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wus allres3esl -to.tlie:Pliatocr, ant stated, that he
gave .Darknesst (Pindan'S travelling name), siateen
pound notes, four' guinea-and-half, and four guinea
notes, which were all he had ready at. the time ;
but that if he would send him the green coat and
vest, and the ten guineas, Darkness. told him he
would send, he would go down on Patrick's Day,
and bring him 1000 notes ; that be had given Dark-
ness four guineas for himself, and ten shillings and
ten-pence to pay his fare, as he would not, on any
account, disappoint him. The letter was dated
March 7.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. M'Nally,
but nothing material appeared.
Mr. Newcomb, of the Bank of Ireland, proved
the two notes to be tOrgeries.
The prisoner called no witnesses, except one, to
his charaater.
After a most impartial charge, the prisoner was .
found guilty. Ilis Lordship then proceeded to
pass sentence, and expatiated on the enormity of
the prisoner's guilt, observing, that it was a case of
as great importance as ever came before a Court.
He said, that after the most fair and careful trial,
he was convi&ed on the clearest evidence that ever
was given. He added, there are four species of
punishment in the discretion of the Court—whip- ,
ping, pillory, fine, and imptisonnient. To my
own mind it is very grievous indeed to pronounce
upon such a man as you the sentence of the law.
You are not one of those ignorant wretches, who,
from their situation in life, are too frequently led to
the commission of crimes. You stand there, now,
in as disgraceful a situation as any man in the com-
inunit. Yon could have earned a comfortable
liVelihood for yourself and your family, and even
abundance, by honest iminstry ; but, although
you had enough, you must have more, by the
plundir of the poor, who dealt at yOUT shop.—
The crime of the uneducated wretch is innocence,
when compared to your crime! The crime of the
graat man is increased by his situation. If you re-
membered the condition of the poor ; if yon recol-
leled your own family, you would not now stand
irt.that most disgraceful situation ; but if you forgot
your duty to society, I shall not forget mine. You
are to be imprisoned two years, to pay a tine of 501.
to stand one hour in and upon the pillory, twice in
Carlow, and once in Leighlin-bridge ; and at the
expiration of your imprisonment you arc to give
sectuity for your future good behaviour, yourself .
in 2001. and two securities in tool. each. And
when in the pillory, you are to have a label on your
back and breast, with the following words: " This
is Titon es Rocae, of Leighlin-bridge, woollen-
draper, for having in his possession forged Bank-
notes, with intent to defraud his poor neighbours!"
His Lordship then called the High Sheriff, and
charged him to have Roche pillored in the most.
public. manner ; adding, that let him*be where he
might, he would be informed of the manner his
sentence was carried into execution. He said .he
had not the least doubt but the Sheriff would do
his day, but reco;lodir.g that when Lord Annally
•Fay.‘4l;lef Justice, a man was convicted before him,
in Athipne, of a most heinous offence, for which he
ordered. him to stand in the pillory, yet the Sheriff
brought a troop of, horse to keen an ay the mob,
and brought the prisoner into the inn-yard, and
placed him standing in a washing-tub, for one hour,
where he was seen only by the Sheriff and the •
Gaoler. When Lord Annally heard it, he said,
" By the blessing of. God, I will make a dreadful
example of the Sheriff." Yet his Lordship being
a most tender-hearted man, the Sheriff was ,never
punished, which, most certainly would not he the
case in this instance,.if there should be the same
cause of complaint, which he by no means appre-
hended.
In charging the Jury, his Lordship very hand--
comely complimented Mr. Bell, for his very can-
tious and prudent condutft, which, he.said, was
nonrable to him, and must advantageous .to the '
public; and regretted, at the ..aurae time, such discri- •
ruination and activity were not more frequently to'
be met with amongst gentlemen holding the corn-
mission of the peace.
law Dismal. Was next put on his trial for utter-
ing a forged guinea note, purporting to he a note.
of- the Governor and Company of the Bank of
Ireland, to a shopkeeper in Carlow. There war
another count in the ineietrnent, for having forged
notes in his possession:
The Rev. John Whiny, a magistrate of the coun-
ty, proved that the prisoner was broughthefore hint,
and acknowledged, that the note laid- in the capital
indiehnent, was the note 'he uttered- to the shop-
keeper. 111 r. Whiny demanded of the prisoner
whatever bank notes he had about him ;.the pri-
soner produced about seven guineaain genuine notes,
and repeatedly doclared he had not another. The
magistrate then-searched him, but, when he had him
stripped to, his shirt and breeches, the,priaoner find-
ing the latter article was to he takenoff, f' the pur-
pose of a more strict search, he coutrived•to take a
number of forgeries from a• private pocket in ii,
which he attempted .to conceal ender his atrnylt,
inside his shirt ; but Mr., 'Nliitty was. not 'to be
duped—he seized his hand, whieh the prisoner re-
fused to open, alledging, that ditty were vapors of
no consequence;. however, when they vett: pro-
duced, they appeared to be all forgeries on tbellaak
4af Ireland. Mr. Symes and Mr. Newcomb, of the
Bank of Ireland, proved the notes to be forgeries.—
The Jury retired for. about half an hour, and re-'
turned a verilia of Nat Guilttof titterirag--butjaullty
of having the forgeries in hispossession. . • •
Lord Kuwait:atm then parsed sentence On the
prisoner: he observed, that after what he had said
on the preceding trial,•it'would, be unnecessary to
say more than pronounce the sentence of the Court,
which was--that he should-he impriaoned two years,
and whipped tlu,:ue times through the: town of
Carlow.

ASITRIM ASSIZES
Opened at Carrickfergus on the Gth iu4..before
the lion. Justice Johnston, and the Hon. Justice
'Fox ; the former presided in' the Criminal, and the:
lamer in the Record Court.
In the 'Critninal Court, Branson -O'Hara was
again put tin' his trial, indicted for the murder of
Oliver O'Hara, his uncle, at Craigbilly, on the sth
of December 1401.
The Crown Solicitor opened the case on the part
of the prohecntion, and then proceeded to call evi.
dente in support of the cluage. tirst witness
sworn was
James DickeT, bailiff—knows she' prioner, an 4
identified him—knew the deceased, Oliver 011iire
—had x writ given him' by the deceaw.,l to execute

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