Star.
London, England, 1825-03-18 00:00:00

ROSCOMMON.

Wednesday se'nnight,a u ial came beforeßaronSterra,
which excited a very general interest. It was a charge of
murder against Robert Browne, Patrick O'Neill, William
Lackey, William Galvin, and Thomas Goad ; and
during the seven hours that the trial lasted, the Court
was crowded extremely. The prisoners were the
watchmen of Athlone. Brown was the commander 'of
the party. The person killed was John Connor, a per-.
son of very good character. The Baron's summing up.
*as as concise as the mass of evidence which he had to.
recapitulate would allow. The Jury, which was a
most respectable one, found O'Neill guilty of the
der, and the othir four of manslaughter, expressing:
their opinion than; was an aggravated case. O'Neill
was immediately called up for judgment, and received
sentence of death. The BARON then announced to the
other four that the rule which lie made was, that they
should be transported for their lives.
Rose Barrett was indicted for the murder of her sis-
ter. The case was a suspicious one, but ended in an ac-
quittal. There were other trials for murder, but they
ended in acquittals or convictions for manslaughter.

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NEWSPAPERS.-00 a recent trial at Stafford for the
recovery of the value of a parcel, which.had been sent by
the coach, Mr. Baron Grartaciw'observed, that News-
papers were full of miscellaneous information, adapted
to the habits and the tastes of a great-variety of persons,
•many of whom would overlook that Which was'eagerly
sought after by others. There were some to whom no
intelligence was so interesting as the announcements of
the performances and arrangements of the Opera ; yet
there was a venerable and learned person who had de-
clared'that he would not give five shillings to hear the
'first singer in the world, and who, lterefote, in all
probability, never beitoWed any of the little leisure
I which was allowed by his extraordinary public ditties
in reading advertisements of the Opera. To some
again, the betting at Tattersall's, and the event of boric
races, were of the deepest interest ; but it could scarcely
be supposed that the, griat lawyer to whom he had
ventured to allude' employed much of his time in read-
ing their details. Nay, there we-i-e some who could not
refrain, when by accident they had begun, from perusing
all the history of a 'prize fight, and satisfy themielves
as to the number of times a man was knocked down
before he was carried senseless from the field."
A striking decision has been pronounced by the
Cow t of Assize of the Tarn and Garonne, on a charge
of murder brought against a M. Gignostx, a proprietor
of that • district. M. Gignoux had reason to suspect
the fidelity of his wife ; and in order to satisfy his mind
on the subject, pretended to leave home on a journey,
while he only conceited himself in his own house. On
the arrival of night, his suspicions were verified by
finding his place occupied in the conjugal bed. Driven
to fury by the sight, he fired two pistol-shots at the bed,
and killed the adulterer, who was found to be one of
his own servants. He then surrendered himself to jus-
tice, and 'on his trial acknowledged the fact. fhe
;Jury acquitted him on theltound of provocation.