Star.
London, England, 1802-02-26 00:00:00

COMMISSION.

• DUBLIN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19.
Roji Kelly Ilqnd indiaed for the wilful murder of
Mir,. Anne Murphy, an infant five years old, near
Kllrnainhani, on the zsth of March WI.
line Mnrpily, mother of the deceafed, deeokd,
that her child was alive and well on the evening of
the .24th March !aft, and raw her go off from her
door at Lifferftreet, in company with another
child now (even years of ige--lhe raw her dead
neat morning, nnd her body tripped naked, ly-
ing near the banks of the Grand Canal—it bore
feveral 'barks of violence, particularly Mack fpnts
rbetnt the neck—the face was black and didorted,
and the body much fwollen—from there marks the
wls induced to believed that the child had been
chocked.

John Ennis &pored to hiving difcoyered the
dead body of the child in a !hallow ditch, near the
watering lane of Kilmainham, on the morning of
the 25th March—the body appeared above water,
and one fide of the head only immerad therein--
there did not appear to have been futficient water
in the ditchto_ have drowned the infant, without
much violence—there was a (mall black mark, as
if from a thnmikand finger, near the ear, which ap-
peared above the furface of the 'water—had the
y removed to near the hauls Of the Canal the
better,:to remain expected to public view—the place
from where he removed the body was qitite Private
• and unfrequented.
Jane Murphy, a child 'of 'feven years of age, al-
luded to by the firtt evidence, by her pertinent in•
Ewers, to feveral quellitins put to her by Baron
.6?t TH. tonehing the boy/ledge Of a. DUTY and a
Bate futpre reward's and 'piinithments, proved
herfelf competent to be examined in evidence on
oath, whiCh was accordingly adminittered to her ;
the then depofed that flue knew the dcepared, Mary
Anpe Murphy, who lived in Liffey-fireet, the her-
in Cole's-lane market—remembers to have
been in Conipiny with the defeated on an evening,
when a woman came up to them while they were
loOkiitinto a toy.thop in Henry-greet—the atked
them to walk with her, and th 4 the would buy
takes for them—the would alto *carry theta; to the'
harle.ytelds to gather.pofiet —they weiit with her,
and Ile carried them to a holife in Crofs-lane—,
they, went froth Irlience to Donfet•fireet, and when
witnefs arrived there; the ran ono her,godmotherrs
Iho lived theri,leaving the woman, who held the
decided in tier arms, after her—nver law the de.,
coded afterwards—law the woman inKtimatohl9

1.!an.1. and at Mr. Codfrzy's. Here the pointed out
Mr. Godfrey in Court, and folemnly identified the
In rf .tier.
On being crc.rs•examined by Mr. MNAtiv, The
!''lid the dd nut know the prifoner when fi'rft the ftw
her at Nfr.Godfrey's, but knew her well the fccond
rime—this circumaance alone the did not teem to
,!,e at any lois to account for.
I:,ne other witneffes,whofe reftimonits our limits
' w 1 not permit us•to detail, formed filch a wrong
chain ofcircumftances by their feparate depolations
ai went to fitbitantiate the charge completely
apir.ll the prifoner, on whom the Jury returned a
' vet
After leparate charges from Lord Noatutty
and lktron SMITH, the latter prefaced fentence of
death on the prilOner with a very pathetic eihcr-
tation to turn her mind for the fhort time the had
to livt. to fincere contrition fur her aggravated
crimes.

She is to be executed on Monday neit at Kul-
mainharn, and her body afterwards given for dif-
fetftion.

COITRT CF SESSION, EDINBURGH.
EDMOND AND CURATOR V. PEACOCKS.

This was an action of reduCtion at the inflance
of Agnes Edmond, only child of James Edmond,
in Glalgow, deceafed, and 'of William CiaWford,
manager of, the rope-work in Stockwell-ftreet,
Glafgow, her tutor. and curator, againft lames
Peacock, in blafgow, and Robert Peacock, mann-
faCturer there; for letting atide a difi,ofition and
deed of fettlement, date 13th Feb. 1699, whereby
Agnes Rowan, relict of Mr. David Edmond, late
merchant in Glatow, and grandmother of the
purfuer, made over to the defenders her whole he-
ritable and moveable elate.
The deed in queilion was confefredly executed
on a death-bed, fi) that, fo far as regarded the heri-
tage, it could afford no legal title in favour of the
defenders. This was admitted at the °tufa of the
caufe, and on a remit being mae. to Lord HERMAN:I3,
his Lordthip fullained the reafons of reduction as
to the heritable fubjeas—But im.ocid the moveables,
appointed the purfuer to give in a particular con-
defcendence of her reafons of reduction ofthat part
of the deed. The defender acquiefced hi this inter-
locutor ; and therefore the only point which re -
mained for difcufrion was, the validity of the deed,
in fo far as related to the moveable property.

The reafons of reduction infifted on were, the
mental incapacity of the granter at the time of
executing the deed; undue means pra&ifed to i 1.
duce her to execute it; and no command given by
her to the notaries who fulsfcribed for her.

After hearing Connie' at confiderable length,
the Court afibilzied the defenders from the con.
clufions of the purfuers fammons quad lie move-
ables, and found them alfo intitled to the crpences
of extrad.

Sunday fe'nnight, James Burrows. a fine boy,
about fifteen years of age, (fon of Mr. G. Eur-
rowS, holler in Lancarler) going upon the ice
on the canal there, it broke, and ne wa,; drowned
before any affiftance could be given. The b y
was not more than a quarter of an hour under
water ; but the ufual means for reiteration proved
ineffectual.

Tuefday fe'nnight, a fon of Mr. Stnrzakcr, of
Bailrigg, near Laneafter, about nineteen }real-5 of
age, having put fume powder irto an 01-.1 run
barrel, held it in one—hand; while he let it off,
with a lighted Rick in the other ; but it unfortu.
tritely recoiled with fuck force as to go quite
.through his body, and to eau& his death in about
two hours.

The follOsiing melancholy accident happmed
la!t week at Courland lime-quarry, pariah of Cran-
don, near Glafgow ; in firing the quarry, a very
confiderable part of the rubbifh came down upon
one of the labourers employed ; he was inliantly
dug out, but what was furprifing, one of his legs
had been cut through by a Done, and it was left
behind him in the rubbilh ; the other kg was to
much hurt, that it was obliged to be amputated
that night. He is, notwithilanding, waled to re-
cover.

Lately, ac Mr. Cotton, a farmer of Littiwood,
near Stafford, was returning from the Swan Tnn,
he unfortunately fell from his boric into, a ditch,
and (being a corpulent man, and fomewilat
cated) he lay about half in hour without being
able to rife. His head reffing upon the bank on
one fide, and his feet on the other, the water paired
over his body without touching his face, , Int this
dilireffing fituation he was difcovered, and, on be•
ing affifted out of the ditch, he walked to I neigh.
bouring farm bottle, where he was put int 6 a warm
bed, And every necefrary affillance rendered; but
he.died.in a few hours.

Tuefday fe'unight, between to and r t o'clock, it
was accidentally difcovered thatthe dwelling.houle
of Capt. Hayton. in Du ke-areet, Wh i tehaven, frcm
which the familyhad 'been abfent for fo di ys,had
been tornte open. The difcovery was Made by
'tiro wOrnenf one of ittOm Very intrepidly under-
foot to `fecure the door,. which they (Quad abnitt
half open, (rot doubtiOg that the thieve.: were in
the licinfer) whilit the Other; the ferrant maid of an
adjoiningshnufg, weft to .alirstt the nerbodrhood.
Ina few minutes teveral were ed up; ktid,
armed with futh weapons as could moll readily be
got, they entered the houfe, every part 4 which
they examined; but thepitUidcrers were not there.
They however found every drawer, dell, clofet,
Bcc. broke open, and a great number of articles,
of various kinds,,apparently fet•out,,and ready for
carrying off. Notice was fent to Capt. Hayton,
.wbp arrived gal the neXl dkiy, When Va'ppeired
*lt sktAhieies had 'aivajr number
ii..elnlioffs,"in ;able betwgeo.7l. and $l. with come
other articles. They had alfo taken time to draw
off* fmajl eh& ¢f liittior into bottles, which were
!Padding iihdy Theremoihl, 41toall tit*, tit' fag t
had bsicn
.broke Calk* tatehout,
and the re tt left in a date of requiiition. It it
not knowh When, tile entry was 'made, bbt it i 4
4irolable'lidt digit Ws Hitched' tir
out.

State Lottery OtECe, No. 16, Corot
HOLSON refpeafully acquaints his

the Public, that the STATE LOTTERY begilbm
ing on Monday next, the ilk of March.
Tickets, in the greatell variety of Ntinaret s,
;.old and divided into Halves, Qltartet s, E;g:::1,,,
and Sixteenth Shares, which ate duly St,, ti
nurfnant to Ad of Parliament. Scheme, a; 1.,:
Gratis, and Moncy for the Pliz.:s as 10,,u "
Arawn.

MARRIED.
On Toefilaf Morning, at St. Margar, Cs church, W fttb:i
It •!-, by thr Rev. A. Ihiltlcthw Ute, Jana, s Gtajtl Vl:ii 0! ,
Elq. of Herd', rd.'lreet, to Mile Cathisit:r Coiks,ebleft
to of :he late Thomas Sommers Cocks, Efq.
On l'oefday lad. at Cor,nt-G.,ro.cn t_hbrch, Capt. J. Joac,,
of the W. M. M. to Mile of th,faid