The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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" It is a curious circumstance," says a Dublin Paper, " that
the noted roltbor, Grant, kept a public-house two years in flue
county of Wexford, near to the place where be was finally ap-
prehended; but basing always been known there by the name
of George Cooney, no one suspected he was the gaol-breaker
and Idunderer of the Queen's County, of whom so many were in
search, until Mr. Clarke, the gaoler of Maryborough, whom
Capt. Phelan sent down for the purpose, identified hint as the
old initiate of his prison. When attached, Whelan would not
submit until Grant had surrendered. Even after he had given
in, he snatched a bayonet from a moldier, with which he stabbed
the poor fellow in the back, and fitr which lie would have been
put to death on the spot, but for the exertions of Capt. Joey')
and the Officer commanding the party. Grant offered to give
every information in his power, if Government would save his
lire ; but his proposal has been rejected. Whelan made the
same offer, but was also refused. He has, however, communi-
cated such facts as will effectually root out the gang of which
he was second in command ; but ou this subject it would be im-
prudent to enlarge."
SINGULAR ADVENTMIETIICITAII and John Carson were tried
for the wilful murder of Charles Cassidy. at Kilmainham Wood, in the
county of Meath, on the 11th ofJunc. ltino.—A verdict of Guilty was
found against Thomas Carson, acquitting the other prisoner.
The Judge (liel:y) then pionotineed sentence of death on Thomas
Carson, directing that the execution should take place on Friday at one
o'clock.

' At five o'clock on Friday morning, a brother of the prianner came to
the prison to see the unhappy culprit, and informal the gaoler tle.t Mr.
Wainwright, the clergyman, would attend in a short time to pray with
and administer the sacrament to kis brother. The Learned Judge bad
very humanely directed that his relations should have access to the pi-
I sutler, so that his brother was permitted to go into the condemned cell
1 tq him.—ln some time after, the gaoler came to acquaint his brother
1 that the time was very short, that his orders fbr the hour of execution
were peremptory—am? that, if the clergyman was expected, they had
better send for hint, it being nearly six o'clock. The brother offered
to go fur hint, and accordingly did so. Shortly after Mr. Wainwright
came, and being shewn into the cell, continued a long time in prayer
with the prisoner. Eight o'clock was approaching, when the gaoler
came in, accompanied by the prisoner's uncle. The clergyman then
teld the prisoner that he had no time to lose. that his allele was come to
see him, 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 permitted ; and he seemed for sometime quite absorbed
in devotion : at length, the gaoler becoming quite impati4lt, he rose
front the straw on which he was kneeling. and welcomed his uncle.
The latter started back. astonished, exclaiming, " Good God ! bow
grief has altered him—this cannot be Tommy!' and, looking nearer—
" No," said he, " this is Anthony Carson!" The clergyman was
amazed—the gaoler ran down stairs, and discovered that the person
whom he had sent for the clergyman, was no other than the convict
himself, who had nut thought proper to return.
Coming back into his cell, the gaoler cried out in a rage, " Tone
brother is gone off; what shall I do? I ant ruined !" " Gone Al"
cried Anthony, with great surprise, " Oh, ! he has token away
my big coat !
It appeared, upon farther investigation, that Anthony, who was in
the same cors, and nearly of the same size and appearance of the con-
vict, had come to the pri•aon wrapped in a frize peat •coat, which he
gave to the convict, while the gaoler was unlocking the cell ; wrapped
m this cult, and attended by the gaoler, Thomas passed all the doors of
the prison, and walked deliberately into the street ; from whence, in
great apparent &Mellon, he looked up at the preparation for execution,
and passed on, as if to Mr. Wainwright's house.
NotwitFstanding the ruoataliligent search, no tidings have yet been
learned of him.

The brother wag detilned in prisan to be tzicd for
in niclingin the ebcaye.

Torn Towrn Gnosr.—Last Monday night gave birth to a
mo►t important discovery, the detection of no less than the
Tower (■host. It will, doubtless, be in the recollection of niost
of our Readers, that considerable anxiety, not unmixed with
alarm, had a few moutks shyer been excited among the inha-
bitant* of the Tower, by a singular appearance, which for
some nights was observed near the math-east 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 uny degree contribute to the elucidation of this
mysterious circumstance, or lead to the detection of the nor•
turnal disturber. What had disturbed and 'mailed the heads
of officerr, both military and civil, has been discovered by the
sentinel on duty on its re-appearance the night above alludril
to, to be nothing more than the reflection of a figure from the
window of a house adjoining, elected by a magic lantern.
gouce credit is certainly clue to the soldier in question, for his
comparative personal coinage 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 mist islet', might pos.
ibly leave been productive of Cue most serious couseqiieuces,
nil which is at best the height of folly.

WALKING To THE RIGHT.—The Manchester Chronicle of
Saturday selinight, contains the fullom ing 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 iceommend, as an indispensable
rule of public convenience in the populous town of Mantliemer,
that every individual when passing along the footways shoulsi
invariably incline and KEEP TO THE RIGHT HANP, where it is
practicable; and also that those who And it needful to stand
together in the streets for the pu, pose of conversation, shutuid
always retire close to tAe wall, so as to leave the footways unin-
terrupted."
A most horrible discover• has been tusde in Truro. A crate,
containing a quantity of straw and some phials of indinumaide
liquid, was ou Monday night introduced into the cellar of Mr.
i.. (lenience, turner, in and Mond which were large quantities
of dry wood, hay, fern, Kc. 'I he combitstibles were set oA tire
and partly consumed; but providentially without doing the in-
jury which was meditated, the incendiaries having shut the
door after kindling the destructive mass, and thereby defeating
their intentions, as the flame soon expired for want Of air. Had
the horrible design of the persons implicated in this transaction
taken effect, there is no calculating the loss of lives and pro-
perty which would prolatbly have ensued, the premises of Mr.
(lenience being completeiy surrounded by buildings of a &-
seriph( a most likely to fall a speedy prey to the devouring ele-
ment. We understand that an account of the atlitir lass been
transmitted to the Secretary of State for the Hume Depart-
in: at.

Tuesday. whUe s party of nungglers were emssing the river KtLin,
at fitichly Ford, about kix 'Mks north from Gla:gow, two of them,
mimed Dimes M•Lenn and Alibus M•Donald, wu.: thowned t a thud
dearly shared s similar La?.

l'aln:er arid Smith, who were indicted at the Staffordshire late Ses-
sions, for administering a drug cancel Cantharides, otherwise Spanish
flies, to two female servants, and piesdtd guilty, were brought up for
judcuant of /o;oudo,' las!, and sanuo:Lti to two years' imprzoonsuo.us.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, July 30.
Dorening-street, J.dy 29.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased to app&nt
Lieut.-General Earl of Dalhouaie, G.C.B. tube Lieut.-Governor of the
province of Nuva Swtia.
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