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)amen Cleary, one of the Prisoners at tte bar, took this
skim ; at a subaerpsest period slispiciou hung upon Cleary,
land his boss' was searched, when there shoes were cooed is
hit possesslos, which he said were hit own property. Jame%
the policeman, Will prove his haviog Made the shoes, and
that they were made for the very dragoon who sreomposied
Sheehan on the same evening he was murdered. The eiresna.
stager* of she peesliarity, the flame and forition, mod cos-
serlintiri• Orthe shoes, wiLstil be primed, sod leave the mat.
:Tim -hermit an doubt. hates had on interest whatever is

the truiisketios, Rad who'd therefore tell the truth ; and his
Lordship would tell the Gentlemen, that ar approver where
'eawilifiestilird lo his anothasony, for one of the party, it was
. prsofagainat the 'hole. 8111 thewase had other corrobora.
live Nand* pphrriaissisokeit they bird takes, the mail bag,
*her 'proceeded to Ciesty'sr Mole; when ore their wry,
.0 ilygo %irked et oho rel; nee of themsaid to
;the 'ow of the deterlb, am did ant take then
in thee " woold stool him, It would appear that see of the
.1104+all fru dap Athe wed. and was asked outside
MI a bear Otte, "lialowek" At the bowie where they had
suet the doge, the seonthine which passed, their dresses, par-
ticularly the coat of use ON the party (Browne), would be
,reive• to evidence; thereforethe ease did not arandstpon the

',Wrote iff shostity. If Ike Gentlemen entertained any
hplonlit upon the evidence la be mideerd, it should be s sob•
'damsel rittimial one; sot 4 fastidious feeling, but a con-
scientious OS% such as rationed men should entertsia ua
their 01111 s. God forbid Thai a single hair of the Prieonere
heath should be violated, if the rise did not stand upon the
,stmt ads of truth and justice. 'He hoped that if the ease war
proved, and the facts set op and ouhelanliated, that the
Gentlemen of the. Jury could ;to flu far as they could to le-
, Pion' pyre .nod trampollity to this unfortunate and unhappy
county, awl awake sop ramp ly of the guilty violators of laws
(llama(' for she p►otectluu of the love, and penevable. It
Would 'hew by Me mideisee of the intormout to these silo.

iguiclett awes, 111-al they were out so botowl hat the link 'meld
twbrohap—.that their aim* were of each a character OW

neither hottest or lieltty sere lo be attached to their oaths
tee-user were only linked together by a rope or sand. The
Learned. Genthmato ronehtded lira obsegvattons by 111YiPto
that was arrested on hoard or a ship he this river,
orndettetturtag to escape.
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John lianimund, examined by Mr 1.1.0TD--.11 She poet-
mattes pf •Rathkrale; recollects the hi day of March, and
'baying gives so Henry Sheehan she mail ; there were seven
lb*gla aed gtrps t those WY lisle fur 1.11,10,Wel; it was seven
o'clock when be ft Retlakeale; saw the twat-bny afterwards
She same eattaiolt; be was ertnittdril ; it appeased to be •
'slut wound, mad be died the same nicht ; he was iu geed
health "ben be received the moil f.nort witness.
Crow-rkaupined by Mr. O'forittate.—lt was rot the ditty
ofelte prose.bey to carry pareele„
Joint Holborn, of the 3.1 drag wee. examined by Mr. While

.ttellleelifeee the Ist klatch, having left ittithkeale is cosi-
•plity with Henry Mechlin, at seven o'clock; trotted outside
Hltailskrale, he and his comrade dragoon; drew their pistols,
.hswisr hems attacked four limn before; when titey came to
•Roiliheld a volley woe Area; the post tc•y was in the centre;
•Ice waste Isis sight and comrade to the left of him • nine or
.fine fired; the b mole tinned rotund, entangled with his
isamr,und they were hash herdled into the ditch, witness that

said to hi. comrade their the poor boy was killed; he and his
.comrade fired sod reiondtd, when a man ran nut In front of
,Ilysials.pansonting a blander hots or gun at him sad tired; was
nearly duwu, when they said" You bloody villains, you pas-
ea's, where ate 'cs?" Anottwr shot was tired, and some
swan droi a was Lolled in witones thread ; poor Sheehan was
tweinitbrid in the belly and lay instils, grunisil; his mole got
_ . . . .

Iwo shwa la the herd mad was parly
Sal *Maier sad reseal.; wiruess had MowIC
•• wail Ike deliriums ; Sheehan had sane for Sliuniwprideis • Ire
sad kir ramrods. sien rude of for Arkeatini ; witness called
Jr/ sue Essig,, a shoemaker. in Rarkkrale. to .rake for him •
pair id shuts, whirls kr gal fir has comrade, Juhn. Knight,
whir gave them to Siterhaak in hold, hut who said be would

tarty then es far as he could for Knight.
No frowe‘asimislied.
To the Cuttat.—Witores knew no one or ilte assailants.

Sisight7R.esembers she la March; left It alikeale

about arreu-a*theck; about a rode from the town hr and

rum eade sod the poet boy were arm-keel; the buy was
.wastoded; kis comrade had the Askeatoo main; whams got
■ stair of shoes from Holborn, while his hum was slobbers;
the post-boy held.the •burs fur him; /salon Egan, shoneealler,
took hie mraswre; itiortaie *bat the shoes whirls Holhons
gave hint were the very same be gave to the post =toe
No cross monotonic
Michael Frawley, approver, predated ; is a small person,
la; a sallow sanguine cast of coontenance. sad Stops= is
tar delivery. falunined by Mr. LLoYI2.—He identified all
Vie primmers in the dock, and recollects the night of the /et
or March; de that night the post.k•y was attacked; on the
Osib of Febremsy met others for t►e purpose of takiag the
minks from the Asbestos, driegoom; they met near Mr.
.Massey's field at Boekfield; the drag/arms passed them by
white they were loading; on the next sight he sod others
asonobied at the same place; look their gramme! behind ■
-stow wall; made breaches its the wall in Are through ; fired
•at the dragoons; some of the horses went into the dyke;
nice were of the party, ireinding himself; some of the shots
leek effect, and Waft did 1101; two dragoons gallopped off,
and fired some shot's; after this they w, out on the road
where the post boy by wounded and stretched; he said that
be was the Shanaeolden boy, and not the one they wanted,
the Askeston; be complained of having been wounded in
the billy; they look his mail oil she mule, and from thence
to a hog near itailikesle; opened the letters, and found Bank
rotes, some whole fur N. and some half ones, after wbith
they came off in the directness of one Pan irk Kelly's; a dog
tint barked; threatened to shoot the man; he t►en came
off to the Commons ; the bag was a large one, having
coutained t►irteen or foul teen smaller ones; the small
hags were not marked ; at the first hog they examined the
large bag; David Donovan had the large bag on his shoal-
. derwerben they parted from Kelly's ; it was a moon-light
night ; all the men in the dock were present when the boy
was s►ot ; Brown in the deck was clad as he is at present;
a boy at Kelly's held one of the dogs a■ they passed; five
• rowed the front of the house, the rest went in the rear; wit-
ness was in how, and remembers David Donovan having
else bag passing the same way ; has no recollection of the
vest ;they scattered in two parties to pass by the bog; Brown
lived at Blossom Hull : one Oliver Fitzgerald was of the
party ; had no conversation with the men so the duck on the
braises@ since.
Croacenaminerl by Me. O'Coowegg.—Had a (movers*.
Ono with Mr. Yokes, who only told hint to tell the troth ;
it was a math ago, whets in the prison ; be came out of the
gaol now.
(The prison in which the wi loess atom., is set apart for the
resection of the Crown witnesses, and not the place where
criminals are kept.)
Did Mr. Yokes tell yon on would he esamined ?—He
Did be tell you you would be cross a itemising, and by

tn.% aid put through your facings ?-Biiel he would be Cr US
examined.
Who gave you that pantaloons ?—Tbree weeks ago I
bought it.
•Who gave it to you ?—Mr. Yokes.
Who gave you the stockings'—Mr. Yam—(A laugh.)
Who gave you the .Lilt ?—My father dui
Who gave you the riav it ?-1 gut it •t the gaol.
You deserved to wet it gaol cravat lung siorn.—(A laugh.)
Who gave you ILA, waistcoat ?-1 got it for money from
Mr. Yokis—(A laugh.)
Who gave you that coat ?-1 got it for money, which f got
from Mr. Velem
Who gave you the shoes ?—They arc my own.
Oh, then, the shots are your own, Mr. Frawley. Who
gave you that hat ?—Mr. Yokes gave me that bat—(A
lunch)-1 govit nut of Ilse money.
%Ile, did Mr. Yokes give you money for ?—For my assist-
ance he gave me money, mull bought the things out of it.
Had Mr. Yokes any other lemma fur giving yen mosey
but as a hired wilne-s?—How do you know.
Are you telling the truth row ?—I am telling the troth,
and dud not get the money roguish.
Mid you do any thing else for W• money hesideossrearing
for it? Was lifer shouting at the Wearer and killing the man
yed ere paid?—To kill the bursas sad not the mew wee their

istenboa. sad take the mos.
Did yea not Ire sad do year first 10 till the King's
trbars dome Inv beat aad seit out to ire, and geoid
Owe, tinrialf I mold !
ten, tbert .It ..• met yaw fault If they "Pm sot killed.

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Doi keine is t 'bootleg the oteb air. voirtt pee you
the emery ?
The whims bemuse uneasy owl Pee no waiver. lie
feebler stated that she wile sod bq were wet, bed es tlbe
roll served' Ilse bags; the smell ewes were Kees; oboe
volley Wh. Bred; me wend brier,' took place; was ie gaol 10
weeks; Captain Wilcocks was the first lie ivent
Wes it you Reordered the ht.) ?—He gave what help lie
pull it• 4, se, heft his piece dtdet

Deal fun know titer; that, in us roto.cienre, you are
a murderer ?—I hid not the i 'demi sop of%kiwluul Ihr 'pi.

Tell me how many other orsusactious were you m ?-1 was
at other pliers.
How matey robberies were yon ever at—the Many. I pre-
mime,il rather lung ?a—Tell me the places and I'll tell you ;
womitiam the robbery.
I ask you, by 'Wawa your solemn oath, bow many rob-
b Heo were you ever sit wee at some pour robberies.—
[Witness blpin to
So you stailes—do vain think it • omillig mailer to be
morons( away Dieu', live,, tie. Fran lee. How many rob-
tarries weer yon at ?—i was at th,re ruble' Ira ; nata:dim
the night Major Hate we, killed; strpt •t the CUWWWOOB;
was us his keeping at the time; eau'i say where lie slept.
Ho yew know our hlyers, anal having gone to Mr Moon.
sell ?—Tew; I got 501. there; 'hi, ono before the Shama-
golden affair; sod made Myers go on his kue a.
Had you segos at Mr. kissusell's —Yes; ue wanted the
money to buy powder.
How Wag were yon robbing before the pail-boy Was mur-
dered?—About a quarter of a year or half • year, and was
rubbing about • month after the posl-h .y's affair.
Were you at she rubbing of Bunion ?—We gut a pound
sole from Bunion.

You any you missed Ore when attacking the post-boy !
The Riot was bad, wrildn't oil.
So then you squibbed your gnu, and would have pot in a
good flint had you thought you hail a bad one to shout his
bitty's troops?-11a done his hest at the time.
ell. what were the neat robbed..■ yon were concerned in,
Mr. Frawley, my hopeful yostio-1 got four trapenuley
from one Patrick Ryas,aud rubbed one John of potatoes, and
attacked Ryan a second time and got three teupesuies.
Do you recollect robbing one Kind(lly:c-11 do.
Do you recoll.et tiring into Kennelly's house?-1 did Ore
In there, through the door, to frigliten
Ayr! so, Mr. Frawley, you scot ill a ball to frighten him,
to lake its chance of frighteoing the life out of him. Did you
Mr fur the potatoes yon lobbed Ryan of? 1 suppose Mr.
Yokes will give you the money to pty poor Rya's i—No, 1
did not pay for the potatoes, but it was one of the laws
belonging to " The Boys" in the comity to lake the pota•
toes, and pay fur them whom thi y *imbed or could.
Are you not a rubber ?-1 am a robber, if that makes a
robber of me.

Are you not • murderer?-1 rover eunttnifird merrier.
A.u't you ■ murderer?—lf going to th■t busmen made •
murderer of Me.

Dire me rs or no—arc yin, or are you not • murderers—
asswer me ? I did my best.
Do you understand my question—sie )ote not • marderer?
—I was present at it.
The COURT said that the witness, it wan evident, felt us.
willing to answer iii the terms which Mr. O'Connell wasted.
Mr. O'Coria att. wished to grt a direct answer, sad set •
paraphrase, which was no answer; he felt always croaMea.
ioination to have suffered in the interruption.
The Coda? slid not give iurtrreptioa (or the porpoise of
doiag an; but it was dear she wituers emir! oily gm tee
answer's belug present.
Mr. O'Commeit.—Are yes not a murderer Nrslf WWII
present makes a murderer of me, I am.
Did VII OM go there le do your best to Ire al Isemeollt
me., who were, did pis aoy is4ory—larrve yea OW *it
least doubt upon your mind that pro are a litiralVW I+4
am a murderer as I went there.
Mr. OTosert.t.--Then you are • selenleeee NA d 014140
—don't you dererve to be hanged ?.....11 know a ales 11*/ mil
hails/ for hss.
M r. O'Costs eLs.—.oftee faked, tree fur yeni
Re-examined by Mr. Lt.coTerf grislier set of the efivva
raioatioo.--On he, oath wont and at die sillordrer of
Hare; was in theeld 4•01 where witurrsto are kept, sod I
confined in any ether ea/wily, gels sr Imola • *tit lee
sobsistence; has a wife sod two &Oder's; .01 NI stern fltt
to boy dodos, but out of that berth the..
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I Tbuivaa James. a police conetoile frog' Ns Is ON
a shoemaker; made a pair grebe.. for doom Welk,
Wore Ike Ist of Maich; mo lite owe el JsOkell
Cleary's house os the eth of March; limn WI; Ad
people of the house raid it was Cleseyi Ilkd easiap.
field. [The shoes were here prodseed.7 V the?
were the same ewes be made; • poll , km to
Cleary's; he knew the shoos by bowing mods t le a Om-
hada., way; there was • thin leather bermes* OMNI/ sal
a Yaw in the quarters.
No variation appeared on his entspetianeloMMlP•sNe 414
rot make them fur the dragoon, bet fur Etta. 4111 sopllnvb
ed him, bat only made one psir, aid on bb its* they en ll*
lime.

James Egan examined by Mr. Wwirrit—i,Lisws In
keale, and is ■ shoemaker; employed ths Policemen
make a pair of shwa oboist the bt of March—beard Ales
the poothoy was killed ; the shoes he gave to the drapes t
one pair he made.
Cross-examined—Beat of Lis recollection only sad. ens
pair for the dragoon.
Some difference arose a, to stioni.ling witnesses le maids
in the Corn. His Lordship said, the correct way was to
band a list of witne•ses to the Court at both sides.

John Keily, Chi. f Constable of Polies., had a conversation
with Cleary after his apprehrnsion ; said he was going uu
board ship ; that he was taken about a pair of shots, which
a beggar woman gave him for some potatoes.
John Sullissu lived at the Island under the same roof Aid,
Patrick Kelly, his step father; reesilleets the night of the
Ist of March ; saw tire mesa pass by the house ; knows
Mooeville, and his house is the short way (sons the Cum-
moos; saw arms with the men who prod ; tiny ghtireed ;
the dog barked, and one of them said, " You sou of a b—b,
go is with the dog."
Patrick Kelly—Lived in the same hnnse with the last wit-
ness; remembers the night the miss-b .y was killed; was in
Sullivan's apartment the neat morning between semi mid
eight o'clock; the child brought in a leather bag; a brass
plate was on ;it was burst fur Gar; saw the plate after
befog is the fire; " Liatuwell" was on the plate.
Cross-examined by Mr. O'Cos N times were bad
arid dangerous; "the people were between two fires, and so
they put the bag into the thirdEtc'"—By G—il you are
right enough.
(The Act of Parliament says no other bag but a leather one
shall be used.] . . .

Mr. Joseph Dames, chief collo able of the city pollee, ex-
amined a vessel in the river fur Atnrrica. Cleary answered
tom by the name of James Conway ; made him pri•ouer.
Mr. O'Coritimt...— Nu evidence of the murder of the
post-boy.
Mr. LLOTD.--11nrnmoold, the past-master, saw him &ail.
Hammond examined—Linen hags me used—when rob-
beries were committed, chamiti white leather sic used.
Fur the Defence, l'atrirk Fi.i. try swore he slept with
Tim. Gorman, his wife was in labour. Guiman's family
were there.

Crosmexamtned.—Never during the night looked afte► hia
wife to know how she ; none of the rest of the family
were in Court ; never heard 4.f the Insurrection Art.
Mr. LLOYD—To be sure the Aet never was fur the Com-
mons, that part ass ...wowed.
The Learned Juntas charged the Jury at great I.meth,
with perspicuity, when they ,eared. and after being some
time in deliberation they let urued, and brought in a entlict
of Gnat, against the entire.
Serjesut TOSIENs protect's.' to address the Prisoners.
He felt fur the infirmilirs or stature. sod would mot rebuke
them i■ their awful roodition. •His Lordship shed tears,
and pronounced the awful sentence of death.

No. 1,332 (Clews A), diesel' uu Tneseav week •
Prize of Twenty Tiinuaninl Pounds, 'l'hr.e per
Cent. Consols, was sold by HAZARD and Cu. at their Offices,
ara I Escheats Gate; 26, Cuenhill; aad 324, Oxford.
creet. The present Lintely sill finish neat Tuesday, when
Two of 30,0001., and all the other Prizes now in the Wheel,
are sure to be drawn. Tickets and Shares are selling by
u.etasn sad Co.; who sold all the 30,0901.• Prises in a fur.
mu. Lowry.