The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-24 00:00:00

KILKENNY.

In the City Court, on Monday, came on the
trial of Patrick 'Hartshorn, for the murder of John
Cody, master broad-weaver, in his house at the
Buns, on the 25th February last.
Several witnesses were examined, but their de.
positions did not tend materially to aired the life
, of the prisoner ; one of them, however, proved his
having sold the prisoner a pistol, previous to the
murder, of Cody, About two o'clock a son of the
deceased, Cody's,,a,child• of sib years of age, was ad.
duced as evidence for the prosecution ; hut, from his
extreme youth„ objected to by the prisoner's Counsel
—upon which the Lotto CH IF Jusvcs had Lord
NOR au RY sent for from the County Court, and their
Lordships, after some consultation, and examining
the child, who knew that,. there was a God, that
.people who ailed Wickedly would be condemned to
eternal torments; the Court over. ruled the obJeBiOn,
and the examination of the child was proceeded on
—he remembered the night of his father's death-..:
there was. nobody in the house at the time but,
his father, the pris 'ner Hartshorn, himself, and a
little brother, an intant—priioner asked his father to
come out and drink,, will would not go, his 'shoes
being bad---prisoner .dethed. witness to go out for
the maid to take care of the house, and as he- was in
the ad of doing so, he heard; as he turned the corner
of the house, a great U..ise like a shot ; upon which
he turned-back, and met the prisoner coming out of
the door, who took him by the hand, brought him
down to the mill, when be saw. him throw the pistol
into the river, and prisoner said he was throwing
stones at rata--he never saw a pistol, but he saw a
guri—it was a pistol like .a gun—it was a little one),
prisoner then brought him. to Goss—gave him a
penny, and desired .him to go home—but he went
to prisoner's father's house, and was brought home
by
,a little sister of prisoner's—on, going in he. saw
his father lying dead on ,the floor, arid three men
about him.

On his crnsi.examination, the child did not vary
in the slightest degree from his direa examination
—indeed so Constant was he in the Whole of his tee.
timony, that it was the astonishment no less of
crowded audience, than of, their Lordships. Ott
the part of the prisoner an alibi was attempted to
be proved, but failed ; after which f s Lordship
charged the Jury at great length, who, after con-
sulting near half an hour, brought in a verdid of
Guilty. The learned Judge then sentenced the
prisoner to be executed last Wednesday—but re-
spited him.until.thi opinion of the Twelve Judges
is had on his case.

HONESTY.—The following instance of true rec.
titude of condod in a poor man,
.we think worthy
of being made public : Friday last a tradesman in
York lost his pricker-book, containing bank-bilis
anti notes to about 2501. which was found by an
industrioup, 'but poor man, who had lately begun a
,small business for the support of himself and fathily.
On opening the book, the'finder observed the own.
er's- name ; he instantly•shut it up, and went to the
owner, under pretence of borrowing iol. to make a
payment ; when. the loser observed to him, that he
had lost his pocket-hook, =or otherwise lie should
have :had no objedion to serving him. " Then,
Sir," observed the finder of the book. " I have
found it ; it is yours-; and I am happy- that it is in
my powet to restore it." ' The tradesman looked
over the contents,
.and found his property right,
and instantly offered him 51. ; but he said, " Do
you mean to give the that 1" •<< Then," observed
the other, " there is Col. for you ; and. if that is
not sufficient, mention what more, and I tivill give
it ytiu." .‘ Then., Sir," said he, "- as you wish
to press upon me, please to give me a guinea-note,
and I shall think myself well paid ;" and which lie
even accepted with reludance,
•
List week a blind man appeared in Stinderland,
and took a genteel lodging, "calling hiniself Duncan
Grey (a native of the Highlands), pretending to be
the same person to whom BukNs, the P...et, ad..
dressed a song under that title. He is canvassing
for a Colledion of Loyal Songs, etc. written by
himself, to-be published in York, price los. ed. in
boards. He has waited ors, and received part sub-
scription.money, from many of the principal fami-
lies that town and neighbourhood ; and has also
taken in several tradesman there to a considerable
amoont,—He is a tall well-made man, dressed in
thickset pantaloons, boots, a light waistcoat, and
light drab-coloured spencer, but no coat. He plays
on the violin, and talks remarkably fast, particu.
Carly when speaking of his honourable connexions.
He hired a servant -and a gig during his stay at
Sunderland, both of which he contrived to dismiss
without wages or hire. Though a blind m in, he
appears to be the most impudent impostor that has
visited that neighbourhood. He was Tynemouth
on Sunday, arid is now supposed to be in the neigh.
bourhood of Durham or Chester-lc.street.