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London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

Serjeant Rabilly re-examined.— Prisoner, when taken, said
he was sent out by father RocVold to search fur arms taken
frurn Mr. &eerily.
James Rochfuril, P.P. of MoneygraY, has sneeessfnily ex-
erted himself fur the recovery awl delivery of arms; directs ti
Shea, the Prisoner, to make search fur them; after lie was
bailed by Ike Magistrate on account of this chute., Prisoner
gave up • sword to Mr. Massey. lie had formerly proem', J
three guns, two *wordy, a bayonet, and a pistol; eouswirr-
Prisoner an benne, industriuns regular man, When be mss
Wien he was as the direct road to Mr Sterrelly's.
Cruse•examined.—Has heard that Mr. Sweeny got bark
all Ole arms taken from him ; of enurre the pistol found on
Shea conhl not have belonged to that gentleman. %Vitoria
did nut employ Prisoner to recover a mare or a saddle.
Baron M'CLELLAIO summed up tire evidence at consi-
derable length. The theft from Walsh was the only one
which required the consideration of the Jury, the others
not brine completely .npportcd by proof. The horse taken
from that persos might have been fur the purports. of mid
night marauding, to be turned adrift into the conntry after
its services were not required; but under the White Buy
Act this was • capital offence. The Learned Baron
then recapitulated the evidence, and commented tin the
exprersions made use of by the Prisoner, such as " run.
ning for his life," okc. if Prisoner had been decoy. J
into reline and afterwards repeated it, he should have
gone before a ?ilaeistrate arid confessed on his oath. One
fart. however, was certain ; the Prisoner was found on the
mare in the most suspicious circumstances, and the Jury
owed it as a duty to themselves and their country, to find
the Prisoner guilty, if they iu their COIS•CiIIICRS thought 14e
Gets mentioned iu the indictment were borne out by dye
evidence.
The Jury found • verdict of Guilt, on the first indict.
meat (that for carrying away the burst helongina to Walsh);
Nei Grifirp ors the other indictment. The conviction under
the find, however, subjects the Prisoner to the penalty of
death.
Baltic! Harlin sees also Indicted under the White Boy Act,
for appearing in arms un the night of the fith of October
last, and to the terror of his Majesty's auhjeet., demanding
arms, Ste. The offence charged amounted only to • mis-
dememor.
Lieutenant Perry was examined—Saw SO to taro in a
party no die evening mentioned in the indictment; devoted
them to halt and surrender, or lie ',wild fire; two were laity%
One of whom was the Prisoner; the oilier got away.
Croes-eximinetl—Martin had no arms when taken.
John O'Brien, policeman, moons—round Iwo hulk ts
some ponder, and a quantity of tow on Timrt ha's person.
Joseph Prussia sworn—Saw a party of five or six take
away Prisoner's mare on the night mentioned in the indirt-
meat ; told Martin, and thinks he went in h alter.
Lierstenant Percy was cellist up again by the Counsel for
the Crown, and re.exemined; thinks the party were stressed
in while clothes; rub d something like gun*, birt cannot
swear to this.

Daniel Sadlier, pnlicv man (produced for the prosecution)...
Sa the party; found agnn inside the ditch; i•ani something
in their hands ; white shirts were on their bodies.
Judge Mostnt summed up the evidence, trnsarkinis that
the finding 4.f the gun, and the fact of the party wearing the
uniform skirt, were sufficient to being the indictment under
the Act.
The Jury returned. verdict of Gig y.—J udgmein was not
pronnunred. •• - .
Thomas Mach, was capitally imlieted for hiring with
a snick mortally wounded James Buckley.
The Sot.tctrott.Gatltttat. shortly stated the ease In the
Jury. This was a ease which, in point of political dative.,
invoked far mere than nay of the cases tried since the com-
mencement of the Commission. It went at once tatreraspe.
totally and olssigrwct Ibv mluainiatration of justice. Wore
the common people, lay assassination, to put at defingirr
evetethirg which had been hitherto of vatur in the country
The (Lensed had been a witness for the Crown in certain
trials at the last Limerick Assizes. As rimesters of pre-
caution he determined to retain by water, hut insmodishelv
on hioslasiding he was attacked and asurdercd by cgrarty of
which the prisoner Was one. When challenged by the ye-
lire, the Prisoner denied his name.
Wiaifred Gairy, alias Buckley—Knows the Prisoner, scot
has done so for the last six or eight years; remembets fast
Limerick Asoilres; was Mittens as a witness with her hus-
band; ber•lbrestser also was at them; it was thought lieu
that she should return home by water, which be took near