The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-15 00:00:00

THE COERCION BILL -CONDUCT OF THE POLICE.

A letter has been addressed to Mr. Littleton, M.P.,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, by Jos. ph Rivers, Esq., of
Tybroughney Castle, stating particulars of the needlessly
severe conduct of the Kilkenny police in the performance
of their curfew duty, detailing two instances, one in which
two young ladies were stopped on their route homewards,
and brought back some miles to a police station ; the
other in which a midwife was similarly detained, at the
haz ird of death to a poor man's wife. Mr. Littleton has
replied, and promised that inquiry shall be made into the
facts of the cases.

DESPATCH OF LANCASHIRE BUSINESS.--
A gentleman transacted business at Bolton on Monthly,
went to Liverpool—thence to Manchester—and back
again to Bolton, at all which places be transacted busi-
ness within 'Change hours, and then went to dinner
with a good appetite. This is the march of business
in tight good earnest.

.„,
COWES, AUGUST 13.—We are all in the
deepest gloom owing to the sudden death of Sir THOMAS
ORMSBY, Bart., on board the Witch yacht. He bad just
returned from a cruise to Ireland, accompanied by Lady
ORMSBY, when an attack of angina pectoris deprived him
of life in a few moments, and before even a boat could
return from the town with medical aid. The yachts have
in consequence lowered their flags and colours half mast,
which bas a most melancholy appearance, and which will
be continued till the Witch departs for Colchester with
the remains.—Brighton Gazette.
The accounts of the harvest from all parts of
the country, including Scotland and Ireland, continue of
the most gratifying description.

OLD 13AII.tY-(TIITS DAY.)

SPECIAL CO 3f MISSION-OLD COURT.

Daniel Murphy, and Edward Boyle, two young men, were
indicted for feloniously assaulting and robbing John Day, on
the 23d June, of 3a.

The prisoners were among those who were tried and con-
victed at the last Sessions of this offence, upon an irregular in.
dictment. The same evidence was of course given to.day.

The Jury found the prisoners Guilty.

John Shaw was indicted for breaking and entering the
dwelling.house of Thomas Holdsworth, at St. Marylebone, and
stealing therein 25 sovereigns, three 51. notes, seven rings, a.
watch, and a quantity of wearing apparel.

This prisoner was also one who had been previously tried,
and the report of his trial was published at the time. The fol-
lowing brief outline we give in consequence of the defence which
was an alibi. The prosecutor resided in Berners.mews; the
lower part of the premises was used as a stable, and he and
his family lived in the upper part. On the 25th of May
the prisoner took the stable of him in the name of Edward
Young ; on the 27th, which was Whit-Monday, the prosecu-
tor left home at one o'clock, and on his return at six o'clock
in the evening, he found a hole made from the stables to his
room, and the property named in the indictment taken away,
none of which has ever been since recovered.

A Mrs Coleman stated that between three and four o'clock
on that afternoon she saw the prisoner (whom she knew), and
another man coming from the prosecutor's stables, the former
carrying a large bundle tied up in a handkerchief. Another
witness swore that he saw the prisoner and another mar coming
also in that direction.

Mr. BODKIN, for the prisoner, elicited from the las twitnems
that he might once have said he could not swear to the prisoner.

The prisoner in his defence denied the robbery, and as to
taking the stables in another name, he did so to avoid his credi-
tors who had two executions against him. He also said he
could prove that from three to four o'clock on Whit-Monday
he was at such a distance from the prosecutor's house, that he
could not possibly have committed the robbery.
A number of respectable witnesses gave him an excellent
character. It was proved that he adopted a feigned name to
avoid being taken in execution, and that he was to have sold
horses at the stables on commission for his brother-in-law.
Several witnesses also swore that from 12 to S o'clock on
Whit-Monday they were in the prisoner's company at the
Nag's Head public.house, Compton-street, Soho, and that
during no part of that period did he leave the public-house
His Lordship summed up the evidence at considerable length.
The J iry returned a verdict of Guilty.