The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-05 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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" It is a curious circumstance," says a Dublin Paper, " that
the noted robber, Grant, kept a public-house two years in the
county of Wexford, near to the place where lie was finally ap-
prehended; but having always been known th• re by the name
of George Cooney, no one suspected he was the gaol-oreaker
and plunderer of Queen's County, of whom so many were in
search, until Mr. Clarke, the gaoler of l'ilary borough, whom
Capt. Phelan sent down for the purpose, identified him as the
old inmate of his prison. When attacked, Whelan would not
submit until Grant had surrendered. Even after he had given
in, he snatched a bayonet from a soldier, with which he stabbed
the poor fellow in the back, and for which he would base been
put to death on the spot, but for the ram lions of Capt. Jacob
and the Officer commanding the party. Grant offered to give
every information in his power, if Government would save his
life ; bat his proposal has het at rejected. Whelan made the
Paine otter, but was also refused. has, however, communi.
rated such facts as will effectually root out the gang of winch
ha was second in command ; but on this subject it would be im-
prudent to enlarge."
SIXMILAIt AnvEsyruar.--Thoinas and John Carson were OW
for the wilful murler of Charles Cassidy, at Kilmainham Wood, in fic
county of Meath, on the 11th of.fune, hurt.—A verdict of Guilty win
found against Thomas Carson, acquitting the other prisoner.
The .flulge (Kelly) then platinumAl sentence of death on Thomas
Carron, directing that the execution should take place on Friday at one
o'dis3.

At live o'clock on Friday morning, a brother of the prisoner came to
the Fison to see the unhappy culprit, and informed the gaoler that Mr.
Vawirright. the clergyman, would attend in a short tim.: to pray with
and alininist,c the sacrament to his brother. The I aaerred deal te had
very hum. rely directed that his relations should have access to the pri-
soner, so that his brother was permitted to go into the condemn-4 eel]
to some time after, thz gaoler mine to nog:la:at his brother
that the time Wai very short, that his orders for the hour of ee.anition
were ~:n;:untory—and that, if the clergyman was rap:tied. s' had
beater send :rim, it being nearly six o'clock. Th. broth: r *area
to go for and accordingly did so. S iottly after ..Ir. AV ahlwriqht
came, and hying shown into the cell, continued a long time in pn.yer
wit.' t!:" ens wer. Eight o'duek wus approachint, when the gaoler
Ca '' iii. aeco:npsniol byapproaching,
t',c prisone:'s uncle. The clorgymin then
toe prisoner that he had no time to that his uncle w is come to
see 'dm. and would communicate with him in the administration of the
sacrament. The prisoner entreated to be allowed to pray a little lon-
ger, which was per and he seemed for stair., time lithe absorbed
in devotion: at length, the gaoler becoming impatient, he rose
from the straw on which he was kocAing, and welcomed his ur.ele.
The letter started back, astoaished. exelaiming. " Good God ! how
grief has altered him—this e meet h' Tommy!' and. looking nearer—
" No." said he, •• this is Ant..ony Carson!" clergyman was
amazed—the gaoler ran di wt: stairs, and discovered that the pen-on
whom he had sent fur the clergyinan, was no ether than the convict
himself, who had not thought proper to return.
Coming back into his cell• the gatil-r cried out in a rage. " Your
brother is gone off; what shall I do? lam ruined !" " Gone off!"
cried Anthony, with great surprise, " Oh, .1--1 b he has tatter away
my big coat !‘'
It appeared, upon farther investigation, that Anthony, who was in
the same corps. and nearly of the same size and appearance of the con-
vict, had come to the prison wrapped in a frice great coat, which he
Rave to the convict• while the gaoler was unlocking the cell ; wrapped
in this cot, and attended by the gaoler, Thomas passed all the doors of
the prison, and walked deliberately into the street ; from whence, in
great apparent affliction, he looked up at the preparation fur execution,
and passed on, as if to Mr. Wainwright's house.
Notwithstanding the most diligent search, no tidings have ye: bar:'
learned of him.

The brother was detained in prison to be tried for a
in aiding in the escape.

Tue TOWER GROM—Last Monday night gave birth to a
most important discovery, the detection of no less than the
Tower Ghost. It will, doubtless, be in the recollection of niost
of our Readers, that considerable anxiety, not unmixed with
alarm, had a few months since been excited among the inha-
bitauts of the Towe►, by a singular appearance, which fur
smite nights was observed near time northeast bastion, assuming
a variety of forms of the most terrific and appalling nature,
and in one or two instances had nearly proved fatal, from ex-
treme fright, to the sentinel stationed on the spot. The strictest
inquiry at the time was instituted, but nothing could be elicited
that would in any degree contribute to the elucidation of this
mysterious circumstance, or lead to the detection of the nee.
Lanai disturber. What had disturbed and puzzled the heads
of officers, both military and civil, has been discovered by the
sentinel on ditty on its re-appearance the night above alluded
to, to be nothing more than the reflection of a figure from the
window of a house adjoining, effected by a magic lantern.
Some credit is certainly due to the soldier in question, fur his
comparative personal courage with that of his predecessors ;
and, we trust, the repose of the garrison will not be again
broken in upon, by an exploit which, however amusing to its
thoughtless perpetrator, is pregnant with mischief, might pas-
ibly have been productive of the most serious consequences,
nil which is at best the hei4lit of fully.

WALKING TO THE RIGHT.—The Manchester Chronicle of
Saturday ne'tinight, contains the following useful notice on this
subject, which we copy, in the hope that its insertion may be
of service in remedying a similar inconvenience much com-
plained of in our own populous town:—" The Commissioners
of Police feel it necessary to recommend, as an indispensable
role of public convenience in the populous town of Niancluster,
that every individual when passing along the footways should
invariably incline and KEEP TO THE RIGHT HAND, where it is
practicable; and also that those who find it needful to stand
together in the streets for the purpose of conversation, should
always retire close to Its wait, so as to leave the footways mein-
terrupteel."
A most horrible discovery has been wide in Tniro. A crate,
containing a quantity of straw and some phials of inflammable
liquid, was on Monday nicht introduced into the cellar of Mr.
E. Clemenee, turner, in and about which were large quantities
of dry wood, hay,fcrti, &c. The combustibles were set on fire
and partly consumed; but providentially without doing the in-
jury which was meditated, the incendiaries leaving shut the
door after k hulling the destructive mass, and thereby defeating
their intentions, as tlw flame soon expired for want of air. Had
the horrible design of the persons implicated in this transaction
taken etfeet, there is no calculating the loss of lives and pro-
perty which wool(' probably have ensued, the premises of Mr.
Ckmence bring completely suriounded by buildings of a de-
scription most likely to fail a speedy prey to the devouring (le-
nient. We understand that an account of the affair has been
transmitted to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment.

'Cueslay, while n party of Fmugglers were crossing the river Kelvin,
at Ituehly Ford, about rix miles north tiuni Glasgow, two of theta,
7.Bint.tl Dunca M Lean and Angux Al•Donahl, wete drowned: a thitd
neatly shared a rintilar fate.

Palmer and Smith, who were indicted at the Staffordshire late Ses-
sions, for administering a drug called rantharides, otherwise Spanish
files, to two female servants, and pleaded guilty,were brought up for
judgment en Mcr.day hat, and sentenced to two yeare

PrTE. s.vrioNAT,

Frum the LONDON GAZETTE, -Tuesday, July 30.
Dagniug-d•,a, Jedy 29.

Ilia Royal Hi.zhness the Prince Regent has been pleased to appoint
Licut.-General Earl of Dalhousie, G.C.B. to be Lieut.• Governor of the
province of Nova Scotia.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
T. JEN''', of Piccadilly, chinarnan.