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THILIPSToWN, WEDIMIOI4/. SEPT. 19.
The CHIEF BAlloN the Criminal
Court.
Jo.sis Brickley, Jame: Acheron, Matthew Da'/j,
Michael Daly, end James Cusack, were put to the
bar ; they were indicted for arson of the dwelling-
hoes.. of Patrick Murphy, spear Cloghan, in the
King's Connly, for the minder of the same Murphy
and of his sister, Mary (;eraghty, on the tame
night. These Outrages, which tank place on the
16th 4.f last April, ezeiied very great public atten-
Amu from their tnrocity mud the dangerous spirit of
combination they displayed.
The irate for the Crown was stated by Sir JONAS
(IREENE, with candour, litituarsity, and in a manner
highly Impressive. The ease for the Crown was
chiefly proved by two tons, of the ages of 1-2 and
14, who gave their evidence with great clearness
and eosisisteney. The evidence of the elder was
in some degree impeached by the circumstance of
his having sworn positively against Michael Daly,
one of the prisoners, in hit informations before the
Magistrate, and his now saying he had been quite
mistaken as to the man, and that 1w knew his error
a few days after he satire them. 'rhea evidence
svic., that between the hours of twelve and one
o'clock, on the night of the 16th of lam April, the
house of their uncle (Thomas Murphy), where they
then were, was attacked by at least thirty or forty
persons, variously rimed ; that thee ut them set
tire to the hair, and burnt it ; that James Co.ack,
One of the priaocrrs, shot their uncle. Thomas Mur-
phy ; dint the same mall shot Alary G-raghty.
WM her of the younger boy , and also drove a bayonet
into her rye ; that another person. not the pri-
soner, attempted to cut her tongue out ; that the
died the ever morning ; that their grandmother
died in a few days, from terror nod grief ; she saw
the transaction from outside the house. where she
escaped. The younger buy ideutitied all the Pri-
soners as being at the tutirder---the eider, all but
Daly.

.I;mcs Murphy, brother of the deceased, Isom
that he was going to Dublin late in March preced-
ing the murder ; that at a place not tor from his
brother's h00t.., where he was going to meet the
boar, he saw Cosack and Duffy, loud sit or seven
more men, labouring in a field ; that they spoke to
him, and desired hum to warn his brother sway, as
he was en informer, mid must leave the country or
suflrr death; that he told them he niorot then go to
Dublin, and hoped they would not disturb his bro-
ther until his room, that he might see if his bro.'
ther really was an informer ; that on his return, he
found his brother was wounded, and in great pain,
though quite in his meows; that his brother told
horn to keep his mother till he died, that he might
lusty them togethrr, so as to make one cost of it ;
that he said Buckley. (*smock, sod Dully, were at
lots execution; th.it he load 'no hope of recovering;
this woos the third night alter the murder; hie bas-
thee died in ten *toys after the 16,11.

• Cohmel Lest►ange, a Magistrate of the county,
(e*tirned the evidence of the list a ittiess, as to the
dying declination of Murphy.
The Prisoner. set up, except Acheson, each a "e-
-mirate alibi. Vat•'s u/rbi was proved by is respecta-
ble witness, bat the other three seemed to hare very
little effect, being very improbat leant, 111 supported.
Aelteanst irtedneed evidence of oltarac'ts of s very
relievable nature. A strong attempt to was made
to isivalidiete the testimony of the two boys, wit-
!miles for the Crown, by proving that Its() persons
ngt►iost whom they swore, bat who are not in en►-
t"tiy, were at l'esilamorr on the night of the nietr-
der. •I•IIIs tollutrittl alibi tended to implicate the
perNotil not In ettyttnly, and was ►ery un.atis-
factury.
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His Lordship cliaTged at great length—he told
the Jury that the Pnsoners should htive all the ad-
vvirisige of the blit:Ces% of the rolbsteral alibi if it
vhotad .ucceril, but should trot be at sit aItTPIIIIIA.
We fur Its fialseht.oil if it should rid. llis Lord-
ship's charge wits a luminous review of the very int-
'herons mutters given ill evidence. accompanied
with iihsercstions. which, st the lime time, gave
the Prisoners the fullest benefit of every thing fa-
vourable to them in the evidence, end exhorted the
Jury to u firm tli.chsrgti of their awful duty.
The Jury retired for four hours, surh prin,flanced
• verdict of Guilty egiriaßt Cusack, Duffy, and
Buckley only.
TI PPFR Rl' ASSI7 VS.

At tett o'clock on Thursday morning the Court
proceeded to bitsinchs, %hen
Itdmond Tracy was put to the has, charged with
bring one of a party t!iat aIIZOIrd, in 11,11111, the
house of John Butler. in the neighboorlinud of
Tlittr!ev, on the esti, January last—Acquitted.
itilichnel and John Moly were next charged with
having broken Into• the houee of James Gilson, at
Old Cavil,. on the 7th of September, 18:Q, and
hiring stolen thereont eight nomad notes, two
guitiedv, and one guinea in gold, the Itrnptr►y of
Edward .Egan. Michael IJouly 4(l;4lo4—Jams
Du'lv found Guilty. The Learned Judge, how-
r%or, rrertitsed to interfere with Government to
hate mercy extended to
Joint Dehtielqi was charged with having stolen
from the house of the Rev. Chalks Alayue. at
Ca•hel, biennia articles of wearing apparel. on the
I.2th July, winch articles were recut red in Clout.
tnel shortly
Tin- remainder of the day was occupied in in-
resttgating charges for vheep.vtealtstg, cow-steal.
&e. ; tevetal convietios .; fur those of
took piece, hut they do nut require minute specs-
fication here.
The first trial proceeded on yesterday was that
of A/iv/me/ Nhanohnn, for havlng a forged 304.
note in his lonstssion, knowing, the :ante to hare
been forged.
Mr Miller, chief constable of police for the
Barony of ClallMllllMtlt, pwme, that on the itd of
Julie last, at Tapperury, he apprehended Prisoner
and number man, named A iChard Berke, against
ad be had suspicions of having forged times.
On the person of the l'ri•onrr hr lonia' the so..
note in question. On Bunke being searched a
bundle of poles were found out biro. asnoutitisig to
:led being questioned Si to bow ha came by
then:, lie admitted that he had purchased them at

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