The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-13 00:00:00

No. It.

Report from the Commissioners for improving the Road from
.1•4 wd m to Hul)lresa to the Moser llor of the Exchequer,
on Mr. Telford's Report and Estimate fur buildiug a
Bridge user the Mruai Strait.
Whitehall-place, May IS, 18111.
Stn—lis consequence of the wish you .bare expressed, that
we uhuulif examme some other engineers, besides Mr. Tel-
ford, a• to the practicability of constructing an iron hanging
bridge :IffPNII the Menai Strait, near Bangor Ferry, we pro-
to examine Mr. Dunkin, Mr. W. Chapman, and
Ildr. Iteenie, civil engineers ; Mr. Ikurrtusi, of the firm
' of Bi Immo, and Cu, iruu cable manufacturers; Mr. Barlow,
mothenintiral master of Woolwich Academy ; cod Mr.
Fit-
dolt, • tiny to the Runcorn Bridge Company.
The poilits to which we enninimil these gentlemen were,
the practicability of forming woo cables of die requisite
length, and of suffirielit strength to support the ...tight
mhicli a bridge to 1w pert:city safe ought to sustain beyund
that of its Jau matcriah, the practicability of (veining sup.

in truth for Ilkat purling, ; 'twas eery ; was in
the kitchrti ; WAS not ; 1111(1 slot, therefore,
bolt the door, it was latched ; the boy went nut for
turf, she lit-heves ; is still a servant to Mr. S. who
is a ►ery good muster.
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Laurence Lynch examiner!.
Lives with 11r. Sergeant ; was in Ina service tOth
Jams:try, 1817 ; was in the house that night, in the
kitchen; no going out the party met hint, took I
out, laid a frosted to his breast ; could tell tio more
than six or seven ; said they would shoot him if he
did nut tell where his master was ; said I.e was in
the honer ; was so frightened did not know what
be soul ; took him to the !lunge nod threatened to
shoot him ; made him cover his head, took 11011 up
stairs ; made hint hold the candle ; broke a hunk,
took thirteen guineas therefrom, also clothes, &c. ;
611 W the faces ; saw Prisoner': idenhlie.l him ; is
certain he was there ; did not go up stairs; saw hits
iu the hall ; had a blunderbuss to his hood ; knew
him before ; sew bins three times in the house that
night ; mentioned soon after hr was of the party ;
pointed him out in among many, the
moment be saw him ; had no difficulty ; often saw
him before the robbery.
Cruas-examined.—Was twice before Magistrates
on this brisine,s ; the first time watt a few daps sifter
the rubbery, three or four ; don't know was a reward
offered ; never, to 1011 klloa ledge, heard it ; did say
before the Magistrate when first brought, that lie
did nut know any of them; 'twits three or four days
after the robbery ; said so because hr did %tisk to
tell the milli; men were produced of whom lie
knew none, that was what he stated ; told his was-
ter some time before the then next Assizes, he knew
one of the robbers ; was brought here about a 0010
he knew tiothirig of, aid on the trial lie *aid lie
kite* only this luau ; said nothisigt about Prisoner,
as he was slot there ; said tint a syllable till lie was
brought here this time two years ; before Mr. Webb
said he knew none of those produced; his reason
for not tiamicg Piiioner wit, because lie did not see
him there; did nut tell his master sooner, to cause
some ..f the Prisoner's people advised I hot to
tell; they lived within a quarter of a mile; some of
the relations were with lino the night of the robbery.
lie-exarnined.—The robbery took 'dare on Fri-
day; went to a 'Magistrate on Wednesday ; there
were men then in custody ; did not know them ;
was not asked if he knew the names of others ; was
first advised the night of the robbery not to tell ; the
persons who advised were among those who catue
to keep guard ; they de,ired lion if he knew them
to have no call to any of the 'way; Mr. Sergeant
came home about ten o'clock, the rubbers then
gone a few motors ; can't 'Mod the persons who
advistd biro ; was away from Mr. Sergeant from
the 801 January till Spring Assizes ; was turned off
because he dill not mime the tobbers; WAS asked if
he kora them, said not ; was sent for to attend the
A,.sizes; was a ought or too at the house, before the
Assize., and contitined Milos service since ; when
sent for, said lie beard Gertgliegan's II:00e mentioned
among the robbers; told the woman.
Cross-ea:meant:lion resurard.—Fle knew neoglie.
gall before the Assizes ; said so ; told Bridget
M'G.irry first; was taken back because he said lie
knew one of the party ;. did not see Prisoner till last
January; saw him in Dublin; was taken tip by his
master ; was told it was to identify him he was to
go: saw him in Kilimmiliani in company with his
toaster; saw him iii the gaol-yard ; the Ptisanero,
about sixty, were io a rank by the wall; walked
:doing them till he came to the. Prisoner; said that
was lie ; gaoler said it was ; knew him as soon us
lie came to him ; did not expect to get any thiog ;
dill not see him fur two years before the robbery ;
our fur two )ears after, till he saw him in lithium-
hain ; lived formerly herding cows three utiles from
Mr. Sergeant, and then knew Pic:oiler frequently
for half a year ; was not asked if lie knew any of
the rubbers by Mr. Sergeant.
Sergeant here called—Probably did not ask
witness if lie knew ally of the rubbers ; his reasois
for not doing 60 was that lie did suspect lie knew
some of the party, and would Hot tell ; lie twos
asked by the maid and a nephew of his who were in
the house.

Lynch's re-examination cnntinuell.—Said the wo-
man nor i•viihew did not sok I if he knew R ily of
the robbers: Priwiter's face was not blackened.

Brnl4et MsGirry here valird—Lynch now lives
in the house ; often asked Lynch if he knew siny
of the robbers after he had quitted the service;
don't recollect asking hint any piertions of the
kind the next day or the day after ; went on the
following morning to Oitlcastle to see persons taken
priSolltit there; said she knew one; Lynclt said
lie knew noose.

Ilere the case closedosid the Judge summed up.
Verdict—Guilty.

Mr. Del.:lust; mentioned lie was instructed to
prosecute Geoghegan on 'hire indictments:—one
fOr burglary, one for steslieg irons a dwelling, and
the third for firing at Robert Nforrow, by ~litch lie
lost his hand ; iII di•ttuct from the crime he was
convicted of. The Court considered it perfectly
umseceseary to proceed on them, as nothing had
appeared on the trial to induce him to entertain the
slightest doubt of Prisoner's guilt, or to afford e
shadow of hope that mercy would be extended to
him.

When the Judge was passing sentence on the
Prisoner, on Tuesday, lie dwelt ou the disposition
evinced by him and his party, to murder Mr.
Sergeant, which appeared, inure than robbery, to
have been the object of the attack, end from no
other cause than that of his being a zealous and
active magistrate, vho was determined to perform
the duties of his office in a manner which reflected
much credit on him. His Lordship also referred to
the attack on the house of Mr. Morrow, permanent
►erjeaut of the Ilaltjamrs-duff Yeomanry, on the
saute night, of which he was also accused, and of
his bring a party in which no doubt could possibly
be entertained, and he remarked in very strong and
flattering language, on the spirited and undaunted
conduct of Mr. Morrow, who, unassisted and un-
armed, opposed himself to a party of four men, all
armed with tire arias, and only submitted when he
had received three shots in his body, and had his
arm broken, which occaalollyd the loss of his left
hand, stick a resistance, his Lordship said, would
have reflected honour on any man. His Lordship
ordered that Mr. Morrow should be remunerated
by the Giant] Jury for v lustever ezpensea he had
been at in attending the Asszea.

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