The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-06 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

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tenant General, and General Governor 'of Ireland,
which his Excellency directed to he read.
After the Patent had been read, the oath of Chief
Governor was adtninistered in the Noble Marquis; the
tau II oaths were then also administered to his Lordship
by, the Clerk of the Privy Council.
The Margnis Wellesley now produced to the Lord
Lieutenant his Nlajesty's letter, authorizing his Excel-
lency to deliver the Sword of State to his Lordship—
which being read by the Privy Councillor, the Lord
Lientetrint then delivered the Swold of State to rhe
Marquis accordingly. His Lordship was next invested
with the Collar of the Most Illustrious Order or St.
Patrick, as Grand Master—and lie thereupon took his
seat at the Corn eil Board, covered, and the Earl Talbot
retired. Another royal saline was now fired from the
Phi-vine Part..
Thos did the good Earl Talbot resign into the hands of
his successor the high and important trust which he had
discharged with such honour to himself, such benefit to
the country, and we have the words of the King him-
self, to warrant. us in adding, with such satisfaction to
his Soverei,m.
tet his Excellency the Marquis NVellesley was sworn
into oilier, he conferred the lumina of Knighthood on
Ne Lord Mayor, rcirh the promise of a Baronetcy.

SPECI.II, COMMISSION LIMERICK.

EXECUTION OF SHAUGHNESSY & MAGRATH,

FOR SEIZING ARMS.

LIMERICK, Dec. 2.;.—Yesterday, at a qnarter past
two o'clock, these two unhappy men were executed at
Gallows-gi rem. Not withstanding the great interest which
many persons in this neighbonthood might be supposed to
have tilt upon this event, there weir but few to witness
it, and scared) twenty of their own class of the peasantry
attended. It is generally supposed that several II -
sands of the better classes of labourers and small colliers
tee been implicated in these disturbances, and that they
are all aid to show themselves in public, for fear of being
recognized, as guilt is always timid; it was observed by
many, that during the Commission they kept aloof also,
and were not visible in any part of Limerick, as upon
ordinary occasions. The two unhappy felons were es-
corted by a troop of the t th Dragoon Guards, Iwo corn•
patsies of the 79th regiment, and settle of Capt. Drought's
City Police, mounted and dismounted. Four Roman Ca.
thotie Clergymen were um emitting in their solicitude tOr
the fatale welfare of the wretched snifeeera. Shaughnessy
Was greatly altered in his appearance since his condemna-
tion—Magi ath was not. When the procession reached
the usual spot of execution, a ring was formed by boll
eavally and iiifantry, and the two prisoners knelt on the
gro ttttt 1, and remained in fervent prayer for &shout twenty
minutes. 'fhe hatignm, meantime, who is an old. decre-
pld, miserable looking being, and who wore no disgisisa
whatever, boding it inconvenient to stand in the I,
which covered the place of exe, idiots, took sonic hay out
of his cart, and played it sender his feet until the prisoners
walked down to him. The Rev. Mr. Handrahan, and
two other clergymen, then ascended the tempo' ary seaf-
fold. Shaughnessy stepped up lightly, and was followed
by alagratli, who appealed equally firm and resigned;
there was not the slightest symptom of fear visible in
either; their deineatiuttr was solemn and contrite; they
appeared to have profited by the advice of the Hon.
Justice Moore, who had sentenced them, and also by the
wholesome counsel of then attentive confessors, for it
was evident that their thoughts were not on the earth, butt
seemed to soar superior to the frail condition of morality;
and happy was it for them, tllat their minds were fixed
on that imperishable kingdom, within w hick all hope fur
habitation.
Shaughnessy spoke as follows, only a few moments be-
fore the fatal signal was given
" My Friends,-1 pray 0.11 to bless you all; I beseech
1 you to offer sip your prayers to heaven for the salvation
of out immortal souls. Before I die I w nuld wish to con-
vey a word of advice to our late deluded associates ; I
wish to implore theist to have more sense; they never can
hope to accomplish their purposes. whatever they are.
um guilty. I did take the gun front Mr. Saudwith ; it us
all true— perfectls trite. I forgive my prosecutors—they
only did their duly. Let all those who have arms deliver
them up to the Magistrates ; unless they do, the tranquil-
lity of the <mutiny will be very uncertain. Olt ! let them
do it, or they will rue the day. It was not I that lobbed
the officer of his arms—more I cannot say. God in hea-
ven bless ye." A clergyman then drew the cap over his
face.
alagrath (who had beets a smith) said,—
"God futgite me, they swine nothing but the truth.
I would 1101 base been mad enough to have taken the
musket from tht soldier, only that I was in liquor; and so
wicked was I at the tinte,l Mil sure, that if I had help, I
would have disarmed the whole party of soldiers. 1 am
fully sensible of toy crimes. Oh ! friends give up, sur-
render your arms."
He then resumed Ills prayers—each of the culpu its held
a small crucifix its his right hand, which they with great
fervour pressed to their bieusts. The wretched parents
of each of the sufferers wet e present, and also the wife of
Magrath—their state defies description—the platform
haring been ahtlidt awn, they were translated into another
um Id. Mi.gratli, although short, was a heavy 111411, the
rope that suspended him was lung, and lie was dead in
floe moment. Slinsiglinessy was a light man, anti situ being
turned utfome ante curds with which his arms had been
piidoned gave way, and he struggled mud writhed asto-
nishingly ; he continued to raise his left arm towards his
head for nearly blur minutes with considerable energy,
aud, even at the expiration ask or nearly seven minutes.
drew himself up, and appeased to shudder and feel ex-
citiciatiug agony. The deed bodies were brought hack
to the gaol, as was llar practice after executions in 1793,
and thrown 111 W a place called Croppivs Hole, where it
bad been the practice to throw a quantity of quick lime
upon the budiee of those who had been hanged fur high
t reason.
The greatest benefit is expected to result from this
awitil example, for many of the wretched creatui es who
bad hitherto congregated fur bail puipuses, had not e
pee fectly clear idea taut it was a capital offence to deprive
another of his arms; robbery of money, site. they very
well knew to be felony, but Irons an imperfect knowledge
of the English language, and also trout too great an
aptitude to interpret the laws, which many of them fancy
themselves to 1w well versed its, such has been the fact in
ics!atices. Extracts flow itaitehoy sad Itiot Act.

are to be immediately printed in sheets; and, together
with the admonitions of the Judges, and the important
warning of the Solicitor General, are to he circulated ex-
tensively in this district.—Just as this article was con-
cluded, five prisoners were brought in, charged with
crime rustler the IVliiteboy Act.

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.

MORNING Ditess.—A high gown composed of bright;
rose-coloured Levantine; the bottom of the skirt is trimmed
wills a broad bouitiontuf of the same material, above which
is a flounce edged wills velvet to correspomd,and disposed
in a scroll pattern; there are two rows, each turned the
same way, and a rouleast of levantine placed between.
The body meets in front: it is ornamented with straps
placed bias, and each finished with aßs andenbourg the
back is plain, and extremely narrow at the bottom. Head
dress, a d.-asi-corni it,: composed of Urling's LOT; the caul
is something higher than they have been lately worn;
narrow border, made very full; a bollllllot of roses Is
placed rather far hack. The hair is parted so as to this-
idly almost the whole of the forehead, and is dressed
lightly at the sides. Black kid shoes. Limerick gloves.
Fuji. De ess —A white satin room] gown; the bottom
of the skirt is !Intuited in a very novel style wills blond,
intermixed with white satin. The corsage is cut low and
square ; the bust is edged with a plaiting of satin, and the
lower part of it is ornamented with satin edged wills nar-
row blond, and disposed in a scroll pattern. The sleeve
is a mixture of blond and white satin ; the former full,
and confined by losengts of the latter, the p of each
finished by a Provence rose; the bottom of the sleeve is
confined by a band to correspond. White satin sash,
embroidered at each end in a bouquet of roses, and tied
in full bows and long ends. Head-dress, en chcveux. The
front hair is parted to display the forehead, and falls very
low at the sides of the face in light loose ringlets. The
hind hair is disposed in plaits, through which a wreath of
Pi ovence roses is carelessly twisted. Ear-rings and
necklaceoliamonds ; the latter is a melte. White kid
gloves, and white grin de Naples slippers.
FRENCH PARISIAN OPERA CusTumg.—Round dress of
Barege silk, of a lavender grey, wills Intl puckered wad-
ded trimming round the border, of the sante material, with
open ornaments our eadenas. A large winter mantle of
ripe gooseberry dark red Cacheinire, wills a broad
oriental variegated border; the hood of the mantle lined
with scarlet. Toque of black velvet, ornamented with
gold cordon and tassels, with a superb plume of white
ostrich feathers. Necklace and ear pendants of opal;
white satin shoes, and white cedar fan.

Extract of a private letter from Limerick, dated
Ike. '2 0 : —Another dreadful murder has been com-
mitted in this country. You may have seen from
the Irish papers accounts of nightly attacks male
upon the house of a Mr. Conden, of Scart, near
Rathkcal, several times in the course of the last six
months. He took a man named Gorman for his
tenant, in the room of one whom he had ejected.—
This man became obnoxious as an intruder. The
finned 6 Captain Rock' sent him notice to quit, with
which he did not comply. A party of ruffians at-
tacked his house last night, denouncing terrible vet-
geance. Gorman and his two sons, able-btxlied
young men, resisted their entrance manlully. Ilpon
this the party attacking commenced a fire of slugs
through the doors and windows, and one of the
young men was shot dead through the breast, and
the father badly wounded in the leg and arm. Is it
not singular this happened within a mile of a strong
military post, the town of Rathkeal, and was not
known there until two o'clock the next day ? The
fact was, that no one of the country people would
dare to announce it. There were six military par-
ties near the place—the nearest half a mile, the
flathest little inure than a mile. Information had
been given to the commanding officer a fortnight
before of the intended attack, awl Gorman's house
was guarded fin several nights. At length the in-
formation was disregarded, and the guard with-
drawn; and the very first night after, the murder
was committed. Some arms have been delivered
up, but of such a ?wilily, that I verily believe it
to be done either for a stratagem, or fire a joke by
' Capt. Itock,`—old guns and pistols without locks,
fit only to make horse shoes. I need not tell you,
'the boys hem (so they call thee-selves) know the
dilkrence in the use of fire-arms."

I NCENDI A R ES AreRSHENDED.—OnTLIeItday last two
men, of the navies of Brker and Baistfintl, were com-
mitted to Montilaitto by J. Baldwyn, Esq. on a
charge t.f settnea fire, on the 7th of October,
1815, to a Wading or unt house belonging to William
Curre, situate near Ins dwelling house at luoncourt ; also
to a WM. his property, Out far distant theref ; which
last-mentioned building was Cathay destroyed, and sad
to relate, a poor man, who had retired there to sleep,
was burnt to death. The circumstances that have led
to a discovery of these offenders are very singular. Both
of them are married men; but Bamford has iitr some
time lived separate from his wife, who, in consequence
thereof, engaged herself as a servant at one of the ;triplet,-
pal inns in Bath. Here au acquaintance commenced
with a man-servant in the same family, who made
proposals to her of marria•re. These could not be ac-
ceded to, and led to her disclosing that she was a married
woman, but could not live with her husband, ha being
such a bad man, and that he had committed • • n for
which he might he hanged 1 This declaration came to
the knowledge of one of the magistrates, who deemed It
of sufficient importance to institute an inquiry; and the
parties were apprehended and conveyed to Chepstow,and
from thence sent to gaol ; previous to which, Bamford
made a full confession of the crime with which they
begird charged.

lb'tee.

BOW STREET.

MORE PROSECUTIONS BY THE BRIDGE-STREET ASSO-
ClATlON.—Applicalion was made to Mr. Alderman Birch,
the sitting magistrate of this office, by Mr. Secretary,
Murray, the attorney-general of the association, for a
warrant to apprehend another certain man, whose name
was unknown, but whose person was well-known, and
who, in the capacity of shopman at Carlile's, had on Sa-
turday last publicly sold to one Robert Duke, of Glover's-
hatch, New Cut, Lambeth, yeoman, a copy of the Address
to the Reforineis of Great Britain.
The City Solicitor having examined the shape and par-
ticulars of the information, a warrant was accordingly
signed by the Magistrate, and delivered to Martin, one
of the officers in attendance, to execute, who shortly af-
terwards returned with a miserable looking man, between
S t and Jo wars ofd, in his custody, whose lank sides and
squalid appearance bespoke the extreme of hunger and
wretchedness; he was without a ; the rags of his
coat, which had once been black, shone with grease and
filth and the coloured handkerchief round his throat
was in so dirty a state as to lie scarcely distinguishable
from his coat. As he stood at the bar, lie presented such
a toot ensemble, that it seemed to require a total absence
of all feeling to call for additional misery to be heaped
upon I '
Robert Duke, the informer, was sworn, and proceeded
to state that he went to Curiae's shop nu Saturday morning
last, nod asked the prisoner, who appeared to tie acting us
shopintin, for the Address to the Reformers of the 24th June.
The prisoner replied he had nose then, bat if he (Duke
would call in the evening he might have one then. That he
according)) did call in the evening, is hen he again found the
prisoner behind the counter, and pure ha-ed limn him the
jtildress above mem Muted, for is Melt lie paid 611. and ads'
;mother small wink, entitled the Character of a Priest, the
price of which was 211. lie did inn know the sauce of the
primiler, hut was positive be Was the omit from whom he
porcha•ed the work mentioned, and now produced. Iu
answer to a goes lrani Alderman Birch, he said, there
w HO oilier customer in the shop besides himself, either of the
times M. called there.

A. the information Nom which the warrant tins granted
;ills ged that the %%nth in question contained prusages:ui
is Ishii verdicts had twill found proommeinu them libels, Mr
Alderman Birds desired that evidence should be given to
that lad.

Mr Secretary Murray, with a serenity of countenance
hich :seemed to disdain to be moved by the niisery before
him, now referred to the pasiliblet itself, and l • led out a
passage, in affich the author alludes to, and avows its having
been declared a libel by the verdict of a Jury.
This the Alderman considered sufficient evidence, no
other tesii oily of the fact being requited.
"Flie poisoner, on twin:: asked ins name, replied mildly,
and will the lea-t appearance of impudence or bravado,
Ibat be liegL,ed to decline giving it ; and baying been in-
toiror d that lie was entitled to give ba:l far the of ence
r lunged against him ; and that the snot required would be
himself in 401. and Iwu sureties in VI. each ; and that it
was accessary for him t• give his moue before any bail
could be accepted, he a as committed for want of sureties.
John Bruin, a soldier in the Foot Guards, was brought
before Sir Richard Birtiie, charged with committing an
outrageous assanit upoa the landlady of the Marquis of
Granby public !tense, Villers•street, Strand.
The defendant and two other soldiers, it appeared,
went into the Marquis of Granby on Sunday evening, and
drank several pots of ale, they refused to pay for all they
had drank, alleging that the laudlnid had overcharged
Them. Bruin afterwards struck the landlady a tremen-
dous 111,,w on the eye, which brought her to the ground.
Ittuin said lie did not know lie had struck her.

Sir It. Birnie.—And do yon think such au action worthy
of a mall and a soldier? Strike a woman—for shame !
flow can you disrgrace yourself and your cloth by such
conduct?
The defendant was ordered to find bail.
A sergeant of the regiment said, if the magistrate would
permit Bruin to go of huge, the colonel would of course,
be answerable fur his appearance.
Sir It. Birnie said lie knew nothing of the colonel or
the rugiment. If the regiment wished to become answer•
aisle for his recognisance, they must send two housekeep-
els to give bail in the regular way.
MARLBOROUGH SEREET.

A question of much importance was asked the magis-
trate on Holiday at this office, and however trivial It
imAlit scent, it is one that interested the Clerk of the
Peace at the public expense. It was, that a circular let-
ter was sent to the applicant calling upon him to with-
draw his recognisance for a person he had bailed. The
terms of the recognizance were, that the accused person
should appear at the Sessions, to answer such matters as
should be alleged against hint. The accused was indict-
ed and tried, and after the indictment was folnd, fresh
bail wa' put in, and yet the Clerk of the I'eace demanded
payment of withdrawing the recognizance, by a tee,
when the contract was fulfilled. The Magistrate had no
power to abjudicatc. It had been decided by the two
judges, that A. bailing IL for his appearance at the Ses-
sions, and he does appear, the contract is fulfilled, and
the technical phrase of " You shall not depart this Court
without leave," is merely a sounding sentence 0111 which
many impositions have been practised.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
FRIDAY, JAN. 4.—lienry IVilson and John Farmer
were indicted for feloniously attempting to enter a cellar
belonging to John Jervis Kerr, Esq. at his dwelling-
house in Mount-street, Grosvenor-square.
Mr. Justice stated the case for the prosecution.
Mary Franks, servant to Mr. Kerr, deposed, that the
prisoner Wilson entered into the service of Mr. Kerr in
August last, and in September went with lii n to he-
lmet. Previous to his setting out fur Ireland, Wikon
and the as imess, by Alt. Ken's direction, brought all the
plate into the wilie cellar, inside the but tier's pantry.—
Air. Kerr himself fastened the cellar door by two locks
and a screw, and aku sealed the door. On the 19th of
October, Wilson returned to the house in Nlount-street,
and told the witness lie had left Mt:. Kerr's some,
being rather in a bad state of health, lint that Mr. Kerr
had kindly desired him to live at his louse till he could
accommodate himself. Witness believing his story,
toou Min to reside in the house. T tic tollowingTomla
he brought the 'iris-Ater Farmer to the house with him,