The Sun.
London, England, 1812-07-29 00:00:00

John Smith examini-1 by Mr.

Witness lives in the lands-of Clara, in the pa-
rish of ,Kildalleen—recolletted having 'been it
Clenkeen on the 20'th January last—knew the pri-
soners, Robert and Edward Bennet. He saw
them at Clenkeen on that day—he went there to
see a fightbetweenThothas Darby and one Reilly.
A great many persons were looking on—he saw
the place where Reilly was killed—saw the pd.,
soners have arins in their hands-,-.--Ned Bennett had
a sword,' and Robert a_bayonet. At the
ning Robert lad a stick, but afterwards he had
a, bayonet, which was concealed underiit outside
coat. He saw him
.(Robert) dra.v out the.bayotet
—some time after saw Edward Bennett cut down
the deceased With n sword, and RObert stab him
with 'a bayonet. At this time Michael Reilly was
running towards his own Louse, apparently to,
save his life. , "Witness ,was standing at a small
&stance from them--he heard Michael Reilly, the
deccaSed„ cry., out to Ed. Ward Bennett to save his
life—and he heard- Edward then cry out, " Not
to spare hiM, but to lay on"—he then saw the
blood running from hint—he had several wounds
in differeni places.
Cross-examined by. Mr. call.
Witniss said, that by virtue of his oath, he was
not Concerned with either party—sonie persons
came into his house, where he was weaving, and
desired him. to conic. and look on at the' eh:ll6%e
—Patrick Reilly was' second to Keeley—he sqw
thc'two men,fighting kith sticks—in the light be
saw the stick -belonging, tc;-Darby, falling to the
.roundhe saw Keeley advancing forWarti
low his fight—Pattison the second of,Darbv then
struck Keeleyand Reilly, the second of Feeley,
struck Pattison—Reilly's brothers were aConsi-
derable, distance off---a confusion arose, but in
' his view no stones were thrown—he hearki sonic
persons shoutin6--out -thatia man Of the name Of
Long was killed—could not tell to which party
Long° belowraLL-he heard, and believes, he be-
longed :to Darhy's party---in a short time after he
saw Long walking ,about--he could not say that'
Long was much beaten:: -
Questions by the COurt.--,-Q. Do you live near
to the place where Michael Reilly was killed
Yes. .
- Q. You were not on that day of any party. ?
A. I was not—on that morning, and not before,
I heard of the challenge-=I was not asked by any
party to go to the, fight—l, did not take any arms
there before they began to fight.
9. How loreg was it after the fight that Reilly
was killed ?-7,-A. It Aral not more than half an hour
—between a quarte'r and half an hOur.

;OMAS WOOD, of N 0.35, M3u3en4ane, Covent-f,:nravn;.; and Published by WILLIAM ARMIGER SCRIPPS,' South •Moltc
:2, No. 112, Strarid, where ..ddrertiYeineots, Urdu s for t'i'e Paper, Letters for the, Editor, &e.- (post paid),,i;

The p4-iionera Were il*afeneed
the band, a 0 :imprisoned t'welve months ;
find security for keeping the Peace.
S; Lille the Jude was passing the sentence' of
the law, he told the prisoners that, they were
debted to the .leli-ent finding of the ~'cry for their
Jives=that he had charged the Jury to. End tht4;ll'
ck.either miird'er or of manslaughter ;
that :had they been convicted of the funncr,
would not have considered them as a ob;etts
inercy. .

At York Woodger
ncrh Lyall wei.ediaiv:e-d with the wilful xnurder of
a•'ne►r ~ "-,: n ole inf4nt. The following is a.4:-4t
but corr.:-.-t sketch of this extrar.4rditrary case
On the 12th of March,-the wife of G. NeedhaW'
of Blackburn, near Roilerin-tui, was delivcred
two children, a'g'irl and •4 bciv,. the former V
perfectly formed, but in the iof there Ivan a (i‘-
4iciency in the suprior part of the head,
brain not. being. protected ov any bony Inittit.l.,
bunnerely covered by a membrane. •I.iroOdgt:'
a midwife, con(-...eiving• that it was not it el
live, , fornied the (resign of puttint a perl')r[to
existe:.:(ie, which "was accomplished by dr,,,'ltH
it in ;m e:'lrliien vessel. It was theo.. hur.
was taken up.again 'on' the 17th of -
purpose of the Coroner's inquest. The
who examined' the body, -stated, that the
was perfectly forthed, txcept, his
was deficient in the Superiorpart au inch pit;
half. Auy.pressure upon it must have profit:,:
dangerous consequences.; and he did not
poisibie that the Child could have survived
than a few hours: The* prisoners used no cH:1::
cealnacat, and it -was clear that they acted
mistaken apprehensions as to the law, pncli:
they were justified in what they did. Several
gave the prisoners it most. excellent
.characlef
humanity. The evidence having been gone thrt)..l:::-
his Lordship ilk his address to the Jury;
think this prosecution may be of great use to the
publib, in removing an :erroneous opiniou, -that
the law allows the right of deliberately.
away the life of a
.human being under any circila-
stances Whn,tevfL.r. It is, therefore, highly tieci-
sun, that the contrary should be known." '-fhtc
Jury found' the prisoners Guilts-, but recoramcil'Al
ed them to' mercy, on account of the rdistal:e.o
notion under which they acted: - His Lord-ill:1'
said he should not pass sentence upon the prisliu-
ers, bat should write by that night's post
Secretary of State,-to make a representation of
case the Prince Regent.

The: Bath Theatre. closed for the sea. on 01)
turday last, with A Bold Stroke for a „Wfe,
which BASNISTER performed Feignweli, and ?Of-1i
'inir Tom in the farce. Mr.:CHARLTON, at the 'l,l
of the play, came. forward 'and expresseci tl!e;
thanks of the Proprietors and performers fa t.l°
kind protection with which the season had
attended. . •
~
Yesterday as one of. the patrole of Ilow-'4lcti I
Office was passingthroug-h the Strand, he Obser"
a porter belonging to the Golden Cross Inn.,
-ning:very fast : he stopped him, and inquired I°4'
cause : the man replied, he was running afte,,,
hackney-coach, in which were two foreigners
had come to town by the Bimingham coach, 311:.
who were, by the coachman and guard, suspect;
to be French officers who had broken their.or,°!l,l7
The patrole called to the coachman; who itt
get on the box, and informed him he wairsrcic
-
to drive to St. Catherine's. This circuinstaolciat''
confirming the suspicion that a plan -had bcoll`l,
for the escape of the persons in question,, the, eqj
trole ordered the coachman to•alter his Lours''
drive toßow-street Offices When thev-gpt
the .patrole told-the parties of 'his. suspicion. o:jt
they acknowledgeti that they had escaped if o
.1
Litchfield. TheAr were committed.

Mr. GOLDING'S. celebrated v trOten,;
Clearer, performed twenty-eight tiaik `is
hours yesterday, :tO and fro on the Wily)..?44l!jj";
1-50 guipeas; with "nn:A"Ot .=.4t