Star.
London, England, 1830-08-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELHGEvt'E.

The Aurora, Fairclough, from London to Gibraltar, wat, on go.; e,
near Falmouth on Wednesday.
The Halifax Trader, Anderson, from London to Selby, ss as driven
on shore near the Bunny Sand on Wednesday, hut 1,.r. ht vii gtx ofl.
after discharging part of her cargo, and proceeded for Brit;11 lingsea
DeaL, AUC. 26.—Arrived the Ench nitres% Roxbio, front Ttinlslasl
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 26.—Arrived off the Wight, the To tbcott.
frtim Nlatanzatt ; Creole, 13endix.m, from Rio de J.:lntro; alit'
N. varino, Rolls, from Sierra Leone.
FALMOUTH, AUGUST 26.—Arrived the Diana, Cowley, front At.:
Cayes. Off the port, the Parthian, Erickson, and Prins Carl CM 1,-
tian Frederick, —, from St. Croix.
11!ti:zox, Arc. 26.—Arrived the Feliza, Candy, front Jamaica,
Wnt. Henry, Fenwick, front Barbadoes; and Jane awl Eh ic,
front 51emel.

LIVERPOOL, Auo. 25 —Arrived the Scipio, Scotland. from Memo.
Ayres; Accession, Lenox, from Virginia ; Benjamin Rush, Duff, flat.
Charleston ; Pacific, Crocker, and Mary Howl2nd, Arhrn, irons New
York; Corsair, Jenkinsrm, from Halifax ; Lochiel, Soper. from New
foundland ; and Joan, Vincata, from Bilbao. Off the I_•+r+, the M
diterraman Pocket, —, from La Guyta.
CLYDE, Auc. 26. Arrived the Lots, Milne, from ; Calton,
Callender, from Mirantichi ; Zephyr, Shanks, from Tuc.:t ; at d he
Byewell, .Simpson, from Archangel

DUBLIN, Wednesday, dry.

TRIAL OF CAPTAINS SMITH AND 31ARMIAM

Tuesday having been fixed on fot the trial of Captains smith and
Markham, of the :12d Regiment of Fort, for killing the late Standish
Starner O'Orady, Esq. in a duel, the Court-house was crowded at an
early hour with a great portion of the most respectalde inhabitants of
city.—tinnie ladies were also present. At a few minutes pest II 'Oat ;
Lord Plunkett and Mr. Justice Vatakieur took their seats on the hood..

Gerd Diangarvon was al,o placed on the bench. Captains Smith !, .1
Markham were then placed at the bar.
The prisoners were dressed nearly alike ; in black frock coats and wsi • -
coats, and white trowaers, with black cravats. Ca: Lain Smith ,Int..ars
to be about 1,11; years of age, with a good figure ; h... it well-1. ot.-
ing, but his coua.enance is not expressive. Ills conipl. :dm i.
fair ; his forehead is rather high, but narrow ; and there is to
f.ature displaying itritable feelings about hint. Ills denuatneor
was calm, shady, but very el, j. ctcd, and Ve bore himself li.sl
one not insensibl,,, in the slightest degree, to the unlisp:v
citcrtustanccs in which he stood, but initial:tont to
sequences ; still not reckless, hut resigned. Captain :11arklivn
is, perhaps, about the same ege as his friend, but not I 4) rill
and well.looking. Ili% complexion is dark, and lie lias 1
(lark eyes. lie looked thin, and rather pale, and his manner di.s/.14y.A
much more anxiety and impatience than that of Captain Smith. ';ill
he did not want sslf-possession, though he seemed sensitive and irtitabl
The Clerk of the Crown read the arraignment charging them with
hiving feloniously killed in a duel t.Sandish Stainer O'Grady, on the
is h elatch last, and acquainted the prisoner' that he was now Kohne to
inipannel a jury for their trial. The Clerk of the Crown then called
over the list of witnesses (about 2.1), and desired them to withdraw until
required, when they should be sent for.
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After a patient investigation, the account of eiccupies about s' •
columns of the Morning Ref,iste... just reevived, d which we ri gr
out limited space pn:vents our giving detail, Judge VA nat.t.t;
addressed the ptisoners thus .1. hn Rolend Sandi a%d Fred:, ie i;
Markham, you have been convictol, after a iretieint investigaindi y ii;: r
case, and having the benefit of able counsel in your dettinc-, of :fee
offence of having deprived a human being of Ms existence.. I n.a veer
deeply impressed with the file t, from the It gh ei:itracter as officers ai.:l
gentlemen, which you have received this day, and which most he so grxi-
fying to you, from this I entertain the idea, and have a strong impression,
that as Christians, you must be deeply struck with the horror of the aim,
which you have committed against the laws of your t rea.or teud
of society. 1 cannot bring a to my mind to tbink Oat per•ons
who have received such high testimoniah as officers and as gentleme
can be so devoid of feeling as that they should net be struck with
the. most poignant grief for having been the fatal cause of the death of
a fellow-creature. Under that conviction I shall not address any sib.
scrvations to you c elculated to renew such painful feelings in your mind.
But with respect to the offence of which you have been convicted,
I wish it to be undvratood by you, and by all who hear me, that
for such an offence no mitigation or extenuation not recognized by
the laws of the country can be allowed. From all the facts that have.
been disclosed in this case, taking into consideration the merciful re-
commendation of the jury who tried you, and most properly fouitel
guilty—and also what has been said by the commander of the fore,.,
the Court taking all these circumstances into consideration. sentence
you John Roland Smith, and you Frederick .Markham, to be impel.
coned in the gaol of Kilmainham fur twelve months."

The announcement of the sentence was received with chess from Rolle
parts of the court. Capt. Smith, who in the latter part of his trial had
evinced considerable emotion, soon as the sentence was elcelar:,l,
clasped his hands to his forehead, and in an agony txclaimcd,
GOD ! my GOD ! take my life—is it come to this—(then thrown:;
himself into Captain Markham's arms, he cried)—Oh ! 3larkliam, sity
dear Frederick—have I brought you to this--oh ! I wish to Gon
they would take my life—shame, and disgrace, and every thing e;s:
have come upon me—oh! my dear Markham, I wish they with.'
take my life.^ The unfortunate gentleman then covered his face with
his handkerchief, and burst into tears. Captain Markham and (.'el::.
Smith's brother, Mr. Smith, of Ballintray, endeavoured to soothe hit.,,
but in vain, for some minutes. A glass of water was hand. dto hint—
he tasted a little of it, and u it was intimated the Court wished to add a
few words to their entente, he was again brought to the bar. Judge
Vandeleur said, that in passing the sentence, he ought perhaps to have
repe.ited the opinion which he then gave,that the conduct of the prisoners
when in the field, was such as to leave no imputation upon their cha-
racter. Captain Smith's friends then collected round hint, and he was
removed from the Ceurt.

TUE L.ITE SCINDALOUS AFFAIR .4T DUNDALK
BARRACKS.

(Prom Ike Freeman's Journal.)

Although having received r.un.crous letters relative to the case of se.
auction or abduction which occurred some weeks ago in DunduLt, we
forbore giving expression hitherto to any opinion of our own upon the
subject, for two reasons. We could not believe the possibili y of two
officers in his Majesty's military service having perpetrated such an
outrage, as the one in question, upon the laws of honour and of
soeety ; and we did rot choose to be the organ of a slander, it'
the charge should turn out to be unfounded, upon the army,
which we highly respect, and upon two piing ladies who
might, we thought, be the victims of malevolent rumour. Dore.
ever, as the repent has been circulated through the London, and
subsequently through a portion of the Irish press, and as we centtnue
to receive apparently authentic information about the affair. we eons der
further silence improper, aid unfair to our readers. Subjoined is a let.
ter we yesterday received from a correspondent at Dundalk. We give
it as we got it. merely omitting the names, but leaving the initials.—
Should the statement be accurate, we have no hesitation in saying that
a more flagitious case never came to our knowledge On ore side there
is, to say the least of it, culpable negligence and indtscretio 1, and on
the other, perfidy and want of gallantry, wholly at war with military
usage, quite unworthy of °theirs and gentlemen, and td”olottly con.
dieting with the laws of the land :

" PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

Dumblk. Aug. 21.

" I would have given you some account, ere this. of the extranrai.
nary and disgraceft.l occurrence that happened here, only I am ow.a
you have no great appetite for scandal, and imagined .:.
that it wou.d .att
be of interest to you. The unti.rtut ate ladies who are the subject or so
much scandal here, are the 3lisses A-5, daughters of Dean A—s, of
the county of M—, n highly respectable ele.jor 11 an,ard who was either
the proposer or seconder of 31r. ti— at the late election.

"The ladies came with their mother W Black Rock, near this town, to
t ujoy the benefit of the waters (as you may have seen by the London cur.
respondence). They breathe acquainted with Capt.D. and Lieut. Lord D.
belonging to the regiment quartered in Dundalk. Tiny carried nn
private correapondence for some tittle, and Captain 1111;0 is a
matried man, made proposals of mciriage to tin: younger Miss A—s,
stating to her. that, on account of certain family arrangements, it was
necessary he should be married privately ; and implored it het, it site
valued his happiness or her own, not to acquaint her friends but I: toe
the thing done privately and without any bustle. It was appoint. d that
she and her sister should come into town on a censin evening, and have
the marriage performed at his lodgings. The ladies, always punctual en
such occasions, veto on the spot to the moment. What treater a strong
:eeling against the unfortunate a tea:tit:s litre is. that they allowed them.
selves to be conducted to different anartments. Those who shed a
tear of sorrow for their fate, strongly censure them for this indis-
cretion. Lord D.--. endeavotited to keep the elder sister by torte,
and I was at first informed that site took up a pistol that wits
loaded and lying on the table, and by that means escaped. It
is since said, that notw ithsta-ding the must heroic exertions, the
fell a victim ; but no doubt can remain as to the fate of her un-
fortunate sister (a yrung creature not yet 17.) who was out 'sly
debauched by this monster in human shape. &lore morph g he ll,d,
le.ving his victim in a frightful ciaidetion. He and his associate watt
to England the mitt day, leaving an amiable and respectable family,
and all their friends, plunged into the deepest anguish. They have
since returned to this piece a few days ago. The lord is here with his
regiment. and the captain is on a shooting visit with a friend in the
county of Down. The father of those unfortunate ladies, and his holi•
ciao,, were here yesterday, collecting evidence and information custom:4l
law proceedings on."

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