The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-26 00:00:00

FIFTH DAY%-.-MONDAY, SEPT. 25.

Cornelius Sullivan and Dennis Fitzgerald were
arraigned on a capital indictment for feloniously
and against her will, carnally knowing and commit-
ting a rape on the body of Elizabeth Walter, on Sa-.
tUrday, the 16th of September inst.
The' prosecutrix, an old woman, and not of the
Most prepossessing appearance, was first called.—
She stated, that she lived at Poplar, and had been to.
sbadwell on the night specified in the indictment, to
pay the interest due at a pawnbroker's for some arti-
cles of her's pledged there. She had been detained
in the pawnbroker's shop till past eleven o'clock,
and was on her return horne through a foot thorough-
fare, called Evans's-yard'. The night was very dark;
but as she passed along she saw the two prisoners
standing by a pig-stye, a few paces from the footpath,
one of whom:when she came up, she believed Sulli-
van, flew upOn her, and seized her round the neck,
and the other by some part of her body, and with-
out hesitation proceeded to tear the clothes frdm her
back. She shrieked v‘,ith all'her strength for a consi-
derable time, but no one came to, her assistance; at
length overcome by their superior strength they
threw her across the paling of the pigstye, and the
Prisoner Sullivan perpetrated the crime with which
they stood charged, Fitzgerald holding her by the
arms and legs, and keeping his hand on her mouth
to prevent her clies. She succeeded; however, at
length in removing his hand from her mouth, and
again screamed must violently, and .was heard by the
patrole, who were going their rounds; they came to
her assistance; and succeeded in apprehending the
Prisoners. Witness said she was perfeOly. sober at
the time; and swore most positively to the Prisoners,
whoM she had never seen betore.

Robert Webster, one of the patrole, was next
Called ; be said, that be and his comrades heard the
Most violent screams proceeding from EvanWs-yard,.
and on going to ascertain the cause, found the last
witness in the most deplorable situation, and the two
prisOners; one of whom endeavon-red to -make his
escape, standing• hear her. They irtmediattly took

them info: ctisto4s, and. proceede:,to
house, where' the prosecntrix.tolci the.saine story sit,
,•
had this day, in her, evidence. 811‘e was perfetil:-
über', as were 601 i the prisoners. , ,

_ • .
Michael Haggerty, and several other friends of the
Prisoners, swore that...Ali4y had seen the, Prisoners all
drunk and dr. king :tokth:,...-r between 1 iand tc." that
night; that the prosecutrty., had In their hearing con-
sented to the perpetration of
.the crime; and that
atter they were
.in
.custody she. had offered, with
the Consent of her husband, to mike up the matter
for a sum of Money.
A young woman of loose charaaer, and a sai'or
were also brought to prove that. the prosectvrix kept
a house of -bad charaaer, according to their overt
knowledge. . - •
The Prosecutrik was again called into the witnesses
box, when she most solemnly swore that the allega-
tions on the other side were false,3 that she was per 7
featly sober—that, site bad never offered to corripro-
mise the business—that she did not keep, a hytise of
bad
.resort—and that' the offer of money to coinpro-
.iiiiSehad' come froM Haggerty, and the other friends
Of the In, the asSertion; with respe6t to
.Hagg-ertYi offer ortnoney; she Was supported by the
testimony of a.fieiglibour of the name of Millas; who
said that when Haggerty offered six or seven
neas to haVe the matter made up, site appeared to
be doubtful as to what course she should pursue, and.
that in consequence,of his declining to give any ad 7
vice, she appeared to be resolved on prosecuting.:-:-
Some of the witnesses for the prisoner also contra.
ditied each other, and one contradieled himself.

The Learned Judge (Baron Woon) laid, V3i'ticit-
lar stress on these points, and on the circuwstance
of the woman's cries having attracted the watch
men, as a proof that she had not giVen a criminal
consent. He then- observed, that, point of I,lw,
though it was endeavoured to be proved, that from
the darkness of the night she could.not distinguish.
the persons of the Prisoners, .or ascertain the guilt of
each; yet that it was of no consequence if the Jury
believed that the crime was committed by either of
them, and that the other was present aiding ana
abetting at the time, that each was equally guilty.
The Jury intme„diately found both the ,prioners

WttO committed the ctirne, is a
_stout
good-looking yOung man,, yeats of age; Fitz-
gerald, who, was aiding and abettin, is
,43 years, of
age, and has a wife and five children. l'he prose-
cutrix appears to be about 55 years of age, has been
21 years married, and has had 12 children.

Atter the trial, the Court ordered iliicluta
ty to be sent for. After.the lapse of a few minwes,
the Officers of Justice found him i❑ a neighbiyoririg
public-house, J and brought him reluctantly into
Court. The RECORDER. addressed him in ❑ear►y
the followingterrns.:'—

" Michael-Haggerty;the Court are of opinion that
you have been guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury.
It therefore hetiOrnes my duty to order yini to be
committed to take your • trial for the said offence,
and you now stand committed accordingly.---fake
hitß into custody.''--Haggerty was then taken to
Newgate. •

Charles Lawrence and John Jefferson.- were capi
tally conviEted of stealing a piece of velveteen, value
4s. in the dwelling-hp'ase of Messrs. Smith and
Ashe, woollen-drapers, Frith-street, Soho, on the
31st of July last. ,

They were caught in the fael by a servant.of the
ProsecutOrs. ,„,

ThOmas Smith was also convitied of stealing-a
five pound. B-ink note, in the -house of lknjarnin
Pritchet, a publican, in SouthainptOn buildings, on
the 22d 'of August.

The prisoner had been a customer Of the hOnse;
and Owed a bill to,.the amount of five pounds. On
the day mentioned in the indiEtment he went to tile.
wife of the prosecutor and aske(.l for change of a ten
pound note, desiring her to stop five pounds on ac-
count of his bill. She went to her husband and
obtained the '5l. note in question, which shy; laid
on the: bar; the prisoner immediately took it ,up;
but did not give her the ten pound note. 'He then
said there was a gentleman at the door whd,warited
to speak to him, went out, but did not return, and
was not again seen by the prosectitor till he appre
hended him in Leather•Aane, Holborn.

Mary,"l7oze Goldsmith was indiaed . for stealing
from the person of..a Swede, named - Christian, '4
silver watch, value three pounds. The watch was
found in hr possession. The Jury returned a ver,
did of Guilty;

DIGNUM Ilas advanced to Manchester, with hit
new .Entertaiiime!it called The Eccentric Travellers,
written for
,him V the elder Dicutsh The per
formance was received thrOlighout .With great ap.,
platise, and the finale, which was " God save thi.
King," excited repeated bursts of loyal enthusiasm;
the whole of the audience joining in the Chorus:
DIGNUM next bends his course to Litrerpool,
Cork, &c. and afterwards to Scotland; ,expeEting to
return " laden with
,Wealth and hafiburs fairly won.':
The Amelia frigate, ducing her late cruiie off the
coast of Spain, toolv,two .Frenchluggers, into one of
which she put Mr. Li CORNEY, the pilot,.and four
men ; and a master's mate and the like number of
men on board the other. When off Gijon, being
in.want of water; they 'fell in
,with 4 Spanish fish
ing-boat, the people in which informed them the
place was in possession of the -Spaniards, which in
duced them to go ia; ,Gvhea they were all captured
by the enemy.

Yesterday, Job?, .Linley a clerk to a merchant it
the city; ‘.vhi charged before the LORD MAYOR with
embezzling money entrusted to his care. It appt-ar.4
ed by • the evidence, .that the prisoner had recei'ved
201. for the.use-Of his • employer, and had only ac,
counted for 181. They not being able to asceetail
the extent of deficiency; the Prisoner was reinanded..
for further examination. •

James Knight; the journeyman tailor who was
sent on board the tender,' on Saturday last, charged
with defrauding Richards and Co, Woollen-drapers,
of the Minories, was again put to the bar, when the
constable told his Lordship; with the Regulating
Captain's compliments; that from the character he
heard of the prisoner, he declined, accepting hi t;
/Ind that the prosecutor had begged of his Lordship
to dispose of him as he thought proper. The prisoner
continued to express his wish to serve his King to
regain his charader., The Lord Mayor desired him
to be sem to th.o =hits service, which was clone;

TITE LORD AND LADY LIEUTENANT.
Friday.evening, about six o'clock, his Excel-
•ccy the Lind Lieutenant and Suite art iced in this
city from Rostellan, the seat of the Marquis. of
Ttiom nd. The expectation of his',arrival leei as-
sembled an immense concourse of peopie on several
roves of the road through which he passed ; and
when he approachel the city, the populace took thu
horses from his carriage, and with shows of exulta-
tion drew him to the Emilie of Lieutenant-General
Fioyd, where he has fixed his residence dUring his
visit to this city. Soon afier his arrival, his Excel-
lency wa. waited on by the Mayor, Sheriffs, 'Coro;
moo Speaker, Recorder,' &c. and by the Bishop and
a numerous body of the Clergy of the diocese. Ac-
cording to ancient usage the Mayor presented him
with the keys of the city, which he graciously re-
turned. 8 His Excellency was pleased to confer the
bOneur of Knighthood on Anthony Perrier,. Esq.
one of the Sheriffs.
In the evening there was a splendid Ball at the
ASs::mbly-Rooms, in honour of their Graces: arrival.
Tee rooms were illuminated in a manner splendid
bey •tid. any former occasion we can reMember.---
But what attraded, the mat universal admiration,
was a large and beautiful transparent Painting, exe-
cuted by Mr. Gibbs, which was placed in the wih-
dow at the end of the great room. This masterly
rt:presentatiou of the grand and glorious attitude that
"Great. Britain exhibits to the world at this eventful
period, was admirably pourirayed in a cempreliene
sive and well conceived allegory: Two female figures
representiag 'Portugal and Spain pursued by that
monstrous. tyranny that seeks their destruction, are
flying for safety and protedimt to the arms of Poi-
tahnia, who, warding off the fatal blow he is aiming
at them, with her. shield, is defending them horn
further assaults with her spear. At the feet of the
foremost figure is a tablet, on which is written,
";Portugal delivered ;" while two infant figures cliS
. play another, on which is inscribed, "Spain suc-
coured." 'At the side' of Britannia (who tramples
on the prostrate Imperial Gallic Flag), the British
Lion is seen, who,w hile he spurns with indignant rage
theNapoleon' Eagle, is roaringdetiance to the enslaver
of mankind. A little in the back ground is a
isolurrin reared to national gra7itudee on %%Thiel), stir-
mountedwith lautels,are hung the portraits of Nelson,
Abercrombie, Moore, Stuart, See. &c. ticc. and His-
tory is adding- Lora Wellington to the illuerious
groupe. The- pillar is decorated with Naval and
Military Star)dards, among which is conspicuously
seen the colours of the gallant 23d Light Dragoons,
who so gloriously upheld the honour of their country
in the memorable field of Talavera. A sea fight in
the back ground terminates the whole. The figures
are colossal, 'and well drawn--t be light alai shade
mast skilluliy managed—and while it affords a most
gratifying example of the high state of cultiVation
the polite arts iti this City, in no small degree au-
guts the future excellence of the young and merito-
ricui Artist.
On SaturdJy last
.his Grace the Duke of Rich-
mond honoured the Mayor, Sheriffs, and Corpo!a-
tion with his presence at a dinner at -the. Mauston
House. The entertainment, had every thing to boast
of that could be expected, where likely and variety'
are distributed' by the ertengveletas of taste-e and
the toasts were suitable to the occasion, ann given
with frequelicy. His Grace took occasion to declare
his sentiments upon some of the,toasis being given,
in a manner that retleCts the highest credit upon his
understanding, and does .honour to his liberality.--
He, in his observation, expressed his earliest desire
to see every description of the Irish People indissolu-
bly.united ill the tnbst cordial hones of attachment
and good wilkowares each other ; and lie declared
it to be his Majesty's anxious wish, that a zealous
unanimity should' ervade his Irish
.subjeas, and that
he reprobated the perpetuation of religious discord
by any means, or upon any-pretext Whatsoever.—
His Grace delivered his opinions with as much
energy as open tolerance of "sentiment, es-
ally-on matters of aeligion—and let it be hoped,
that such an example may have a .due impression,
and iltst such just aad-wise sentiments as' his Grace
pronounced may not be.heard -with indifference.-
- Thereia but one unequitaicel proof of the sincerity
of those who profess tooethink that a firm union of
the people is salutary and absolinely necessary at_ all
tittles, and moresespecially at, this juncture, and that
is, that every thing they say or do shall have that ten-
, dency, and that -alone; and that they scrupulously
forego every habit and practice tester pre-
judices, that should be, for the com Mon interest, ex-
tinguished for ever. .
The assemblage of Yeomanry.Cerps yesterday for
the -inspection of his Excellency the Duke of Ka-
mond, exhibited a very military speCtacle, and
y
recollectingsthe description of force, a very gratifying
one. To the City Cbrps Which Made a most re-
spectable appearance in number, and very soldierly
/one in appointments,. were added the Passage, Dou-
glas, Glanmire, and-Coolmore corps of infantrS,, and
the Kinnelea corps of cavalry. The Country Corps
formed a well-appointed and serviceable brigade.—
The whole were drawn upon-the -Grand-parade in
. t-he larder of i:enority. The Country Corps on the
right, the Loyal Cork Legion' on the left, and
tee Royal Cork Volunteers in the centre. His
.',xcellettey made his appearance on the centre
of the 'brigade, and. was received with presented
• arm by the whole litte. He, then passed along
the front of the line,• and returned in the rear, mi-
. ,nutely regarding respective Corps as he pro!
ceeded. When his Excellency
.had resumed his
Place in the centre, the whore line broke into open
column, and passed him in ordinary tune with open
ranks, and. in .quick titre with ranks closed. The
brigade Zgain,took up its wound in line, and again
siluted his Excellency' with presented arms. When
the review ended, the Officers commanding corps
and companieswere assembled by order of his Ex-
cellency, who signified his satisfadion in very flat-
tering terms at the high condition, of the Corps re-
spedively,, and at their general appearance as a
brigade. The City Corps ewere preceded by their
bands, Who played a number of tunes in excellent
hsrmony..
In the evening his Grace was entertained in a
mostibriendid manner by the Merchants, Bankers,
atider, at d other inhabitants of this city, at

UNION H4LL.—A Baker, who was some time
since accused of throwing a live dog into his heated
oven, was brought before the MagistFates, charged
with an assault upon one of his customers, a res-
penable tradesman's wife, with an attempt to com-
mit a rape. He. was bound over to answer the coal-
plaint at the Sessions.
A decent looking woman-was fined IOL for
car-
rying half a pint of gin into the King's Bench Prison.
She pleaded ignorance of the offence she was com-
mitting, and not been able to pay the.fine, the Ma-'
gistrate humanely mitigated the punishment, which
is three months imprisonment, to one.
FORTUNE-TELLI NG .—A woman named Darby
was yesterday brought up to Union Hall by .:,larris
the•Otlicer, . charged with an assault. A young
woman named Burley, stated, that she went to the
house of this ancient Prophetess, to learn what
Would be her fate in a matrimonial expedition she
was about to undertake. She was informed, how-
ever, that the Oracle would continue silent till the
hand of its Priestess was crossed with silver; the-
young woman then produced a sixpence, Which ap-
peared to' give perfect satistadion, and the Prophetess
proceeded to open the womb of futurity to her at-
tentive auditor. After drawing a number of lines,
circles, &c. she stood as it in amazement at the
brilliant fate which awaited the young woman, and
irilinuated that a fortune so brig as would attend
her future life, deserved something more than six-
pence As a remuneration for untulding it ; in short re-
tused to say a word more, unless her tee was in-
creased to half-a-crown. This demand the
_young
woman refused to comply with, and, in return, was
refused permission to depart, the Propheiess locking
the door, and violently detaining !ter up,vards of an
hour. Fur 'this assault and imprisonment 51ie was
brought before the Magistrates, and committed to
Horsetnonger-lane for want of sureties.

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