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ExacurioN.

nowise "Nam suffered the iletarlfel reutence of the law
en Friday last. This unfortnoste ywtk, only 21, years of
axe, 6 dative of *aimless, sass by trade • timber, and an
associate with Opal's. lie was convicted at the Chelnte-
flird Assists, of heeler. its *warm, with 111111tfla others,
at present at law, robbed sad severely kicked and braised
Mr. W... Hoyden sad two other teutlesties, when Mora-
ine frees Flattop Fair, in oonspany with several fernales.
liamith took Mr. Haydeues hat, which was forted spore hint,
and his persons being clearly identified by all the party,
he fell as early sacrifice to the evil habits et begrime had
oorapeay, which be aeksoededred when as ihe sesitaki, sod
earaestly exhorted those who voitoresed his eitaatioa le take
warning sad avoid the like atelaircholy and disgraceful end.
*silk% friends had entertaided souse heap that his life
would bars been spared, •oatios Se his extreme yu.sth; bet
the reliant Way mercy was not asioodol towards him, it has
bees es speed, was the Lisehaesi of his chewier, sod the
oseemsily d dieypeesiag, by the show sem of the Ise, the
massy pep of asaisoisi deproisisrs which WC's, the iseipth-
Warhead *hare iLis °swap sad robbery wee roaosistad.
John Ow, left fur excionlas this day, hes received a re.
prises.

IRELAND.

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DIALts, AuausT IL.
COUNTY CORK ASSIZE .

On Wedsiesday morning the important cause of
the Duke of Devonshire against the Corporation of
Youghef, clone on to be tried before Mr. Justice
MAYNE, and a highly respectable Special Juty.
The pleadings were opened by Mr. JACKSON)
and the case stated by Mr. Serjeastt Joy, iu •
speech of an hour and a half's length ; and Coup•
eel for the defence having refused to admit the
Duke's pedigree, and his descent from the firm
Earl of Cork, witnesses and documents were pro-
duced to prove this fact—after which the merits of
the ate were entered into, and several witnesses,
some very old, were brought forward to substan-
tiate the Duke's claim. This occupied the re-
mainder of Wednesday, and not being completed,
was resumed on Thursday morning.
When the Noble Plaintiff's case closed on
Thursday, Mr. Townrheud, on behalf of the Cor-
poration of Vol/ghat, addressed the Court and Jury
at considerable length ; the examination of wit.
Lassoes, &c. min the part of the Defendants was coo-
booed the entire day, and part of Friday, when
Mr. Prima:alter (who was brought down special
by the Corporation) spoke to evidence, iu a very
able mid eloquent address of shout three holm
length. lie was followed by Mr. Strjeaut Banos.
on the part of the Duke of Devonshire. whose able
and argumentative speech look up four hours. The
Learned Serjeunt concluded at a punter after six
o'clock. when Mr. Sties .111opre adjouroed the
Court.
Mr. Justine MATS'S kamissetd his charge at 10
o'clock on Saturday usoiitiog ; it lasted about
two hoary. The Jury lbw retired, amid remained
enclosed until three. when they returned into Court,
and brought a Verdict for the Corporation.

WATERFORD, AUGUST 10.
EXECUTION.
Last Saturday David Power was hanged at the
new iron platform outside of the guard-house of the
enmity geol, pursuisat to his scutence at the last
Assizes for this county. lie had been sentenced
for Saturday week, but was respited in consequence,
we believe, of some humane applications to the
fountain of warily mercy. His case, however, did
not appear entitled to ;mitigation, and the pro-
priety of the decision, re understand, to be fully
acquiroced in even by those whom humanity in-
duced to apply fur a commutation of punishusent.
His was the first execution upon the new platform,
which is said to be upon the most modern construe.
lion. We art informed that it answered its purpose
completely. May it he ruet.eaten before it be
egoist wanted ! The following account of David
Power Its% beets circulated here :--
" He was a native of the Comity Waserford, bet bad re.
sided fur some time pan he the suburbs of the City. He
Was convicted at the lass Sommer Anises, Wore Hama
Grarte, on the clearest evidence, of haviag bum sae of the
pug of rabbet's who, on the night of Toesdry, the 7th of
Illy last, broke lute the home of Amara Waled% at Daily.
gamin (near Dunhill?, in this Coorap, and who, after beat.
lug and ill-treating the people, carried away a lumbar of
cloaks, games, pettiness', showier, haralkerchiefo, soomenes
caps, and, its short. every article of wearing apparel, dm.
they could lay their lands ea' with the truing( as. or
Ss. Id. which bad been placed amide ander a plate son the
dreamer for the purpose of pay's* often tax: flown or three
artier% together with the key oi the loon that had Ikea
tabbed, were fogad in his hewn et the limo of his appro.
kenos, and the duplicates if
6? ushers, which had born
pledged, were footed in his wlfutrEget.
dime his coesvictiou, the y man eviler.* p he.
ranting sera of hi. awful sit mill appeared'eratirally
resigoetl to his fate, to meet which he was unisloralle ea.
Aged is sookiog esteem repantims, assisted by the Rows
Pinto Power, P. P. the Rel. leogeoe Cession, and other de-
void penmen, whom attesstiras to the nafurtsmate culprit
were highly praiseworthy.
" At the Flora of execestittek *behoved on devotion mod
composure; he Welly satinwood the crowd, vrlmewloteitse
the wickedarasof his poet Nfopittesi the ills*, sof WS sera
teuce—easetionag them agedost the morns that hod
brought him to his natinsely end disgraceful eariss...4l
seething them to smile their prayers With hie far the mercy
of the Almighty on his soul.
" He has kit a wife sad teas children in a stale of the
deepest aimless ; their chief entwine/so Mate bur mdse.
rent, it is said, hu been a shun of his pal *lnouye!"
Last week, thiougb the exertion, Or SAs.rltblt, the
Bow.street officer, who An vent down to Eaning.
Suffolk, to investigate the line firma man and his
wife, Mille mune of Webb. were atinebettated es the
incendiaries, and coitiniitted to Bury gaol for fur.
thee examisiati 111 l for objets purpose they Were ou
Tuesday conveyed to Newmarket. A sop him also
impeached his brother as tieing the adult! ;ripe.
orator of the criine ; in cotriequence of *hlt4l the
latter was subsequently taken up, and four more
witnesses lieve wince been addled to the evident,
sig.tiastst Ike putties.

MR. 'PEP:L. •
1
This Gentleirsett left I)sililiii ot,t Monday for
Scotland, where, rs ate collectors of fishionable ,
news inform es. he has taken a lodge for the shoot-
ing avowal. For • considerable note previous to
bits departure there were linos orca.imially thrown
nut in the Court Annual., that public birdies might
address the Right Hon. Cieutlennin Kith a catminty
of making hint extremely well pleased and thank-
ful. In this country of lout eta. mid Admirers of
that excellent species of loyalty which is called
inolitalile, it was to be expected that the ceremonial
of a " Eirewell eloge" would he as often repeated as
his leisure or appetite for compliment would permit.
It hiss so happened, however. that the suggestions
of the Court Gazettes have heels little attended to,
and that the adilmoses which he has received, with.
out derivitig any great distinction or importance
from the characters of the iudiviiluals by whom they
were offered, were extremely itisiguiticasit its num-
ber. One of them woe prevented by the Corpora.
liar of Dubin.. who went into the presence of the
Ex-Secretary with the stigma of having broken
their promise about a shabby picture which they
invited him to sit for. A compliment from them
was a thing which no one could value. Mr. Peel
himself gave, in his deportment whilst he was re•
ceittiag it, the moo striking illustration of its worth.
!toques', even in his men eye,. His manner in gene-
ral. if it does tort display obsolete hauteur is cold.
formal, rod distrust. Every thing iu it which could
forbid approach, sad express unrelieved indifference,
seemed prepared for the reception of poor Sir Ed-
ward Stanley, Shenff's-peer Studdert, and four or
five others, who went tip with the William-street
valediction. He scarcely waited to herr what they
had to say when he began his answer, end as soon
as he had come to the concluding word. he disap-
peared with such precipitation that a gentleman,
who formed one of the mortified and embarrassed
group. brought away with him a memorial or reore-
seuitition of some description, which hie hand was
actually half way extruded in offering to the Right
Hon. Gentleman. There were addresses prepared
by one or two of the minor Corporstions--asid
coulple of doetu gentlemen of the County of Dub-
lin (wbh avetrequestionably respectable, hut many
of whom are justly called by Mr. Peel his personal
friends and intimate acquaintances) offered some.
thing complimentary. without, however. saying any
thing about that much-valued feature of his admi-
nistration in Ireland that relate* to the Catholic
Question. The formats of the county of Cork
Grand Jury has forwarded au Address to the Castle,
bet the Southern Reporter informs us that several
of his brother Jurors have dissented from the me*.
sere. " considering that such subjects were incom-
patible with their duties as Grand Jurors;" or, in
other words, feeling that Mr. Peel deserved so
special acknowledgments from them. If sreadd to
the list of testimonials a document expressive of the
gratitude with which the Anti-Catholic speeches of
of the Right Hrin.Gentleman have filled the breasts
of the Rev. Grey Porter used the clergy of the
diocese of Clogber, we believe*. make out a can-
, plate seaseeeent of all the glories which have es yet
bees elsed upon Mr-Peel, the instrumental
WI of Addressek—(Thridia Freesias's Journal.)

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

'~mY ~

Pat bark the Pottois,Carter,froMll;isWa, For11:4;4111U.
Tbs Randlies and PlumeChmas are come into harbour to be
MW a.
Arrived the Rosario, from a cruise.
1,601011 TR, ►Vduer 11.
Arrived the Hero. brig, from a cruise.
Sailed the Shamrock, am Motu.
__

PARWICU, •VOIIPT 13.
Arrived tbe Prince of Or•are packet, with • mail and
passengers from Holland.
Wailed the lord Castlereagh parka, with ditto, fur Hui-
land; and the llea•fuy packet, with ditto, for Cuxhaven.

NULL. AUGUST 11.
Arrived the Trafalgar, Daivaatt, liven Greenland, with
seven lish.

AU61111? 11.
Arrived the Ellimo, Stern, from dill*, with six Ash ; sad
Usity, Bell, from ditto, with —.
Dam., •uoustr 13.
Sidled the Northumberland, fee the River.
Arrived the Pioneer frown cruirs.--Reusein m per lest.
vomit minas, MUMS? 1 I.
Arrived the Iblidds Qom% Ileaulyinar, from Greeelend,
with omea list-130 tuns el oil.

ORAVICsaItD, ATIOVIIT 13.
Arrived the Anna Erlima, Mater, Cron Ikroirii; Mary
Rime% Idea, from Gallipoli; James, Lariome, tram Riga;
Lady Fniners Howard. frost Ostend; Pelroudla,
noel Vrow AIM., Groairicao ; Vrow Alaroarelta,
D,bure, frau, RMWiast r sod Fricwbc4afi, Russrrrvl, Host
Atiosierdams.
Sailed the Ilateryride,Vsetla. far °mead ; Satan. Lyles.
for Newfoandland; Marquis of AaCk'srYi roaLer,fol thrived;
and Faisay,Taylor, ihr lit. Prierdatsits.
cote or mot, AUGUST t.
This inaraing she frit and Prluc Regent convict ships.
for Noterty Bay. sailed with a dee hrerse at N.E. It is sup-
port! tba Martha *III sail on Suaday.

It is mentioned Inr French Paper, that a cow, in
the Commune of Montmedy, recently brought Instil
• tuoustrous kind of animal, with the held of a hair,
the ears of • fox, and the body of au ape, but with-
out • tail. It only heed eight hours.

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