The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-02 00:00:00

COMBINATION IN IRELAND.

JITDOSIENT 7110WOUNCED ON THIS 7001 MEN WHO will
CONVICTED AT VIII LAST COMMISSION, 101 TUE Al.
SAULT ON MR. BUTTERWOUTH.
Patrick Hinchey, Timothy Maher, James Walsh, and
Thomas Cullen, were brought up for judgment at the
Commission Court on Monday.
They had been convicted on an indictment for wilfully
and maliciously assaulting James Butterworth, and for
cutting, stabbing, and wounding him, with intent to dis-
able him.
The prisoners having been placed at the Bar, they were
addressed in an impressive manner by
Judge Varnlelenr, who told them that they had be, n
severally convicted, after a long and patient investigation
of their case. Counsel on their behalf bad moved for an
arrest of judgment of the Court on two points; the first
was, that the indictment under which they had been found
guilty, introduced the word " wound and the second
point was, that the Jury having acquitted them of the in-
tent to murder, and the intent to maim, that the intent to
disable could not be supported in point of law. The
Judges who tried the case, one of whom be (Judge Van-
deleur) was, reserved the two points for the decision of the
twelve Judges. On full consideration of those two points,
the Judges were unanimously of opinion, that neither of]
' the two points so made by their (the prisonets) Counsel,
were tenable in low, Ifs their opinion the word " wound"
was referable to " stab" and " out ;" and although the
Jury acquitted of the intent to maim, they were justified
in convicting of the intent to disable. The Judges having
agreed on these two points, it now only rested with the
Court to pass judgment.
His Lordship then directed that sentence of Death
should be recorded against the prisoners.
Lord Norbury observed, that by the Court recording
the judgment, Mr. Hamilton would understand the cle-
mency of the law.
The meaning of this, our readers are aware, is, that the,
lives of these unfortunate men are spared.
We have heard that an crier was made out for their
immediate removed to the hulk, previous to their trans-
portation.—Dublin Freeman's Journal.

Partridge shooting commeneed yesterday. From all
quarters we find that there is game in great abundance.
NIMSTRAD Amery.—Lieut.-Colonel iVildruan,
the owner of this ancient and superb mansion, *as honoured
on Tuesday week with a visit from the Duke of Sussex.
The Colonel left his residence for Nottingham with the
view of meeting his Royal Highness, but was disappointed
showing him that mark of respect, and had only returned
a few minutes (near eight o'clock in the evening) when the
approach of the Royal Duke was announced by an avant
courier; a salute from the earronades on the borders of the
lake was given in honour of the Royal Visiter, who was re-
ceived with loud ecelsmations from the numerous persons
waiting his arrival. It is said that his Royal Highness is
expected to Cuss a month at this place. Every thing be-
longing to Newstead, once the residence of our late highly
celebrated poet, Lord Byron, bears a romantic appearance.
A female, who is (leaf and dumb, but whose name is not
generally known, fr..quents the walks, it is said, to con-
template on the genius and talents of the author of Chalk
1107 old, she carries a small slate in her hand, and often
converses with those she meets, with the help of that inter-
preter. A remarkably fine Newfoundland dog, said t 3
have been given by the late Lord Byron to Colonel Wild-
man, and rimed Boatswain, after the celebrated (log eulo-
gised in the epitaph, astonishes the visiters of Newstead
with his diving abilities.
On Wednesday night, about ten o'clock, as Warren and
Cutrie, two of the dismounted patrol, were going along
Sloane-street, Chelsea, they observed a female, of very
respectable appearance, apparently in a state of stupor, hut
not from the effects of liquor, but ploduced by her having
taken a large dose of laudanum ; the phial which had con-
tained the deadly drattght wits in her bosom, and she
seemed to be in the last stage of existence; The patrol
took her to an apothecary's shop iwthe neighbourhood,
'Where she, as well as she was able, said her residence was
at No. 13, North-street, Sloane-square, and that some
, family difference had caused her to attempt the rash act.
I She also said she had purchased the laudanum at two
doctors' opposite the Bun-house, and paid nine-pence.
The patrol instantly conveyed the unhappy woman to
St. George's Hospital, where the stomach pump and other
remedies were used, and the unfortunate female now lies
I in a very dangerous state.
On Wednesday, in Wilkes-street, Spitalfields, as one of
the loaded drays belonging to Messrs. Truman, Banbury,
and Co. was coming from the brewery, it drove against a
poor woman who was sitting at an oyster-stall by the pave-
ment aide, who, erdeavouring to evade the danger, fell
under the wheel, which passed over her head, and killed
her on the spot. The poor creature had a young child in
her arms, which escaped. The sufferer's head was crushed
to pieces. She was removed into a house near to which the
accident happened.
Siresealen Stitetne.—On Sunday morning, a man in
Beilgates, Salford, put an end to his existence by cutting
his throat in a most shocking manner. It appeared that
he had cut with so desperate an intention that he led not
power to draw out the knife, which war found sticking in
his throat. His unfortunate wife was the first person who
discovered the dreadful circumstance; she fainted away at
the horrid sight. Surgical assistance was in vain, for when
it mewed, life was entirely extinct.—Afenchester Journal.
The brutal wretch Af arming, who had been hospitably
lodged by the Ce:.rolls of the county of Meath, and Who
afterwards attempted to murvler the entire family with!
a hatchet, has been taken into custody by peace-officer
Maus-rgh, of College-street office —DuVin Mor niv Port

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CIIE3HiRE ASSIZES, CHESTER. Alio. 10.

!num Lee stood Indicted with haying, on the night of the‘
' 20th of August, feloniously stoleu from the person of Benjamin
Ashton, a hat.
The cage for the prosecution was stated by the ATTORNEY.
GENERAL, and was one of rather a singular nature.
The chief witness against the prisoner was an accomplice of the
name of Mailer, who,lt appeared front the Learned Gentleman's
statement, had been in company with the prisnr.er at a public-house
in Hyde, where it was agreed, in the presence of mote than twenty
witnesses, that they should go out and rob the prosecutor, ut which
time it was stated the prisoner had in his possession n loaded pistol,
which he told Mailer he always carried sinus him. After the
witnesses had been examined on the part of tbs Crown,
The Citrate JUSTICE. in his charge to the Jury, said It was
for them to consider, whether they believed the testimony of the ac-
complice (Valley)), who was himself an accessory before the fact,
and now admitted an evidence on the part of the Crown. 1f they
did, there could be no doubt of the prisoner's guilt.
The Jory returned a verdict of Guilty.
His LoRDSHIP, In passing sentence, said," William Lee, you
have been found guilty by a very intelligent Jury, of taking from
the prosecutor, Benjafnin Ashton, a hat. The Jury have given, in
my opinion very prdpetly, implicit credit to Mailer. Your case is
a very bad one ; fur it is quite clear, from the deadly weapon you
had in your possession, that had Mr. Ashton made the least re-
sistance, you, in all probability, would have murdered him, from
the language you made use of in the public-house. There are two
other indictments against you, and if you had been arraigned upon
them, there is no doubt bur you would have been convicted. The
judgment of the Court is. that you, William Lee, be transported
oeyonst the seas for the term of your natural life, as his Majesty,
by the advice of his Privy Council, shall order and direct.
Ifillions Neutron was convicted of grand larceny In robbing cer-
tain premises of some malt.
From the statement of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL it appeared
that the prisoner, in company with several others (not yet in cus-
tody) ha 4 been detected in the robbery, but only the prisoner taken
(who had a gun in his hand).
The CHIEF JUSTICE said, in pealing sentence, that had he
been indicted for the burglary, and been detected in pulling the
trigger, his offence would have been of a capital nature, and in that
case he would have suffered the extreme penalty of the I.ll‘. As
it was, the judgment of the Court was, that be be transported tor
the term of seven years.
Jonathan Parsley stood indicted with having uttered, at knuts.
ford fair, on the 27th July. one base half-crown, to a Feriae of the
name of Philip Corking. In change of a hall sovereign, in the
purchase of some outs, knowing, at the same time, it was false and
counterfeit.

111 r. TEMPLE stated the indictment, and the ATTORNEY-GE-
NERAL the case on the put of the Crown. •
On searching the prisoner, there was found on his person eight
half.crowns and ten shillings of bre coin, amongst nearly eighty or
ninety pounds of good money. The money was produced in Court,
and cut.

Mr. Joust (for the prisoner) took several objections ; and rested
his defence principally on the improbability that a person situated
as the prisoner, who carried on the business of a confectioner at
Derby, could be guilty of the crime laid to his charge.
Several persons gave the prisoner a good character; after which
His LO•D3111P summed up.
The Jurg having, found the prisoner Guilty,
The CHIEN' JusTset, in passing sentence, said the punish-
ment he was about to inflict was not proportioned to the offence,
and sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment in the
House of Correction, but not to hard labour (as suggested by Mr
Timet.x), and at the expiration of that period to find good se-
curity for behaviour for six months.