4ravvr. of Bath, was indicted
for couliterreiiiiig, in the sub•tasice of th,
by s most ingenious contrivance, the ant, r-niar k at.
the Bank of England notes.
It appeared, from u long course of eviiktic'e,
the Prisoner hod long carried on his nefarious
to a great Writ!, for several Welfll.otit
ere found in his house, as well as plates in air 14.1.1
plates in progress. The case was proved h.yona
the possibility of doubt, and the Prieoner ofieliog
no defence, was immediately found Guilty.
There were four other indictments is_tainst the
Prisoner, fur forging notes upon several Osumi,/
Banks, particularly on the Devizes Bank of Messt..
Tyler and Co.
The Prisoner 14 a complete cripple, and w4s
allowed to sit during the 11141. Ile appeared is
have made up has mind to the fate which utii.t
await him.

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DUBLIN. AUGUST It;.

IS is reported that the following eeelesis.t.t,l
arrangenieots will speedily take place :—The [Vistula
of Elphin to go to Cloglier ; the 13:shop of Clo -
fert to Elphiti; and the Deau of Cork to be creatt.i
Bishop of Cloufert.
The Bishop of Waterford will hold his mono
visitation at Clotitnel church on Thursday the t 6 a
instant.
'flie Rev. Henry Hunt has been appointed to tt,e
vicarage of Ballynefagh, in the diocese and county
of Kildare. io the rout of the Flout, and Rev. G. T.
Bourke. who resigned in consequence of ptutnut.o:s
its another diocese.

CLARE ASSIZES.

The execution of the four unfortunate wretc!,es
who were hanged, pursuant to sentesice, at t!.•;
Ennis Assizes, on Wednesday and Thursday were.
is calculated to awakeu those horrified feeliogs
which accounts of savage ferocity, perpetrated
centuries since, would fad to inspire. AVe would
almost wish to avoid the contemplation of those
scenes that led to the fatal consummation of this
miserable drama ; but our duty wills it otherwise ;
Bud, sickening at the retrospect, we must still look
on it, till vision. disgusted, refuse, to perform its
wonted office. The crime for which the first two soi.-
feted was murder—murder in such a shape as rentle7s
description hideous ; the victim, an wifortimate. ►e-
male, who was supposed to have given information Ls-
Wive to illicit distiller►es in the district of Moyree.
At the close of a fine evening, a few months since.
she passed, as was frequently , her custom, lt.e
house of John and James Sull►van, wherein the::
companion, John Burns, tilen was, employed :3
making whiskey. As the woman passed, Sullivan
mother called out in Irish, ".There gore Biddy
the informer." The men paused, gazed at ,eisch
other. and. at that instant. revenge and murder
expelled reason ■nd humanity frou► their coui. ;
the ill-starred Biddy pursued her course, alt
they resumed their illicit work until they fonsid..t
completed, without the hiudrance which Biddj's
appearance had led them to expect joy at Bola
success induced them to drink freely of the welt
finished spirits, hut this only added to their thiiwt
for vengeance. mid nought but .B11,1)1410 of *lig
miserable victim could quench its .fire. • Araiki
with various weapons they left khcir:dwellieg, 414
in one • short hour Biddy, the informer, was .
more! On, enterin4 her tout, which coulileut resat
them, the foremo►t struck it's, on the head w:t'k..►
stone, which fractured her skull. and, laid tie 4:
his feet ; a yell of savage•juy antiooliced the ,
and the prostrate, almost to.tonnate .beiroz •si.•
raised from the qersh, to. imilergo snore emelt 0.,
She was pieced against a walls and her bre.
were severed froos her body; trembling awis
agony, she chewed signs of life, till our, with awe
pity thee the rest, by repealed iiicisions with a knots
and pitchfosk, made in the side and stoma►b, coins
pletedthe work of ceroage. Fiutbog her no towel
capable of administering to their OWE rld pleasores,
they precipitated she tatshape►t carcass too ap 441;..
jacent river, and coolly soforined a man
.whe Itsml
pear to it, that there was a woman drowisiog. !
perhaps. aware of their eharacter. us .at. have
respecting something.: told thew, be .v/601 !est
assi•Prillasetheed"wort—idtimibato.tfu;sth!s:e.sla"lbeit,‘VPstemill"4"ratii to:

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ailmiliancw, and they setired—their heads and per-
suns begrimed with gore. When they hod gone.
the man came out, and fodnd What to him appeared
to have once been a hunters hotly, but so mutilated
.is ►earer. to retails the remblancr. They were ar-
rested, convicted, slid received the punishment they
merited. Forty-eight hours from the time review*
Qs Lammed, were allotted to them. A clergy.
msn of the' Roman Catholic Faith attended, add,
we trost, his constant admonitions were not lost.
We taw them lautseh•d into eternity before thou.;
spots of spettators, from whom on groan of dissis '
•:sl,etion proceeded, and the awful solemnity of
I,ich camrot fail to t.•ach that country a deep. long
:cssuo. Bur we are fated to proceed in this Isaias!
ink ; the following •un beheld two more pay the
di be of nature fur a crime, equal. if out superior
iti magoitistle. to what we have related. Singular,
melancholy, and &radio! coincidence—out day,
a man die. for the murder of a woman—the next,
woman dies for the murder of a man, mid
that mail her husband !—her assistants, her pon-
der. in sits arid guilt are •a. her /other and her
-other ! Olt, 'limit of pity ! haat thou fled the earth,
vr r, our nature altered—ore there no bonds strong
chain down this demoniac principle—
.s f, rniuine teuderness been changed into bloody
vengeatic•--have those mild and heavenly beatstirs
a hide raised her above the coarser qualities of rnan-
-1 nod.
been expelled the bosom of a woman, and left
:•s nought to cheer us iii the tleserti 4444 of .use
beatific a:trilnitcs ! The execution of this terrific
tier,' was same speedy than that above. A family
tend lorpz existed between the unhappy husband
and Lis wife's fatuity. which they determined on
•conclittling. by niurderitig, the object of their sates
ritnary rage. The husband fool beets from home,
and had drank somewhat too freely. On Ins retorts,
his wife nn•t him, and, Judas like, gave him the
fond salutation of a kiss, drew him into the house,
:•nit her onus round lint, seated him in her
Iv, a 1..15t her brother beat out Isis brains. The
Lather, we have he ad, was a silent, though reloct-
not spectator. On the every circumstance
was fully proved against the brother and sister.
We need seatcely s“: 3; they suffered for the deed.—
Limcr ick tiler.)

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