The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-06 00:00:00

IRISH ASSIZES.

. CORK,. APRIL 1. • .
David Lillis, an uncommonly athletic and mus-
cular man, was placed at the bar, charged with the
murder of Andrew -Glogan, at Shamin'', near
Charleville, on Saturday, the 31st of July last.
Honora Quill, examined by Mr. WOULFE for the
Crown—On the day narne4 proceeded from the
house in which the deceased resided, on a message
for her mistress to Charleville, a distance of about
seven miles, where sine met him, and learned that he
had been there to sell two sheep. The deceased
and witness agreed to return home together, and had
proceeded a• far as Shandrum, within a couple of
miles of their journey's end, when four men, amongst
whom was the prisoner (whom she now positively
identified), jumped from behind a ditch, and instantly
attacked deceased in the most relentless and cruel
manner. They beat him with sticks and stories, and
left him as dead. The witness said " be was entirely
dead, hut got his breath again." In a short time the
deceased's sister and many of his neighbours came
up, and, with great difficulty, removed him to his
place of residence, where he lingered for three
months, and then in reality died.
John Gingen, brother of the deceased—Saw An.
drew on the evening of the 31st of July, almost
dead. There were numerous bruises and contusions
.111 over his head and body, and it required the ut-
most caution on the part of the witness and others
of his neighbours to remove him to his own house.
On the day of his death his brother, having received
the last rites of his Church, and knowing that his
dissolution approached, sent for witness, and told
him that Lillis (the prisoner) and a man named Cal-
laghan were among those who attacked him at
Shandrum. The witness further stated that, about
three weeks previous to the outrage, a pally of men,
consisting of five on six, amongst whom was the
prisoner, attacked his (witness's) house. They fired
several shots, killed a dog, and flayed a saw almost
in two.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty".

His LORDSHIP then, in the most impressive man-
ner, addressed the unhappy man to the effect fol-
lowing :—David Lillis, you have been convicted
upon the clearest testimony, of a foul and cruel
murder. It now only remains for me to pass the
awful sentence of the law on you, which is, that
you, David Lillis, be taken from the place where
you now stand to that whence you came, the gaol,
and on Monday nest, the 4th April, be taken to the
common place of execution, where—
Here the wretched culprit, with extended atms,
and with a very tremulous voice, from contending
emotions, slid—My Lords and Gentlemen—'tis
now all over—l know I mutt die—yes, Gentlemen,
all around me, I know I hal e but a few days to
live; but my Lord, I own to Gnd, and I say it
now in his presence, and your presence, my Lord
and Gentlemen of the Jury, that I am a murdered
man. I own to God I never was present at the
murder of that man, and that, my Lord, I am as
innocent of it a: you are. My life is taken from me.
He ci aced, and the Judge resumed—Where you
are to be hanged by the neck until you are dead—
your body to be afterwards delivered over for d6sec-
tion—and may the Almighty God have mercy upon

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The criminal retired, and with heavy step de-
scended from the dock.

Joseph Nagle was put to the bar charged.with an
as4aillt and attempt to murder Michael Cody, on
the night of the 7th of September last. There
were five counts in the indictment, but the grava-
men of the charge was included in three—viz, the
intent to murder, to maim, and to do bodily harm.

His LORDSHIP sent the case to the Jury, who
returned a verdict of Guilty, but recommended. the
prisoner to mercy.
His LORDSHIP then addressed the prisoner—
Jo,,eph Nagle, you have been found guilty of felo-
niously wouwding and attempting to take away the
life of a fellow-creature; and, unquestionably, had
his death ensued, your life would have been forfeited.
It has, however, pleased the Almighty to spare his
life; and as your conduct was nut the result of long-
cherished malice, but rather a sudden ebullition, pro-
ceeding from your unlawful course of life, and as
you have been recommended to mercy by the Jury,
though I shall record sen•ence of death against you,
I shall apply to have it changed to transportation
for life.

When Baron PENNEFATHER concluded—
The prisoner exclaimed, " My Lord, I know no
more about it than the child unborn." _

His LORDSHIP said I am sorry to See you add
falsehood to your other crimes.

A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

From the " Correspondence and Reminiscences" of the
Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, Bart., now in the press.

My acquaintance with Mr. Windham led to a
train of circumstances which, taken together,
form one of the most singular series of adven-
tures that ever occurred in real life, and resemble
more a fictitious romance than an authentic
history.
At a late hour one evening, I received a few,
lines from my friend Dr. Adam Smith (the par-
ticular time I do not recollect), requesting my
company at dinner next day, to meet the cele-
brated Edmund Burke and Mr. Windham, who
had arrived at Edinburgh, with an intention of
making a short tour through the Highlands.
The Doctor apologised for the shortness of the
notice, stating that the travellers had arrived
only that morning, and proposed remaining but
one day more in Edinburgh. I went accord-
ingly, and passed some hours, as might be ex-
pected
in the company of such men, in the most
gratifying manner. I gave them my advice as
to the plan they ought to adopt in making their
intended tour ; and, in particular, dwelt on the
beauty of the road between Dunkeld and Blair
adding, that instead of being cooped up in a
post-chaise, they had better get out, and walk
through the delightful woods and beautiful scenes
they would pass through, more especially some
miles beyond Dunkeld.
I had almost forgotten these circumstances,
when, about three years after, Mr. Windham,
very unexpectedly, carne to me in the House of
Commons, and requested b speak to me for a
few moments behind the Speaker's chair. "Do
you recollect," said he, our neeting together at
Adam Smith's at dinner ?”—" Most certainly I
do."

‘, Do you remember haviig given us direc-
tions for our Highland tour, :nd more especially
to stroll through the woods between Dunkeld
and Blair ?—" I do."

lie then added, " An vent took place in
consequence of our adoptin; that advice, of
which I must now inform ym. Burke and I
were strolling through the wools, about ten miles
from Dunkeld, when we saw ; young female sit-
ting under a tree reading. 3urke immediately
exclaimed, " Let us have a little conversation
with this solitary damsel, and see what she is
about." We accosted her acordingly, and found
that she was reading a receit novel from the
London press. We asked.hr how she came to
read novels. How she got ;uch books at so
great a distance flour the metopolis; and more
especially one so recently pidished. She an-
swered, that she had been edrcated at a board-
ing-school at Perth, where noels might be had
from the circulating library, and that she still
procured them through the sale channel. We
carried on the conversation Dr some time, in
the course of which she displayd a great deal of
smartness and talent ; and tt last we were
obliged, very reluctantly, to leave her, and pro-

seed on our journey. We afterwards found
that she was the daughter of a proprietor. of that
'neighbotirhood, who was known under the 'name
of the Baron MacJaren.' I have never been
able," continued Mr. Windham, " to get .this
beautiful mountain-nymph out of my head, and
I wish you to ascertain whether she is married
or single." He begged me to clear up this
point as soon as possible, as much of his future
happiness depended upon the result of the
inquiry.
I lost no time in attending to this request,
and applied for information to a most respectable
clergyman in the neighbourhood where Miss
Maclaren lived (the Rev. Dr. Stewart, minister
'of Moulin), who informed me, in course of
post, that she was married to a medical gentle-
man of the name of Dick, who had gone to the
East Indies. Upon communicating this to
Mr. Windham, he seemed very much agitated.
He was soon after married to the daughter of a
half-pay officer. I have no doubt, however, that
had Miss Maclaren continued single, he would
have paid her his addresses.
Some years afterwards, I happened to be
spending some days at Dunira, in Perthshire,
with the late Lord Melville, and in the course
of our conversation mentioned the above anec-
dote of Mr. Windham ; upon which the Noble
Loid said, " I am more interested in this matter
Than you imagine. You must know that, in
company with some friends, I was riding down
fi om Blair to Dunkeld, when we called at Baron
Maclaren's, where a most beautiful young woman
desired to speak to me. We went accordingly to
the bank of a river near her father's, when she
said, Mr. Dundas, I hear that you are a very
-- great man, and, what is much better, very good
man. I will venture, therefore, to tell you a
secret. There is a young man in this neigh-
bourhood who has a strong attachment to me,
and,_ to confess the truth, I have a great regard
for him. His name is William Dick : he has
been bred to the medical prafession, and he says,
that if he could get to be a surgeon in the East
Indies, he would soon make his fortune there,
and would send for me to many him. Now, I
apply to you, Mr. Dundas, as a great and a
good man, in hopes that you can do something
for us ; and be assured, that we shall be ever
grateful if you can procure him an appoint-
ment.'" Lord Melville was so much struck with
the impressive manner of her address, that he

took her by the hand, and said, " My good girl,
be assured, that if an opportunity offers, I shall
not forget your application."
Lord Melville then added, that sometime
afterwards he received a summons to attend his
duty in Parliament, and, in his way, happened
to visit a friend who was an East India Director.

After. dinner, his friend said to him, " By the
bye, Mr. Dundas, politicans, like you, have
many applications in favour of young men, in
various lines of life. I think it right, therefore,
to tell you, that I have at present at my disposal
an appointment of surgeon in the service of the
East India Company, and that it is much at your
iervice."

Lord Melville was so much surprised at the
singularity of the circumstance, that he struck
his hand forcibly against the table where they
sat, and exclaimed, with much vehemence,

" !'he very thing I most anxiously wished for."
He then related his adventure at Baron Macla.

ren's, greatly to the amusement of the India
Director. Mr. Dick was immediately appointed
surgeon ; and having gone to the East Indies,
was soon placed in a situation which enabled him
to send for Miss Maclaren; to whom he was
married, and Mr. Windham was thus, disap-
pointed of his northern alliance. In the course
of the voyage, and after her arrival in the East;
she had several offers, but she refused to hear of
any one but Dr. Dick.
Nor was this all. Dr. Dick, having made a
handsome fortune in the East Indies, came home
and purchased an estate, called Tullimet, in the
neighbourhood where he was born. There he
lived in a most hospitable manner, and Mrs.
Dick and he were highly and deservedly re-
spected. He also had a house in London, where
he resided during the winter season ;* and
having acquired, from his experience in the
East Indies, a great reputation for his skill in
the management of liver complaints, he was
frequently consulted by his Indian friends re-
specting that disorder. It seems that Sir Walter
Scott was afflicted with a complaint in his
liver, which was likely to prove fatal to him.
Hearing of Dr. Dick's fame, Sir Walter was
induced to apply to him for advice, and by his
means the life of that celebrated author was pre-
served.

* His daughter is married to the eldest son of Lord
Harris, the conqueror of Tippoo Saib ; and his son is a
distinguished officer, who commanded the 42d Regiment
at the Battle of Waterloo.

Those who take an interest in studying the
political aspect of the times, will find much entertaining
matter for speculation in the present number of the New
Monthly Magazine. In the fifth paper, under do bead
of " Speakers and Speeches in Parliament," besides au
estimate of the respective orat ,rical pretensions of the prin-
cipal speakers on the great R form Measure (Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, Sir ROBERT INGLIS, Mr. HORACE TWISS
Lords F. L. GOWER and MoarETH, Sir CHARLES WE-
THERELL, Mr. ALEXANDER BARING, Mr. STANLEY, Mr.
Iloatiousc, Mr. PERCEVAL, Mr. JEFFREY, Mr. CROXER,
Mr. O'CoNNELL, and Sir E. SucnEti,) a new illustra-
tion of the measure itself is anrded, in the exposition of
its tendency to favour the future growth of a higher order
of eloquence in the House of Commons. The articles en-
titled "The Unreported Meeting," and the "Prospectus
of the Help-yourself Society," are conceived, on the other
hand, in an amusing spirit of p ditical badinage, and con.
tribute to relieve, through a good-humoured laugh, tl e
gravity of the general Referm contest.

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