The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

IRELAND.

[Prom the Cork Mercantile Chronicle, Aprill6.l
OUTRAGES.—BURNING LAST NIGHT.

Last night the house of Callaghan M'Carthy,
of Callas, in the parish of Iniscarra, within seven miles of
this City, was set on fire and totally consumed, together
with e quantity of oats and potatoes also his household
furniture, together with several implements of husbandry.
It Apr _ars that 1114Carthy, although residing on this farm for
four ears, had incurred the displeasure of Captain Rock, from
whom he received a notice, about a month since, to quit the
land oy the 25th March on pain of death. APCarthy removed
his Innily to another farm which he held, but having corn.
plet a his work there, he returned on Monday, and yesterday
conpnenced sowing corn near the house—but the miscreants
under Captain Rock's orders executed summary vengeance, by
dc,:raying M'Carthy's house, which was only built two years,
and one of the best farm-houses in that parish.
I,'"e have reason to believe that amongst the victims of Gen.
11..!,:ks deluded followers, a Roman Catholic Clergyman in the
&;ntli Liberties, was Noticed on Sunday last to quit a house he
hit.l occupied only a few days before, being selected by him as.
most central situation in his parish—the notice was accom
panied by a threat, that in case of non.compliance, summary
justice would according to this system be executed.
On Sunday night two soldiers belonging to the 71st regi.
ulent, and a Policeman named Cranwell, who had been on duty
at Mallow, were attacked on their return to Kildorrery. One
of the soldiers died yesterday in Fermoy from the brutal treat.
ment he experienced, and the Policeman had his ears and one
of his cheeks cut WE

On Friday night, the 11th inst. a stack of hay and one of
straw were set fire to and consumed at Brough Cross, within a
mile of Doneraile. The ruffians who set fire to this property
fired several shots, and most inhumanly stabbed four cows,
who are since dead. The whole were the property of Dr.
Wall, of Doneraile.—The Police and Military from Doneraile
proceeded instantly to the spot, but too late to save any of the
property.
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- Sank; night, 31 persons under very suspicious circumstances,
were taken out of a house within a mile and a half of the above
burning, by Lieut. Vivian, and a party of the 22d regiment.
These fellows have been sent forward to be tried under the In-
surection Act.

A house at Ballyduff, Barony of Ferrnoy, the property of
Mr. Barry, was on the same night set on fire, and totally con-
sumed. The villains kept the inhabitants inside the house,
until the roof was just falling in, when they made off, and the
unfortunate inmates escaped being burned.
One hundred and'twenty-five of the foot, and twenty of the
mounted Police, left this City yesterday morning for their dif-
ferent quarters in the most disturbed parts of this County.
The Imokilly Corps, we learn, succeeded in apprehending
six persons on Satuiday night, one of whom, in the resistance
he offered, lost his hand. We have not yet learned the par-
ticulars.

Five men left for execution at the late Assizes,. have since
been respited. Kirby, who was represented as an ideot, is
among the number. Three of them were yesterday sent with
other convicts on board the Earl St. Vincent transport, now
about to leave our harbour for Botany Bay.
Forty-eight men were also transmitted on board that ship
from the depot.
Last night, Messrs. Walsh and J. P. Mathis, jun. Peace
Officers, apprehended a man named John Doll, a native of
Waterford, charged with robbery. The peace officers would
have been ill-treated by some of the prisoner's associates, but
for the timely interference of two soldiers who came from
Doneraile with prisoners, and who accidentally Were passing at
the moment,

EXECUTION OF MARY MACKINNON.

EDINBURGH, APRIL 17.—Yesterday morning
' this unfortunate woman underwent the last punishment of the
law, at the usual place of execution at the head of LibbertOn's
Wynd, for the murder of William Mowat; on the Bth of
February last. So great was the public interest excited to wit-
ness the melancholy spectacle, that people began to assemble in
front of the platform before six o'clock, and by seven crowds
were s-:en moving in all directions towards the Lawnmarket„
which by 8 o'clock was crowded in every part, the multitude ex-
tending in an apparently solid mass from the Castlehill to the
Cross ; the windows and all places which commanded a view of
the platform were also filled with people.—About 25 minutes
past eight o'clock the procession began to move up Libber.
ton's Wynd, from the Lock-up House to the place of exe-
cution ; it was preceded by town officers, and consisted of the
two junior Bathes (Messrs. Hill and Dallas), the unfortunate
criminal supported by the Rev. Andrew Thomson and the
Rev. Mr. Porteous, followed by some persons in the service of
the city. In going up the wynd,. the culprit recognised some
acquaintances, to whom she affectionately waved her hand, and
bade farewell to the bystanders. On the procession reaching
the scaffbld, the immense multitude took off their hats, and re-
mained uncovered until after the culprit gave the fatal signal.
The unhappy woman walked with a finn step, seemed calm
and collected, and appeared to have suffered little in her per-
sonal appearance since her trial. She was dressed in a figured
black silk gown, a large coloured silk shawl thrown over it, and
a black silk bonnet and veil.—A few minutes after the proces-
sion reached the scaffold, Mr. Andrew Thomson prayed fer-
vently, during which Mrs. M'Kinnon leaned on the ann of
Mr. Porteous, and at one time seemed so overpowered that she
reclined her head on that Rev. Gentleman's shoulder. At the
conclusion of the prayer she was handed a glass of wine
and water, which revived her greatly, when she shook hands
with the. Magistrates and the Clergymen. She declared her
innocence of the crime for which she was to suffer ; and
begged to impress that affirmation upon the minds of the
Magistratesi—she had intended, she said, to address the mull
titude, with the view of her explanations reaching the ears
of her judges ; but had abandoned the idea;--she died in
peace with all mankind ;—and begged, that after her death,
her house might be searched, when a large flat pointed
skewer would be found, which would throw some light upon
the fatal transaction. She now again -*hook hands with the
gentlemen present, and then ascended the drop, on which a
chair was placed for her accommodation, while the executioner
was adjusting the rope. She took off her bonnet,sand put on a
white hood over her face. When every thing was ready she
stood up and requested the executioner to lift up the hood,
which being done, she raised her right hand to her lips,
and waved it as if bidding adieu to the assembled multi-
tude. The hood being again drawn over her face, she
continued about two minutes in mental pryer, when she
gave the fatal signal, and was launched. into eternity.__
Among the enormous mass of spectators, probably amounting
to upwards of 20,000 individuals, no sympathetic feeling in her
favour was exhibited, though an orderly dragoon of the Scotch
Greys was in attendance to give the alarm, should any dis-
turbance take place, or the aid of the military be required. So
far from this being the case, however, the people behaved
with external decorum, and a desire to witness the somewhat
extraordinary spectacle of the execution of a woman appeared
to be the only feeling they possessed in common. The greatest
order was observed throughout, and no accident occurred.—
Till Monday this unhappy woman continued to indulge hopes
that her-sentence would be commuted; and, under the in-
fluence of this belief, did not, it is to be feared, allow the re-
ligious instructions and admonitions addressed to her since her
condemnation, to make their due impression on her mind, or
set herself in good earnest to prepare for a future state. But
oh Tuesday these hopes died away, and she became conscious
that the law must take its course. In the early part of the
day her distress of mind was extreme ; but towards even-
ing she became more calm, and conversed with a degree
of composure sometimes approaching to cheerfulness. In
the evening she continued in devotion with the Reve-
rend Clergymen, until they retired at an early hour in
the morning. She renewed her devotions by singing psalms
and praying with the attendants who remained with her, occa.
atonally experiencing Hither than enjoying short broken slum-
bers, of five minutes in duration. All along the poor woman
protested her innocence of the crime for which she was about to
suffer, and in the course of the evening she fervidly repeated
her declaration of her innocence ; but admitted, that she wit-
nessed the murder, which, she hinted, was conunited by another
woman. The clergymen renewed their visits in a few hours, when,
with their assistance, she persevered in preparing herself for the
great 'change from time to eternity. In the course of the
evening, she had retired to subject her entire person to
ablution, ,and about the time when the arrival of the Ma-
gistrates was expected, she dressed herself with alacrity.—
She then smartly said, that she was ready for them. When
the Magistrates were at the door, the prisoner was suddenly
seized with a fit of sickness, and retired into an adjoining
room, where she, vomited a large quantity of bile. At this
time sonic restoratives were administered to her by her medical
attendant, when she soon recovered her ordinary composure.
She then received the Magistrates with frank courtesy. Mrs.
fil'lCinnon_, before leaving the Lock-up-house, took occa-
sion to acknowledge, -in the most feeling manner, the un-
wearied and humane attention and kindness of Captain
Young, during her confinement in the Calton Hill Jail.
—The unhappy woman was of a furious and violent tem.
per, which subjected her to bursts of ungovernable passion ;
yet her appearance was, upon the whole, mild and pleasing, and
did not seem to betray any sign of those darker passions which
lead to the commission of crime.—Many of our readers will no
doubt be aware that the individual described in Captain
Brown's evidence on the trial, as the father of Mary
non, has been induced, by the report of that evidence in the
public papers, to come to town, in order to disavow all
connexion with the unhappy criminal, and to endeavour to
prove that the whole of this statement is erroneous; as, though
he had a daughter of the name of Mary 111‘Kinnon, the unfor-
tunate woman who has just forfeited her life to the laws of her
country, was a different person, though of the same name.—
When admitted 'Mrs. 11141ilinnon, however, before her
removal to the Lock-up House on Monday, she strongly
asserted that this person was her father. This is certainly a
curious and perplexing occurrence, but it is one on which
no opinon can at present be pronounced; which, indeed, is the
less to be regretted, as the evidence on both sides will no doubt
be laid before the public in an official manner.—No execution
since that of Brodie in 1788, has excited so powerful a sensa-
tion as that of Mrt.lll‘kinnon.--(Edinburgh Courant April 17.)

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.