Star.
London, England, 1826-03-27 00:00:00

ARMAGH ASSIZES.

William Little, a police constable, was indicted for
feloniously assaulting Mary Fearon, and discharging a
gun at her, with intent to maim and disable said person.
—Not Guilty.
Liters and Henry Milky were then given in charge to the
Jury, for an assault on Mary Futon. No.evidence was adduced
in support of the charge, and the prisoners were of course sequined.
Patrick Carberry was indicted for the murder of
Thomas Doyle, a postilion, in the neighbourhood of
Newry, on the 19th of November, 1824.
Peter Hoy (an approver), examined by Mr. STAPLES.
—Knows the prisoner Patrick Carberry ; has known him
a twelve month back; was with him in thelnonth of
November 1824, but does nor recollect the day; it was
three weeks before Hollontide ; two men, named Peter
Green and Farrel Doran, were also with them ; they
lodged in .a house at Lurgan-green, belonging to a
widow woman, whose same he does not recollect ; the
neit morning they arrived at Dundalk, and from that
proceeded to Newry, and came a little on this (the
Armagh) side of it; they had intended to rob a postchaise
at that place ; they did not do so, in consequence of its not
arriving; they then returned through the town, and
went on to Dundalk ; a couple of miles from the town,
'the prisoner and the other two men he had named were
with them ; it was about eight o'clock at night when
they started : they remained till the mail-coach passed ;
there viere six horses to the coach. Witness and his
party were at this time inside a field, and close to the
ditch; shortly after the coach passed there came a boy
riding in the direction of Newry ; he had two horses
with him, tiding one aad leading the other. Peter Green
told Patrick Carberry to go and stop him : Carberry
and witness went to the road, and Carberry desired the,
boy to stand. After mentioning the ward, Carberry
fired, and the boy fell. He 'fired out of a pistol. The
boy fell about the centre of the -road ; Carberry and
Green dragged him to the left-hand side of the road.
Carberry spoke to the boy, and asked had he any thing.
No answer was given, the boy was dead. Carberry and
Green searched him; believes they did not find any
thing. Does not know what came of the horses; they
went on towards Newry when the boy fell. Witness and
his party then went into the dad, where they remained
for a little bit ; then they returned to the road, an 4 went
on straight to the town of Dundalk; reached the town
.about day-light ; they went round the rampart till they',
got to the upper end of the town ; stopping in town tilll
the evening : the party were scarce in travelling charges
on Saturday, and Green sent his coat to the pawnbroker's ;
in pawn ; it was a swim kersey coat, with poCkets in
the sides pawnbroker's name was Quilton. Doran'
pledged the coat, for which he got four ten.pennies:
the party weld from Dundalk to P. Green's mother's
house, a shoat distance from Ardee; Doran did not go
with them ; he left them shortly after they left Dundalk ;
the chi a remained at Green's till the Tuesday following;
saw a girl named. Peggy Curtis there ; Tuesday was the
fair-day of Collin ; witness (Green) and the prisoner
went, on that evening, to a place called Annaclug, on
.the Drogheda toad ; they went there with the intention ,
of robbing the,poopie coining from the fair ; they stop-
ped there for a little while, behind a ditch.; it was dark;
a bay came riding forward; Green said he knew him,
and he would be apt to get a " lift" from him ; Green
called the boy by two different names; some men, who
wete on the opposite side of the road, then ran next to
him ; they took hold of Green, and made him prisoner ;
Carberry ran away the ouch the fields, and witness stop-
ped 01 he saw the men take Green into a house; then
proceeded to Ardee, whither witness followed them, and
slept there that night.
Other witnesses eon oborated the above evidence.
The prisoner attempted to prove an alibi.
Being asked if be had any thing more to say for himeelf, the
prisoner related a long story about Huy stealing his breeches ; that
he threatened to go to' law with him, and be (Hoy)said he would
by revenged. ?his was all he advanced.
The Junon then proceeded to charge the Jury. The
Charge occupied fully an how. When his Lordship
concluded, the Jury retired, and remained in consuitii,
tion about fire minutes, when they entered the Court,
and (by their foreman) pronounced a verdict of Guilty.
The unfortunate man was then asked, by the Cleik
of the Clown, in the tribell 1121111107, if be had any Mil%
to say, why sentence of death and execution shoald not
,be passed upon him according to law ? He made no

reply; on wl

:11 Mr. JUSTICIII VANDILV3ft ild4teftibi
fifth topgleding as follows: •:
• Illiktiatestee of the law is, that.ton, Patrkli Caeberry, be
abr' frets die place whese yok mew mind to the gime from
likencerta came (the gaol), thatsiront thence, on Monday next,
rttu be taken to the place of_executlon, and there be hanged by the
seek emit your body be dead, and your body then shall pa,
Ihneeted -and anatomieetLr And may the Loa,. have mercy on
port Soul!"
The prisoner wits immediately removed from the
dock. On his retiring; Ito said, in a firm voice, "My
Lord, as a dying man I declare I neither knew act nor
part cf this business." He appeared to be about thirty
years of age—had heavy eyebrows, and altogether an
unpleasing, forbidding countenance. During the trial
we could not perceive that he was at all affected—his
abstractedness and inattention to the evidence was,
indeed, so apparent, as to call forth repeatedly the,
animauxersions of the Court.
Carberry was executed on Monday. and died asserting that he
was innocent of the offence for which be was about to stiffer; but
admitting that he had committed many other crimes.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BO W.STREtET.

Rosairar—Saturday, Rickard West, best known as West Country
Dick. the fighter, Jetta Tomes, a girl named Mary /no Field, who
cohabits with Tomes; Elisabeth Tomes, his mother; and a noto-
rious female named Limerick, alias Cameron, alias Meese, were
charged with tieing concerned In a robbery in the premises of a
Mr. Kerr, a chair manufacturer, in Gibson-street, Mary-la-bonne.
Limerick, who is the widow of a police officer, and latterly has
been living with a man named Cameron, was admitted a witness
on the part of the Crown. The evidence against West Country
Dick was, his receiving part of the money tor which the stolen
property was pawned. A man named Pitts, not taken, received
his division of the spoil with Tomes. The witness deposed to
seeing the whole of the property at Tomes's lodginp ;*and she
stated that Tomes admitted to her, that he and two other nun
committed the robbery, and she received a shilling each from Jones,
.Pitts, and Dick, for her trouble in pledging part of the property.
During the esaminalicin-of the witness, the prisoners declared that
she was swearing away their lives, and they were innocent.
•Mr. MUISHULL, the Magistrate, elicited the fact, that the whites,
had been tried and convicted of a felony, and that she associated
with thieves; and also that she had been employed by the prose-
cutor to cane the bottoms of chairs, and was well unabated with
the premises. The Magistrates expressed his conviction that she
(the witness) had been the instigator of the robbery; and he could ,
hardly make up his mind to seed the parties to trial upon her evi-
dence. After some consideration, he committed Tomes. his mother,
and Mary Ann Field, to Newgate; and remanded West Country
Dick fur another examination. Dick said he was as innocent as a
lamb, and his landlord where he lodged could prove that he was at
home, with his wife and family, on the night of the robbery. Msry
Anti Field said, that the only person that committed the robbery
was a man named Meuse, who at that time lived with the witness
Limerick. Limerick said, that Field told her to say " that a
Gentleman had given her the property, in return for favours
granted to him." Field, who Is a handsome looking girl, replied,
" No, you wretch, I am not so common."
James Bowers, a good looking youth, was committed to Newgate
for robbing his master, a draper in High Holborn, named Gra-
ham. The blandishments of a modern Millwood had induced the
youth to pleader his muter, to enable him to administer to her
extravagance. He did not deny the offence.
%IA RLBOSOUG If-STREET.
Saturday, a fashionably-dressed young man, named Joseph Mee-
sham, alias Setesertess, who bas been some time in custody upon a
charge of bigamy,was brought before Mr. Man, the sitting Magis-
trate, at this °ace, fur Anal examination,
The prisoner had undergone several eliminations, at each of
which the Arm wife was in attendance, as she Wits also on Saturday,
but thedillculty la the case was to procure the attendance of the
second wife, or any Wicket proof of her marriage with the prisoner.
The Mars of the parish of St. George, lismover.syserr, who
were carrying on the prosecution against the primmer, in consequence
of his having deserted his ant wife, and left her chargeable to that
parish, after every exertion failed to produce. the seemed **Me,
although they bad no doubt of her marriage with the prisoner, as
they had a certificate of it, bat they could procure no person to
prove the prisoner's identity, and the Officers stated, that the second
wife was kept out of the way by the prisoner's friends.
Under these circumstances. Mr. Dram, the Magistrate, told the.
prisoner on Saturday, he should no longer detain him. As the pri-
unser was retiring from the bar, a man named Davies started up,
and said he could bring forward a third wife, whom be had mar-
ried, but who, he verily believed, had undergone the same cere-
mony with Etonerton.
Mr. Dyes asked Mr. Davies, if be could bring forward any proof
of the prisoner's third marriage?
Mr. Davies said he could, if allowed a little time; be couldbring
, forward the registry of it in Lambeth Church, sad he could produce
Miss Florence Canby, or Mrs. Marsham, or Mrs. Emenertott, or
Mrs. Davies, which she was. Mr. Davies was then sworn, as to his ,
belief of the prisoner's haniog married Miss Cardin his Stet wife,
and he had no doubt of hie second bring still living.
The prisoner said not a word on the subject of this fresh charge.
land was remanded for a future day. The 'Arm wife, who, at the
beginning, seemed highly incensed against the prisoner, appeared
Muth agitated on this fresh disclosure.

W ORS HIP.STREPT.
Three men, named Dosed', Purdy. and Walker. were Cully
committed for trial for a robbery, committed on Saturday sell-
night, in the most daring manner. It appeared that at elryvn
o'clock that forenoon the waggon of Ageism Booth and Co. the
distillers, while standing at the door of a public-house. In OW-
street, St. Luke's, was beset by four feliows, one of whom entered
it, and deliberately placed a 10-gallon cask of gin on the head of his
companion Doughty, who was prepared with a knot to receive It.
♦ person who saw the transaction gave the alarni, when Ontieny
and Purdy were taken. The other prisoner was afterwards appro.
healed and identified as one of the gang.
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Saturday, Thomas Gwysey and Ake Ansa were finally examined
before Mr. Osmium, the sitting Magistrate, on a charge of sheep.
Wading, under very extraordinary circumstances.
They were brought to the once Co Wednesday by Brown, a
constable of St. Mary's, Islington, who stated, that about half-past
six that morning, the prisonerihnith passed him in the Lower road,
Winston, carrying a large basket. The prisoner Gurney coming
up immediately afterwards with *similar basket, hie suspicions were
excited, and he stopped ;the prisoner to ascertain what the basket
contained. The prisoner told Mon it was meat, whisk hi was
carrying to a salesman named Salter, at Newgate market. Brown
took Mat into the watch-house, and on searching the basket, found
the two foie quarters .of a sheep, s hatchet, knife, she. and in the
prisoner's pockets the half of a sheep's bead and the liver. The
tameable having secured Gurner, then let rain pursuit of the other
-saans.nasith,iinArsheeekaaket were found the:hind quarters of the
sheep, and in his pocket the lights. Being asked where he was ,
going to awry hie load; breeplied, he did not know.
When first examined before the Magistrates Gurney said that a
Mr. Salter, s salesimanimotiointat a very earlylieur, and employed
him se carry the bullet :Su .liewghlenaarket, when he was to meet
him at eight &elan.
Shortly after their esamination, it was ascertained that on.
Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, two sheep were killed la a
held at Holloway, belonging to Mr. Coleman, • salesman, the
robbers having skinned and carried off the carcasses, kering the
skins behind them.
Mr. Coleman, end irises in his employ, attended on Saturday,
and identified the skins which were produced. The carcase of the
sheep found in peuession of the prisoners being fitted into one of
the skins, corresponded Joreciseiy in every part.
Mr. Coleman's Mut deposed, that he seen the sheep safe In
the field at six o'clock on Tuesday evening. At eight e'elock the
following morning. be missed the two sheep, and about half an
hour afterwards discovered their skins, which had been thrown
into a ditch.—The prisoners were fully committed for triaL
Joseph Ludlow. Ass 'Taylor, who has been several times examined
on charges of horse-stealing, was aril* brought up on Saturday,
and re-examined on suspicion of having biren concerned in steaUog
four horses from Mr. Batten, of Brickwall, Hertfordshire—a rob-
bery for which a man named Harper was executed several months
ago.—lie was remanded for further examination.
QUIIIIN-SQUARE.
•
An anicted man, named John Armstead, came before the sitting
Magistrates at this Once, to complain of the maltreatment he had
exPeriateed from his son-in-law, Mr. Thomas Cooper, on Sunday,
the 19th ult. Complainant. on that puticular day, was in Cooper's
gartien, who is an eminent bird fancier, at Knightsbridge, when the
defendant thought proper to (laurel With the complainant's mode
of digging. The consequence of the quarrel was, that the defend-
anti who is young and powerful, Mot tied up the complainant's

bands and feet, and afterwards kicked him in the aloud:, sod Otis%
mately kit him for decd upon the ground.
Mrs. Sarah Campion ea* Armstead while tied fast in 1" over's
garden ; was crying out " minder" for an hour or orreestsis.
Geo. 'Yates, servant to Cooper, said, that Armistead was drutat
that morning at eight o'clnck, and that be struck Cooper first..
Mr. Gasoosta—lelo not believe, for, a moment, that Arinstesi
was drunk. If you Übe your falter-in.-law in fnr *be saise..nf Ohs-
I rity' it is what all the world will applaud you for; but yostarenot.
upon that account, at liberty to tie his hands and lels,andlesuefYs
in your garden for dead. You must And bail.
Cooper—Find baill for what? t s't kt
Mr. Gam:masa—For a violent and boutal assault ea pm beim-
in.law, Sir.

Intelligence is brought by the Buenos Ayres M ail of
the safe passage up the River Plate of the first body of
settlers sent by the Rio Plata Agricultural A•socianien.
in the ship Thalia, to their lauds in the Entre Rios,pass.
ports having been granted by the Admiral of the
blockading squadron for all vessels proceeding to that
colony to pass n ithout interruption..
Very extensive works are now carrying en, at the
mouth of Arundel river, ettending from the piers of
Littlehampton, 900 feet into the sea, for the purpose of
creating a greater depth of water in the bar-berm
The quantity of strong and table beer Irewed in Erg-
land and Scotland, from July, 1824, to July, 1825, by
public brewers and victualler', amounted to 8,392,647
barrels ; of which only 50,198 were cep( rted.
COURT Of ILEQUaSTS FOR SOUTRWARK......A new and
commodious Court-house, erected for this coaarnission,
in Swan-street, near Trinity Church, Newiugtor, was
on Tuesday last opened for the convenience of the very
large population included within the jurisdiction cf the
Court. The event was celebrated in the evening by a
dinner, at Three Tuns Tavern, Southwark.
A brutal murder was committed -at Preston, on the
night of Saturday se'nnight, on the person ofJobn S:mr-
rock, a poor labovring man, residing at Radburn, near
Chorley. The deceased, who was working in Preston.
left a public-house there about ten o'clock on Saturday
night, in company with Peter Thorp, a weaver, at New
Preston, with the intention of proceeding home; and it
seems that when passing down Stanley-street, something
occurred to occasion a (panel between them, when
Thorp struck the deceased a dreagful blow ca the
temple, which brought him to the grosnd, and not coo--
tent with this, he gave him several severe kicks; on being
remonstrated with by a woman who happened to be
present, he said that if he bad not killed him already,
he would do so, and thereupon gave the poor man
another most violent kick in the bowels. When he was
taken up from the ground, the vital spark had &J.
On Monday an Lnquest was held upon the body, and
' the Jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against
Thorp, who has net been heard of since he committed
the dreadful deed. The poor man has left a oife and
four small children to deplore his loss.--aockport Ad.
;Valium, illorfee, alias (Jollies, one of the smugglers
taken in L'hugene, French lugger, by Lieut. Appleby,
of the Scorpion, on the 7th ult. has been recognised as
an old offender, having been convicted of a brutal as-
'souk on Lieut. H. P. Dicken, of the Susses Co Est
blockade, whose arm he broke with a bludgeon, and'foc
this offence*as sentenced to two years imprisonmeat
in Lewes gaol, whence he effected his escape to France.
The specimens of Natural History brought Lome ia
the BLONDE, collected by a naturalist sent out in that
vessel for the purpose, are intended for the Baiisi b
Museum, and consist of gellogical specimens, roomed
from several places at which the BL',NDE touched, 'to-
gether with a few specimens of silver and copper• Ore
from Coquimbo, Chili, and a specie en of- tungstat.
from New South Shetland; also an interesting sei i, s of
volcanic rocks, lava, and sulphur, from the Galapagos,
and from the interior of the crater of the volcano Pali,
in Owhylree. There are above 100 varieties of birds.
chiefly from the Chili, with a few from the Sandwl:ich,
and other islands in the Pacific. Insects, shells, and
marine subjects from the coast of America and Sand-
wich Islands, con•titute the remainder of the collection.
Two live condors from Chili; the vulture of the Andes,
male and female, died on the passage home. _

The expression " As drunk as David's sow," is said
to have originated in the following ludicrous circum-
stance:— One David Lloyd, a Welshman. who kert a
public-house at Hereford, had a living sow with sit
legs, which was greatly res'rted to by the curious. He
had a wile too, somewhat addicted to drunkenness, foe
which he used sometimes to give her due correction.—r
One day, David's wife having drunk too much, and
being Tearful of the consequences, turned out the sow
and took. posse,sian of the sty to sleep herself sober. A
company corning in the meantime to see the %ler*, David
ushered them to the sty, exclaiming " there's a sow for
you! did any of you ever see such another r all the
time imagini% the sow had really been them ; to
which some of the party, seeing the state die woman
was in, replied, it was the drunkenest sow they bad
ever beheld—whence the woman was ever afterwards
called David's sow.
A fatal accident happened on the afternoon of the
dth instant,at the chain suspension bridge erecting over
the Tweed, between Melrose and GattonsiCe. James
.Dickson, one of the contractors, when in the act of ad-
justing. a stone fur laying on one of the piers, lost hes
balance and fell to the ground, carrying the stone aloft
with him, which falling on hit forehead killed him.
In Madrid people do pot enter the shops of the apothe-
caries; but knock at a glass wicbat. maims their demand, reeeissoabe
drug, which is prepared for thaw inside, sod pay for it IbreitS6
the opening.

BIALTHS.
The 22d instant, at Shooteri.hly, the Lady of Sir Thomas Was.
Blomeheld, Bart. of a son.
The 20th instant, at Brighton, the Lady of Lieut..Colonol Sir
Henry Floyd, Bart. of a son.

MARRIF.D.
At Knock, in Sky, on the ist instant, the Rev. John Macrae.
'Minister of Glenshiel, to Jarnesina Fraser, youngest daughter of
Norman Macleod, Rm.

DIED.

Tuesday, at Canterbury, Lieutenant-Colonel James, In the 62.41
/ear of his age.
March n, at his father's bona% Nottisighatn, aged 45, the Rev.
J. H. Maddock, M.A. Incumbent of Trinity Church, Hudder)firld,
and formerly 'Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
'fhe 17th •invent, at Bath, in his 75th year, the Rev. Pions:
Leman, of W.nhaston, Suffolk.

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