Star.
London, England, 1801-08-25 00:00:00

DUBLIN, AUGUST Is.

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The following is an extraa of a letter from Ca- ,
low, dated Auguß ts:—" A banditti of 6o men, ,
completely armed and appointed, having appear.
eel' in the mountainous track which lies between
Wicklow, Wexford, and Carlow, General.firs-
slut put himielf at the head of slo infantry and ,
a body_ of cavalry from the garrtfons of Carlow
and Kilkenny, and penetrated Into the mountains. .
The banditti have hitherto had the good fortune
to elude his purfuit; but he has encamped, and
Rationed his forces fo judicioufly, that we every
moment espea to hear of the extirpation of this ,
remnant of rebellion."
Sattuday lad, Vali" Maher was matted at the
front of the New Gaol, purfnant to his diffance,
for robbing Mr. Williams of hised watch, near
the Low-ground. lead:ng to Rin end The unfor-
tunate malereaor con&ited hunfelf at his lag
moments, with becoming penitence; he acknow-
ledged his being guilty of 'the crime, for which he
-fuffered, and exhorted an acquaintance, who vilit-
sd him (hortly before his death, to avoid bad com-
pany, to which he attributed his untimely fate.—
He confeffed to be one of a party who (tole (beep
1002 e time ago, belonging to Alderman Ezfliaw,
which, he fad, were fold to a certain butcher in
Patrick-greet.
The Recount fat on Saturday la& purfaant to
adjournment, for the liberation of the different
- Debtors of the Four Courts Marffialffit, when a
eery great majority of thofe who were brought up
were difcharged. The cafe of Darby Mulhall was
advocated by Counfellor Barear., with that zeal
which to much diffinguithes him in behalf of unfor-
tunate perfons of this defengtion ; he intreated his
Lordflup to pay attention to the ciredrnaances
which marked this man's cafe: the prifoner was a
baker in this city, and had contraaed debts for
flour with Alderman Carleton to the amount of
pal. and had become from unavoidable lofts in
trade, In ernbarrafTed as to be obliged to quit
country in December lag—that one of the
.which be paired to the Alderman not being paid,
the Alderman was pleafed to feud over one of his
clerks to Liverpool, and had him arrefled oa a
fufpicion of forgery—that he brought him over in
co Cody, and lodged him with Mr. Gregg,
of Newgate, to abide his trial—that his trirdid
come on, and the man was honourably acquitted.
Here Mr: ekt rte, town-clerk, faid he was sat
honourably acquitted.
Mr. Bernet Paid, that be took it, that the ma
. meat a man was aiquittedartmour, and notilwate,at-
tended that acquittal. " liriwever, Sir, Lud Mr. B.
as you are an Officer of the Court, I mull refpea
you—l ark, is net the fa& of his acquittal record-
ede—The Clerk anfwered that it was.—Then,
my Lord, continued Mr.B. fee what this cafe is—
The Alderman,having failed in his criminal profe-
cution, lays a civil detainer upon this unfortunate
man, and he is handed over to Captain Orenffiy,
of the Four Courts Marflealfea, on the t yth of
March lag, by which means, he is not in cioacul-
tody on the ift of March, which would entitle hint-
• to the benefit of the Infblvent Mt.
The Rscoeuta laid, that whatever hardlltips
peculiarly attached to this man—lse could not re-
lieve him, as he was not, according to the sth rec.
ai nt of the Imperial ado( Parliament. in ativalraflafr
for non-payment of debt on the tfl of March tall.
Counfellor Bevrtet.laid, that be was aware of
the t,bjeftion, hut felt it his duty to apply to the
fupetior underaanding of his Lordffiip for an ex-
ertion of difct etion and humanity. The Rscoansa
lamented that he had no authority to interfere in
the prefenn inflame. • MuUhall of courfe was re-
manded.
Mr. A cc ew,Coonfel for one of the Debtors of the
name of Maurice Nugent, went at great length in-
to an argument to prove, that a fponging houfe
was a public prifon, and his client was in one prior
to tit March, and therefore entitled to the benefit
of the aa.
The Recount held a contrary *pinion. that the
proprietor of a fponginghoufe was a public extor-
tioner— be,however, would in November next, take
the opirion of the twelve Judges on the point.
The cafe of Berry, an infolvent, was ably sr
Sued by Conniellon Ithaainns and Bare at, and

oppofed by Coanfellor FINLAY, on the ground that
It was a judgment had wraiill Derry in a fuit 4.1
law, which was not entered up till after itt March
however, the Aft of Parliament lays, th.,t con.
which have incurred in a fuit previoufly brings th,
Patty incurring them within the meaning of the
act. The REcoit of st was of this opinion, and the
man was difcharged. Court adjourned till Tbtol
day nest.
At the Armagh Alflies, held before the Hon.
-Juttice Dowuks, Auguti 7, init. flugh Williamfou
was indicted for the murder of James Paterfon,
(an old than about 88 years of age) at Armagh,
on the 13th June lati, by giving him a mortal
wound on the left fide of the head, with a three-
pronged fork, between the ear and the crown, of
which he dial. It appeared in evidence that the
prifoner had been making mortar on the flag-war
'of 'Thomas-greet, in Armagh; the deceafed palled
whiltl he was in doing, and fome of the fplalhes
reached him, up,m which the deceafed remon
finned, laving, "You sire an uncivil man to give
offence to any one paling the parade." Prifouer
replied, " If you do not parr fmart, you may get
more of the fplafhes you complain of."—More
words then enfued, and the prifoner told the de-
-1 cealed, " If he would not go out of that, he would
let him on his --. in the road." Deccafed ad-
vanced towards prifoner with his flick railed; the
lather threw fome.of the mortar at him, for the put--
poS of keeping him back ; deceafed then truck
the prifoner once or twice with his flick; prifuner
then ftruck the deceafed a blow on the right fide
of the head, which knocked the deceafed down,
and of which he died in about an hour and an.h,df.
The Jury acquitted the prifoner of murder, but
found him gtulty of manfiaughter. upon which be
was ordered bok burned in the hand, and imprt-
foned on year from the day of committing the
Grime.
Athol Serge, was indicted for endeavouring to
prevent Edward O'Connor to give evidence, after
'fervice of afidspoena,in acaufebetweenfaidScroggie
'and Mountralfe Irwin. ad Count, for falfe impn-
fonment and until he took his oath " that he would
not difcover or difilofe to any perfon whatfoever,
until after the trial of Paid iffue, that-he the laid
Bcroggie had prevented him from appearing to
' give evidence at the faid trial." sd Count, for
an affault and falfe imprifonment. It appeared in
evidence that a record came oft to be tried at the
loft Affiaes of Armagh, wherein Robert Scroggie
was plaintiA and Moutrxaffe Irwin, defendant, for
an &fault. A man of the name of Edward O'Con-
nor fwore, dust after the ferviee of the fidsptena, on
26th July, tEloo, he met &toggle, who alked him
to drink wine. In the courfe of converfation,
traverfer raid, " I underhand you are to be a ma•
terial witnefs between me and the defendant, in a
Suit then dependiag. now if you will keep back I
.will forgive you. WNW a bond debt," (which
witnefs had .secured) winters declined; the plain-
tiff produced a book, and by threats compelled
witnefs to take an oath " that he would not &icicle
the converfation till after the trial of the recorJ
between him and the laid M. Irwin." On. his
crefs-esansination he differed in material points.—
A foram girl of the traverfer's was produced,
who (wore that the was in the kitchen, which is
immediately on it level with the parlour, when
03800, came in; law him all the time he was
there, and that no luck converfation did take place.
The Jury brought in a verdiei of-r-Not Guilty. -
' MAW Pews!, junior, was indicted for feloni;
only taking one brealt prate of /aver, the goods
of the Rev. John Itobinfon, adminift;ator of hit
Gram Richardßobinfon, late Primate of Ireland,
lon the soth Of Noveidber, t 798. The'prifoner with
fotisq,m's wereeaught in the act of breaking in-
ns the late Primate's vault in Armagh, which they
acknowledged to the perfon who dificivered them,
for the purpok of Reeling the bread-plate off
the Primate's coffin; but the feet of }Waling the
bruit
-plate. not 'being proved, Ike was
immtitted.
as.-411
Mu oat As venal petty burglaries
and robberies were tried, but none attended with
any remarkable circtunttanceseatept thefollovfing:
Pasha Corsica Rood charged with a burglary
and felony in the bottle of J. Oiirrnly ,—Gormly
trylthat his honfe was broken open and robbed
edottr armed men, whom he did not know.
Refr trent* his filler, who hadfworn pofitively
Banana the Winner. being brought upon the table,
refuted to (wear more certainly Asa that the be.
lieved Cormick was one of the robbers She was
ordered into the dock for prevarication, and Pa-
trick Cormick was acquitted.
[James County, the profecutor, acquainted a
Magitirate in Court, that his fitter aged under the
terror of threats, wh:ch had been made againß her
by a perfon then in Court. The Magifirate ai-
quainted Lord KiLwalote who &need that the'
offender ihould be arrefled; and a bill of indi&ment
Sent up againft him. He was accordingly feized,
and appeared to be an opulent faimer named'
Chrijf. L'Orange.]
On Saturday, Augutt rs, he was brought to
trial for a rnifdemeanor, in obit-rafting the courfe
trf Jußice by threatening a witnefs bound to pro-
fecute.
Mr. 341111.1114370/0 Rated the enormity of this
offence; the mifchief which its frequency had in-
duced upon this country, and the neceffity of thew.
lag, as the cafe of this man, (who had offered
sOOOL bail) that the law mull not be impeded with
impunity.
James Comity proved L'Eflrange had often in
his pretence endeavoured to Muscle his filter from,
giving evidence. telling her that the would not live
Fong after if the did ; that the would be rroppirl;
that the could not Rand the country after it; and
that on the morning of the trial, when the witnefir
faid the mutt attend for fear of being fined, be de-
Cued her not to mind the fine. or if the went on the
table, to (wear only to belief.
Mr. BALI. made a moll able ciersexarnination
and defence, to prove that the traverfcr was aCtive
in fupport of the laws, and only Liked from a mo-
tive good will to Gormly, and believing Cor-
mkk to be really innocent.
Tim Jury found L'Eftrange guilty, and Lord
Rums, eta krttenced him to At MA/ Neu*
and SOL rum