The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-22 00:00:00

IRELAND.

TILE LATE 311,RDER IS KILDARE.
An inquest was held in the county of Kildare, on the body of
John Fitz4crald, whom we stated in a former number to have been
barbamusly woolens,. The verdict was wilful murder against nor
John Lay, who had introduce) himself to the deceased and his
•'artily, as deceased's son-in-law.

The wife of the deceased deposed that the said John Lay came
to deponent's house at Donniurrv, about the hour of two o'clock, on
Saturday, the lOth ittstant• and introduced himself as the son-In.
law of witness and deceased, and said he was married to witness's
daughter, Catherine, whona he left in Manchester on a visit to her
uncle, 3lr. Forbes; deponent and the family supposing him from
his account to be such a pentea as hr described himself to be, he
was accordingly treated as such ; was provided in refreshment, his
shoes taken out and polished, and every thing in the power of the
deceased end family done to render their services agreeable; went
to rest that night, accompanied them to mass next morning, and so
far in every respect appeared tube such as he introduced himself to
he ; returned home on Sunday with the deceased, and being enter.
I mined as far as their small means would allow, passed the evening
I in conversation very a;creeahly ; but when the deceased was about
putting in his mare for the night, Lay said he woad do it, and
returned shortly, saying he lost a button, upon which witness got
up to provide one, but was interrupted by the accused, saving he
saw one on the window, at which time witness supposes he furnished
himself with the razor, with which he inflicted a deadly wound
afterwards on her husband's throat. The eveninglsswed of agree.
ably, as aforescid, but in the middle of the night witness heard her
husband cry, •• Kitty, Kitty, the villain has cut oil my head !"
when she arose, and Jur daughter, Elizabeth, who met the murderer
canting into the room where she lay, who seized her by the hair of
the head, but the deceased having got up and opened the dour, she
extricated herself, and ran for assistance; when_ !.ay who returned
from pursuing her, called for his clothes, and dumbed himself, and
made oft:

The witness, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, daughter of the deeeeied,
corroborated this evidence in every particular.
Lay was brought from Naas to the inquisition, and after an-
swering the quc,;tons put to him, admitted the fact ; but said,
that the dem:stars daughter. after marrying him, kit him, and
went with another young man named White, who enlisted in the
East India sat ice. Had it not been for the ezmion of the girl, it
is thought hr would bare murdered the whole family. Lay says he
is a native of Lancashire. and that he deserttd from the litith Regi-
ment in April; and that when he was quartered in Dublin he mar-
ried Catherine. the ilauglittr of John Fitzgerald, whom he tour-
drred.-1,44 Times.

ST. PATRICh'S 11INNI:3.—We have learnt with much
satisfaction that his Royal Highness the Duke of York has
signified his intention of taking the Chair at the next An-
niversary Dinner of St. Patrick. It is indeed gratifying
thus to see political opinion and feeling cast aside, when
the object is to promote the general interests of humanity.
L Our readers need nut be reminded of the manly and une-
quivocal declaration which was made, a year or two ago,
by his Royal Highness in the House of Acts, upon the
subject of what is called Catholic Emancipation ; a decls-
ration the more important, because of the near relation in
which In stands to the Crown of these realms. Bin, al-
though a conscientious conviction of the danger that would
attend the concession of the Citholie claims prevails on the
one hand, on the other thin: is a prompt dispesiticri to
promote, in every was', not only the substantial and per-
tunient interests of Ireland, but the passing claims of her
destitute children. There can be no doubt that the know-
ledge
of his Royal Highness's intention to be present will
be the means of assembling such a company as will secure
an ample augmentation of the charitable funds cf the in-
st itutiou.—Sfinisterial Parer.
There will be a fight to-thy between Stockman and Cava-
nagh. Much monq is depending urni it, and Mole:s,l'
it: the cpvointed spet—ti to en