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SPECIAL COMJUSSION.

AYR, JUL? 29.
The Cou►t was opened here to day, for the purpose of
arrAugniiug the P61..1111.0 against abuts hue bills charging
high treason were formerly found by the Grand Jury. The
Jr,lgrs parent were the Laid Justice CLIME and LORD
UAROII. The lust of the Grand Jury was called user,
mid Mc ("Bowing P.isonela stele 'laced at the bar
Flom the parish of Maucirline., Min Vickie and Hugh
Wallace; and from the parish of Stewarlutt, Andrew Wy lie
and Thos. Mackay. These Primmer* respectively pleaded Sot
( P. a•. t! demanded to Ire tried by God and their coontuy.
.1 P. (.*ANT and Mr. tiiworoww sere, at the re-
laUnef f, assigned us their Cannot I, in place
e F•ut'emrn cursorily suimested. It «as intimated
t•eua the Witch that the trials in this place usill contracture
uu itcrhosulay, the 911) of Ann.!.
Mr Serjianl Ilttlluck Mt out from Dumbarton on Lie
►etura to England.
The r',.urt •its fur trials ou Tuesday at Paisley, and ou
rrsdisy at Slim hag.

The I.orJ Advocate bas Illwrated, without bringing to
the vertu persons from Greenock, sip, wive confined
Ihuuharion Castle, 11113 a charge armhole in the breaking
pea of the gaol of Grevoioak, ou the bib Apoll last.

PUICE OR VPITERDAY.
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Brisk Lair Au. 18 1- f Coo*. for Mx 68ii
I,odra Stock .. 217 1112 I
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IRELAND.
LIMERICK CITY ASSIZES.
LimeatcX, JOLT es.

HORRIBLE MURDER.
This day Stephen Sr/liras was tried for the mar.
drr of Ellen Manly, on the Shannon, in the month
of July, ism

Counsellor QuIN stated the case for the prows.
'Cation at considerable length; after be had cur.
Chided, the Prisoner was asked whether lie bad any
'Counsel employed. to which he replied, 14 I have
no money to Ice Counsel or Attorney, my Lord,
mud have no body to look to hut you and the great
God, to give fair play fur soy life ;" Vier which
Visa called fur the prosecuti (((((
Ellen Walsh—who soloed, that she resided in
Glin. and recollects being iu Kilrusle about twelve
mouths ago; it was about the 13th July ; she got
her passage in a boat from Mr. Scanlan ; there
were in the boat at the time other persons. namely.
John Scanlan. Stephen Sullivan (the Prisoner).
James Mitchell, Patna Keys. John Mangitie Nod
• genteel young girl, 'called Mir. Scanlan. Wit-
ness then identified Stephen Sullivan (the Prisoner)
as one 'of the party ; the boat proCeerted lions
I &rah to Carragaloil, west of Torbert; witness
observed a trunk eel the boat, hitt could slot say
who owned it ; Mrs. Scanlan had two gold tinge
on her finger, our carved and the other plain;
she noticed Mrs. S. as having two projecting teeth
in the upper gums, one it each side. 'fiery arrived
at Carragefoil belorr diy in the morning, and
stopped at Alm IS'olsli's house, the whole party
went in and remained there tiff after breakfast, of
which all partook with the exception of Mitchell,
who was rather intoxicaied, NA rambled shout the
house; shortly after breakfast witness saw Prisoner
force a ring sill Mr.. Scanlan's Pager; it was the
plain one, and lie pelt it sin his own: the rem ,ining
;Mg being carved, and which carved gold ring she
saw ms Mr. Scaulan'a finger the following day.
Shortly Etter breakfast Mr. Scanlan out' Pliscisier
went to Jlallytangford to get change of a note, not
having sufficient to pay for breakfast. Mrs. Scanlan
stopped iii the house along with witness during
their absence. and ',sewed witness her clothes,
which convideal of a green and yellow silk spencer,
ihni and plain muslin bock, a half silk hand-
kerchief, trimmed wish fringe, but witness could
not positively state the colour.—[flere the trunk
was produced and identified, after which the
clothes it contained were also recognised as those
Aran to witness by Mrs. Scallion, and a small
rope, the appearance of which excited horror
throughout the Court. also • mantle belonging to
the deceased, which ass identified by witness.]—
Witness said, that Ilse female called alre. Scan-
lan was about fifteen years of age, and handsome.
Scanlan and Prisoner delayed two hours, and did
not get the note changed ; believes Prisoner to
have been a errs/alit to Scandals ; Scanlan desired
witness to stop in the house till the following day,
Nod in the interim they would get rid of Mrs. S. ;
at this renew k the young girl was not within hear-
ing, for she was putting on her mantle; witness
would not stop, hut would be obliged to Scanlan
if he would put her over the creek in his boat;
lie said lie would not, upon which witness cried;
Scanlan, Prisoner, and Mrs. Scanlan went off in
the boat, witness sulicitimg for admission ; they,
however, tinned hack and took 'reneess into the
boat, ut the request of Mr'. S.; there was then
four in the boat ; widow's add banded, weld of
Torbert, three miles from Glin, after which Mr.
and Mrs. Scanlan and Prisoner sailed off: witness
could not tell where to ; only the three in the
hunt ; and never paw the girl alive alter. The
following clay witsiets saw Pi limner corning down
from his mother suit! sister's house, which was
coovenient to her own ; went into Prisosier's house
and saw the trunk, which she recognized to be
the our which was is, the boat ; saw Poisoner
frequeolly; sitter.* sent to Mr. Scanlan's lodg.
ing, where she saw the Prisoner, and asked Pri-
soner if he brought Mrs. S. with hien to which
lie replical. " that she was shipped off with a
Captaen of a ship;" witness saw Sallivene's sis-
ter weer the mantle a few days after, vehicle was
worn by Mr.. S. at earragafoil ; saw the liandker•
chief on Mrs. Sconhou'e neck. with whom Mr. S.
lodged, about a fortnight after shin touted the
boat ; also. that skeet winch was aura by deceas-
ed; on Mr. S.'s finger was the carved gold ring,
which she recognized also us worn by slit deceased;
*doers heard Mr. Scanlan slid Prisoner disputing
in the lodging near the lire; they were tipsy; Pei-
stoner asked Mr. Scandal' fur enmity; Mr. Scanlan
said lie would gist the Prisoner nothing; upon
which the Prisoner gentled, " Mr. John. I have as
good a right to the mommy as you hoer." In about
five or six week. afier. heard of a dead body being
found ; saw the body at Mousey-point, county Chase
side, map Kiltash ; the body had been taken up as
it was interred; saw it taken top; it was a huirid
spectacle; the Knight of Glen and Major Odell
accompanied the welters. to where the body was in.
!erred; it had a putrid appearance; the leg amid
arm were broken, mid could nut, from its state,
discoter of what sex. The Knight of tlliu asked
witness whether she had oily peculiar marks whereny
she would know the body? %Vetoes' said that the
had, for that the de, eased, if it were she, had two
projecting teeth at etch site of the jaw ; receipts, d
the deceased by looking into her mouth and seeing
the two sockets, or holes in the gums, in which the
teeth were ; saw a rope round her ucck ; Wane
witness saw deceased, descralsed the teeth to the
Knight of Glen mud Major Odell; there were many
laerpoos pirated at the mope-ethos. of the body, as
these was an loopiest held ou it. The deceased told
orituess, in the boat, that the bad eloped with
Mr. S. and will mat iitd to
hint
in Dublin.

(Xv)s examined ty the Cou:cr.—Witness never
saw the clothes before the dccriwed shelved theist to
her; h.d sufficiesit marks on now whereby she
could positively swear as to their identity; statics*
lives milli her father in the loan ateGlatt ; wits it:
nice at Mrs. O'Brieu's, and is Dist a 'Dirtied wo-
men; what took tier to Kiln's!) was to see per
1..)0us ; always knew Prisoner; did not know Air.
Scanlan Ware she raw hiss in the boat ; urver Ea.
iu a renew Worse with Mr. S. but whets ;vela with
suasby °there to bar WIN, (play on the pipes ; his
lodgingfrilueutiy throuseti ; tirver had any
rutiniliwy S: ;the taxer indite love nor paid
111. addresses In Itei. Vitisii• never hid oily (.11141.,
ret with Priatitser ; wittiett Said that Mr. S. anti
hist/tier dW not Wish ti ki lecel Wu the boat at

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•Csrrig Island; Mr. S. said to her, N, Slop till swot
day, we'll get rid of the gi►l and call on you ;"
witness could not take upon her to say what cow-
'tractile. she would put nit his flying, •a timely*
would get rid of the girl." The projecting. teeth
were out when witness sow the dyed body, the
holes of whit% were in the gusts over the other
sockets of the regular teeth, anal Oulu to any
permin to behold. Withers described the wearing
apparel to the Knight of Glut, before they were
found. •

To s got-stint, from Juryman.—Witness could
not recOglilte the features of the deceased she *Mg
en
disfigured ; it was only by the gums she went.
nisrd lor ; Mr. S. was not present when Poisoner
took off the ring from decest•rd's finger; she cried
and resisted ; can't ray whether she mentioned it to
Mr. S. the body was iu length the same as answer-
ed the size of the deceased ; did not perceive that
there was any hair ore the corpse; the ring the Pri-
soner look was not very valuable, being the same us
ordinary wedding-rings. Mrs. Scsisla-, the lodg-
ing woman, its Gin. watt taking the trimming off ilie
gown its order to open the welt. mid lengthen it.
Grace Scanlan—Keeps a lodging boost. in the
town of UM ; knew Mr. John Somalian (slow
dead—executed for this murder Imt Spring As•
size.) ; knows the Prisoner (identified him) ; Mr.
Scanlan lodged at wieness's house in the month
of July, 1819; Primmer lived with Mr. Seesaws,
but not while he lodged at her house; Prisoner
brought clothes to Wllista4 to buy ; they were
those of a female, and consisted of a skirt. a
Spencer, nod frock; it was in the month of July.
1819.—[The fru iik was then opened, and the clothes
recognised by *doe's as those offered to her for
.ale.]—Prisoner told witness that the clothes be-
longed to a woman who went off with a Captain
or ()giver ; it was a young girl who was with Mr.
Scanlan ; heard her name was Ellen; that she misbehaved
and he look her clothes ; she kept the articles until the
Knight of Glin called upon her; knew nut what became of
l'ri afterwards. but did out see him in Win ; Prisoner
came seta witness's house drunk, while Mr. Scaulan was
asleep, and took money out of his trunk Prisoner Marisa
the lock, took money not of it, and it was gold, part of
which was afterward. returned; recollects &isomer saying
to Mr. Scanlan, " That he (Prisoner) hail as good a right
to it as himself;" witness bought the chillies from Prisoner;
gave Ss. 9rl. for the frock, 9s. fur the spencer, and 2.. 2.1.
fur the handkerchief.

John Cossnery, uncle to the deceased—Knew Ellen Han.
ly, she was his niece; was living with him since she was sic
or seven years old op in the period ut her elopement with
Mr. Scanlan; she was torn about fifteen; wss a very pretty
girl, and a good size; in her upper gums, at each side of
her month, were Iwo teeth which pr“jerted; left witness's
house on Sunday the 291 h of hone, 1819, whilst he was at
mass ; witness never marvied; his niece Ink 1001. in notes,
and twelve guineas in gold, since which lime be sever saw
her; heard of her death six weeks after.
Other witnesses were produced, whose testimonies fully
Corroborated what has been oak!.

The Knight of Clio was entrained, who stated that he was
a Magistrate of the County Limerick; beard of the murder
of Ellen Hanly, on the Ist of August, 18111, sod of the
'lading of the body; quickly repaired to the place 'theft
the holly was Interred; Ellen Walsh gave him a description
of the person of the deceased, and particularised minutely her
clothes to him, previous to kis seeing the body; Ellen Walsh
mentioned to witness, that there were two teeth projecting
out of the upper gums of the deceased, if it were the sane
person; witness swore ass inqwest,before whom the testimoily
of Ellen Walsh was given previous to the body being taken
op: the body was taken up, examined by witness, who saw
the rope tied round the neck of the deceased ; the projecting
teeth were not in the alma, but the sockets were evi-
dent. which were over the eye teeth, which he (vrtictese)
pointed out to each of the Jury, and which perfectly
corroborated Ellen Walsh's testimony; the body appeared
swelled; the arm was off, and the thigh broken: Elite Walsh
then looted at the body ; she gave witness particular.
of Ilse clothe.; on the strand was Sound a remnant of a Mod-
dice ; the body was entirely naked; Ellen Walsh described
the clothes previous to the finding of the body ; witness got
some of the clothes from Grate Stades, a ids whom Mr. S.
lodized ; got the roadie from Prisoner's sister, who returned
front Kerry, and he arrested her —[Hire the Kaglit of Glin
recogaised the article...of the deceased, as be saw them, the
rope 'which was rolled the neck of the deceased, ke.)—The
clothes answered minutely the description given of them by
Ellen Walsh; the trunk MIS got in a cellar on Arthur's.
quay; Prisoner doped from Glum when the body was found;
witness went in pursuit of him, immediately after the to-
ques!, and continued the pursuit for 48 bosses ; the Prisoner
was not in custody the last Assists; saw him at Glin six sir
eight weeks ago, whets on his way to the gaol of Limerick ;
wherever witness heard any trace of the Prisoner lie pursued
him.

Cone—Prisoner. hare you soy question to put to the
Kninht

("nut-I—Prisoner, have you any witneues to call?—fly
Lord, I have nu money, only the gteat Gud and your Lord-
ship, and can't pay a Counsellor or Attorney.
Court—Have 'or any thing to say?—Yes, ray Lord: ask
Grate Scanlan if Mr. Scanlan did not tell her that the de-
ceased was at his sister's at Kilkee?

Grace Scanlan was again calked up and examined on that
question by the Prisoner.
Prisoner—Grace Scanlan, did you hear Mr. Scanlan as,,
11141 his wife was at Kilkee? Answer, Yes.
PriaoserMrs. Scanlan, pm recollect when Mr. Scanlan
was condoling with you by the fire, and that my sister was
present, what he said to yule!
Court—Answer that question, Mrs. Scanlan?

Witness—Hearing that Mr. Semis,' had a wife, I said to
him, " Mr. &salmi, when sh■ll I see Mrs. Scanlan?" to
which hesaswered, " No, you shall not, if I eau help it,
the would be too bard up's. me."
Prisoner—Vt'san't there a woman, who bad a child by Mr.
Scanlan, slept with him at your horse? _

Witness—A woman had come to her houre with a mes-
sage to bir. Scanlan, staid two days, awl slept one night
with him, and after that Sullivan, bus sister, and the girl
went Wl' in a boat.
Here the prosecution' closed, and nut a single witness ap-
peared on the defence.
After lie Leal tied Judge hod charged the Jury with the
utmost perspicuity, they retired for about a quarter of as
boor, and delivered a verdict of—Guilty.
The Prisoner was then put to the bar to receive 'octant*.
The Learnal .luttor: awfully and impressively addressed
him in nearly She following manner :—" Stephen Sullivan,
you have beets found guilty upon evidence that has not
left a particle of duirbt epos the mind of any use who
has beard your trial; you have been found guilty or a
crime the mint diabolical that could be committed. The
lair obliges one to pass upon you its awful seutence—the
law obliges me mil., so, that Omar who heard your trial
may also bear your se-notice. It is unnecessary fur me
to dwell ',pun the enormity of the offence you have been
found guilty of; there is not nue present, possessed of a
1111111•111 hew, but mu,: shudder and recoil at the bloody
deed. You have taken away the life of an innocent fellow-
creature ; a child I may say; for the commission of this
ihabolical act you had received uo provocatimi ; but you
hare been the wiltiogt instrunosst in gratifying the lest of
yule wretched master."
His Lordship then pranousced sentence of death ou
the Prisoner, and metered him for execution on Thursday
last. While his Lordship was addressing lbs Prisoner, be ex-
claimed, " A loug day, my Lord." During the trial the Pei-
miser's counletimuse underwent no attention, till !Innards
the cline of it, he seemed to feel that all was r with him;
was a mell.lokirg OM, good size, *II appeared to be
ahuit 32 'years of ae.
The Court *at crowded to cheese by persons of tbe ant
respectability. hi be., Os drvelupcmcut of a murder tm
toyaterittut iM its pergittratimi. . .
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