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London, England, 1820-01-26 00:00:00

IRE LA NA-CURIOUS TRIAL.

SESSIONS OF ATHY, COUNTY OF KILDARE.
blosidAy, Limumm IT.

[prone the Cdr.kw Morning Post.]

Our Reporter who attended at the Sessions of
Atliy, has furnished us with the following brief
particulars of the trial, to which we alluded iu our
last publication.
A Mr. Donnelly—(not the Champion of Ireland,
but a Magistrate, as we are informed, of the county
of Kildare) —the Right Hun. John Earl of Ald-
borough, Lady Emily Stratford, and Miss Tate,
were indicted for a trespass and riot, committed at
Dolleville, in the county of Kildare. the residence
of Mrs. Eardley, widow of the late Capt. Eardley.
Mrs. Eardley being sworn.'-.aid, some months
ago (giving pesrticulars of de' Mr. Donnelly
came to her house as • friend and visitor, and
throwing himself upon her hospitality for a tempo-
rary accommodation, was perneitted to take up his
residence; witness informing him, at the came
time, that she would be obliged to give up her
house to the mortegee it. November, at which ;le-
rind lie must quit. Mr. Donnelly, however, and his
faintly. kept possession, and 'continues to do so.
Some time ago, witness being ill, and confined to
her bed, Lady Emily Stratford and Miss Tate, one
of the traveriers (en interesting young lady), enter-
ed her chamber abruptly; and the former having
drawn back the curtains of her bed—charged wit-
ness with hiving made use of expressions tending
to reflect on her character. and insisted on her
signing • paper, denying the trade' of her former
assertions before Mr. Donnelly, who was a Magis-
trate, and then in the house. Mrs. Eardly re-
quested that no Gentleman might be introduced
into her room—on which Mr. Donnelly crime for-
ward, from behind Lady tinily, and insisted that
witness should sign the paper: being much terrified,
she did so. Mr. Donuelly then said, " you have
sigited your death worst:a." Lord Aldborough
afterwards came into the room and said the witness
must give up some papers. which lie asserted be-
longed to the Rev. Humphrey Minehin, of Carlow,
and that search should be made for them. Mr.
Donnelly informed his Lordship, that he would take
care to have the boxes searched, and the papers
given up to hies when found. On going out of the
room, he lucked the door, and took off the key. lea,.
nig witness in a state of very considerable alarm.
She was still in bed, but got up at night, and having
put her trunks out through the window, followed
them herself, fearing, that if she attempted to go
down stairs, or through the hall-door, she might
have been detained. Witness had grazing cattle
on the grounds, which Mr. Donnelly drove ufl; and
thus she lost the benefit of the grass during .the
season.—Case closed.

No witness on the part of the traversete.
The Jury acquitted Miss Tate, and found all the
others tinily.
Mr. Donnelly hes been sentenced to six months•
imprisonment, to be commuted to three mouths, in
case he gives up the house to Mrs. Eardley, in the
same condition in which it was whets the took posy
sesrion of it. Lady Emiley Stratford, in comer.
quern.* of her excellent character, and well-known
love of humanioy, was fined only sixpence, and
charged, on pitying the uvuul fees. The Right
Hon. the Earl of Aldhorough was tined go/.
Thus elided this extraordinary trial, which ex..
cited an much interest and curiosity, and of which
we can only give a mere sketch, from want of space.
It was, however, admitted, and it is only justice to
the parties to give it publicity, that the Aldborougb
family. and pa►ticularly Lady .Emily Stratford, had
exercised great kindness, towards the late Captain
. E udley, and his family.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
OOURY OF CRANOERY, Weeranareas,
Tursnar, 3Asvaav t 5.
SINGLET FREE SCHOOL.
TIM -ATTORNEY Oaxacal. v. HARTLLT.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, on entering the Court
this morning, proceeded immediately to deliver his
opinion upon the merits of this cite, preparatory to
his final judgment.
This wile an appeal Nal the Judgment of the
Vice-Chancellor, upon an information in which the
relator, ciimplaimd of certain ebonies in the applica-
tion the lorods or the charity ;of inattention on the
part of the Defeatism to the edication of the chili.
dren, who were the immediate objects of the cha.
tits ; and of his having accepted the office of Vicat
of the parish, which was incompatible with his
dutiei as Master of the free-school ; and prayed
gesinelly that the matter should be refetted to the
Mister, to report whether the Defendant was a pro-
per person to be continued as master of the school.
The Vice-Chancellor did not conceive the circum-
stances of the case sufficiently strong to authorise
him to accede to the prayer of the relators, and his
judgment was now affirmed by the Lord Chia.
cellor. His Lordship promised to communicate
the Minutes of his judgment to-morrow.

PRIVATE HEARING.
ATHERLT C. THE E4RL OF COVENTRY •Pip
GIMLET.

The Lotto CHANC6I:I.OR was occupied until
eleven o'clock in his private room with hearing this
case.

ft was a motion for an injunction to restrain the
Esti of Coventry from encouraging the marriege
of his daughter, who is only years of age, with
Mr. Gresley, who is not 20 years or age, a ■tu•
dent of the University of Oxford, and son of
Sir George Greeley ; and also to restrain the young
people from having any communication or cartes.
pondence ivith each other, during the minority of
the young Lefty. ft appeared that the Earl of
Coventry and Sir George Gre•ley approve of the
intended marriage of their children, bait that the
Pleintik, who is joint guardian with the" Noble
Earl of the young Lady, disapproves of it, and
has made this application to the Court for the par-
pose of preventing it.
The LORD CH•NCELLOR postponed giving bib
detision to a future day.
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VICE•CHANCELLOWS COVRT,
TICESDAY, 36111:41.111T
His Honour the Vics-ellaßcELLos was oc.
copied the whale of tote day in hearing causes of
no interest except to the parties concerned.

COURT OF KINGS JIENCH, Werrstuniti,
TVILIDA, JAI4III/AitY ZS.

This morning the Judges attended in their scar-
let rubes, this being • red-letter dry. As soon as
their Lordships appeared in Court, according to
the notice of yesterday, Wm. Francis, Wm. «'at•
ling, Wm. Jobhins, sett. James Saiwbury, Wm.
Dueeombe, John Harris, James Howard, and
Hobert Shorter, newsmen and publishers, were
called op. Wm. Francis had his information read
to him. The terms of the itiforstiation ran in the
usual way, charging the Defendant as a malicious,
evil-dispoled. and seditious person, with a design
to disturb his Majesty's peace, and subvert his
crown and dignity, by forcibly and contrary to
law exciting the •objects of the resins to egret
an alteration in the government of the ease-
try. The libels which thee were charged with were
Carlile's letter to Lord Sidinouth on his return
from the Manchester meeting, and several articles
from other numbers of Carble's paper, written
against the Bible and revealed religion generally.
To this Francis pleaded Not Gwilty. tie was in-
formed Chit he might withdraw his plea, if ha
pleaded, and reserve. it for his trial, which would
take plot* it the ensuing Surrey Assis•s. He
refused to withdraw leis plea. Harris, Howard,
and Shorter were not present ; and the Court
were about to declare their recogisiiances forfeit-
ed. But as it would have been inconVement to the
Court to have so many informations read in the
morning, the 'Annum was put off till half-past
three.