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OLD RAILEF SESSIVNS,
WIEDWZSIDAY. Arlll. IL
Befre the Comm's SutozANT.

SHOPLIFTING.

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Iftwilfted liihnore, aged 21i, a married woman, fat advanced in
Mabar v, and of very respectable aprearimee, WA% indicted for
rice of tibbon, value 35., the property of John Wild, a
, in Itatlibone-place.
7!s rearcume stated that the prisoner came into his shop and
rased a piece of ribbon, for which she raid Is. lid. Ihiring
*lt 0111.-the prosecutor was toning the prisoner, he observed her
1 bitber&andkerchief over a piece of black ribbon, and shortly after
yet bdihandkerchief into a hasltn she hail with her, and the pm.
WOO* instantly %rimed the ribbon that the prisoner had placed
Mt handkerchief no. /hi being accused by try ;prosecutor, who
"earthed her baskolead found his property, the prisoner said it
was all a Mistake.
Celaisel Taylor ens called by Mr. BRODERIP, on the part of
tjae rimer, who stated that she had lived two years in his set.'
gists that during that time she had had access to all Mrs. Taylor's
osassars, and could have taken anything she chose; but they had'.
ialways found her strictly honest and faithful.
the COB. NOW SERGE•I4 T observed to the Jory, that this was
triC which it would have been better had never come into
If the prosecutor hail admonished the prisoner and let her
go, issteadcf causing her to be committed to Newgate, he thought
a Mould have been better; as it was, however, the Jury could deal
with it recording to the statement they had heard. It was possible, '
aettainly, that the prisoner might have taken the rilibon by mia. _
take, and if the Jury thenght so, they would give the prisoner the
kiltt of that opinion.
• Jury instantly at:coined the prisoner.
. EMBEZZLEMENT Illi A SERVANT.
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°Orr iF:,.iltis, aged 22, who ;tad ht: :n removed by Habeas from
Ole couuty of Esse‘, was intli.l,l for eintrzzling the toununt ne a
wade( bay, value M. on the 21st of October, the property of his
tenetee, Joseph Rickards.
The prosecutor stated that he sent the prisoner, who was his see_
"west in husbandry, with a load of hay .n a butcher in Whitechanef,
ea the 21st ()amber. The prisoner dill not return, and he never
saw hhe again rill he was apprehended in January.
Job Reed depos,d, that he bought a load of hay of the pri.
loner on the 21st of October, at Stoke Newington, fir which he
pidAl.bs.
A *unstable at Waltham-cross stated that he appeebended the
Lipner in Rases, in January. The prisoner acknowledged that
bad spent the money, and that it had lasted bun nine days.
erailty.
ANOT/lER ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.
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OrorgeTrUe was indicted for stealing a coat, value las. and
caw articles, the property of hi* employers, William Newton and
others, in the parish of st. jamees, Westminster. The prisoner
Lad bean in the employ of the prosecutors for three years, and was
s 4 till the 24th •of February. 'the prosecutor*, suspecting the
homes*, of the prisoner. marked a piece of brown holland, and gave
ins key to dieir maid-imam, Ann Rafferty, who was to give
it to the pr;soner, on his minim: to work on the morning of the
twentr.fourdi of February. In a few hours after the prisoner had
been is the ''top, the foreman !omid a piece of Mown holland enn-
sealed in a corner of it, and n t taking it up, he found it was a rem-
nant that hadheen marked by the prosecutors. They then sent fur
an officer, who took the prisoner into custody.
The VOIRRiON SERGEANT observed, that there appeared to be
no evidence to prove that the prisoner had stolen any of the articles
named in the indictment, exec sting the brown holland ; and it was
Op Jury to say if that charge had been made out satisfactorily
in their Wed&
ThiJery immediately found the prisoner Nut Gritty.

IrESTMINSTER ADJOURNED SESSIONS,
• WIDEISDAY. APRIL 14.

Mir: Charles West, a respictable tradesman, raiding In St.
Ras Indicted or assaulting Luke Clark, and a sc.
ti.ind„or cress-ii.ilictinent, charged Luke Clark. Peter Doyle, and
.ititibeft Charlis Chapman, all watchmen, with assaulting Mr.
Kest: There Wsl,l also a further Indictment, which charged Peter
Doyle with assouliing Mr. Paget.
Me A L LEY briefly stated the case to the Jury, which was Aar-
wait detailed ii evidence.

L4,s Clark deposed, that he being a watchman, .1311 going his
rod shoes twelre o'clock on the night of the 12th ult. when he
sew tiro men wrestling, sed two women wee supporting the de-
tendant In the first indictment—witness remonstrated with thede-
fondants. nod 'aid, " It wnnld not dn," when he received for his
caution a violent blow ; the man then got his ems round Ms. West's
mist and raidhe was his friend and would see him home t wit_
toots tire Mr. W. counter advice, and said it would be better to
bran a coach. Mr. West shoved the man aside, and struck the
akxitriolent blow, which induced him to spring his rattle.
turd him the assistance of the patrols on conducting the
to the watch-house he resistedvolently.
aroes-examined by Mr. AsonnEws—Mr. 'West did not say he
vatted the assistance of the watchmen to prevent the intrusion of
st troublesome man. _ _ _

Pests iflayh iaapatrol--Heardl the rattle spring, and went up
Olio& Piccadilly ; saw Luke Clark and rar. West holding each
••tisse;•sed•itakiag the watchman; witness interfered. azi4 Tereired
• violent blow on the mouth from Mr. West, whom he attemptad
to apprehend, but he resisted frit acme time, by lying on his back,
Ittzkiele with his feet, and menacing with his hands.
Robert Chas.. Chapman. watch.house-kceper of St James's,
Piccadilly, deposed, that when he raw Mr. iron brought to his,
place. of security be was extremely drunk. Clark (the witness)
made a charge against him for assrulting Peter Doyle, who at the
time vas bleeding profusely; on which he witness) took Mr. W.
et charge, and locked him up. Mr. West did rot give his name.
Thos. Luttin, a watchman, corroborated the testimony of the
Jest witness. _ _ _ . _

Mary Patter stated, that the defendant wu with an Irish la-
bouriand a woman, and they went into a public-house to drink ;
the Irishman called for two pints of ram, one of which he drank.
Xr. West did not take any ; when he tell, the watchman attempted
to plek hint up; he struck hint several times.
This was the ease for the prosecution.
Ms. ANDREWS then called Mr. West.-WitneSS is an clinician
in St. James's-street. lie stated, that he had been spending the
catering with a friend, named Randall, on the day named in the
indictment. On his way home he was interrupted by a mean-
linkittlrishman, and was obliged to call for the assistance of the
gutt ct the night. Luke Clark came up to the intro: n, and
wan said he was Mr. West, of St. James'a-street •he (the
watchman) replied, whether gentle or simple, you shall both go to
the watchha use. and instantly sprung his rattle, and collected a
porn of hi, fellow watchmen, and he was conveyed by force, sans
trenibtrie, to " durance vile." Mr. West declared most positively
that As was not tipsy, tor did he drink with the woman, or attempt
to strike the watchman.
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Al r. Randall stated, that he parted with his friend (the last wit.
nee A, nine o'clock, on the 10th ult. when he was not in the leant
degree intoxicated.
Me. Henry Fingerald,an officer in the army, stated, that lee wan
accidearallypas4ag the scene of action at the time before mentioned.
when be saw 31r. Went lying on the ground, surrounded by the
watotmen. who were treating him in a moat brutal manner, and
substituted their feet for their bludgeons. Wit nen* went tip and
onnemerced with them on their gross imropriety, but they per.
slated, And followed up th,ir kicking. 'fitness then tatd."lf
the gentle ban has done unyttli-g wrong, take hem to the watc/-
Loons, lint for Hod's sake do not ill-treat him." Witness was ti-
nally.taken hold of by the watchmen, and put into the "
win" with defendant, where they remained during the night. Mr.
W. reveal times begged for a fife, which was denied hint, although'
ho gave his same and address. The witness positively swore that
tar watchmen, and they alone, were the aggressors.
Several other what • s, who were casual penes by, were in at-
touthilee in support of the amused, but Mr. A s.t.;:v, who eon-
*seed the prosecution, interfered, and observed, that under the
eiteasestancele he would not require further evidence to support it,
and threw up his brief.
The Jury immediately Acquitted the defendant, to the evident
satillifition of the spectators.
Luke Clark, Peter Dvle, Michael Davie, and Robert Charles
were arraigned at Cie her, when the Jury as unhers.
tiag returned a verdict of Guilty, without a ramnitulatinn of the
end wee; sad cite l'ottav instantly sentenced the prisoners to
Arca months imprisonment in the House of Correction, and there
to be kept to hard labour, for having conspired together for an
leilal-perpose.

EXECUTION OF JEREMIAH La x it x.—At 12 o'clock
no Raturday this unfortunate man was removed from the
county gaol of Cork to the place of execution, where a large
oenowirse of people had assembled. A few moments be-
forc‘lny amended the scaffold, after being some time en-
-1 st-ett in prayer, lie called for Mr. Henry Bennett. the sub-
itivi'dfr of the county, to whom he made a full confession of
his nerving twisted at the murder, but declared that it was
all the instigation of the approver Cronin, who had given
tho drtiens.d several blows with a stick, and stabbed him
eilall a bayonet, before he, Linnehan, struck him at all ; he
adA. that only one other person was present. and that
gr..blash's evidence was correct as to what pans.al.
• Di:owe:mi.-0u Thursday, the Ist instant, about six
is thr. evening. Thomas Backhouse, John Elmore, John
Lhaftrlek, and Robert Jacobs. all pilots, left liawilsey Ferry
in an open yawl fur Orford Haven, and a very heavy gale
corms;; on soon afterwards, the boat upset in Ifollealey
Ras and the four men were unfortunately drowned. The
boar was found the following morning in Orford River,
bottom *raids. The hotly of Backhouse was found the'
um:. day, lashed to the mast (separatAl from the boat), I
avel-froating about a quarter of a mile off shore; Elmore
was found washed up oa liawdsey Beach on the 3d, on
which day inquisitions were held by Mr. Wool, jun. on thel
two bodies. Jurors verdict on both cases—" Accidentally
drowned."—StiFik Paper.
iimartl and Co. have sold Three Prizes of Twenty
Ttiousatat Pounds in tt.e present Lottery. and all three in Shares,
One.(at lout) of the three 20,004. yet le the Wheel most be drawn
PEET, TUESDAY, and mar be obtained for the small risk of
W. lib. a ay ; the cost of a Ticket being 26L 19.., and for every
dr • - -.hat deer - Capital Prise the bolder may have 201.
ih of Aril. The risk of a Sixteenth
primmuon. Full particulars grads at
Royal Eschanze.;gate, 26, ;
Regent-stimt.

IRELAND.

CORK COUNTY ASSIZES, SAT UIIIDAY, Area N.

ToHTRDER OF THE FRANKS FAMILY.
At the sitting of the Court this morning, Arthur O'Keefe, who
had been arraigned with four others yesterdav, and whose trial was
fixed to come on this morning, aware an affidavit, which was not
read, but the object of which, we understood, was to postpone the
trial further.
Mr. SEALY Towssewn, the Counsel fir the Crown. would
agree to the postponement of O'Keefre's trial, but would select
three men of the name of Cremin, out of the persons accused, for
trial now, and they considered it right for the purposes of public
justice that the others should be removed, and not within hearing
while the trial was on.
Mr. (MON NE L L !Aid, if any high prerogative tone were assumed
by the Crown, the prisoners would, of course, be driven to exert
rights too: they would not, therefore, join in their challenges.
Mr. TOW NSEND said, that there was no prerogative tone
assumed ; what had been determined on, was with a view to the
attainment of the ends of justice.
Mrs Justice To ws observed, that they had hitherto preserved
a very harmonious tone, 'and he hoped nothing would occur to
alter it.
Patrick Maurice and .10l in Creels were then put to the bar,
charged with the murder of the Franks family, on the 4th of Sep-
tember last, at l.isnagnureen, in this county.
The intense interest which this trial excited was wound up to a
still greater pitch when it became known that the principal witness
was the person who, according to hi, own confusion, fired the
shot at Mr. Franks, which deprived him of life.
Mr. Sergeant COOLD stated the circumstances of the case to the
Jury, as they were subsequently detailed by
Ldward Magner, the accomplice, who remembered *lie murder,
and was at it. He had been previously at the house of a person
named Power, at Shanballymore • this was in the month of May,
upon which occasion he saw the three prisoners there, chow he now
identified. They drank to him, and asked him to go minder the'
Franks, and he said lie would. He lett them then, and didn't see
them till two nights before themunler, when, being then at home,
a man came to hint and bid hint be ready ; he said he would, and
went front thence to one Thomas Barry's, at Ballytluff, where he
remained reaping till the night of the murder, when, at about four
o'clock, he left it, taking with him a woman's cap and gown ; he
proceeded from thence to his own house, where he gut a pistol, and
then went to Mr. Franks kitchen garden, where he paw the three 1
prisoners who had appointed to meet him there. fit this time he
had put on the cap and gown ; 'twits about six o'clock ; Par Cre-
minhad an apron and shawl on, just as a woman would wear than ;
they had pikes and bayonets on sticks ' • they went into the kitchen
of Mr. Franks' house, through the hell 4 there was a table with a ;
cloth, a jug, and a candle lighting on it ; Mr. Franks was sitting 1
at it, and the witnessasked fa arena ; he said he had none, but
would send for them ; the witness and prisoners then went to a
cup-board, and threw out the things ; a poker which was on the
tOp of it fell, and Jack Cremin took it up ; Patrick Crentin then
took up the jug. threw it in Mr. F.'s face, and the witness fired the
pistol at him, which hada ball and two slugs in it. At this time
he was standing op, having MSC when the jug was thrown at him,
when Patrick struck him with the poker, and he fell. Young Mr.
Franks, who was present all the time, then took up a chair to de-
fend himself, when lie was snack by a man who ii nut present, on
the arm, whirl Wits brokan. The light had been put out, and
they then twisted the table cloth round Mrs. Franks' head, to pre-
vent her from making a noise, as she was screeching while they
were killing thereat. They were all then killed. The party con-
sisted of nine altogether, of whom one assumed the command, and
when youns Mr. Franks was thrown down, that person said, "Do
'sine duty.'
This witness was cross-examined by Mr. O'CooNELL—He
made one of those exhibitions which ehararters like hint always do,
under similar circumstances. They killed them all, he said, and
if the Counsel himself was there, or Major Carter, or any one
else, they would be killed. Ile would go up to his knees in blood
—would kid Major Carter with pleasure, and who knows, if he
was let out, bat he would kill more. "Pis two years since he took
the Whiteboy's oath ; he forgets part of it ; pan of the oath is to
do every thing he was ordered, and he would kill men, wunien, and
children, if he was desired. He had been tried and convicted under
the Insurrection Act; he didn't like to go away, but he wouldn't
swear, except in honesty, to be allowed to remain at home. Three
weeks after he was convicted he told Major Carter about this busk-
oess—noly for that, may be, he would hare been transported. He had
been at the bnrohig of four or five houses, and would have burned
more if he was ordered. He had murdered all the Franks, and would
murder more if ordered. After the murder, he slept, got up next
day, worked, and was as cheerful as ever. The witness gave all
the answers which cahiliked him in such an atrocious character with
perfect ease, but In nothing did he vary limn his direct evidence.
Mary Myer. was next examined.—She stated that she had re-
cently lived in Dublin ; before that at Major Carter's, and previous
to testae Scart. She knew the Cremins, whom she identified, and
had known them for some time. She knew Mr. and Mrs. Franks,
with whom shy lived, but not es servant, at Lisnagoumeen. She
recollects the night of their death a: their own house; they were
killed ; she was in toe room at the time, and saw a good many of
the party. She knew only the Cantina; the three were there.
When the party were coming in, Mr. Franks got up, and went oat
against them, but they pushed Lint in; there was light in the
room, and a candle on the table Mr. and Mrs. Franks, and young
yr. F. hat dined at the table. said there was mese perk, aad
plates, and knives and forks, and tea, and sonic jugs on it. One
of the party had a pistol, and two more had guns; some of
them were deemed in their day clothes, and one of them in women's
clothes. When they came in first they threw down the table, then
shot Mr. Franks, and beat him with a crow-bar and a pike; they
then best yeung Mr. Franks with the crow-bar; be had done
nothing to thetti, but cried out for mercy. They said, " You hare
no mercy to get, you rascals." They then turned to Mrs. Franks;
two of them searched her pockets, and then beat her with the
crow-bar. They remained fora good while. The witness was all
this time under a table in the Sallie mom. After they went away
she found a handkerchief round Sirs. Franks's had; 'twasn't
white at all—'twas a light brown; she didn't see any one put it on
her ; Lehire the party came she had worn it round her neck.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. O'Com NEI:A.—She
stated, that she recollected when Mr. Bond Low shewed her two
of the Cremins, one after another, in women's clothes, and a
pistol in the hand of each, to ascertain if she would know them.
!'his was about a week after the murder, and they ...ere discharged.
Mr. Low also shewed her the third of the Cremins, but not in
women's clothes; he was also discharged. She was examined at
the Inquest, and said she would know the men if they were brought
to her; they were accordingly shewn to her, and they were let out
of the yaril, as she couldn't swear to them. It was Mr. Charles
:Mansell that dressed them. She was very much frightened from
the liniment she heard the noise till they went away. and drew an
urm chair over her.

t• nott-1 ou said Mn. Franks had a handkerchief on her
lit ad ?--.l.ca, Sir, after she was dead.

Mid shy anything else ?—So, sir.
11r. Tow tiscan.—llad any of dim any dress on but the com-
mon one? 71'es, sir, one of them had :. white waistcoat round him.

I.Yr. ridden described the state of the bodies when he went to the
house. Mr. Franks had the wrirks of a shot in his breast; his
skull was so fractured that he could put his hand in anti take out
pieces. Voting :11r. Franks had one arm broken. Mrs. Franks was
lying near Wei, with a handkerchief thrown over her face ; it was
a white one be believed—he was positive.
file O'CostwEl.t. erost.examincd this witness upon the testi-
mony he hod given an to the colour of the handkerchief, first rest-
ing u on belief, and afterwards positively. Ile explained it by
sa) ing that he had not reflected.
Mr. ()'Cox Wet. L—" This care goes to the Jury, my Lord."
Coe IIT—" You hare no witnesses, tie. O'Connell."
11 r. IFt 'in (t El. I.—"' No, any Lord."
Subsequently, however, there wave:enticed as to charaeter7-.

Janie.ld, who stated, that the prisoners were tenants of his ;
he knew them twenty years, and never heard any thing against
them up to this transaction that was worth while talking *boat. Ile
beard their father was charged with sheep stealing, and he believed
all the people in that part of the country were bad boys.
The Learned,dent :a: commenced his charge to the Jury at ten
minutes past one o'clock, and did not conclude till half-past two.
He commenced, by entreating them, in justice to the prisoners, to
discard trona their minds any feelings against them, which the cha.
reefer of the atrocity was enksrlatei to excite in every UMW& breast,
if the evidence were not such as to bring it li.nue to the accused.
He next enumerated the several counts in whie't they were in.
dieted, and stated the value which should be attached to the testi.
ninny of accomplices. The Learned Judges who had filler.' the situ-
ation which he had the honour to hold, had never told Juries that they
would be justified in finding a verdict on the evidence of such wit-
newton, but in all such cases, their duty was to try it there were any
circumstances of corroboration which would assist them in forming
their judgment. lie then read a passage from Phillips ors Evidewre,
applying to the manner in which the testimony of accomplices should
be received, and which gave it an importance from attending and
corroborating circumstanees, totally estranged front the character of
the individual. Reverting to the aneomplice in this case, he said it
appeared to him that in the transaction to which he depend—indeed
the observation applied to all his actions—he seemed to have resigned
himself to that influence wl : caused the occurrence, short, sudden,
and sanguinary as it was, into which they were inquiring. Ile
then read over the evidence ; pointing out where there were
variances between the testimony of Magner, the accomplice.
and Mary Myers, the other witness, su;gesting at the same time
how these may be reconcilsd, when such reconcilement was pos-
sible. The differences or discrepancies consisted of their con.
flitting replica:mations of the shtte of the taliht when the
party entered--of the colour and nature of the cloth that was
Icund on Mrs. Franks after the murder, and some other circum-
stances, but it was foe the Jury to decide whether there did or dial
not suggest such reasons as would induce them to reject the evi.
deuce altogether. The extreme inaccuracy, he said, of the proles.
sional gentleman who had been examined, did not enable them to
decide which of them was right on the latter point ; but this was to
be attributed, perhaps, to his having been only attending to lain
professional duties. In conclusion he said, that while on the one
hand there never was, in the human form, a being to whom Itutmoi
Intelligence would be less inclined to pay attention than that
wretched msn, stained with crime and atrocity, to whom they had
listened, yet if, in the entire of the evidence, they could collect
what satisfied their judgments, they should not sutler their opinions
of him to street their verdict. lf, on the contrary, they had any
reasonable doubt of the guilt of the prisoners, they should give them
the benefit of it.

The Jury retired, and remained in ronsuhation a few minutes,
when they returned a verdict of Gerilly, on all the counts, against
the three prisoners.

Iln Lorvgiship proceeded to pass sentence upon them for one of
the foulest cringes that had ever been perpetrated, wbcu he was inter.
rooted by a cry from all the prisoners, that it sav a s rang charge."
When *deuce was restored, he said that a tew hews' ago he had
bard a Ilka declaration of innococci: from otte who, ;ike teem, bad

been kund IfuniXofan atvocions murder (alludlngto Linehan, vrtei
was examted thus day for this murder of the policeman); but he had
the satisfaction to know that since then he hail acknowledged his
crime, and the justice of the sentence that had been passed upon
him. He then pmceeded b the most awfully impressive manner to
pass sentence of death upon them, but the late hour at which he
concluded prevents us front
giving his feeling address.
They are to be executed on Monday morning. and thew bodies
given for dissection. When their fate was announced to them, a
scene surh as it is difficult, if not impossible, to describe, took
phire. They burst out into the most vehement exclamations of
their innocence, and imprecated the curses of Heaven on them if
they were guilty. They were removed from the bar, the Judge
being unable to obtain their attention.

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