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ten did that occur?-0n the 6th of August last ; he was
in the evening; I did not see him killed, but saw him

you remember being a witness upon the trial when the
took place between Stapleton and Gleeson?—l do.
swore you saw them fighting in a field P—l did.
. you fire a shot at Hogan's house?—No.
Was your pistol charged ?—lt was.
What did you do with it ?—I brought it home, and kept it
for a fortnight.
Did you tireoff the charge?—No. Fogarty fired it through
the door when ho took it from me.

Were you at Hogan's house at any time after the attack ?
—I was in about a month after. It might be three weeks.
What bought you there?—l went to fight for him.—
(Lsghter.) _ _ _

ComisEL—So you went to fight for Hogan, though you
went to murder him three weeks before?—(Laughter.)—l
did. Pat Murphy took me there to have a fight with a party
at Hogan's.
Did you fee the man they killed2—l
Had you any hand in killing him ?.—No.
How many of them were there ?—About SO of therm
Had they arms?—None of them had arms. They had
sticks.
Had they powder or shot, or ball ?—They.. had not.
Did you sec Hogan looking sharp at you wen you went to
his house again ?—I did not.
Did you blush when you saw the face of the man you
went to murder ?---.No' I did not blush.
Upon your oath did Kennedy give you bullets and pow-
der ?—lipen my oath he did not.
Was it after the shot was fired that the woman was struck
with a tJone by Fogarty?—It was.
And a bby of the Darmodvs did not do anything at all,
I suppose?—(Laughter.)—l-did not clo anything. I would
not do anything unless there was an attack on me.
Did Ryan die of his wounds?--He did.
When you went to Hogan's house you were shown the
bedroom he slept in ?—I was.
Upon your oath, if you gut into his room would you not
murder him?—(Here the approver turned a ferocious look
upon Mr. Rolleston, and, without any hesitation, replied in
a loud and resolute voice, " I would.")
COUNSEL—HOW far is Traverston from Hogan's P—lt is a
mile.

Well, my fine boy, when did you turn informer ?—I don't
know what you mean.
Upon your oath don't you know what I mean ?—When did
you split, or burst, as they say in the Terry slang—when did
you stag ?—( Laughter. ) I first gave my information in the
Thurles Bridewell.

What were you there for ?—I was charged with robbery.
With what robbery ; what did you rob ?—I robbed two
houses near Toomavara.—(Murmurs).
How long were you in gaol for the robbery ?-01f.yla few
days.
How dig you git to soon?--I sent word to Mr. Jones -
th3t I:could give him some idormAtion.
Of 'wli a t?—'o' e tic.,N ori- !login's. house. .
Upon your oath, did ythi fell Mr. Jones the truth in that . -
information?—I told him the entire truth.
What induced you to give information P—l heard that one
of the party was going to turn approver, and I turned before
him.

So you told all you knew to save yourself?—l
Murders and all ?—Murders and all.—(Murmurs.)
You may go down.
There was other corroborating evidence, and the prisoners
were found Guilty.
MURDER OF PATRICK CLARKE, EsQ.
DUBLIN, MARCH 30.—The Criminal Court at Nenagh
was occupied on Saturday with the trial of the two men
charged with conspiring to murder the late Mr. Clarke.
The evidence for the Crown closed on that evening; and it
is supposed that this protracted trial will be brought to a
termination to-morrow.

DARING AT I'EMPT TO MURDER.
On Saturday, Thomas Game was convicted of an attempt
to murder Mr. John Browne, the confidential steward of
Lord Bloomfield, on the 18th July last. Mr. Browne was
driving on the high road in a gig, with his daughter, when
Gavan presented a musket at them. It missed tire. On his
examination, he admitted that he undertook to shoot Mr.
Browne for a pound.
The Chief Baron passed the following sentences :
Thomas Gavan—attempt to murder Mr. Browne; trans-
portation for life.

- Thomas Darcy—sending a threatening notice; three
years' imprisonment and hard labour.
John Duncan—same offence; a like sentence.
Edward Ryan and John Conway—transportation for life.
William Brien—attempt to murder ; transportation for
life.

William Fogarty, convicted of shooting at and wounding
Mr. Macdonald, was sentenced to death. The prisoner, who
had been arrested for the murder of Mr. Waller, care-
lessly jumped down from his seat, and was removed by the
gaoler.

MR. RECORDER SHAW.
The Dublin _Evening Post, in referring to the recent debate
in the House of Commons, and the " awful castigation which
Sir James Graham administered to Mr. F. Shaw," makes the
following remarkable statement :
" What a pity that no Member was found to remark that
whilst Mr. Shaw was impugning the policy of letting the
people have cheap food, and the Home Secretary was im-
puting corrupt views and interested speculations to the civic
judge, there were eighty-five prisoners under sessions' com-
mittals in that most wretched gaol of Ne agate, waiting until,
some relaxation in the vigour of Parliamentary warfare would
allow the Recorder time to try them. Some of these wretched
creatures have been in custody since the 7th of March, and
the session stands adjourned to the 6th of April. However,
it will, it must, be completely satisfactory to the acquitted
prisoner, who has been lying only a month in Newgate,
waiting for trial, and to the lightly-taxed citizens of Dublin,
who have been paying for his support, to reflect that he
would have been tried sooner only the Recorder bad a Parlia-
mentary quarrel with the Ministry, and had some matters to
discuss of higher importance to himself than the pleas of
eighty-five larceny prisoners."
_IRISH CRIMES—THE EFFECT OF REWARD.

Two men, Patrick Hayes and Patrick Rice, were---pUt on
trial at Nenagh, on Tuesday last ; their trial has not yet
concluded. The evidence for the prosecution terminated on
Saturday night, haying occupied five days. The case for
the defence was opened yesterday, and the counsel who led
for the prisoners occupied the day. The following evidence
was given in the course of the investigation by the brother
of one of the witnesses for the prosecution. 'Lis man had
himself sworn an information in the case ; but the Crown
was unwilling to produce him until taunted with tke circum-
stance by the prisoner's counsel.
Mr. DWY ERR called on the Crown to produce John Burns,
and Mr. Martley did so, in order that prisoner's counsel
might have the benefit of his cross-examination. He was
merely asked a few questions by Mr. Martley, and stated be
had not hired Hayes to work for him that season.
Cross-examined—l was arrested and kept a couple of
hours in custody before I gave my information. • I have
known Pat Haves for five or six years. After the murder
my brother, George Burns, sent down for me one evening,
he was sitting in the house at the tire with his sons, John
and Den Burns. William Shannon was also there, and Old
Mannion. George Burns spoke to me, and asked if Pat
Hayes was not in my field that day. He then asked me if
I would join and give informations against Pat Hayes for
the conspiracy and murder of Mr. Clarke ; that we would get
as much money as would make rich men of us. I said I
would not join for blood-money in a thing I knew nothing
about. I walked out then and heard nothing more about it.
Mannion, the fiddler, said he was working with Mr. Clarke,
on the day the murder was committed ; himself and Susan
Hill met, and that he was in dread to ask her to join in an
information in this case, because she was a Protestant. John
Mannion said he had asked Sam to join, and that he refused.
I heard nothing about persons of the name of Spain, but
they talked of Billy Hill as a person likely to have suspicion
light on him. They did not finally determine on that night
against whom they would swear.
Mr. Mummy—How soon after the murder did this con-
versation take place? John Burns—l do not exactly know.
Did you know that Hayes at that time was charged with
the crime ?—I heard he was taken at the time.
Before whom did you swear informations ?—Before Mr.
Tabuteau.

Was it before Hayes was arrested or after that this conver-
sation took place ?—Before Hayes was arrested.
Can you say how soon after the murder did this conversa-
tion take place ?—About ten days or a week.
Did you tell this alleged conversation to Mr. Tabuteau?—
Sure,there is an account of what I statel. _ _

Did you tell Mr. Tabuteau what you have sworn to here?
—I did not tell him that part of it ; it was not put to me.
Did you suggest a single word about the conversation be-
tween yeu, George Burns, and Mannion ?—No answer.
Question repeated—l did not.
How soon did you mention it ?—I mention it now.
Was that the first time you mentioned it ?—I mentioned it
at present.
And not before?—No answer.
Did you tell it before P—To John Hayes, the prisoner's
brother. . .

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How long ago ?---rt is not a month since.
And when next did you mention it ?—I stated it here.
George Burns, John Mannion' and young Mannion were
one after another confronted with this witness, and in the
most positive manner swore that all that had been stated by
John Burns as to the alleged conversation was false.

John Burns said that it did take place.
John Moran was the next witness, and he proved having
met the prisoner Hayes in Nenagh on the morning of the
murder, and he went part of the way back with him; they
parted near Meara's forge.
Joseph Tabuteau, the resident magistrate, was produced,
and after considerable discussion the examination of the pri-
soner Pat Hayes, was given in evidence, the usual formali-
ties having been observed when it was taken. This exapw-
nation was at variance with the evidence of several of The
witnesses, for he denied having been in Nenagh the day of
the murder. He said he was digging potatoes all day with
John Burn, for his hire, and after hearing of the murder he
went home and never stirred out again the whole night.
AWFUL DISTRESS OF THE PEASANTRY.—CON-
SUMING THE SEED POTATOES.

We ( Clare Journal) regret to learn, on good authority,
that in some places the people are eating the seed potatoes,
their present necessities obliging them to deprive themselves
of the hope of a supply even for next year. As a further
proof of the distress of the peasantry, we may mention that
in the neighbourhood of Clare, those employed have asked
to be paid their wages on Wednesday and Saturday, their
total want of provision not allowing them to wait for weekly
payments, as heretofore.
ATTTMPT TO MURDER.
The following is from a correspondent of the Evening Free-
man, at Mountmellick :—On the evening of Sunday, about
seven o'clock, the houseof WidowCantwell, of Sherry, two
miles from Mountmellick, was attacked by three men. One of
them presented a double-barrel pistol at ThomasCantwell,who
grasped the weapon, and while he was endeavouring to
wrench it from the ruffian it exploded and lodged its con-
tents, two balls, in the body cf his brother Joseph, who was
coming to his assistance. aoseph Cantwell now lies danger-
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AGRICULTURAL FACTS.—I 6 would appear from what
is passing around us in the district of Bassetlaw, that the
agriculturists here are not so much alarmed at the great and
comprehensive scheme of Sir Robert Peel. At a sale of the
laid belonging to the late Mr. R. Draper, of Lanham, most
of the grass land sold for 1001. per acre and upwards. and
the arable land, which was not first rate, realised from 601.
to 651. per acre. At another sale, recently held at Edwin-
stowe, of some poor forest land, valued at 201. per acre, the
biddings rose up to 43/. per acre, at which sum the whole was
sold At the sale of farming stock, the property of Richard
Milward, Esq., at Babworth, nineteen cart horses realised an
average of 301. 12s. each.—Doncaster Gazette.
The Duchess Dowager of Cleveland, arrived at her re-
sidence in Seamore-place, yesterday, for the lOttacet from
her oat, Istewtou acme, Yerhohire.