The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-14 00:00:00

by a sacrament of hell. Although accompanied by circum-
stances of inferior terror, the recent assassination of Barry
belongs to the same class of guilt.—A body of men, at the
ciose of day, enter a peaceful habitation, on the Sabbath,
and, regardless of the cry of a frantic woman, who grasp-
ing one of the murderers, desired
,him " to think of God,
and of the blessed night, and to spare the father of her
eight children,' dragged him forth, and when he " offered
fo give up the ground tilled and unfilled, if they gave him hi,
life," answered him with a yell of ferocious irony, and
telling him " he should have ground enough," plunged the
bayonets into his heart ! God may have mercy on those
who did the deed, but man could not ! How awful a spec-
tacle was presented on the trial of the wretched individuals
who, were convicted of the assassination. At one extremity
of the bar there stood a boy, with a blooming face, and
with down on his cheek, and at the other an old man, in
the close of life, with a haggard, wild, and deeply-furrowed
countenance, and ,with his head covered with hoary and
dishevelled hair. However remote the periods of, their
birth, they meet not in the same grave (for they will be
without a tomb), but on the same scaffold together. In de-
scribing the frightful scene, it is consoling to find that you
share with me in the unqualified detestation which I have

expressed ; and, indeed, I am convinced it is unnecessary to
address to you any observation on the subject. But, my
good friends (for so you will give me leave to call you), I.
must call your attention to another trial—l mean that of the
Hogans—which affords a melancholy lesson. That trial
was connected with a most baneful and insane practice
which exists of avenging the accidental affronts offered to in-
dividuals, by enlisting whole clans, and waging an actual
war,and fighting sanguinary battles whenever they encounter.
In this county, if a man chance to receive a blow, instead
of going to a Magistrate to swear informations, he lodges a
complaint with his dais, who enter into a compact to
avange the insult, a re-action is produced, and an equally
extensive confederacy is formed on the other side.—The
battle waged between the Hickeys and the Hogans, in
which not less than five hundred men were engaged, pre-
sents in a strong light the consequences of this most absurd
system. Some of the Hickey party were slain in the field,
and four of the Hogans were tried for their murder—they
were found guilty of manslaughter—three of therm are
married and have families, and from their wives and chil-
dren are condemned to separate for ever. In my mind,
these unhappy men have been doomed to a fate still more
disastrous than those who have perished on the scaffold. In
the calamity which has befallen Mathew Hogan every man
in Court felt a sympathy. With the exception of his hav-
ing yielded to this unfortunate usage, and made himself a
party in the efforts of hie clan, he has always conducted
himself with propriety. His circumstances in the world
were not only comparatively good, but when taken in re-
ference to his condition in society, were almost opulent, and
he rather resembled an English yeoman than an Irish
peasant.--His appearance at the bar was in a high degree
moving and impressing—tall, athletic, and even noble in
his stature, with a face finely formed and wholly free from
en"- ferocity of expression, he attracted every eye,. and er-
cited even among his prosectiters aleeling of commisera-
tion. He formed a remarkable contrast with the ordinary
class of culprit' who are, arraigned in our public tribunals.
—This man was convicted of manslaughter and when he
heard the sentence of transportation for life, the colour fled
from his cheek, his lips beeame dry and ashy, his hand
shook, and his eyes were more painful to look at from their
being incapable of shedding tears. Most of you consider
transportation a light evit, and so it is to those who have
no ties to fasten them to their country. I can well ima-
gine that a deportation from this island, which for most of
its inhabitants is a miserable one, is to many a change
greatly for the, better. Although it is to a certain extent
painful to be toraifrosu the place with which our first re-
collections are associated; and the Irish people have strong
local attachments, and are fond of the place of their birth,°
and of their fathers' graves; yet the fine sky, the genial
climate, and the deep and abundant soil of New Holland,
afford many compensations. But there can be none for
Matthew -Hogan; be is in the prime of life, was a pros-
permed:Amer—be has a young and fond wife, and a group
of young and helpless children; but alas !
"Nor wife, nor children more shall he behold,
Nor friends, nor sacred home."
lie must leave his country for ever—he must part from all
that be loves, and from all by whom he is beloved, and his
heart, will burst in the separation. On Monday next, he
will behold his family for the last time. He will be con-
' veyed in a vessel, freighted with affliction, across the ocean,
and will be set on the lonely and distant land from which
he will depart no more. The instruments of labour will
hang idly in his hands—he will go through his task with-
out a consciousness of what he is doing ; or, if he thinks at
all, while he turns up the earth, he will think of the little
garden baai'4. his natl... ..Vmum4
delight than a toil to till.- Thus his day will go by, and
its close, his only consolation will be to stand on the sea
shore, and fixing his eyes in that direction in which he will
have been taught that his country lies, irnot in the language,
he will at least exclaim in the sentiments which have been
so pathetically expressed in the song of exile,
my country, tho' sad and forsaken,
In dreams I revisit thy sea-beaten shore :
But, alas, in far foreign lands I awaken,
And sigh for the friends that can meet me no more.
Where is rev cabin-door fast by the wild wood,
Sisters and sire did von ',veer) for its fall ?
Where is the mother that looked on my childhood,
And where the bosom-friend dearer than all ?

I have dwelt perhaps longer than I ought to have done
upon the details of this poor man's misfortunes; but my
time has not been mis-spent, nor have I abused your pa-
tience, if I have in any degree succeeded in making you
sensible of the extent of calamity which follows the in-
dulgence of that disastrous predilection for riot which
characterise the mass of the population.—Let not
what has taken place at these Assizes be thrown
thrown away upon youl—l implore you for your
country's sake, for your own sake, and above all, for
God's sake, to take warning from the melancholy ex-
amples which have bein'presented to you—give up those
rash and guilty feuds which lead to ravage, bloodshed, and
end in everlasting exile.
Mr. Sheil sat down amidst loud and continued cheering,

The other resolutions were then agreed to, and Edward
Phelan, Esq. was called to the Chair, when the
thanks of the meeting were voted by acclamation to Capt.
Power, and the assembly then dispersed, after giving three
cheers for Old Ireland.

HIGH TIDES.—The highest tide throughout
the year takes place this day. The Moon will be in Peri-
gee, and it being third day after the full moon, or that on
which the highest spring tide always occur, there are two
causes combined, which rarely occur together (at least, as
regards the moon's being nearer the earth on the exact
third day after the full, or change) to affect a high tide.--
The moon's declination being south, the nocturnal tide will
be the greatest ; and, if a strong N.W. wind should pre-
vail, accidents may be expected in the Thames.
ELEGANT FURNITURE, GLASSES, &T.—
H. L. Cooper, 93, Bishopsgate-street-Within, respectfully
apprizes the Nobility and Gentry, that he continues to
supply every description of Upholstery and Cabinet Work,
with Glasses of the most extreme size as well as moderate
dimensions, and every other article connected with the fur-
nishing of Houses in the most splendid as well as the
neatest style, combining elegance and simplicity with true
taste, thus obtaining, at a very moderate expence, such a
saperior general effect, which the most laboured and costly
furniture when not well arranged, ever fails to produce.
Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street, whic'i is considered
one of the first in Europe for elegance and convenience,
was entirely fitted up from this Establishment, and pre-
sents a handsome specimen of the style adopted by H. L.
C. to attain the desired effect. H. L. C. considers he can
compete for excellence of workmanship and quality of ma-
terials with any other house in London, and at such rea-
sonable Prices as will ensure him the patronage and sup-
port he has so long enjoyed of some of the most distin-
guished families in the Kingdom.
WINCHESTER.---The execution of Allee and
Proudley, the former only 21, and the latter 24 years of
age, leaving a wife and three children, was the most im-
pressive
scene of this description that bad been for a long
time witnessed in this city. There were local circum-
stances connected with Alice, which gave an interest of re-
gret to his tate. He was well educated for his condition
in life—an only son—and was brought to a disgraceful end
in his native place. By the confessions he made previous
to his execution, it appears that crimes of the most desper-
ate nature were plotted by the gang to which he belonged.
Never did the arm of Justice, therefore, more opportunely
or more humanely strike its fatal blow. The sacrifice of
one life has probably saved many, both guilty and inno-
cent ; and there is reason for the Christian hope, that it at
the same time arrested the unfortunate criminal's career be-
fore it was too late. It appeared that, being brought to a
full conviction of his guilt, both before God and man, he
bad in his last moments a firm confidence that he should
hereafter meet with the same mercy which the repentant
thief upon the cross (lid. He lamented that his parents did
not restrain him in his youth, and earnestly entreated his
father not to break the Sabbath. Proudley was born and
bred a Gipsy; lie was poor and uneducated : nothing,
therefore, but penitence could be expected from him—this
feeling he manifested, and sympathy was felt in his fate.