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The Learned Junot, in his address to the Jury, said that they
wouldtake care not to mix the question of seduction and a breach
of promise together. It was for the seduction only that the action
was brought. The evidence for the plaintiff brought home the
crime of seduction to the deferdent, and he was answerable for
this too peurdent act. The Jury had hrsrd the witnesses, and
he law iwthing, in their testimony to shake the cue. They
would give suck damages as the occasion required—temperate,
yet jest.
The Jury found forlhepisiot 111—Dem_,Iges 601.
LIMERICK ASSIZES.—Father, Mancit 11.

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URDER AT BILBOA.
o'clock, Judge Torreon took his sent on

the Bench.
Timothy Ryan, John Deegan, and Patrick Molony were put to
Me bar, charged with the murder of Daniel Connell, at Confers,
near Balboa, on thelth of December, 1821, and on several iodict.
menus, with burglary, assaulting habitation dec.
Michael Connell, the brother of the deceased, who walked on a
crutch,and prevented a most melancholy picture of the dreadful
treatment the Conuelts experienced on the night of the murder,
proved that op that night an armed party broke into their hots,
and coontrisuced an indiscriminate attack on the inmates, consisting
of witness, thh deceased, their two sisters, and two female cousins s
they inflicted twenty-eight wounds on the witness, murdered his
brother, whose head they hacked in pieces with a sword, cut one
of the females, who, from the effect of her wounds, was unable to
!ewe the County Tipperary to give evidence, across both legs with
a sword, and felled her se the ground. The reasons assigned for
the outrage was, the Connell' having taken the lands of Coneen,
from which theDwyers, near relatives of the Ryans, who had them-
selves bid for the lands previous to the Connells being declared te-
nants, had been ejected ; the prisoner, Ryan, having lost some of
his apparel during the attack; was obliged to light a perm of bog.
deal to search for it, when witness, who had then crept under a
form for concealment, had a full view of the prisoner, and saw a
rimed in his band ; he also identified alolony as one of the patty,
whom he also saw light a piece of bog-deal, and go into the room
to search for his shoes.
Mary Hourigan, one of the mustn't:a' the deceased, proved that
she saw Deegan, whom she described and identified the dal after
the murder, standing at the room door, when another person, not
in custody, came in with a light to seek for a pitchfork.
The evidence foe the prosecution was of a very strong circum-
stantial and corroborative nature.
The defence set up for the prisoner Ryan was a good character,
which he obtained from the Rev. Messrs. Penelather and T. G'C.
Costelloe, and from three highly respectable gentlemen, as to his
integrity, good moral conduct, and general reputation in the coun-
try foe industry. For the prisoner Melons', an alibi was proved
by three witnes,es, who severally deposed that he slept the night of
the transaction in a house ie Mame, some miles from the scene of
the murder. The prisoner Deegan set up no distinct evidence for
his defence. Verdict—Timothy Ryan and John Deegan, Guilty ;
Patrick Molony, Not Guilty.
His Lordship proceeded to pass on the prisoners the awful sen-
tence of the law, after which the prisoner were removed, apparently
not much affected. The acquitted man seemed greatly effected at
his narrow escape, and burst into tears. They are to be exahted
on Monday.
The prisoners in the most solemn manner asserted their inno.
cence.—Mr. Woulfe, foe the first time since his recent appoint.
ment, assisted she Crown. Lawyers in the above prosecution.
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APPREHENSION OF THURTIkEL
ROBBERY'S BROTHER ON
A IIARGE OF .
BOH-STREET.—Yesterilay Ilenry Thurtell, a finc.louking
young man, brother to the late John Thurtell, who was executed
for the murder of Mr. Nl'eare, was brought to this office in the
custody of Wilson, the patrole, charged by Mr. Charles Brad-
bee, the proprietor of the White Swan, Green's-buildings,
Chancery-lane, with having stolen his watch, chain, and seals,
value 501.
The prosecutor deposed, that the previous night, about eight
o'clock, the prisoner, whom he had only seen once before, entered
his house and proceeded to the parlour, where witness was sitting.
The prisoner entered into conversation with him, in the course of
which he rose, and contrived to steal the watch, &c. which were
hanging over the mantle-piece, and quitted the place, saying to wit.
ness that he was going over to Mr. Fean who keeps a public. '
house in White's-alley, Chancery-lane, and requested him to follow
hint. Witness gave information of the robbery to Wilson, who ap-
prehended the prisoner at Mr. Fean's house.
Wilson stated, that on taking the prisoner into custody, he de-
filed having the watch, but, no proceeding to the office, he took it
eat of his pocket, and promised to give witness a sovereign if he
would let him go, which he refused to do.
The prosecutor was exceedingly evasive in giving his evidence,
and said he conceived the prisoner had taken the watch out of a
joke.
The Magistrate thought it was a strange joke for a man whom
ho had only once seen to take his watch.
'Sir R. Bloom asked what hehad to say.
Prisoner.--I have nothing to ear.
Sir RICHARD remarked, that &Meer knew a more cool aetion ;
and asked him how long he had bgra from sea.—He answered,
three years andistfalf. •
He was dressed in blue clothes and a black handkerchief, and is
the exact image of the late John Thurtell, with the exception of
being rather thinner.
The prisoner was then locked up until Mr. Fean, the landlord of
the White Lion, could be sent for, and on his arrival he was again
put to the bar.
Mr. Fean said, he never saw the prisoner until about two days
ago, when he called at his house and took a glass of beer. He did
not tee him at all on 'Thursday, and of course could not have sent
him to Mr. Bradbee's. tt hen the laten informed him of the loss
of his watch, he went to Randall's and Fletcher's, anE teamed there
that the prisoner would'most likely be found in the neighbourhood
of Covent-garden. IVitness went there and met the prisoner in
Hart-street. He seized him by the collar and 'taxed him with
stealing Mr. Eratliate's watch, and his answer was—" I know I
did it—l took it because I want to be sent out of the country—the
public point at me, and lam sick of the world." When witness
tcok him into the public-house, he said the watch was gone, but
gave no answer when asked what he had done with it.
The prisoner was asked what he had to say, and he answered,
" nothing at all, 1 have no wish to say a word."
Mr. HALLS said it was not his duty to press the prisoner to
steak, but he was perfectly ready to hear any thing that he could
effer in explanation.
The prisoner repeated that he had nothing-to say. "I am
ready," said he, 4tto go wherever you choose to send me--and I
wish to go."
Mr. Hee cs—l toerceive by a document among these papers,
that you have been honourably serving your country for more than
four years, and that your conduct has been such as to obtain the
written approbation of your rominanders. There are certain family
cireametancer, of a very melancholy nature, to which I need not
more particularly allude, which seem to hare produced a strong
dial on your mind, and in consequence of which, perhaps, sonic
Ignorant persona mny have cast :eflections on you; but tnosc cir-
cumstances can have no effect upottcne. I wish you to go to trial,
if I should feel it my duty to commit you, perfectly free front pre-
judice; and it is therefore that I fed really anxious to hear any
thing you can say in the way of explanation, in order that it may
be recorded with the accusation against you.
Prisoner—l can only repeat, Sir, that I have nothlne, to say.
Mr. Heels—Well, I dare say you can perceive and will appre-
ciate pay object. I man it in kindness to yourself. Come now,
answer me plainly, like an hottest man and a seaman—what do you
think of the view I have taken of the subject ?
The prisoner's lip quivered while the worthy Magistrate was last
addressing him, and after a short pause he saA, " I feel pont kind-
ness, Sir, and 1 thank you. I came home some months ago, after
an absence of four years in the service of my country, during which
time, as you perceive by that certificate from Admiral Cochrane
(we understood), I conducted myself as a British seaman ought to
do. When 1 came to this country I mote to my father and friends,
and the answer I received was that they did not want to see me—
they wished to have nothing to say to me. Since that I have tared
very little about myself—l am pointed at wherever I go, and the
sooner I ant disposed of the better. I would rather —." Here
the prisoner stopped ; bit feelings appearing to choke his utterance,
and in spite of an evident endenvoer to repress them tears gushed
from his eyes. He strwek his hand upon the bar and turucd hastily I
from the spectators, as itf to Jaidsialli emotion- Tr, 4.~ end linen. .1
n'er th which the address was delivered produced a very powerful
effect upon the auditory, several of whom we observed could not
help shedding a tear.
The prosecutor stepped forward and begged that the case might
proceed no further. He would rather lose his watch ten times
Over.
Mr. fleets—Thurtell, you are yet a fine young man, and may
live to earn an honourable Lame. NYill you go to sea?
Prisoner-1 will, Sir.
Mr. Het-ea—Then you are discharged, and I hope I shall hear
a good account of you.
The prisoner bowed and quitted the office.
GUILDHALL.
A Solicitor of some emineoce in the City, who a few weeks ago
was apprehended on a charge of forgery, slid after remaining in
custody several days, was ultimately discharged, neither prosecutor
nor witnesses appearing against him, was again taken up on Satur.
day last, on a warrant Charging him with an offence scarcely less
I criminal in the eye of the law--obtaining a considerable sum of
money under false pretences.
The complainant in this latter instance was a widow lady of the
name of Long, and Mr. Whiting, of London Bridge Foot, South.
the solicitor employed by her to conduct the proceedings
sit the alleged offender, who has been brought up before the
sitting Magistrate at this Justice Hoom several times in the course
of the week, and upon every occasion again remanded whenever he
has been so brought up, some plausii.lc reason having been given
for not proceeding-111e Whiting was ill, or not yet prepared to
roniplete the case—and the prisoner, by always sig.:tying his
wilitegnots to be remanded, has prevented the necessity of
anything even, like the shadow of evidence as to the particulars of
the offence being laid 'adore the al agis..rate.
Yesterday wan fixed for hie final exatoinaticm, but on his being
placed at the table, Mr. Whiting informed the sating Magistrate,
Mr. •Altirrman alaguay, that there was a difficulty to proceeding
in the prosecution of this ease, which could not, be leered, be
overcome, and he was therefore under the necessity of declining to
call anr evidence in rapport of the charge against the prisoner.
Mr. Alderman Mistiness, lambs lien circumstances, expressed
no solicitude. to be inhumed of the particulars of the accusation,
and the prisoner, who cautiously abstained from uttering a single
sentence, was accordingly died:err&