The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-09 00:00:00

INAL-IND.

DUBLIN, AUOUST 5.
On Saturday his Eteelleney the Lord Lieute-
nant entertained ■t dinner, st the Vice-Regal
Ledge, l'keuix Perk, the following distinguished
persona

Sir Henry Parnell, Sir Colin Campbell ;
iVondfurd, A. Higgitraos, Brooke, Lord Jame. liar, C.
Gunilmrpe, nod Churchill ; Capt•ins Clarke,
Weimer, Crragh, Vignolles, and Browillow, Aide-dc Camp ;
Lieutenant Barnard, Mr.St,rliug, Doctor Hunter.

Mr. Livingston ascends this dry from Portobello
Barracks. We wish him every success. ii fel-
low-citizens, we know, o►e determined to support
him most liberally. The generous exertions of
this gentleman on • recent occasion have insured
to him the anxious good wishes of every man. The
loss be sustained on Monday last, lidded to the ex-
pcnies of this day, will greatly exceed 2001.

LIBERALITY.
If we hail with pleasure the slightest indication
of improving liberality, with what feelings of rap-
ture most we behold sentiments of generous sod en-
lightened policy make their way through the most
Oersted classes of society ! It is there, indeed,
that they shine with their own peculiar? splendour,
as the heavenly constellations are distinguished
above the lights of the earth.
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A noble instance of the progress which liberality
is pursuing towards complete triumph, was afforded
last Tuesday at the county Waterford Grand Jury
dinner, at Power's lintel, Mantas& Amongst
the company that were specially invited•was Villiers
Stuart, Esq. grandson of the lute Lord Grandison,
and ooner of the vast property which composed the
Villiers or Grandison estate, a very considerable por-
tion of which lies in the count• Waterford. Mr.
Stuart is the eldest son of she late Lard Henry
Stuart, who ins son of the Marquis of Bute, and
who married the daaghser and heiress of the late
Lord Grandison. Mr. Stuart is not yet of age, and
this we take to be his first visit to his Irish property.
Mier 'beams' loyal toast, from the Chair had
pissed off wills the usual forvoor, Mr. Stuart, during
a round of volunteer sentiments, gave, when it
came to his tarn—

" A s►ee/yewrilloo to ail oetooooitiro bettreer the Romeo
Colbolteo moil lb. Proiesloolo of !retard."

Ilia idle to attempt • description of the inten-
sity, the unanimity of applause which crowned
this glo►ious toast—cheering. clipping of hunds,
shoots, "/oar limes four," 4e. 4e.—nothing wee
omitted—but every thing was sudden and instinc-
tive, like the toast itself, the georrous, unsophis-
ticated operation of goodoess of heart combined
with excellence of understanding. May all Ireland
repent the golden wish—
" A speedy eessitioo to all animosities between the Roman
Calbubes cud the Protestauls of Ireland :"—(Waterfiad
Mirror.)

DVIILIN, AVtluar G.
Mr. Livingston ascended with his bellow+ yestetclab from
Porto Bello II ks.

At a qua, ter befog three o'clock, several mcmhers of the
A1...0r10n House Committee haring formed themselves around
the car, and &Ir. Livinesion basing dittoed it, the Lady of
Col. Gordon, commanding the sth Dragoons, Guards, pre-
sented him with a beautifully decorated Sig, accompanied
by a treat address, delivered with peculiar grace and
feeling, in which she complimented him so his tuttepi-
dity, and his late generous zeal, after which. several of the
gentlemen persout eagerly premed forward and shook muds
with him. lie then ascended ninidat the shout• sad prayers
of the admiring spectators. The sky was to!erably clear
and serene, sad the halloos inontsied majestically, the wind
N.W. from which it was thought Mr. Livingston would de•
mend on the other Ode of the Charnel.—He was, however,
■M to bower shout for ten minutes over the Pigeon-House,
where he mitered a cloud anti became invisible for 5 minutes,
he well then observed to descend rapidly, and we learn
be alighted at Corner's Conrt, Cabenteely, where, we lament
to hear, he was very badly treated by the country people,
who demanded an ruormoua slim for some ima;inary injury
which they alleged he lord done to their crops. A troop of
Police were seat Gut to his amimance, and at s Tate hour lard
night he had not returned to town. We cannot conceive
any thing more discreditede to the peassistry than this at-
tack on a gentleman who bat the other day bravely soil
humanely risked his life fur the advantage of their marneg
birthed' in the South.

In order to perpetuate Me glorious entry of leis Majesty
into the metropolis of Otis ki•adum ou the ever memerakie
12th day of August, 1821, it is suggested that lians.may be
forthwith deposited at the Debbi] Society, the Libraries in
Sat-kettle-street and trOlier-otreet, the Bars of the Orin-
inereial and Linen Coffee He•aes, that all persona
wishing to commemorate his Majesty's visit by • public
(limier, (nay be enabled to sehseribe their Baines, indiscri-
minately, fur so worthy a porpoise

We uudersteed the theatre of this city will be opened en
Mouthy, the 12th Mot. foe w►irk arrangements are makiug,
w►irh will afford a rkb treat to the admirers of the drama.
Mr. Ward, Mr. Talbot, bliss Kelly, Mrs. Vaughan (late
Mss. i.to; hire lxru rogaged.—‘Cof k youthern Reportcr.

LIMERICK ASSIZES.
COUNTY COURT, efliintwr 1.
COSTICtION OP THE MURDERERS or THOMAS
' HoStites. ESQ. ON THE TESTIMONY OF THE
REAL t"APTAIN ROCK, WHO HAS GIVEN IM-
PORTANT INFORMATION.
fhwjeahll Tema* mitered the Cent.' at nine o'clock. The
husiwass ..f the day was quickly proceeded upon. The first
trial was G.r4he inuedcgsf the late Thomas Hoskins, Esq
William 111' jf.rh, Edward Doolarly. Lenience Welsh, rind
liilliara Martin,were pal to the liar for haring horn present
on the 27th July, at Barna, in the county Limerit k, when
Edward Dooherty fired a sea at Ike said Thomas Mains,
Suit inflicted a woeful in his right side, of which he languish- -
eal angel the Ist of August, and then died; and that the rest
were aiding' soul msitil'ig•
Tits Court was extremely crowded. All ranks and craws
hung upon every part of the evidence with all 11111Xiell, cu-
riosity, excited by the barbarous and attorions crime few
which the Polonium' stood charged. There was, besides, •
providential coincidence : is was on the Ist of August, ltl4l,
the unfortunate gentleman dled—it was on the Jot of Autism,
1822, the mamas were brought to trial, and seeteticed he a
just awd ignominious deatb;•-
The following highly reepenable July war the. sweets
John Center, Heffernan Cuesidine, Thomas Dairy Emmy,
Thomas O'Grady, John Illennerhasaett, George Gobbing,
Henry Lyons', John Franklin, ILchard Mason, Kichaid Smith
Condon, and Villiers Peacock, Caqrs.
The Prisoners were then given iii charge.
Mr. Quits stated the case for the prosecution. He said
that the four men al the bar stood indicted fur the mauler of
Mr. Thomas Hoskins. On that day twelve months (the Ist
of August) that unfortunate young Gentleman died—sod
he trusted that this day the perpetrators of that
woyild be consigned to the punishment due to ncrime exhi
biting features uf depravity from which Ike human heart
recoiled with horror. In the abstract, it was unquestionably
this—the deliberate murder of the son, upon !hell &holiest
principle of vengeance towards the father. In the short, but
unavoidable notice lie should take of Mr. Hoskins, the
elder, be should only speak of him as a man remarkable for
misfortunes, and as such entitled to the sympathy of every
charitable mind. In the supecintendence of the Courtinay
estate, he had become an object of popular vengeance.
Having said so, he need not add, that in such vicious and
distempered times, his (Mont was fixed. The contrite-isles,
baffled in their Attempts on him, resohed on the destruction
of his son. This innocent and unoffendlag youth had gone,
in the month of Judi, 1821, on a visit to the house of Mr.
Hayes. at Craig, five or six miles from Newcastle, to amuse
himself with coursing; hit movements were watched by emis-
saries sent to learn when and by what way he should return to
Newcastle. Three men, Laurence Welsh, and Iwo others not
in custody, were stationed at the bridge of Aunties, under an
arch; and four others, Wm. Welsh, thioberty, Wm. Martin,
sad a man uf the name of Patrick Dil lane, were placed in
sort of quarry, about one hithdred paces further ctn. As he
passed the bridge lie was fired at from the arch, but missed.
Hurrying on he was intercepted by the four fellows in advance
of him ; he was fired at and desperately wounded; be fell
from his mule, and ran a short distasce toward a gravel-pit,
where he was pursued and butchered. tVilliso Welsh struck
him on the head with the butheod of a el naackab:e gun, the
! kick bring on the left-band side, and broke the stork of it.
To prove this tiansactloo Patrick Dollame would be pro-
(Need. After wbat he had stated it was mince yto say
he was a villain, and therefore felt it iacumbeal, under the
correction of the able and accurate person who presided, to
lay down a few positions applicable to such evidence„—
[Here Mr. Quin stated the established doctrine relative to
the admission and corroboration of ivomplires, particu.
fatly as danided upon the York trials in Eag'ond.csalle
would not detail minutely a mane of coolifmatory evidence,
which would nishild itself. The task imposed upon the
Juries uf this county were painful in the extreme; but all
those employed in the administration of justice would be
consoled and sustained by reflecting, that they were dia.
charging a ditty enjoined by the divine and {Drill principle,
and also by the well-founded expectation that this awful and
terrible progress of public justice would at length awaken
these misguided people to a conviction, that their career of
crime could only lead to entails and sudden desirtietion in
this life, with the hazard of eternal punishment hereafter.
Patrick Dillerne, as informer, examined by Mr. LLOYD—
Witness saw Mr. Thomas Hoskin* once; believes that be is
now slead; raw him this time twelvemooth at the west of
Rarna Hill; be was on Itorsbark ; knows where Mr. Patrick
Hayes lives at Crag, right well; be rode a mule, and a little
boy accompanied him, who ran away when he heard the shots
fired; heard the bey 's name was Crowly; IViii. Welsh, ism-
reser Welsh, Edmond Dooherty, Patrick Neill, not as yet
taken, James Weigle, taut taken, and William Martin, were
with the witness; oil seeking Mr. Huskies the party divided ;
Martin, Douherty, %Volitain Welsh, and nituesr, stationed
themselves at the sand pit; the others were under the bridge.
which was forty paces from his party ; Mr. Thomas Hoskins
was coming in the direction of Newcastle; Dr•Andeenn *lns
is the Irish same of the bridge; Mr. Huskies was near the
bridge; when Mat the witness saw him, and from where
witness was stationed, he heard the shots fired from under
the bridge; two shots were fired, hut they didn't take plans;
James and I.aurei•ee Welsh find first at Mr. 114wkinn wit-
ness was in Goat s- him.

Mr. (Mos NELL—Did you see Ibem fire; bow du you
know that

Witness—No other men were at the bridge but those
spoken of; Mr. Hoskins was half way in the dire. Lion of the
sand-pit when witness ran out with his gun when he heard
the shots from the bridge; wham thee Areal at young Mr.
Haskins, and desired a ass, named Hartnett, to he off; wile
Hess's shut look place when he tired at Mr. Hoskins; Hart-
nett made off; he shut Mr. Huskies in the arm and breast
there were small sings in the gnu, and the mule Bed; the
sines were I: ad, lie had bent it into a rod and then col it
with a chisel into small slags; Mr. Hoskins fell; after which
he run up a mountain at the right hand side, in the direction
of Newcastle; he then went on his liners to where there was
gravel and betted his lire.
COURT—WIso was it pursued him'—All of es.
%Vitae's and party then overlook Mr. Huskies; he was on
his knees begging his life ; there was a hole with gravel seer
it—that pr,eiao spot he sheered Mr. Percy, Chief Constable,
and to Mr. Vukes; it was un this spot that Bill %Vela) struck
him with the WI end of a gun, which was broke near the
head from the blow.

[Mr. Hoskins, father of the late unhappy young gentle.
man, placed his head on hie halide, aad seemed to be in the
most acute agony; an awful stillness seemed to pervade the
Court.]
The gnu was a peculiar one; witness lent the gun to one
Jack Illrephy, which when he saw it with Welsh on the
mountain he asked h.tri 41 Where he got the gun •t" it was
left-handed gin, ■s the luck was on that side; Edmond Mo-
berly, one of the Prisoners, fired a pistol dawn through the
body of Mr. Hoskins an be lay on his face and bands; it was
about the loins he shut him; he had received no other
wound but the one witness fired ; it was the third shot ; wit-
ness thew took his watch and five teupessies from his pocket;
thinks he would know the watch; saw chains, lit. belonging
to it ; w ring was ou the seal,.
[Here ihe watch wan handed to the witness. It was a
mean welch, chewed on the back, gold, a plain curved chain,
owe oral and a ring. The witness viewed the watch closely ]
Witisese-iiiTio the boat of his belief it is the same watch he
took from Mr. Hoskins ; sold it about a awn' Is afterwards to
owe Hinton, fur ten shillings; *hewed it first to Maki
Mody, who was nho present whet it was odd; the Hog was
not to it when sold ; gave the ring to Peggy Clifford, wife to
George Real, ; @hewed her the watch; the party separated
after the murder. awl went towards Toornavella; afire se.
pirating, Bill and Laurtuce 11•.1.1) went sub the witness;

the others faced to Itithcabill ; Mtrtin Doriberty, otherwise
Slitddy, and Men Welsh, natal, bulrial, Niill, hit on his
trial, omit to Tuurnavolla; witness sud his family 'not to
Kelly's ',edema whisk. • witness beard the police and army,
weal off sad 110 one with hit. ; but met Wahine Welsh before
break of day, and they both wort into one Curtin's house.
Its ammo. to a Questiou from the Cburt—Curtin was in
bed vibe. be went there.
Wilily.* pet his goo into a rick of turf on the thnototain ;
sew re oar else hide his arms. Laurence Welsh lives near
Toerravellt ; Kelly lien sear the strand ; the dislaoce be-
tween the 10'0 bowies ks 20 peespeesowl,. Witness never sioce
' sae the left-handed sea ; Itft Curtin's bolt n after break-
fast, and left the benne firs. It was shoot foitr o'clock in
the evening when Seat be saw Mr. Hotkint; knows ern
James Filsonsurire; Mises Martin Wombs* ; saw Sheehan
tie same Jay of the nterdn ; Sheehart's wife sad chilrifes
were within; on owe else Woe aloof with witness at the in-
terview; left the party on the hill while he *as at Sheehan's;
Lstireen Welsh told winless that Sheehan would direct lint
to Filsmanriee, the latter would tell whether Mr. Hoskins
was coming on or returning to Newcastle that day; be could
rot sea the triehronent from Sheehan's house, bat ennld by
guint shout 40 yardalrom the hues. nee the men on the hill ;
sty Fitzetauriee ; was at Sheehan's about an hour and a half
. before the murder took place. Pitamaoriee lived runnd the'
kihill; went beet- ogees par•r; they qomilientril ban as
to his wising itimmatuier, sad what he said; witness said lie
sew him, sod Sir. Hoskins was returning home; saw Mr.
Hoeltios coming along; he was a mile and a half distant • as
1115011 as wittiest met his he fired from the sand pl; heard
Hayes's son was along with Mr. Harkins; saw the while
trousers; no down to meet bins; saw a boy with a bundle
of rushes facing Sulftiran's house, before be fired the shot ;
whistled to • man digging to go in quietly; he aid so; he
was working in his shirt, sad left his spade; don't know the
man's name, mod never saw him; a rick of turf between
him and his view before the shot was fired; witnns shewkd
the place, hot did sat go to the spot ; it was to Mr. Perry
sod Mr. Voices be showed the situation where he called out
to the moo ; heard the horsemen timing in the direction of
of Toernavulli, a little after Nightfall, vrbed he threw himself
into a ditch.

Crosivexanisned by Mr. O'COvisret.L.—Did you live ihree
or tour years with Walter Fitzmasirice, Captain Rock
I was the first that was called Captain Rock at that time;
I was christened so by a schoolmaster.
I would be glad to 'mow who that worthy disciple is
Ilia uame is Morgan ; it was he christened me; was our,
or twice examined about the murder; was not examined
yesterday, nor the day before; it was Mr. Yokes who brutiglit
hint into Court.

Was he hinder and feeder ?—Witness swears he don't
know whether he told yesterday or the day before, nor the
last week, nor the last fortnight, nor the last mouth, nor the
last two months, but told it whets he gave his information ;
told it within the last three months; did a mouth ago, when
giving inforniatios ; knew Walter Fitzwisuriee was in the
house where he was ; witness was carried to Newcastle in a
hack ; he chewed the spot where the murder was committed
--cis the way he told every word of it; it is sot a fortnight
ago since hr told every word of it.
Mr. O'Connem—What harm did the young gentleman
you murdered ever do you ?—He was a mice young gentle•
man, and he serer owed him soy rent.
Was it not you that set kiss?—lies.
W 3/ it not you that went in order to filed when he was
coming home, when you coolly and deliberately murdered
him was at the murdering
Would you not have fired at the mail in the garden, whom
you desired to go in, if he refused doing so ?-1 might fire at
hies, and would make Lim go is if he did not.
Were you not the first who abed the blood of this young
geollemas ?—Yea.
Did you then believe that there wags God ?-1 am sure of
it : sorry for it !
flurry for it !--Sorry that Olve is a Goa! di
twilaess was brosght op this last Amines to be arraigned
at she dock behind him, and postponed his trial.]
Dual you thiuk if you were tried fur the offence you were
arraigned for lad Anises that you deserved to be bonged fur
is ? How long after you posipooed your trial was it you
gave information?—Two months. So he. you gave infor-
mation with the rope abort your neck?—He done it with a
pious view for what he had dune; I love piety. Didn't you
know Galvin who was tried for Mr. Hoskins 'a murder, war
innocent ?-1 did ; and Mr. Yokes fed the odor/see, and
paid thetas fur that prosecution. Didn't you hear he had a
narrow escape, and that one Anglin swore also against him
heard he had a narrow escape. Didn't you hear that
Galvin was sworn to particularly, by having • mark on his
cheek ?—lioetir Galvin was inaoceat. Winston gave the gun
to Murphy; hail often two gun., but hid only one that time ;
forced these guns from other people. Did Mr. Yokes tell
you )ou would be examined ?—He told me to tall nothing
but the truth. And if you didn't swear, Yokes would Kong ,
you ?—I deserved to be banged. Is there a greater villsio
in the ern ion than you are? were you not the lint to drew
his blood? didn't grant Lim mercy wheu be Implored irfroro
your bawds; yet you knew Galvin was innocent, why not
come forward thee? Did you think if Galvin was hanged it
world be murder ?—At that time be iuteriderl to girt: hiumelf
up. But you let the trial go on ; mud only for Mr. aihe's
testimony he would have been Imaged, um oithstanding the
erers.examination that gentleman Nude tweet.

It was afle► GaMa's trial be arm christened Captain Rock ;
sad never at that period told Mr. Yokes be bad a notioa of
giving informatima; be thought nothing of spilling Wove,
Heard there was a large reward fur giving iiirormatioi,.
Ahout how many times did yuu deserve to be banged? Sr.e-
cal times. You are a pious man ! Now gm me in a lump
how matey times °flea—don't kaow bow often 5 don't
kisser if that which be fired at Mr. Hoskins was; the slug did
not take erect, so as to kill him. (Sire me nu if or, sad;
give Me yes or 00 ; do you think yon are a murderer ! It
yea stop there until midnight you mous giic
ask you in your own mind, don't you think you see a natir.
derer ?—I weal there with that latent ; the slant I Aced
didn't kilt. Well, t►at is one answer. Remember you sae -
swore; swots with blood upon your hands! do you think yuu
are • murderer'

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COUNT—Du you think or not uhrtlur yule are a elicrdrre.
—I think I son.

Me. treetleem-1 ahuutd never ►ad gut the enurer new
t►e Coen isterfered.

How moth 11101it7 did yno pet —I got 50s Wiwi hi ?—1
was hired to commit the illiOder !..11/.11 put up!
Mr. O'Colartc—Oh, go down, go doom! I'll $411(18A
another question.
Several other wittier/es were examined.

Doctor Thwaits, examined by Mr. LLoYD —Was is .m.
trudance is the line of his profession, to misuse Mr. Tlumas
Hoskins at the einse of b:• murder ; hevd be died; be had
a gun-shot wound in ihr site; some sli;ht wooed. were is
Its arms, the etleet of shot ; the elite wounds were out
hlrgt as bullet wounds; he bad a slight wound In the bark
of She head, but on dour exsinisatiun footed It to be a real
fracture; a contusion fr 'wine bluest weapon.
Lieutenant Perry, police, examined by Mr.
Went to where the niu..l.r was cunimitted; Dillsue sitter
skewed him the spot; witness saw blood there; he knew
young Mr. Hoskins; saw hist dead on the lot or 2tl of
August.
Cress-examineJ.—Saw the boy C.ruely Hit. day..
Thomas I. Votes, examined by Mr. Quiti.—.Wits!M.
knew Wm. Welsh an.l Patrick Wane; he arrested %%Wham
Welsh, anJ asked hint if he knee Patrick Dillon., selite
loved with. Walter Fitzasausice? he said, " I natio kW*"
bite."

casseexassiora by Mr. OToottet,t..—The Inserrecsion
Act was thew is force; DsHuse sad Fitzsiatirke were reput-
ed Outorious characters ; believes it tropic! be s WO wmy.tu
recommitted their characters to hiss by krowing • !Iher
lane or Fttstosscricr &Yet know that Welsh h. rw t•flot ; 1,,0k
bim vat tv ioqui•e about a boast. nel.o) w4l a It,iwuc,

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'OOl6O kno•iolt it ; tritons dll't Wirri
the police ; witness frequently spoke r
particulars of the =order; did say to
cross-examined, sad told btm that he .
to the Cotart.lsouse, he case he adhered
hill Ira stick to the troth; he attended
illevroeld gist his raison fur takime a s-
too ; he thought the hike charged the to
o.llll,4Wita hi brottiki Galena t• Neaseaeste
Illoorty ; Crawly swore posEirely so-Cargri,
le bad a murk ou his eheeh heals* understood one of the
prieseers had also a mark.
preeteutio• teamed, whew fee
TIIIE• DEFENCE
wt. OA Patrick fur Willis. Mattis, one of the
Pitilloers.
Willett, ""

IMllaim-1111111111mu Martha; b. Do relative so him;
11111=rbiaser,*apid ~kg ter wanes; remembers the dap
Mr. trinakim was mordesed; was Meta. hay that day; re.
mdda.thrise mites from tie plasm when that sinstleisaa was
murdered, mid' by virtue of witairses oath William Illarti•
weighted with hits**. Jay, mod did mos absent himself from
AM work except while be was. at he wale; the Petrone'',
-*Other, Qat..lao, sad Gait), worked-COS him is the same
saga-esuiesteed by Alla LLOWD—Wee saving hey the three
dun,. before; *aria was Mies .p a month since; alleaS
eilli•brlrC mei i was. as ibe id of September, or trl *Mk.
191 in or 1444 Nalweetber. or 4,1 bbecensber. bat knew it.
INA; 4611811 wilier/11C Hestia. was murdered; 'ward of•
cite murder lase. she day, *Net se hoar and a loaf before
linuriag oFWvelt ; Mania waalstwork by vine, of his oath;
4ovimus with limo mot; is .hers sow; they mows tows cut
Itliatempadows- its Jetty, is his neighbourhood; his tray nut
fin /AO Its it laud* may. for the eat a.
hliclitselkielry,esraminal by Mr. Favereen, for Marl in
119•110.14sw to lifureight, last witness; reeallects the day of
she Mader. Afairli• (Prisoner) seam *seism bay from more-
iog,,uptil aiadidg was workiag with firm when the twos of
glie.egarder ramie.
Veggie eameleed by Me. id.ovits.— Lives de Glatmeee • did
'cal know young Mr. Hoskins ; kora sire old Gualleao ;
was never at the Castle; eer was swept the...who smock;
oil Oa Castle ; all tie hay was not mat ; they were two days
it;al not mowing the two 'deur; is sot exact hnw maul
aittaitra were dant does not tbiek a more wassavlag she
*iv, is are Masao was nut et the murder; ontamm.how
many, acres were ender meadow ; could nut swear it weir
tfturp acres ; his father-io-law, Quinlan, Marlin, *ad amen
girl* were there; thin was befuste Ow murder.
The defence cloned here.
!Os Lordship charged the Jury is this imports'st ease Si •
airy great leagsh.
Jury retired for• bell so hour, whets they Moused,
slid brought iw a verdict of Guilty against ell the Peisuseca.
After the Clerk of she Crown asked she Primmer' in tha
usual limy why jedgmesit of ath should liot be peunosieetel,
Ste. Martin declared to God he was int guilty. Laurence
Welsh; in an emphatic ommier, and httitig his hand in a de-
clamatory way, said, lie who swore' egoism& them committed
the murder, mod brought then, into it.
Hl* Lordship, in a 1114. ii freliag and impressive manner,
passed the awful sentence of Dad/h. la hi. charge he par-
ticularly alluded to the "Isormity of she off. ace, sad trussed
that she Prisoners watld occupy she few hours they bad to
fire is prsyer awl cl.euttoo. His iohlsbiy ordered shem for
eareution this, day (Saturday); their bodies to be gate fur
disunion.
ilAursmes Welsh, a grey beaded small men, who had
hrokea the gnu us the. hoed of the deceased,' dashed back
from tbeduck a pace or. two, seized a vessel of water sad
drank pleosifirdys Dorthersy. • salksw.fared tall man, wh•
wash garage haitalay fired. through the body of the wirer.
tubas* deemored young genslresaa, when on his face and •
beads, filched his Angers, wilalltwed a de.penite phrase, gave
the du of the hack ilock,w kith leads to the front a kick,
mid threw it ape.; they were then ironed. and* their way
mot maay oftha country people appear.d to halm nn 'wrist
bJ salutary impression. The trial lasted *Mil a late hour.
On Thursday last wen iterated in front of the new
county cool, Limerick, Jemu Crew.", James Drowse,
'1 ironed., Neill, Moat's Gorman, and Juba iffoDossorph., for
the murder of the ShanagotJen posiboy, oa the list of
March. Of these Ave, two were oat, 21 years of sr,
Clad the other three did net exiled Id. And on Ibis day
(Saturday). trillion. /raids, Lowrance Wahl., Edmoßd
Dooley; lead: Waikiki -Marti*, received • a similar ignomi-
sious death at the some place, for she murder of young Mr.
flu-Mns. They all spreered Preigeed to their fate, and
arhoowlederd the jesterse of their 114411,11 Ce. From she
moment of their coovictloo lily badatteaded to the *dam.
rotten of their pastor with lireetwieg seriouseem and eon-
tr Lituterkk Paper,, Adtandi l )

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ity the humharsh's. Phelan. arrived Slit uk.
et Waterford, from Sr. JAW% Newfoundland, we
have IrttFre and merits therl tth June. We take
front the St. John's Mercantile Journal the fol.
luwitrig intererting
EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT

OF THE CONNITTRE FOR THE RELIEF OF THE
POOR OF ST. JOHN'S., NEWFOUNDLAND.

The Committee conceive it a duty they owe the
public to endeavour to trace the causes which have,
in the course of s few years, reduced the circum-
stances of the merchants, planters, fishermen, and
the Other classes of the community, from opulence
sod comfort to their present state of unexampled
distress ; and to propose some means, if possible,
, whereby the great sum of calamity that presses so
teavily on all. may in some measure be lessened.
From the documents now before the Committee,
they find that nearly one-third part of the popula-
tion of this torso end neighbourhood applied in the
course of last winter to the Committee for relief.
Numerous applications were made from the adja-
cent harbours, and there can be no doubt in the
minds of the Committee that very rest distress ex-
isted in these harbours, quite equal to the poverty
that so generally prevails in this district. _ _

The t omnnitee had not the mime means of dis-

covering the exact state of the, inhabitants of the
north part of this island ; however, they can take it
on themselves to state, that thoogb distress may not
be so general and pressing in those parts, u it is is
this district, and in the harbours to the south, still
very great hinges have taken place in the circum-
stances of the inhabitants; and in a short period
they will be reduerd to the some miserable state.
Ou a review of the Ivland, the Committee do Dot
hewtste to say that distress is not confined to a few
districts, bat geuerally eitends itself throughout
the whole,
The Committee in their endeavours to discover
the causes that here given rise to the present cala-
•itous state of things, have observed, that from
the earliest period the attention of the settlers, u
well os of transient persons in this country was ex-
clusively turned towards the fisheries, and other
commercial pursuits connected with them.
The trade and fisheries being the only support
and employment which the iohabitants looked up
to,. ihty were subject to all the changes of such
uncertsio and precarious pursuits. Wimp the
Ifivheries flourished, the inhabitants were prosperous;
when they declined, they suffered in the exact pro-
portion of that decline. Such has been and such ever
witOoe, the situatiop .of is people, whose sole de-
yesseboice is ou. the. uucertshity of trade. Mei.

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longer then
moment such
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flourished,

by whose
knowledge and influence the foundation of any
improvements for the perootorynt benefit of the
country could' be laid. Unfortunately, they wete
governed by • system which mercantile men in all
countries are. too apt to adopt, and led to prefer
what they sonsider thrir private interests to every
other. They imagined that the settlement of the
country, or the introduction of institution that
would have the effect of ameliorating the condition
of the resident inhabitants, would operate against
:their own good. They supposed their private in-
;forests, and•thet of the resident inhaliitunto, tocon-
hlct with each other, and by a natur..l course of
!reasoning they supposed any nies.ures that had for
'their object the permanent nilvar.tage of the
country. Every obstacle was thrown in the way
.of agriculture, by representing the soil as incapable
of improvement, soil esicounigiog the enaettneut
of hues that have had the direct tendency of pie-
ventiug its cultivation.
These are the remote causes which have prevent-
-14 a country of vast extent, with a climate pecu-
liarly favourable to the health of its inhabitants,
with fisheries the most productive and extensive in
the world, after the lapse of near three centuries,
:from affording employment end support to a pojita-
lotion not exceeding in number one-third of one
county in Great Britain or Ireland!
The more immediate climes of our present disc.
tress may well 'toe accounted for by the sudifinr!
:transition front war to peace, and the failure of a
'somber of large mercantile - houses, which caused
immense lames to the community. The destruc-
tive fires of 1916, 17, 18, and 19, which irnrne-
idiately followed, reduced many persons from of.
!Ituetice to want. The reduction in the price of
Newfoundland produce in the foreign markets,
!occasioned in a great measure by the equal right of
fishing" granted to the French and Americans, on
the best parts of our coast, whereby they have
acquired an advantage over the British in this
fishery, which enables them to sell fish caught upon
our own coast, in every market, cheaper than we
can, and the easier and cheaper rate at which they
get their supplies. In addition to which the French
Government grants a considerable bounty to Unit•
fisheries.

The Committee, after the fullest consideration,
are of opinion that these are the principal causes of
the present distress, •ad it now only remains fur
them to recommend such remedies as, under pre•
sea circumstances, appear practicable. To sup-
port the trade and fisheries, which are the main
stay of the country, is an object of the last import-
ance, and the Committee recommend an immediate
and urgent application to Government for relief.—
A bounty for our fisheries should be prayed for,
and it appears to the Committee to he a measure of
justice, that as our Government found it necessary
for the general good of the empire to grant the
right of fishing on the very best parts of our coasts
to the French and Americans, we should be put on
a footing in the fisheries with the subjects of these
Powers. if we are not, the advantages they possess
over us will in a short time hairs the effect of sapping
the foundation of our trade, and subverting the
fisheries altogether.
The Committee further recommend an applica-
tion to Government to open this port for the free
admission of provisions, for the supplies of the
fishery, with permission to take in return the pro-
duce of this country.
The Committee are of opinion, that the canoes
that might have operated in the early stages of the
fishery to prevent the cultivation of the soil, have
long since passed away, and that it is now as much
the interest of the merchants, as it is of the more
resident part of the population, that every facility
should be given to cultivation, as affording the
best and most productive means of employment
for that part of the population which cannot find
employment in the fisheries. Whether the soil
of Newfoundland be capable of much improve..
ment, or whether it will adequately repay the hus-
bandman•s toil, is • subject upon which much
difference of opinion may exist. But there is but
out opinion, that cultivation could be made soxili-
•ry to the fishery; and • sufficient quantity of pota-
toes and other esculent roots might be raised, which,
together with the abundance of fish on our own
coast, would supply the labouring classes of the
country with a wholesome and nutritious food; the
whole of which being raised from the produce
of their own labour, would make them indepen-
dent, at least fur the necessaries of life, of foreign
supplies.
The Committee therefore recommend the at.
tention of the people to be turned as much as pose
sible to the cultivation of the soil, and that applies.
tioo be made to his Escelleucy the Governor to
grant lands on the same principles and terms as
leads are piloted in Canada and the neighbouring
colonies.

FOAEIGN INTELLIGENCE.

GERMAN PAPERS.

TRIESTE, JOLT 20.

We have now received from Hydra and Spezzia,
official accounts of the 6th July, published by the
Greek Admiralty, which state the following parti-
culars respecting the great Turkish fleet :
Blown up, the Admiral's ship, of 130 guns called
The Standard of Victory.
Set on fire, three ships of the line, which af-
terwards went to the bottom, because terror and
confusion paralysed all the endeavours of the Turks
to extinguish the flames.
Run aground near Tschesate, seven frigates. of
which the greater part of the crews were drowned.
tor the third expeditior. which sailed from Constan-
tinople on the 4th June, 16 ships a►e taken by the
Greeks, and the rest blockaded near Tschesme.
mud measures are preparing to destroy them. Thus
concurring accounts from the Archipelago announce
the successive destruction of parts of the great Ar.

44. _

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LONDON.
FRIDAY, Auourr 9, 1842.

The roads from town to Greenwich were yester-
day crowded with people, attracted by curiosity to
see the preparations made for the KING'S voyage to
Scotland ; Greenwich was in consequence all bustle
and confusion. The royal yacht was moored off
the town, where It afforded an object of interest to
every inquiring eye. The Lord Mayor's barge and
several others are ordered to accompany the royal
flotilla down the river. Arrangements have been
made fur his MAJESTVII departure this day.

Yesterday we presented our readers with the
Second Report of the Commissioners of Inetairy
into the Irish Revenue. The first remarks which
occur naturally relate to the verbose and tediously
diffuse style. attended with an utter want of effec-
tual arrangement and beneficial deduction. The
names of the Commissioners are cause sufficient 11
to account for there defects. They are Gentlemen
of some merit, perhaps, for the current bosinen of
common offices, but of remarkably weal: judgment
and desperate prosers withal, Mr. Lusutmorox
excepted. The Report may be divided into thirds.
The first portion is employed in the announcement •

of evils, which hove breu declared and proved,

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and' branded one and over. ogaia by moll
leader of frith *Position time the Uoion.
The Comamiamo. "by lengthened steps mid
slow," arrive afloat the middle of Their Report at
the following conclusions :—That the expense& of
the revenue establishments are too laege—that the
distribution of the offices, high and low, is too much
in the spirit 9f place-holding and plsce.hunting—
that the general system is full of neglect, and is
highly mischievous to trade and tbe revenue The
next portion is spent in reciting various resolutions
and conclusions emanated from preceding inqui-
ries. The last and shortest proposes the remedy—
the reduction of the Dublin establishments, and
the consolidation of the authority of all the Boards
under two general Boards—one for the Customs
and one for the Excise, sash to consist of thir-
teen Commissioners fur the United Kingdom.—
The whole economy to be effected is 5,0001. per
annum. But the reporters are aware " that for
some time that difference might be absorbed, or
nearly so, by the charge to be incurred for com-
pensation to the Commissioners whose services would
be dispensed silk" To this must be added, the
expenses of the Commissioners, at 1,5001. a, year
each, for at least three years. What a schenu• of
economy ! But then of course the publi:e are to
gain some other way the loss they are ¶o suffer here.
It is true that the Commissioner. stiticipate a more
effective and impartial administration of the re-
venue laws. So for the Government may in-
crease the resources of the Exchequer, while an
improvement in the mode of disposing of offices,
by increasing the respectability and usefulness of
the officers, will enhance the credit and value of
patronage. Those who know the nature of Irish
offices will readily anticipate a great advantage to
public morals by any curtailments, to say nothing
of the increase of opposition principles in Parlia-
ment. Here are ill thte benefits of the scheme,
and more than the Commissioners have ventured to
anticipate. As to the efficacy of their measures in
improving the resources of a country—(a subject
to which the attention of the Commissioners might
have been reasonably turned among a starving
people)—sonse idea may be formed from the fol-
lowing sample of their notions:—ln their poetsl
ressouings on the coni,titution of public Boards,
they say in one sente rice. that " Supe erary
Members at public Ii oards have rather a tendency
to produce delay and laxity than to promote dis-
patch." In the sum •eding sentence we find this—
" Although we are fur from underrating the im-
portance, in point of economy, of limiting the
number as strictly r.s possibltt, the doe collection
and management of the riivenue intrusted to
these Boards is of so mach greater moment, as to
render that a comparatively imbordinste considera-
tion." Men wht. are so little aware of tile import
of their own words, and the discordance of their
own successive.opioions, can• do uo good except to
themselves. Another of th.iir projects with respect
to the divisicoi or unity of the Excise &Mew Arlie-
ther they ought to be all c.illected in the country,
or part ok them at the ports, is left in the same
embarrassed and vague condition. If there is any
revenue principle upon which sensible men are for.
bidden to doubt, it is the impolicy of a multifarious
mode of collecting the same order of duties. Still
we shall be glad of the subversion or qualification
of the office system of Ireland, both with' respect to
pay and numbers. 7fhe departments are by no
means harmoniously fitt.4.l to the limited interests
of the country and the presont distressed slate of its
inhabitants.

We have received the Pori, Papers tip to Tues-
day. They contain no domestic ilews of amy interest.
The intelligence from Madrid is not of later date
thaw that which we yesterday noticed. The Gazette
de MIMICe states that Lard Lonnotrozawv. the
British Minister for Foreign Affairs. in expected
io Paris between the 15th end 510th of this mouth.

We have received German Papers to the tri in-
stant. It appears from them that the defeat of the
Turkish fleet off Scio was more decisive than it b d
been represented.

Yesterday the Duke of Yogic tramacted mili-
tary business with the KING.
the LORD CHANCELLOR hod en audience of
his MAJESTY vesterday.
After the Cabinet Council on', Wedotoday the
Earl of LIVERPOOL left town foe Coombe Wood;
the Marquis of LONDONDERRY for North Cray;
and the CH•NCELLOR of the Eteuitotrai.;Em!
Blackheath.

The Gazelle de Fromm sop, that " letters frann•
Madrid. dated the St7th ult. had Elect) received,
through as extraordinary channel. They contain
nothing importaiit or remarkable M. MAIlTew
NEZ DB LA Rosa had, for the eighth time, refused•
the portefestilfe of Foreign Affairs."
Extract of a letter from Hivannuh, dated 22d of
Joue:—'‘ With respect to piracies committed .
these seas, we wish to advise, that vessels frowns
hence are not much exposed. as in general they,.
sail with convoy; but those from Europe stand e
poor chance, the number of pirates being now
greater than ever. This Government has no means.
of quelling thew; the United States' isinnfereuets,
though useful, is out .sufficient. May we not ex.
pect that Britith Vessels of war will give protection
to our commerce 1"

The Funds were steadily .mending and luok-
ing upwards yesterday. Consols were 80ii for
the Account, and 80e . fur money ; liedweed,
811 f ; 4 per Cents. 998 t; New 4 per Cents.
994; Lang Annuities, in 1-16. Foreign. Secure.
tie. ; Old Spanish, 63H8 ; New ditto, 6114 ;
Prussian, 884 'B9 ; Danis/i. 881 f ; Neapolitan,
7314; Cbili Loon, 841; Culombia New Bands, 86e.•

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1611 that 'lie In" ire AlNib will enspbei themma eil& NO lea
tto Dillon, about MO awe Duty be a pramert Ion; Pim
Dille°. be wolAld be .
ototrogeeet is reser ' they entlidiats.it.
may defy very *yes
4to the truth, sad far old set otherwias. • twat, trade tekli-
d GaltitNirosetoittee, deprive them of d•allOget
i share is the praises- During the period of the proseprity
lbe Jury is ravage ors roundhead. when its trade and ti•heries fl
less" l• •by stand the ineeelessits were the only personsh
Mira:. awl. Mid that• a