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him, bat nothing more. He was dressed in a geotlenthrier
green bunting frock, hued through the body rids silk, Mid
round the Meant and eullnr with greets velvet ; Ilie mat sp..
peered ton big for hiso ; est) a pail of blush tire. dies, •
goad Mod snot bouts. M'Vey said he most hr inestaisda as
to theyeruses fur he :lid taut know him ; nod lienuesly ass,
severe's! thii lis knew him better than he ihnieglit, and wonk
tell hits more when hr gat hies ImAire a Illivissrate. Tlite-s
proceeded ou the road to Copy, expecting Mr Fivey woula-
mert them; and on the way ltiney said, he had 110 eu too
rash in taking hint.in the presence of Kay fir Klee had taken
MI" whilst ikt..y were out the road together, it would have
beret better fur hint, for hr had u very ,;,rod watch that trouhl
nut have hurl him. He said lee 'apposed there would be 'a
eery great reward offered fif his apprebeasiiin ; but he had
nothing to fear frosty his master, only Asr stealing the elotheit
he thew wore, and requested 'KY flikllllolllo chauge them at lins
moan Robert's house A considet able distutier up tile mad
they met Mr. Gardiner, the ilitiLeviser, and Robert Sievert,
the constable. who was alsu in pursuit of APVey.—
They naked Kennedy where lee had been? who painted
to the Prisoner, and charged tleruu, in the King's ranee,
Aates...ed msket. They ill precerdevi to the bowie of
bide, sober. iti.e whanged ..hs• ALAVA", 4411
grteh. frock fur a lit cry rust; bit on taking the coat
out of • bag, they heron a ilfl2llllf. and Kennedy mantis
ing it, (Mewl a Napoleon. On asking lion o here he got it,
he said sit Gibraltar; that he hail three more, but squint
them. He then took his dollies out of the bait, eunsisting
vitro coats, Iwo pair of breeches, cetera) waistcoats, Ulle
pair of boots, one pair of shoes, did ii•tee of those he had on,
which lie tied tip in a shawl, and then naked for his shirts,
when be was informed by the people of the bosom that be
could not have them, as they were tieing washed. They
left the house together: the Prisoner was taken to the
into kept by Mr. Gardiner, where Mr. Fivey, the 11,.
gistrate, and the High Cntishible, attended, sii:l took
his examination, after which he was linuildiff el, and
sent in a post chaise, which arrived tents Baiihridge,
under the rare of Kennedy, and the. either constable,
Robert Stewart, to Rostrevor. They passed through Lough-
briekhad, when Kennedy handcuffed himself to the Pri-
soner, the night being dirk, and he entertaining some fears of
an escape or %rescue. Oil anteing at Newry. fresh holms
were got, and the Prisoner was safely taken to Rostrevur,
where lee was delivered to Counsellor Stewart, tine of the
Magistrates fur that place, whom Stewart, the cimatable, said
had orders front Mr. Palkins what In do with him, or else
Mr. Fivey would have committed him to Downpatriek, gaol
at once. On the following moraiug the Primmer was takeit
before Mr. Stewart, who gave him regularly iuto the custody
of Stewart, hie namesake, and discharged the constable,
Kennedy, from all further reaponsibility. The handcuffs
were left on the Prisoner, as Mr. Stewart had none, and
Kennedy was on the point of returning home, when he was
sent for by Mr. Stewart, the Magistrate, who, after a concur-
satiou with Mr. Stewart the cousleeble, commended his dili-
gence, and gave him the sum of If. 2a. Sil. with leave tee re-
turn home. A day or two after, when the PI ismer was iu
custody, Mr. Pinking received the following letter:—
" Rally Edmond Roatrevor, F. S. 16, 1818.

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" Dear Parkins—l. received your letter and enclosure, and
am very sorry indeed fur your loss, and siocesely hope we
may cafe!' lb* Peottnerrl ; for which purpose I will use
my exertion, and send down to his father's neighbourhood an
intelligent person to look after bins. Rut as nu doubt yno
insist have lodged an information against him at souse Po-
lice-office, or before some Magistrate, 1 beg you may procure
a warrant from diem, and which warrant I. as a Magistrate,
can back here, as I don't think I could keep uCserwice in
custody. However, every thing that can be duue 1 will du
for yea. in the mean time,
.40/-iltmses *Meer*, " I
. " ALEX. STEWART./
St W. Parkins, Elm.
17, Ridiag.hottae.lanc, Portland-place, Loudon."
In three days after, a second letter, announcing the arrest
and confession of Dowel M‘Vey, awl discovery of some of
the property, MA9 received by Mr. Parkius from 111r.Stewdrt;
it was to the following effect :
" Rally Edmond, Rostrevor, Feb. 19, 1818.
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" Hear Parkins—Daniel H'Vey is caught, and now in Cita•
tody at Rostrevor. I employed a ni.ist clever fellow, who
spared neither time nor expense till he took him, and he re-
ceived every assistawce in the neighbourhood, very mods to
the credit of this country. I du not think you could have
managed it better in England. He had °illy been a welt
borne One Napoleon was found in his bug, and your coat
and breeches, which be adniitied, but every thing else ne
denies; of course. As we cannot keep him heir long without
examination, I request you will immediately send a man
over with a was rant to take hint to England. Send she me,,
by Liverpool, and to conic Io IVarreu Point, within hen
miles of Rostrevor, in a Newry 'packet. Pray lase no time,
as 11"Yey is kept in the constable's house, which is very iii-
couvenictit and troublesome, and 1 cannot eubonit him to
prison here.

" The person I employed to catch him is a very respect-
able man, and must be well paid He has been already at
very considerable expense, as well as the constable Iu the
neighbourhood of APTcy. who assisted him, and is also en-
titled to the reward. 1 have advanced the necessary looney
in the mean lime ; and all these exertions have been made
on my account, and relying on my wood. •
" Send me, by return of post, at least a 301. Cask note,
as also 101 l instructiuna what you intend to do, and when I
am to expert the Police 1111fieer; but do not on any account
row yourreff! I have a man at present employed to see if
he can find any of the jewels; but 1 fancy APVey hit them
in London with his wife, who lives near Pimlico; so you
had better seaecb her lodgings. Write, without fail by re-
turn of post. " Yours truly,
A. STEWART.
P.S. Don't forget the Rank note."
" .1. W. Parkins, Esq."

Contrary to this advice, however, dir. Parkias, who,
when be received the letter, was engaged to bunt with Earl
Filmy'llium and a party of fashionable', set tiff in Ireland,
and on his arrival there fount!, to his satpn.c, that
was gone, he basing escaped from the cosistablea house
bcfure their faces. He crossed to Scotland after him, and
arrived at Dumfries, where he left his homes and ser-
vants, and proceeded by the mail to Glasgow, but tail.
ed of getting any intelligence of M-Vey. Mr. Mains,
howeVer, persevered in his search, and traced him to Ban-
bridge, Ireland, where Warren, the keeper of Kir post
there, apprehended him., plots' of persons attempted to,
rescue bum rat his way to ttohruptivek Gaol; and ellen he
was brought uut by break of Jay to be sh,ppeiiii.'M England,
an armed mob tame up to rescue him, and in the, scuffle Mr.
Parkins found it tiece.n,ry to report 1.. his pistols for protec-
tion, and to call is a military guard. When OM Prisoner had
crossed the British Channel. he was very:lmarily ironed, awl
tied on the mail couch. Mr. Parkins came with him till
they were"et down a the Peacock, at Islington. Here all
the puttee, amongst %shoat were two Ladies, went into the
psi-Ivor, and the Prisuier was for • moment ilismicum-
lwred.of his ri-en, whet: tutting himself at 'liberty, he setred
lime 0211..er, and swore 35.401 3 bor. id oath that lie would
insmiltir kill 31 r. Parkins ; but Oust gentleman loir.ing • pay
of Wailed pistol" in his ',octet, presented one, 31141 threat.
tined Item with instant demeuction if in, tlii
which had the desired %MI he 31111 again secured and
bolted 111 the 1,111.11-11111r-'. he was
takes, to M reel Olive nod eticamineilv sad root-
'netted for No titer exilkwiwit ..... Mr. Virktos.ohas Irma.
wetted, ttn milli she n:44.1 4.f ‘Vt.,1114.11340, a Me. 111001311 to
Lon .1 Manner., Chatter-Bur of Ireland, praying thy, the dust:
duet of M. Stewart, the ‘lagisitalt, might be properly M.
'relegated, ie. he puiljo4 to l sonic c%thi4liuu In have taken
I/4.1,e, heti-I-en him. l,i semi the Pi iewri-orhual
ht tor.I:A.,P p. eiiiad *.O tu.