The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-18 00:00:00

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Dusur.i, AUGUST 14.—The business before the
Catholic Association this day ivas of a routine nature.—A letSer
was read from Captain LAMON T, stating, that Kennedy, one,
of the persons coricerned in the late atrocious murder at
illaghera, has surrendered himself to abide his trial at the next.
Assizes, and also requesting the aid of the Association towards
carrying on the prosecution. The Committee haVe voted 201.
to be given for that purpose.

CLARE, AUG. 12.:—0n Friday night or Saturday. Morning
A most inhuman outrage was perpetrated upon the property of
an honest and peaceable Man named Salnion, who had re.
cently become tenant to the lands of Kilrateery, in the Barony
of Leitrim, County of Galway, and on the: borders of this
county. A valuable mare in tbal, and a line young heifer,
were both ripped. open : their appearance in the morning was
truly shocking. This man, who is a Protestant, became tenant
to those lands entirely at the request of Mr. Reid, and was
not therefore guilty of any ofilnice to the Rock laws, in out.
bidding the previous occupier.

ANTRIM ASSIZES, AUG. 13.
Mult.9l:ll.

Esther Ltnighridge and liegh Loughridge (a blind man)
were indicted for, administering poison to Helen Loughridge,
the wife of Hugh.
Sarah Evans (a girl about 14), lived as servant in August,
1823, with Hue% Loughridge; he was. married ; his wife is
now dead; her maiden flame was Hannah Houston ; she died
in :august; witness's master, on Friday morning, was not at
home; he came home on Friday evening; his wire and he were
not on good terms; she Iliad• on the Monday after; deceased
had bean out that day with the witness at the bog, footing turf;
when witness and deceased ciune home, witness went out to
gather a basket of potatoes ; when witness returned, deceased
was eating oaten bread and butter; after she took two or three
bites, she said it had a bad taste, and she would eat no more
of it. Hugh (the prisoner) said she need not complain, as
they had all eaten of it before she came out of the bog; she
Said none had eaten of the same bread as she ; the old woman
(the prisoner) went out; the deceased asked for a drink, and
oot ; she went to spin, but soon turned to the fire, say-
ing she wished she had not eaten of the bread, for her heart
was burning; Hugh went out, and afterwards the old woman '
came in ; Hugh said to his.mother, upon her coming in, " Hun.
!nth blames the bread you gave her for making her bad ;" pri-
soner said that was the thanks people got for giving their kind-
ness; Hannah said if it had been for her good she would not
have got it, adding, that they had often striven for her life,
and. they hailgotteti it at last; she then lay down in bed, and
said repeatedly from that till she died, they had poisoned her;
the deceased was in her proper health before eating the bread ;
she died at twilight.
31argaret APLister.—Knew the deceased; saw her shortly
before she died. She was in bed, very ill, and moaning; heard
from witness's father.in.law that she was ill, and therefore
went to see her. Witness spoke to her, and said, " Hannah,
you are verr bad !" She said she was. Her eyes were shut.
Witness as :ed her if she knew who was speaking to her ?
and she said that she did, and mentioned witness's name. She
said, " I will not he, long with you now." She asked for
drink, and got it from witness. Deceased said, when wit-
ness . gave her the drink, that " her heart was burning."
tVitneas went to -milk her three cows, and, before she could
get back, heard that she was dead, and found her dead when
witness went back—could not get her mouth shut; anti when
she went back about three in the morning, was greatly surprised
to find froth at the mouth, and water running from the mouth
and .nose ; she was 'added 'on Wednesday ; deceased's sister
assisted to dress her.

June Houston, sister to the deemse..d .—Did not sec her before
she, died ; saw her six or seven hours after. Long gt. s
brother came for her ; the corps was dark, and had four blacki
spots on the side of the neck ; froth was at her months and
water proceeded from her nose and mouth.in great quantities.
Mrs. Jane Johnson—Lives in Ballyrnoney ; her husband is a
surgeon ; recollects seeing prisoner, Hugh Loughridge, at their
sal ilp, on
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boy d;iy,
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with him,
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clock;
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prisonerc
usked for some poison for the purpose of killing rati; had
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,qiuriaatrtietersciopfoaistio'i?o;untoceokoaf
white arsenic;
In a book of having sold the poison ; witness
recognized the buy who came with prisoner to the shop.
Robert Irwin (about 12 years of ago—Know* Hugh Lough-
ridge;. witness led him to.ll4llttrioney from Folin tammys about
four miles ;, it was a little after breakfast; hit fprosoner's)
cousin, Samuel Pinkerton, brought prisoner to witness's father's,
and because they were good neighbours, witness took him to
Ballymoney, to Dr. Johnson's ; Hugh Loughridge desired him
to take hint there; be read the name over the shop-door; went
into the shop ; prisoner got three-pence worth of poison, which
he put into his pocket, and witness led him home to witness's
father's. The poison, prisoner said, was to kill rats, who were
destroying his butter. Prisoner stayed about two hours at
witness's father's, who led him to prisoner's cousin's..
John Irwin corroborated his son, as to his leadin the pri-
soner away, and brin.;ing him back.' Prisoner stayed-about an
hour; he said he had got three-pence. worth of poison for Air.
Brice, of the KnoAagh; witness asked if it was to kill vermin,
and prisoner said Mr. Brice said so. Prisoner said his wife was
donsy, or a little tender; witness asked if she was confined ?
prisoner replied she was in the turf bog. Prisoner said It run
in his mind she would not lite long to the fore, and that when
she died he would send for her relations to give her a
decent funeral. He hatra piece of cloth for a gown, which
lie said was fur his servant girl, but desired witness to keep it
secret, as- between the servant and his wifii there was a little
jealousy. A few days after, heard Hannah Loughridge was
dead. Witness is a relation of deceased.
John APflowan, surgeon and physician to the gaol.—Has
heard the evidence.; the symptoms were the same as produced
by acrid poison or arsenic, 'but the same symptoms might arise
from other causes.
William Houston, father to the deceased, was considerably
affected. He said there had been no inquest, nor any medical
men called in ; he did not imagine any thing about poison ;
though it was whispered at the funeral, witness did not think
the prisoner could be so barbarous.
he Jury, after due deliberation, and without leaving the
box, returned a verdict, finding both he prisoners Guilty. -
The prisoners were then placed at the front of the bar ; the
Clerk of the Crown in the usual term; announced their convic-
tion, and demanded if they had any thing to say why sentence
of death should not be awarded against them according to law.
Hugh Loughridge, the prisoner, in a firm tone of voice ad-
dressed his Lordship:—" I have to say, my Lord, I am not
guilty; by the reason that when I went to Ballymoney for the
arsenic, it was for Mr. Brice, and no my return I gave it to his
servant, as I considered. When I was charged with. the mur-
der of my wife, I went to 111 r. Brice, but he denied having re-
' ceived the poison Mesiring me to point out the person [had given
it to, but I told hint I could not, because I was blind. The girl
makes evidence that she returned front the bog with the deceas-
ed ; this is wrong, for if she had been present, she would have
seen that I ate as much of the !trend as the deceased. We, the
prisoners, shall submit to any judgment passed on us, but we
are accused by these people^nd are not guilty."
The female prisoner, a hoary old woman, upwards of 00
yeirs old, did not evineeanuch feeling on the awful occasion,
but asserted her innocence, saying she knew nothing of the
poison.
His Lordship then addressed the pawners, and during the
delivering of it, was so deeply affected as to be almost over-
powered by his feelings. 'There did not appear to be any
individual in the crowded Court who was not deeply moved
ou the awful occasion. They were sentenced to die on Monday.

On Saturday night last, a house on hloynoe, near Scarriff,
the property of Counsellor Hinchy, was set on fire and totally
consumed. A Roc/cite notice, of which we subjoin a copy,
was sent through the Scarritf Yost-office, to John O'Callaghan,

" NOTICE.--Sir ,—I received several complaints at the
a
United Office, of herdsman of yours of the name of Hal-
loran, which you have kept on the lands of Bcarritr—that in-
famous rascal which is a disgrace to that part of the country, and
to your family. I order you to banish him from off that lands
before the 15th instant. Take my
.words as the words of a
gentleman, for he has given several reports of me as I can learn,
in regard of burning his house, which, was never done by me
nor by any of my men, which might easily be known by the
country, When I give orders to execute such business, It
must be done or die on the spot, in spite of Peelers of soh Biers—do not defy me, for I have a great regard for your wife
and her noble family, moreover being of my own professlon,
therefore do not break that tie of friendship, or if you do, be
ready for me a few nights after, fir you or I must surrender
before we part, which 1 ant sorry to mention. '
" Signed at midnight in the Assembly. room
44 By order of the Right Honourable
" CAPTAIN ROCK."

Steam packets are to be established between
Holland and Batavia.—A. steam packet has been
established between Lynn and Cambridge.