The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-24 00:00:00

WATERFORD ASSIZES.

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' On Siitordiy, the It th, . Edmund 2ilanffi' eld was
tried for ttirnultuouly assembling in aims, with
.6,her4, under,the denomination of Caratats, and on
the 14th of Ai), it fast attacking the house of John
WhittYfat-Grantstown, near this city, with intent to
rob the same, &c.

'James Whiny sworn.—RecolWied his house was
attacked. in April last, about twelve o'clock at
night, by persons who' came to the door, order-
ing it to be opened; ,they b;oke in the windows of
the house. Witness got up,, and asked them what
they were; they said they were Caravais; and that
tney Wanted, arms; said they would burn the house
if the door was not opened immediately. 'Witness,
under dread, opened it, and two of the party came
in; they were armed with pistols. [Here the wit-
ness was desired to look around; and try if he could
see in the Court either of these persons; but, on
turning to the.flock, could not identify the prisoner.]
Witness.heard shots fired. 'There was money in the
house ; the people went to the box where it was,
carrying with them an iron bar, in order to break it ;
but just at this moment a party of the army were
coming up to the house, and one of the Caravats
ran in to give them the alarm ; they then fled
through the window ; the,' lett after •them a pistol,
an iron bar, and ageat coat.
Jolin Kealie (one of the party who had .been at
the robbery, and had turned approver) sworn,. and
examined by Counsel for the prosecution. . 11.,ment-
bered the night he was taken, but not the particular
night ; there were tour persons at the robbery be-
sideshiniself ; they Went out about nine that night,
in order to take money. Remembered getting into
A hoUse here they were alarmed by the army com-
ing up; the same house where they were taken ;
saw one of the party in Court, and identified him,
by putting the Crier's rod upon his head. Witness
said prisoner was one the party at the robbery,
and was also one of the persons taken by the army.
When witness's party came to Whitty's, they corn,
manded the man of the house to get up and o; en the
door ; .a little delay-having occurred, the. party Call.
,ed out, " what are you about—open the door in
all haste." Thexpitsoner at the door and &itch let
Power had pistOk: there was one shot fired into the
house, to terrify the people • belonging to it. Ed-
mund Mansfield, the L.),ri.ioner, tired that shot,
tress did not know whether ther, was any money
got—.sami.nothing taken, as the coming of the army
prevented them breaking open ihe box. Their
party attacked the two next houses the ~ame
Witness belonged to their gang.-,he was sworn five
weeks before Christmas—some of the ',Arty on that
night were never out before with him—they were
all Caravats, excepting the Waterford
Barry swore him—the witness resided about three
miles from Waterford, on the Anstown road.
The prisoner, having no Counsel nor Attorney
employed, Mr. Samuel Sprigg, sen. cross-examined
this 'Witness.

From.whence did y';u coma, to give your evi-
dence came out of the gaol.
Were you a prisoner there ?—Witness said he
was not ? but, on a luxe strict investigation, ac-
knowledged he had been.
What induced you to come to give evidence
'against' the prisoner?--To tell the truth.

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• - Upon -your oath, was
,the objed'of your coming
forward, to save your lifej—l came to do juitic.
I du not know whether I shall save my life by it or
not. ~

To a question from his Lordship—Would wit-
ness have come Forward to prosecute, but through an
idea of self-preservation ? lie peranvered in his for-
mer declara:ion. He said he had been: three
times out Wore with the inisoner, Ednl9nd Maps-
held..

• Sir Francis Hassard deposed, that on his return
from a circuit, he • had, in consequence of the dis.- •
torbz.d state of the neighbourhood .of Waterford
about .this time, gone our with a. party of his corps
(the Loyal Waterford Infantry); and on his arrival
:it the house o! ty, one ot histenants,cauaht
the last witness, ,Kealie, coming out of the house;
gave him in charge of one of the party while he pur-
sued the re-t of the gang. Some, few days atter the
prisoner McirvE4d sent for witness to -the gaol, and
was about to d;sclose all he knew of the transaction,
if his life would be spared. Sir F. told him, the
most merciful way to towards him was, to de-
clare no hopes could be given him, and mentioned
that be knew all the persons but one; Mansfield
admitted the .fag, and mentioned the names of those
Keane *I ad stated. Sir Francis told hint he was.,
anxious to find out the name of the man which
Keane did not know—and that'the utmost he could
do for him, the prisoner, would be, to state the mat-
ter to the Judge if he would state this man's name;
.this he either would not, or could not do, and there
was no further intercourse with him.

The Judge delivered a brief charge ; alter which,
a verilict 01 guilty was almost immediately re-
turned.

Qn Monday last the, prisoner was brought again
into Giurt; when the awful'sentence ,of the law was
pronourxed upon hiM. He begged pileouq for
mercy, and said he would be happy to serve his Ma-
jesty in any part of the earth.
His Lordship, deeply lamented that, from the pre-
sent lawless state of this part of • the country, he
could grant him not the slightest gleam of hope, re,
commended .him to implore the forgiveness of his
offended Maker, and appointed Saturday, :he Ist of
Sept. the day of his execution.

DUNDEE, Aud. 17.—0 h Monday night, the new
Theatre in Castle-street, was Opened by the Edin-
burgh company, under the management of Mr.
Henry Siddons, with the best Indian and Fortune's
Frolic. Although the architeeture of this elegant
edifice exhibits proportion, streugth, .and durability
in every part, an unfounded fear of its insecurity
prevented many from gratifying their curiosity
the first night.• There was, however, a nurrtrous
and genteel audience ; among whom we noticed
many strangers from Perth, Forfar, Arbroath, • Cu-
I par Fife, and the surrounding country.