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CARLOW ASSIZES, MARCH 2.5;

pamek Dayte was indicted. for .a rescue of coca, seized It
noo.payment of rent, doe to ,Mr. Tighe, of 11'oodstock..
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner lied some corn on pars
of the landpl Burton Hall. /et to, him by John Curran,da coo-
acre; that Curran had become deMutter in the rent due on the
twits to Mr. Tighe, and that the latter, an head landloql, nMdes
seizure of the crop on the land ; tint Doyle, having peeviously
paid Curran the con acre rest, conceived himself entitled' itr his
own corn ; that Doyle and several others had gone attgity and
rescued the corn under seizure, and that for this be war
indicted.
Atter several witnesses were examined for (he prosecution,
Air. BETHEL contended there was not a shadOw of !video& is
support of. the indictment, and inquired whether bin Linitelsqs
would send the case to the Jury, when the Judge signified like in.
tention of doing so. Mr. Bethel said, a prosecution RIM Sidra -
rated, more disgraceful in its nature and consequences, never died
been entertained in any Cnu-t of Justice. From one of the wit-
nesses of the Crown he had learned that the prisoner was ttot *Mat
man, and had paid for the corn he was mdigted ybr steloginr: tee,
would the Jury believe it, he was thrown into prison on tbe7th
September last, and after consuming the dreary winter night; was
now put forward to stand his trial, and on such a charger .He
hoped the Jury, by their verdict, would show that they valpia
beets' as much as life, and ,hat they would discountenanre the act
of soy Magistrate over.tealous in the discharge of his duty. H.
was glad to hare the present opportqnity of addressing the °Auk.
men of the Jury. and he had no doubt but, if fair play Wert shown
him, and the prisoners left to themselves, he would hare more
frequent opportunities of appearing before them; but by paluty
conspiracy he was often jostled from his station.
111 r. CLARE, as Counsel for the Crown, stood there in sop.
port of a prosecution directed by his Majesty's Attorney-General.
If the prisoner had been kept in confinement foe seven matrlltK.the
fact spoke little to his character, as he might have been bai at
any time. The Learned Gentleman said, he had just learned that
the Jury hail prejudged the case; that they had nearly recddled
their verdict of aguittal—but be (Mr. Clarke) would fearleeely
tell them, that, if they pronounced any other verdict than Orator
Guilty, they would be guilty of the grossestptrjury—Shey away[
consign their souls to everlasting damnation.
Mr. Little. saddler. ode of the Jury, stood forward to repel the
insinuation of Mr. Clarice—s• You have no right to talk to tbe
Jury. There are as good men on the Jury as ever you were, or ad
ever you will be."
(Juror taming to Lord Norbury)--" My Lord, I submit to yout
Lordship."
Lord NORBURY—.* Sir, you do not look like a person that
would submit to any one. Sit down, Sir."
His LORDSHIP observed. that he thought it as unsuitable and
unfit a case as ever cause into • t 'ourt of Justice it was InOnallWa
to make such a matter the subject of a criminal proseanien. He
would ask, was it becoming to hare a Court of Justice entertaine
by trying whose property a sheaf of corn was?
Colonel Bruen was called to give the prisoner a character. He
said he was quite certain, that if the prisoner transgressed the law,
it was through ignorance.
His Loanattir was surprised at the time that was consumed in
the investigation of this case. This fart ought to satisfy the
country. mid keep every puppy quiet who sought to impeads the ad.
ministration of Justice in I reland.—.4equitted.

It is said that the intercourse with England in the trade
of spirits, under the new law, will commence in October.--.
i frioargh Pape?.
The ilampsaire Telegraph of the 7th of Much ant-
flounced the arrival at Portsmouth of " his Majesty's *hip
Tweed from South America, last from Rio de Janette.
with despatches of considerable importance." We hays
authority for stating, that she brought no news of import-
ance of a later date than that brought by the Aurors,whielt
ship left Rio but nine days before the Tweed. The fast
is, the Tive,..4l was ordered to England by Rear-Admiral.
Sir G. Eyre, Commander-in-Chief on the South Americas
station, in coustquence of the result of a series of Courts-
martial hell on the officers of the Tweed in Rio, on
charges exhibited against them by Captain Hann, of that
ship, during which circumstances appeared to place the
conduct of the prosecutor in a reprehensible light, and the
ship was accortliugly sent to England for the pleasure of
the Lords of the Admiralty. This we are assured is the
real cause of the 't'weed's speedy return. The particulars
of the affair are now lying before us ; but as we under..
stand that an action is commencing in the Court of King's .
Bench, against a certain party, for libel and false impel_
sonment, we shall at present withhold further particulars •
—tiomatemplen Herold.
The person mentioned in our last u having been takel.
out of the William Thompson, Captain Crocker. from,
Liverpool, for New York, bad absconded with 25,0001. the
property of some orphan children in Lincolnshire. Ri.
was taken from Liverpool on Saturday afternoon, heavily.
ironed.

A general respite for James Dopey and flyer Adams.'
now under sentence of death in Newgate, has been fee-
warded to the proper Quarter from the Home Department.
On Monday afternoon last, a young man, son of Wm. .
Akester, of Beverley, cordwainer and publican, in a pa-.
roxysm of insanity, to which he has for many years beet&
subject, took a knife used in cutting leather privately ftorrt
his father's shop, and going into the Minster-yard, seized a
little girl aged between seven and eight years, and held her
between his knees whilst he stabbed her in the side of the •
neck, inflicting a wide and deep gash. He then went to
the oppcsite side of the Minster, and threw the knife down,
where it was found soon after. Some young elliklrett wit-
nes•ed his seizing the poor girl, but either did not perceive
or were not able to comprehend the injury she had sus-
tained, so that no alarm was given, and on her soon after
attempting to run home (a short distance), she fainted
from loss of blood, and in that state was found by one of
the masons employed there, who fortunately came to the'
place when she was to all appearance on the point of tapir- '
ing. By the means employed 'here far recovered in a few
hours as to be able to give some account of the transaction, .
and Akester was secured. It is fortunate the knife was
found, as he was seen soon atterwarda looking in ;he place •
where he had thrown it, and has since avowed his intention
was to kill several. Hopes are entertained the Child will
recover.

We are happy to find that Mr. Rayner, of stanfor4
Riven, Essex, has recovered his four horses. The police
officers of Union-hall succeeded in tracing them on Sunday
to shovel, near iilacitfriar's-bridge, where they also appre-
berided a fellow who is believed to have heel) one of the • •
thieves. The officers have likewise in custody another in-
dividual, in whose possession was found a part of Mr. • •
Rayner's cart, which had been broken up. The horse and ••'
cart which conveyed the thieves down have also been '
found. Mr. Rayner denies having been supine on the oc-
casion of his former loss ; on the contrary, besides adver-
tising a reivard, he states, that be immediately despatched
persons in every direction to apprehend the tbieres.—Cussar.4
Chropticir.

STAGE COACH ACCIDEN r—Yesterday an Inquest was
held in the Committee room of St. Thomas's Hospital, before T.
Shelton, Coroner, on the body ofJatory °reedy, a lad stay
nine years of age, who way batty! in eonerqueneeof one of tlif
Croydon stage-coathee driving over himon Friday night Lag. 1.4
case excited eonaLterable interea, as it boss generally rep.wrea tbs. •
there was great blame attached to the driver of the coach, Rho
was in attetiaance, with a conatAhle, during the inve.tigation. •
From the eyidesee, however, it. armirett that the coachurin .was •
rot guilty of imiroper eo.nluet when the accident happened.-..
The Airy, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of" Aeci.
dental wkh deodand'of on the wheels. The Coroner
remarked, that the wan dittrtatrofel and negligent driving was
Iraqi:ea:ly to be witnessed in that neighbourhood. Within a &Let
period ser:ral lives hail area .4.• at near tt. spat by stage-coaclhes