The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-19 00:00:00

THE ROCK SYSTEII-MURDER.

TRALEE ASSIZES, AUGUST 13.
T. Cotter was indicted for the murder of ---
Brereton, on the 24th of January, 1822. Deceased was prin.
eipal clerk in the mail-coach establishment at Tralee ; the Ft'
soner, it was alleged, was one the leaders of a body of in•
aurgents who assembled on the high road, intercepted the de.
cemed, who was conveying the mail to tt(6,,, city of Cork, and
put him to detth ; foulgs offence five persens had already Ito.
dergone llieltkentence OE the* law; prisoner *A the siith
was put on his trial. The case excited a great degree of
public interest. The prosecution was ordered by Govern.
ment.
Mr. H. WALSH appeared as Counsel for the prisoner...- .
The first .witness calledwas Brian M`Guire.—Witness
lected the 24th of January, 1822 ; he and the deceaied' set off
from Tralee at half-past five that morning; the deceased went
with the mail bags, because the mail of the preceding daY.hile
not arrived ; they arrived .at Killarney without interruP"n
from Killarney' they proceeded to Mill-street; between Kul'
larney and Shinock"-cross they met an assembly of personS who
were armed with scythes and pitchforks one had a gun-rtneY
met no obstruction then; at the chapel' they met more than
50 persons armed in the same manner—here they were desired
to, halt; witness halted, he was, taken by the bosom, draggea.,
off his horse, and marched as a prisoner to Shinockeres,;
When Brereton saw that withees was seized, he spurred onln
horse, several blows, were made at him, and stones were throirn
at him. 'Witness saw deceased's horse receive a blow of s
scythe, which had nearly cut off his hind quarter ; he saw t,.
horse afterwards dead on the road. When witness came to the
Cross he was marched to a field, where he saw the deeePedl
there were many persons There armed like the others ; the road
was full of persons ; the deceased and witness were then marf,l•
ile
eel into an old road. Witness asked to see the Captain of
party, in order to get liberty to wash the deceased, 11 Lie!
ss
full of blood. They went into a cabin on the side of the r( •I:ad,
but were soon after Marched nut. There were two prlestsoa
the road.
Serjeant GOOLD here observed, that he would not ttri'
necessarily -prolong • the • examination. It was enouttl; to g
the theremit,chreov t.
iwere two clergymen .who exerted theenselvett_o
utmost of their power to protect the deceased, and to tor"
1
n then proceeded-rrllteretan,and:witnesiatll
then separated. Witness was put on his knees to be shot t 9ne_
man presented a gun at him,'and said that he should be shotles;
lie should hang the whole bounty . A man named Collins inter-
fered. and saved him. Witness ways put on his oath not to disclose
the names of any of the party ; it was added, that if he did, they
k
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saw
whatever
the ttrp'erri
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01111;4111i
moment he was marched from the field out on the road;
se
him for a quarter of an Raper inhis hand.
put into,a
house. After having beentirt.there, he heard a-Shot fired.
1.
Witness saw the dead shody-'tif Brereton On the Monday
lowing. •
Daniel Sulivan, an informer, examined--Knows the Pone' t
remembers the day in'question ; say the deceased-that, / t'd
Knockagopple ; saw him after at Shinoclicioas ; tWe'deeasehe
was killed there; the deceased.ivastitt. With a scythe before
was shot ; witness saw him shot ; witness -heard the Ptroner'
who was Captain that day, give directions to some of: the Pehr•
sons who have been executed; to-shops the deceased ,or that f,
would shoot them.; in about ten minutes of ter the orders.weti
given, the deceased was shot ; he fell ; after he fell the-001w
dismounted and fired at him.. ' • '
Cross-examinedHe gave evidence because he was tSkel uP
himself; witness would himself have fired the shot if he were
bid ;..ht.itad no ill-will.towards the deceased, yet if he had hef,
heti
rryi4bii.ntigi
e.
s s NivirltsnethYem:rals,,siticaitl not
to
ordered he would have blown out his brains ; after the Lour'''.
of Brereton' he hail some apprehension of being hanged liirns7lct
lie swore informations about 2 years ago ; he swore against
persons, 5 of them have been executed ; he got the cast he had
on from Government:. he does not correspond with Govern-
ment.—(A-laugh.)—lie got Money to buy it. The deeetei
was put on his knees, and desired to say some prayers. Mleme
Foley, who was excuted, was the person who-cut off Brerade
ann. . •
• Patrick' Flynn, a soldier in the .29th regiment, found th,e
body of the deceased at Shinockeross ; the body was on its leit
side; we of the arms was cut oft'; the body was covered with
wounds from the feet to- the head:
John Kiely is chief constable; the prisoner was given oP t°
him ; he told witness that he 'would be prosecuted because
Bryan M,Guire knew hint at the affair of Careigenenia.
John Lynch, for the prisoner, stated that there was a battle
at Carrlgenenia, which was eleven Miles front Inch. White!
cannot say that Carrigenema and Inch were known by the soli'
name-.inch and Shinockcross are near each other.

The case having closed, •
The Learned JUDGE charged the Jury, who after a few 1111.
flutes delay, returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Learned JUDGE now pronounced the sentence of tl'tc
law, that the prisoner be hanged on Monday,-the 16ttrof At)g"s
and his body delivered up to the surgeons.
The prisoner heard the terrific sentence with great &tune
and compcisdre, and bowed respectfully to the Court.
CONVICTION or A MAGISTRATE FOIL- PE10111:1r...
'for
The next case was the trial of Edward ()rpm, Esq.. a for
man who had served a great number of .years as 313sIstlAeito
the-Cotinty of Kerry; and was put upon his trial for
corrupt Perjury. lie was found- Guilty, and sentenced to IP •
portation for seven years.

IRISH PROVINCIAL. BANKING ,COIIPANV•

The following estimate of the advantages to'P°
derived from thii undertaking will, perhaps, not be onir441°.
ing to those who take pleasure in these calculations :-- de.
The ordinary profits of banking in Ireland are prirleirwitl
rived from issuing notes, receiving deposits, discounting .
and buying and selling drafts upon Esgland ; and the Proilyeri:.
bank will form branches in those large towns where coosnoy,
ble profits may be expected from these sources. The coll,:rtioe
however, does not intend for some time to divide soY will
profits, but expects that the interest derived from its car.-
itself afibrd an ample remuneration to its stockholder& _los
The want of local knowledge by which to determine helm
good mortgages an bad, and the irregularity with teht list,
interest is sometimes paid, prevents the English e,3,1" his
except upon very advantageous terms, from lelaolherls
money in Ireland ; consequently interest of money is 111 tits)
that country than this—six per cent. (which is the ley a t., .
may he had upon small mortgiges, and five upon the b..."
The local knowledge, and local establishments possis pptj
this Company will enable it, however, to avoid the r'llict, It
inconveniences to which the individual capitalist is sullied abet
therefore proposes to lend in Ireland, upon mortgages '".; reva•
securities, and employ in the purchase of annuities 311",ertife.
sions,--that part of its capital for which it cannot fina.he..,t` noel
A bank will also have the preference given it in these "—oleo
ri
cpn retie p
oo
dons, and there is consequently little doubt of its beiog.,d this
but by pll
irne realize
gTliizieos
profits
subscribedstpsasounsnutil:nsuienbgettl.
per
the great banks of Scotland, it thisd' 'iv" 00
Company Iv' nc. l'
cent., its shares will be at from thirty to fifty per the
hot'
mium, which will be handsome remuneration to ;""
nlogwhiensdt cathlee our
ap_nrkofioy
holder.
_Rios ;
f
ba'nrkhesrteocarkeitswaoscatritasieusrewrabhicihe:waildaccnoeaurnlty for those PTen"a ne-14
etshetoßdanivkidoe:Eeleaving for some time its ordinary
first, every bank divides less than its real profits ; 3 1 ibtP
public funds. If parties, therefore, can get ads le"salenlabe,ile°,ll3lorgelt:
better interest, than in the funds, with a title to their
no° their
renderedme purpose
n tacse Securities.
rwta well,
the accumulations which the Bank is making, it "svfetioVr3;
iefvine,onhtebwesitutticemcreu,
uttofthioufonl ctdthißrilsgancukop
ban k 10-13 few
fits; but these also may be expected, in the eo"Lse, art ill.'
years, to be very considerable, and to give, of eoti"'"'
creased value to the undertaking. onSnitpciciciatnsythisln.hi:,,rei:roor:

Nibiveitsrea tpo :::
Since the murder of Mrs. CuwFortn, °1,;;0
een busily engaged
c. nearestllhe
been baffled in all attempts to discover tne olso
ATTY, the efforts of the Pali," per. .
eoCdr r
loii
n%i vnt
tGovernment. having, it is said, declared °lying
relatives,eon to bestow the produce on the sail" Teo
elved two memorials, one from DOI° Airs,
NATTY,,. the nephew, and another from a ,10.
t °slangs, who professes herself related t° Piot
,Iretahleilza:l7:rygeealrstseurrybillYiraogyPeilitoti.
CULLIFORD, at the same time declaring shenfre..
formerly lent her 1001. which sum has in c° i,Si
quenee been paid to her, through Air. Mt jos
the Solicitor to the Treasury. Tuesday bi% be°
appointed for a hearing of the separate ela'Hlctor,
fore ILTID NICHOLL, Esq. his Majesty's rr° wilt
from the result of which it is supposed thererties,
be a division of the property between the Pa

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MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.
ENGLAND.
Monday, August 23, Lola:lox. Nos. 4, 46, 71, 104, 30:1.
. . 321, 407.
COUNTRY. Nos. 320, 490, 546, 578.
.Tueeday, - 24, LONDON. No. 349.
u;_,_ COUNTRY. Nos. 38, 67,145, 427.
" aquesuay, ----25 , Lox noN . Nos. 2, 12, 235. Lodge
of Benevolence.
COUNTRY. Nos. 84, 112, 215, 314,
414, 440, 442, 478, 548,
549, 66
31.
9,
Thursday, -. 26, LONDON. No .7, B2, 142, 1511,
216, 327, 431. Gen. Coln.
. Fem. Sch. at 12.
COUNTRY. Nos. 110, 153, 176, 178,
243, 269, 453.
--27, LoKnoN. • • •
COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 236, 233.
Saturday, .--- 28, LONDON. • • •
Conti-Tier. Nos. 412, 492.
IRELAND.
Aug. 27, Corm. No. 27.

Vziday,

Friday,

•
PRICF. OP STOCKS :vli Is
Bank Stock.% 036:3 237
3'per Cent. Red. 94A
3 per Cent. Cons 93#1
per Cent
4 per Cent. {Dissd.
Assd. 1014 i
Bank
New —lO6 64 6
Long :Inn.
India Stock). 3 per Cents.
Ditto Bonds
South Sea 'Stock

D‘Y AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Old Annuities
New Ditto
. Ex. Bills 1000/.2d.
Ditto lAd.
Ditto 5OOl. i.3d.
Ditto lad.
Ditto Small .. Sd.
Ditto li.d.
Ditto Conunercial —
Hank for Act.
India for .Acct.
Cons. for Account 93.3

PRICES Or FOREIGN FUNDS, AT ONE O'CLOCK.
A o .4rian Bils, 5 per ct. ... 95,1, I Portuguese Bonds B7B
Brazilian ................. i pm. Scrip —
Bac:nt:Ayres — Prussian, 5 per ct. tililian, lids, 6 per ct. .. 78 Ditto New .
1-:(4°lnliiall 'lds. 6 per ct BO Russian, New, 5 per ct....96p1
---------Scrip ...... sih dis. Spanish 1821,6 per et. 22/ 23
Danihli, 5.
per cent,
12
(Ireek Scrip .................. Alliance Shares
Mexican Bonds ............... 5 I.} Palladium
---"---Serip ... Equitable Loan i
1
Neapolitan, pe; ce.;;;: ... . Canadian
Peruvian Banda ........... French ltentes
-----.....-Scrip ...

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THE SUN.

QUISII.IIOEUE FALSUM ACIDE.ir

• LONDON,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1824.

We have received New York Papers the
'2sth ult. containing advices from the capital of
Mexico to the 16th of June. This intelligence,
we regret to say, does not confirm the alleged
success of General BItAVO 1111 the expedition
'llicit he undertook for bringing back Guada-
laxara to unqualified submission to the General..
Congress. On. 'the contrary, at the date of the
latest
intelligence- from General Ilizivo, viz. the
6th f
o" title, when his head-quarters were at La
13arca, the Authorities of Jalisco were making
active preparailons for repelling his armed visit
to Guadulaxara by force. It is too probable,
therefore, that Mexico, independent of the corn-
motions that may have been excited by the 'tur-
bid'
--Ists) has been. plunged into a civil war. Under
these difficult circumstances, however, the Gene-
rat Government and the Congress are represented
411 proceeding calmly in the exercise of their
functions. The conspirators in favour of ITutt-
1/, IDE, who were arrested on the 9th of May, have
bee tried by a Court Martial, which condemned
mi gadier-General HERNANDEZ and Don FRAN-
C,
ISC°
SANTOYO to death, General ANDRADE to the
loss of "I •
s of the r'ktik and five years' exile, and the rest
person, implicated in the conspiracy to
perpetual
banishment. The arrival of a French
Commissioner was officially announced to the
Sovereign Congress on the Ist of June ; but
the advices come down to the 16th, it
"°es not appear that passports for the capital
had been transmitted to this Frenchfunctionary.
The Mexicans
.will do well to be strictly on their
Uard against French intrigue, and with not the
less vigilance, because its agents approach them
With professions of friendship.

be LfsbortGazette of the 27th ult, contradicts
the assertion of a corps of foreign auxiliaries
being about to enter Portugal. It does not,
however,, venture to say that the aid of a British
or Hanoverian force had been requested by the
Cabinet of Lisbon.—lt would have been more
dignified in that 'Cabinet to have frankly
ncknow 'edged that such a request had been prefer-
Sadiete and to have added the expression of its
faction, that the supposed necessity for the
measure no longer exists.
-

le -uke and Duchess of LEINSTER and Lady
"ROLINt STANHOPE have arrived at Paris.
Viscount
nor- ilAmentrt, we are • sorry to hear, is
serion ~.
at 4his house in Green-street, Grosve-
s q 9 11l
quare.
We understand that a survey of the Eastern
tiloast of England has at length commenced, and
„ at the Investigator, Mr. GEORGE THOMAS,
:"Irnander, sailed from Chatham on the 10th
I.4ste for that purpose. It is likewise said to be
11, contemplation, to survey, before the winter,
'en whole of the Western Coast.