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London, England, 1811-03-17 00:00:00

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covered.—Loudonderry Journal.

LAW REPORT.
COURT OF KING'S BANCH,

D'EGVILLE V. JOHNSTO.
The plaintiff, a ballet-master, well known
sbught to recover of H. Johnston, the Proprietor
'theatre; Dublin, .1381.-the amount of a bill -
by the defendant on Mr. Morris, in favour..
also sought to recover 1421. lls. 6d. for a week
hi; pupils, and a further demand for travelling
red during his journey from London to Dublin.
ant, to give his .111eatre an advantage over
street, engaged the plaintiff to perform, with
during five weeks, for the sum of WOOL 1)*
arrived in Dublin in 1809, and exerted
interest of the Theatre ;.but the success did not answer the ex-
pectaLioas of the Manage:. D'Egville, after receiving several
small sums of money, took the hhl in questiou for the residue of
the demand,.but never received the amount. fi was contended
on behalf of the defendant, that kir. D'Egville had broken lila
contract by not producing a sufficient number of dances. It Was
also stated, that the.defendant had been a loser by the eontracti
*as there had been no overflow of honks, which the plaintiff
suggested would be the consequence of hit performance, and
made the foundation of his demand; after au able charge from
the Judge, the Jury retired, and were lOcked up for more than
six hours, when, at nine o'clock, they returned a verdict for the
Ainotint of the bill, without interest. It was peoved on the trial,
Chat the loss sustained by the theatre during the seasonatnouUted
to 1494/. 3s. 3d.

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

Bow-STRZT.—Friday a footman in the service of Lord Eliot
was ordered to had ban for abusing and bolding up his ht in a
menacing way at one of the Life Guardsmen who was on duty
in Charles-street, St. James's square, on Tuesday last, at the.
time of the Prince Regent's Levee, to reg'inatethe carriages.
Escrows Gatas.—'The Mother of A'SITE the drum-boy
who was executed a few days since with Hr PBURN the ensign,
died of a broken heart the day saloseessfat to her son's untimely
end ! She never left he bed after having taken farewell of the,
culprit on the evening previous to his execution. The father
of WUITZ is. an industrious mechanic in the utiLbhourhood CI
St. James's-market.

HORRID MURDERS.

Ts r.LAND.—The following diabolical and mysterious act of
atrocity is of so shocking a nature, that we would shrink ftom
giving it publicity, if we had not the most unquestionable au-
thority for its veracity :—Wednesday morning last, near Bally-
More tustace, the body of a pour peasant, of the name of STZ•
WHEN REV NOLDS, was discovered outside his cabin-door
mangled in a most shocking manner. It appeared that his skull
had been fractured, his eyes forced from their sockets, his
throat cut, and five dreadful wounds had been inflicted on
various parts of his body. The murder of his wife had been
also accomplished in the same spirit of savage wantonness. Her
throat had been cut across, and a wound appeared on her breast,
so deep that her lungs was visible—and other wounds were also
inflicted upon different parts. An unfortunate beggarman, who
had on this dreadful night been admitted to share the protection
of this ill-fated roof, shared also in its calamity;. he was found
in a similar situation with his host, his throat being cut across,
and several stabs had been made upon his body. The only sur-
vivor was a little girl, about nine years old) the daughter of the
owner of the cabin. We trust that her life has been providen-
tially preserved for the purpose of her being the instrument of
tiringing the sanguinary villains, guilty of such infernal deeds,
to the punishment they deserve. We understand that a man,
principally upon her evidence, has been apprehended, anti is
.now in KilmainhatnJail.—(Saunders's News Leter, 11).
A circumstance of the most horrid and atrocious barbarity oc-
curred at Glanahulla, near Icijdorrery, in the county of Cork, on
Wednesday night, the 16th tilt. About the hour of twelve on
that night, a villain broke into the house of William Riordan,
and proceeded to the bed where Riordan and his wife lay, and
demanded money. He immediately received as much as they
were possessed of, which amountet, to Mi. After laying the in-
junction of death upon them not to stir, he searched the house,
and destroyed various articles of furniture, which he could not
remove. When he bad completed the work of robbery, he pre-
pared to leave the house, but he told Riordan, that previously to
his departure he must wound him ; he would not, however, he
said, kill him. After this declaration, the sanguinary ruffian
discharged the contents of a carbine loaded with sks at the
unfortunate man, by which lie wounded him, wal that mortally.
The wretched sufferer lived but a few days, and expired in great
torment, leaving a destitute family, consisting of a wife and six
chi_Pren. 'The horrid murderer hitherto remains nadiscovered.
We have seldom heard of a more dreadful and diabolical
murder than the following :—Two female servants belonging :a
a farmer who residesnear Castlefin, asked leave of their mistress

DIED.
Tits Dv al 0 T Git A TTO N.—This venerable and much-respect.
ed Nobleman departed this life on Thursday night, at Euston-
hall, Suffolk, where his Grace had been long in a declining state.
He was in the 75th year of his age. By his death, there become
vacant the Chancellorship of the University of Catnbridge, and
a Ribbon of the Order of the Garter. His Grace is succeeded by
his West son, the Earl of Euston (now Duke of Graftcter), in
consequence of which a vacancy takes place in the Parliamentary
Representation of the University of Cambridge, for which his
Lordship was one of the Members.
On Thursday last, at Romford, in the 88th year of his age,
Otho Hamilton, Esq. of Olivestob, North Britain. The forty
best years of his life were professionally devoted to the service of
his coun*y, ih the 40th and 59th regiments ; with the former he
was present, amongst other 'affairs at the taking of Louisbourg,
under Lord Amherst, and of Quebec, under General Wolfe, en•
joying his confidence and friendship to the hour of that great and
good Officer's death. At the taking of Martinico and St. Lucia,
under General Monkton, and of the Havannab, under Lord
Albemarle. In 1772, he purchased the Lieutenant-colonelcy of
the 59th, commanding that corps throughout the American war;
at Boston, under General Gage, and at the battles of Lexington
and Bunker's-hill. Never having been once absent from his
post till he sold out, about the year 1778, he sustained, during
the whole course of his active and honourable duties, the wile
merited reputation of, a religious, benevolent, and honest man,
leaving many to lament his loss, and no one to traduce his cha-
racter.
At Colemore, in Hanta, in the 75th year of his age, Anthony
Chase, one of the few remaining veferans who fought under the
immortal Wolfe, and was within a few paces of that gallant her?
before Quebec, when he received his death wound.
At Verdun, where he had been six years a prisoner of war,
Lieut. R. B. Cooban, of the Royal Navy.
After a few hours illness, the Rev. Charles Walters, mail
years Curate of Bishop's Waltham.
On the 26th ult. at Wingham, Kent, the Rev. John Tuck"
Rector of Gravesend and Luddenbam. •

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r. . to go to a dance in the neighbourhood, which she would not
graht ; notwithstanding, being determined on going, they ac-
cordingli, after all the family had retired to rest, got up and
i, DUBLIN. , ' Went oil, accompanied by two young men, we believe fellovf-
servants.. Next morning the girls were missed, on which a very
STON. general and minute search was mad! for them through the
country. and one of them was found in a ditch, strangled with
known to the public, her own handkerchief ; the other, we are sorry to ray, could
oprietor of Peter-street not be found. Suspicion having been attached to ch., young
all of exchange, drawn men who left their master's house with them, they were taken
)ur of the plaintiff, who into custody and confined in a house, from which one of them
week's performance by made his escape by leaping out of a window, .but the Other-has
veiling expenees, incur- been safely lodged in LifFord jail. It is generally supposed that.
Dublin. The, defend* ' these villains' intentions were to debauch the girls, 2nd not being
'er the House in Crow- able to effect their purpose without force, they preferred corn-
!lib his pupils, in ballets, ' mitting murder, rather than fall in accomplishing Omit desim.
D'Egville accordingly The other girl, it is supposed, has been also murdered, ind
biinself to promote We , thrown into some hole or river, where she still remains undb,-
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