The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sta,—The Magnate of the North,: not content with hie first
circular, has, through his head Commissioner (Sir David
Smith), who, at his demand-,-at his particular instance—was
created a Baronet, issued a second. It is to direct his vassals,
as he would have them to be, to withhold the promise of their
votes, until they receive proper directions from his Grace's Corn_
missioners.

" Several SfreeholdersE estates having often sig.
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on )(SECOND
the D CIRCULAR.
Duke's
nified their wishes before an election to know his Grace's senti_
.
ments, the Commissioners take occasion to express their hopes
that the tenants will not promise their votes until a dissolution
has taken place, and they distinctly know all the candidates who
may offer themselves for the representatives of the county, which
Mr. -- [that is, the bailiff] will please to communicate to
such gentlemen as have votes.
(Given) at the Commissioners'-office, Alnwick Castle, AprilB,
1831."
Mark, Sir, the cautious wording of this circular. His Grace is
so desirous of meeting the wishes of the freeholders, who are his
tenants. Hii Cal missioners, of whom Sir-David Smith, Bart.,
is the Chief, communicates the paternal anxiety of the magnate
Percy Smithson : so great a personage must have at least a
Baronet to issue his commands. What will the minor nobility
'say to such an application of their honours? It IS only a
proof of the absurdity of such distinctions. Caligula made
his horse First Consul. The Duke of Northumberland,
however, appears to be, to use a northern expression,
a very sagacious person ; he is evidently apprehensive of a
dissolution of Parliament, or he would not desire that his
tenants—freeholders—should not promise their votes. He ap.
pears to know the King better than many of those vain creatures
of the Court or of the faction who are opposed to the people, and
who assume to announce to the public, for the purpose of in-
timidation, that his Majesty will not consent to dissolve the Par.
liament, if in the Commitee the principle of the Bill of Reform
be the least deviated from. I give great credit to the Duke for
his sagacity. I firmly believe that the King will readily, cheer.
fully dissolve Parliament if the character of the Bill be at all
changed. I have seen his Majesty in danger, and am aware of
his sang !raid, and I believe he will be as imperturbable to the
cries and tears of foolish women, however near in blood, as he
was indifferent to the danger of cannon-balls and shells in the
village of Merxem. It is with pleasure I recollect the Royal
observations in the tower of the church of Merxem. I have not
yet forgotten the counsel which was given to me by his Ma-
jesty on marching offthe piquets to occupy St: Ferdinand's Dike.
His Majesty is incapable of wavering—he will never abandon his
Ministers. The King who could reason as he did in contem-
plating Charles's portrait, will not vacillate, will not desert those
to whom he has given his confidence. Let only others perform
their duty as the King will perform his.
April 16. RADICAL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The faction was assembled by Sir Robert Peel on Satur-
day, at his residence in Whitehall-place, to take into consi-
deration the motion of General Gascoigne for the preservation of
the present number '658) of the Members of the House—and to
plan proceedings against the Bill. The result was, that General
Gascoigne was to be supported, and every eflbrt, was to be made
by the enemies of the people, to drive the present Ministers
from their post. It was determined that there should be a
division on every item of schedule A. The Speaker having de-
cided that the whole was not to be taken into the considera-
tion of the House, but every town seriatim. Thus the enemy
will be enabled to protract their warfare, and indulge in their
malignity. Did Mr. Hunt receive a summons of attendance?
It is said, that in a conversation he had in the House with Mr.
Goulburn on Friday, he was beard to observe, 1 have done
your cause more good than any one." -Is this passible?—lt
must be a calumny both against the people's Member for Pres-
ton, and the Primate's for Armagh.
As the faction conspire against the people, so must it be vigi-
lantly watched, and the conspirators made known to the public.
It is now no longer a contest for office—a division of patronage
and the emoluments of place—but it is a struggle for indepen-
dence—for the existence of corruption and oppression, or the
establ shment of purity and liberty. It is not only whether the
i
British empire sto enjoy the blessings of freemen—but the
world. The fate of the brave and virtuous Poles—the fate of all
those of the continent who are panting for the benefits of repre-
sentative Governments in Europe, depends upon the success of
the Reform Bill. Let Englishmen then do thei r duty. It is not
only to prevent another general war which shall arrest the pro-
zress of civilization and the amelioration of the condition of
mankind, but to avert all the horrors of a civil contest at home
—to save our own hearths from rapine and blood.
Do the enemies of Reform in their fatal blindness imagine that
the spirit of the people having been aroused will tamely settle
down to bear still quietly all the evils from which they desire to
be relieved? Can they expect the fierce Scots will relinquish
without a fight, those rights of which they have been so long
deprived, and which they now so loudly demand, and of which
the promise has been made to theM ? Will the agitators of Ire-
land, now lulled into inactivity by hope, not awake infuriated,
and burst out in acts of such violence that shall not only repeal
the Union, but separate the two kingdoms? The Bill, the whole
Bill, and nothing but the Bill, is the cry of the country.. Let
hboe)w, they conspire against the people. they
April 18, will have, CO-RADICAL.

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TRIAL OF MR. LUKE DILLON FOR
SEDUCTION AND RAPE.

.COMII(ISSJQN COUB T, DUBLIN, APRIL 14
(Comtensed frbin the Irish Papers.)

Never' since tbe celebrated case of " M'Garhan v.
M`Guire,' did we observe pttblie interest so intensely ex•
cited as or! the Dresent 9ccasiorl!. We are Cotriineed that
had the Court house i;e.A. time® tile extent of its Fife-
. sent dimensions, it would, in the 4;a9, very fzT mi
' nutes, have been literally crammed in every pari.
At fite minutes -to ten o'clock, -the principal actor, st
al! events, the prieffary cause of 'all this excitement, the
prisoner, Dillon, was renioed Born Newgate into the
dock, when, without stopping for a Incinek,. be at once
advanced to the bar with an air, if not callous, certainly
of unblushing, confidence. The• prisoner's hair was
dressed is the Most fashionable style—the ringlets ad-
justed with the Most stirclied attention to effect, and his
toilette altogether such as thigl/t tr.s../e raced a far different
occasion than that in which he was not' placed: He was
dressed in a suit of full black, with white kid gloves.
His person was • highly prepossessing, and his age might
be about 23 years. The Judges, VANDELRIia and Ton
gigs, having taken their seats on the Bench, and the Jury
having been empannelled,
The Clerk of the Crown said that the prisoner stood
iudicted for that he, on the sth day of November last, in
the first year of the reign of his present Majestyi in the
parish of St. Mary, feloniously did assault Anne Frizell,
and with force, and against her consent, did, &c.
To this indictment the Frisoner pleaded Not Guilty.
_ _

Mr. BENNETT, K.C., conducted the prosecution, and
having addressed the Jury at great length, called the fol-
lowing witnesses:—
Miss Anne Frizell was the first witness called. She was
led into Court by Air. Dwyer, the barrister, who assisted
her upon the table. She appeared to be deeply affected.
.She was examined by Mr. WFsr, K.C. At the desire
of the Court, and with permission • of the prisoner's
Counsel, Mr. West was permitted to repeat her answers,
which were as follow :—I um twenty years old, and the
eldest daughter of my father and mother. There are ten
children, seven of whom are sisters. I lived in England
about two years. I w:O• there at school in a convent at
York, and Was also between seven and eight years in a
convent in France. After I left the French convent I
proceeded to tn, papa, who was then in Tours. I returned
to Ireland, front France, in the year 182 S, with my father.
He resides at Stapolin, near Hawth. He has also pro-
perty in the county of Wexford.
Here Miss Frizell was asked to look round, and see if
she could recognise Mr. Dillon. With some difficulty and
persuasion she was prevailed on to turn towards the
dock. In consequence of being somewhat nearsighted,
she said she occasionally wore glasses, and was requested
to put them on when about to identify the prisoner. She
then moved her eyes slowly round, and when at length
they rested on the prisoner, she broke out into an hysteric
exclamation of " Oh !" and precipitately turned round to
the bench, as if terrified, raised her hand, as if pushing
some object from her presence. She sobbed aloud for
some minutes, and then became more composed, and in a
little time appeared as if stimulated with resolution to
pass through the painful ordeal.

The examination of the witness was resumed—About
..wo years ago I became acquainted with Mr. Dillon. I
am related to Mrs. O'Reardon, the wife of Dr. O'Reardon,
of Molesworth-street. I was in the habit of meeting Mr.
Dillon at Dr. O'Reardon's. I was invited to Dr. O'Rear-
don's in the latter end of the month of October last, when,
on that visit, I went with the Doctor and Mrs. O'Rear-
don to an evening party at Mrs. /Mcdonnell's, at Stephen's-
green. It was in the evening of the last day of October.
I met Mr. Dillon there on that occasion. His manner
appeared to be respectful and rather affectionate towards
me. There was something very particular in his manner
towards me that night. He appeared to be very fond of
me. He told me he had been in London from the spring.
Dr. and Mrs. O'Reardon, Mr Lynch, and Mr. Dillon,
returned home with us to Dr. O'Reardon's. Mr. Dillon
was in conversation with me that night. Told me that
he was about departing for London in a day or two, and
inquired if I had any commands for England. I said I
thought I should have a letter, and requested he would
call for it, and he promisethhe would do so the next day.
I told him so, because I wished to see him, and also
to send by him a letter to my aunt at Bristol. I did not
see him the next day, because When he called Doctor
O'Reardon denied me and Mrs. Reardon to him. I
Raw him on Thursday, the 4th of November, at Dr.
O'Reardon's, and on that day he accompanied Mrs.
O'Reardon and me on a visit to Captain Frizell's,
in Cipel-street. He returned with us to Dr. O'Rear-
andt upon the invitation of Mrs. O'Reardon,
remained to dinner that day. There were six or seven
persons at dinner. Mr. Dillon remained till eleven
o'clock that night. I had a conversation thatfevening
with Mr. 'Dillon, and he asked me to walk out with him
the next day, as he had something particular to say to
me. His manner to me on that evening was, as usual,
respectful and affectionate. I told Mrs. O'Reardon of my
engagement with Mr. Dillon to walk out with him the
next day. He ' appointed to meet me at one o'clock ; I
accordingly met • him on the next'day, Frith'', the sth of
November, in Kildare-street, near Clare-street, and
walked towards the country from Mount-street. It was
not a wet day when we set out, but it afterwards turned
out very wet. We took shelter in a cottage near Mount-
street. The people of the hotise were in the cottage. We
remained there two or three hours;; it rained the whole
time. Before we came to the cottage we had talked a
good deal, in the course of which Mr. Dillon asked me
to marry him ; I said if, papa consented I would feel very
happy. I told him if money was his object, , papa could
not afford to give me any considerable portion, as he had
a large family ; he replied that money was not his object,
that the attainment of my affections was the sole object of
his wishes—that he had enough to support him and me,
and very considerable expectations from an uncle in Eng-
land. This conversation was before we came to the cot-
tage for shelter, and while there it was renewed. We were
in a room in the cottage in which there was no person pre-
sent. Mr. Dillon kissed me twice in the cottage. As it was
still raining, Mr.'Dillon proposed to send for a carriage, and
it was three-quarters of an hour before the carriage ar-
rived. The carriage drove off from the cottage with Mr.
Dillon and me, and while in it he again renewed the sub-
ject of the marriage, and begged of me to marry him pri-
vately, and then go to England with him, as he was sure,
he said, that my father would not give his consent to the
marriage. I thought, the carriage was going to Moles-
worth-street, and did not know it was going any where
else. The carriage stopped at a house which appeared to
me to be a hotel. Mr. Dillon get out, and when be re-
turned he said something about a message lie had to leave
in the house. The carriage stopped at a second house, and
he asked if I would take some refreshments, but I said I
would rather go home. TO which he said, as it was past
dinner time then, I had better go in and take something to
eat. I said if he promised to bring me home immediately
afterwards I would, and he promised faithfully to do so,—
It was then about five o'clock. I was shown into a back
room up stairsby a young man. I did not sec any female
during the whale time I was in that house, nor did I see
any other person in the house but the young man. There
was no fire in the room, and the man asked Mr. Dillon
would he have a fire in the room, but I said on no account
as I was going away immediately. Did not take off my
bonnet all the time. Mr. Dillon ordered some fish: almost
immediately afterwards fish was brought up. lam a Roman
Catholic,
and believe Mr. Dillon is one also. Mr. Dillon
ordered some Port wine, which came up. I ate a little
of the fish, and Mr. Dillon ate also., About a quarter of
an hour after the fish came up, I asked him to come away,
He said he would go and see if the night was fine, and get
a carriage. He took his hat with him. It was about
half an hour after we had come to the house when he
went out. He remained about ten or fifteen minutes out,
and said, as the evening was fine, we might walk home;
but he said, as I had not taken any punch, I should take
some wine and hot water, and begged of me to take it. I
said I did not like wine and water ; but he said, as I was
coldl should take it. lie held it up to my mouth, put-
tieg one hand to the back of my head. I told, him I would
pleased him, and not to spill it on me. His
this occasion was very affectionate indeed. I
dt4e:ci:r if
on i
at
boutt half of the tumbler. Mr. Dillon said that
wine was very bad, that it had a sweet taste, and
asked did I not perceive it? 1 said I did not perceive the
ttal:sked
tee. After drinking the wine and water, I begged of
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above obliged to sit down again, and became quite faint. I then
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night before I recovered my consciousness, and found my-
ef upo thata ns
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beensitting. I had no consciousness, knowledge, or
recollection of how I got from the room where we had been
sitting, to the room where I found myself in bed. I found
Mr. Dillon was in bed with me. (Here svitness became
greatly agitated). I asked Mr. Dillon where I was ? and
jumped out of bed. He told me to be quiet. I ran over

I iioiding
against a wall. There was no light in the room. I urea, to get to the door. Mt. Dillon got out of bed when I sat.,
something which I thought was the door. Caught
me by bSili arms, and said it was all over then, and I
might as well he I screamed as loud as I could.—
When I jumped out of uti3 I lien vile petticoat on. 31,
stays were off. I cannot say ti 114 they were taken off._
The-only dress I had on was my peifinvet chemise, aria
the cap that I wore the day before. MY boote were taken
off. Mr. Dillon dragged me away from the door, and
threw me on the bell. When dragging me from the door
he cursed end swore'. He hurt my arms when dragging
me. When thrown upon the bed I resisted as strongly os
possible. He was MA dressed. (Here witness described,
with great reluctance, patticulars Which are unfit to pub
fish.) Mr. Dillon put his hand upon my Mouth to prevent
my screaming. I jumped from the bed again, when he
follor:fed Me, and said if I would not scream he would
marry me in tlit morning, and bring me to Mr. Ken-
rick, the parish priest of his own parish, and swore
to God he would do so. Ile dragged Me to the bed
again and held the bed-clothes over me. I still con-
tinued screaming, and entreating of him to let tee get up.
He afterwards came .into the bed, and there renewed his
violence. The door was locked. When morning came,
he allowed me to get out of bed. I found my clothes on
the floor, and one of my boots torn. It was not in tlia
state when I went to the house in the evening. Mr. Dil-
lon left the room first, and I did not see any other, person
in the house that morning. After Mr. Dillon left the.
room, I went down stairs and found him reading a news-
paper in the room in which we had been the evening be-
fore. said,
sa‘iivl,e'l4eCoft
tMhee Phoorius,:ntodg,lt
hvte,irl.l brlingleyanou to Mr.
on hip
arm. We walked up Dorset-street, and he called a coach,
and we proceeded to Hardwick-street, where we stopped
at a horise.i at which lie knocked and returned, saying it
was a very unfortonate.:eircumstance, Mr. Kenrick was,
gone to the country and world not he at home till evening,
hut that be would call then and arrange every thing with
Mr. Kenrick for our marriage the next day. While going
to Hardwick-street in the coach, he said all would be ar
ranged, and to keep secret what had occurred. I_begged
of him to come to Marlborough-street-chapel, and per-
haps a clergyman there would marry us. He laughed and
said no clergyman but Mr. Kenrick would marry us. He
assured me he would marry me, and begged-of me not
to tell Doctor or Mrs. O'Reardon what bad occurred,
and asked me did I think him such a villain as not
to marry me. He promised to meet me the next
day (Sunday), at twelve o'clock, in Clarendon-street-
chapel, and he would marry me there. The carriage
drove to
,Clare-street, and I got out, and Mr. Dillon
conjured me again not to tell what had occurred, and
parted from me with a kiss. On arriving at Dr. O'Rear.
don's I was very faint. It was between eight and nine
o'clock. The door was opened by the cook. I went to
Mrs. O'Reardon in about a quarter of an hour after I
came in. Told Mrs. O'Reardon that I had been married.
That there had been violence used to me, I then showed
my arms to Mrs. O'Reardon, who was at the time in bed.
I then said to Mrs. O'Reardon, " Oh, Maria, if you had
known what a villain he is, you never would have let him
into your door." Mrs. O'Reardon fainted. Mrs. O'Rear-
don's state of health was very bad, and I wished to dis-
close it to her by degrees; but during Saturday and Sun-
day I disclosed the facts to Mrs. O'Reardon, and that Mr.
Dillon had promised to meet me on the next:fay (Sunday)
at Clarendon-street chapel. Oa Saturday I went to
Home's Hotel in my papa's car, accompanied by a ferna,le
servant, and inquired for Mr. Dillon. On Sunday I went
to Clarendon-street chapel, accompanied by Dr. and Mrs.
O'Reardon, but did not see Mr. Dillon. After returning
from Clarendon:street chapel I wrote to Mr. Dillon to
Home's hotel, but Aid not get any answer. I -sent it by
the penny-post. On Monday morning I went again to
Home's hotel, inquired for Mr. Dillon, but did not see
him. I never saw him since I got out of the carriage the
morning I was:left at home, until this day. Went on the
Sunday with a Mr. Mahony to a house in Hardwick-street,
and did not find any such person as Mr. Kenrick, a cler-
gyman. When I went home I communicated to my mo-
ther what had occurred. I showed my arm to my mother
and sister. My father was not acquainted with the cir-
cumstance until the 23d of November. I communicated
it also to Mr. Glynn, a clergyman, and to a friend, Mr.
Corbett.

The witness was cross-examined at great length by Mr.
Serjeant O'LOGIII.EN, is the course of which she admitted
having written is letter, of which the following is a copy,
the day after the atrocities described in her evidence in chiff.
" My dearest Dillon,—Our car came in to-day. Fortunately
papa did not come with it. I was wishing to see you, so I went
to Home's, but you were out. I cannot tell you what torture I
have been in since I parted you. You may imagine I am nothing
better; you may guess the rest. If you value my life, my ho-
nour; every thing depends upon you. I have thought of some-
thing that will, I think:, do. I will see you to-morrow. When I
see you I will I was obliged to tell Maria (Mrs. O'Reardon)
we weremarriecl. She is exceedingly ill. The Doctor thinks I was
at a lady's in Gardiner-street, a Mrs. Dwyer's. He went to Mrs.
Callaghan's himself, so I could not say I was there. For God's
sake meet me to-morrow, about twelve o'clock, at the end of the
street in Dawson-street, and I will, at least, be a little happier ;
for lam miserable now. Buy me a ring, and for Heaven's sake
arrange every thing. Recollect who you had (these words were
scratched out). I am not to be trifled with. lam sure papa
would blow my brains out were he to know it. , I therefore rely
on yoursolemn promise last night; and, once more, be punctual
to the hour to-morrow. Really, lam almost dead with grief. In-
deed, my dearest Dillon, on you depends my future happiness for
life.- Yours,
"Saturday night. "ANNA."
" Luke Dillon, Esq., Home's Hotel, Usher's-island."

In her further cross-examination she affirmed that she
wrote to Lin► in these affectionate terms, because Mrs.
O'Reardon told her if she called him a villain or a wretch
he would never come hack to her ; and that she wrote the
letter for the purpose of bringing him back.

After she had been under examination and cross-exami-
nation upwards of five hours, her mother Mrs. Frizell, and
Mrs. O'Reardon were examined, and they corroborated
her, testimony as far as they had any knowledge of the facts.
For the defence, the keeper and servants at the hotel,
or house where the outrage took place, were called, and
their evidence went to show that no outrage had been
committed, but that the lady was a consenting party. In
their cross-examination, however, they prevaricated a
good deal, and admitted that they had visited the prisoner
in Newgate.
The defence having been closed, Mr. Richard Morison
was called, and be deposed that the principal witness for.
the defence had robbed him whilst in his employ, and was
not to be believed on his oath.
This closed the evidence on both sides, when

Judge TORRENS charged the Jury in a most compre-
hensive and !utninous manner. His Lordship concluded
at twenty minutes to ten o'clock, when the Jury retired,
and, alter remaining shut up in their room for one hour
and three.quarters, they returned a verdict, finding the
prisoner Guilty, but strongly recommending him to mercy
on account of his youth..

Judge VANDELEUR, without making any observations
on the nature of the recommendation; said it should be
taken into consideration, but his Lordship did not hold out
any hope of mercy.
The moment the verdict was announced, there was a
loud clapping of hands •in different quarters of the gal-
leries, which demonstration was met by cries of " Shame,
shame," from the other parts of the Court. The moment,
however, the noise had ceased inside, the first manifesta-
tions of feeling were recommenced by the vast multitude
outside. On the verdict being heard by the prisoner, he
bore it with apparent firmness. He was then conducted
back to Newgate. The Court rose, and adjourned to
twelve o'clock next day.

FRIDAY.

This day at twelve o'clock, Judges VANDELEUR and
TUREENS proceeded to call the books, and record the
sentences on the various prisoners convicted at the present
Commission: After all the others had been disposed of,
Mr. Luke Dillon was placed at the bar. He was dressed
in black, as before; and on being asked by the Clerk of
the Crown the customary question whyjudgment of death
and execution should not pass against him? he replied in
a low, but rather firm, voice, that standing in the awful
situation in which he did, it was not for him to arraign
the verdict of twelve men on their oaths, and he should
therefore bow with submission to the sentence of the
Court. Judge Torrens then proceeded in a most impres-
sive manner to address the prisoner. His• Lordship began
by remarking that he was glad the prisoner had not at..
tempted to arraign the verdict of the Jury, for he was
hound to say a more respectable, a more pains-taking, or
a more intelligent Jury, he had never seen ; and be war
bound in justice to them to declare that their verdict met
the entire concurrence of the Court. They had accom-
panied their verdict -by recommending the prisoner to
mercy, 'on account of his youth, which recommenda-
tion the Court had promised to take into , con-
sideration. • They had given his ease the most
anxious consideration, and the result, added his
Lordship much affected, is, that consistently with its duty
the Court cannot attend to the recommendation of the
Jury. His Lordship then proceeded to comment on the
conduct of the prisoner, and the disgrace he had brought
on the eldest bora of the children of such respectable
parents. From the deep laid plan and ingenuity he evinced
in the perpetration of the foul crime, in which he added
fraud and seduction to that of violation, it was quite im-
possible the Court could hold out to him any hope of
mercy. And after exhorting him to use the short time he
had to live in prayers to the Almighty, and in attending to
the instructions of the excellent ministers of religion by
whom he would be attended, his Lordship proceeded in se

tremulous accent to pronounce the awful sentence of the
law, fixing Saturday, the 7th of May, for his execution.
Mr. Dillon is only 22 years of age. He belongs to e
highly respectable family in the county Roscommon, and
would, in a few years, by the death of a wealthy relative,
have become possessed of a handsome property. During
the Judge's address he firmly grasped the iron bars in front
of the dock, and after its termination he appeared anxious
to address the Court; but after looking up for a few
,imloomwenimts‘,v,unantidl,she ilecnatltyigliet the eye
tin,d-intootf the
hedotdgesT, he made
iie
Court
appeared to be crowded with many of his friends, several
of whom wept bitterly during the progress of the Learned
Judge's affecting address.