Star.
London, England, 1817-05-06 00:00:00

JASL4ND.

COURT OP ZINOIk 11112/Cll. PU,131.11./. MAY 1.
ROOER O'CONNOR. ESQ.
At eleven o'clock this 'trotting Mr. O'Connor op-
?rued at the side bar of the Court el King's Bench,
in custody of G.lbert and Lynch, peace.tificers.
Alderman DARLEY and Coonsellor tkaNbiess. Gt the
Head Police Office, sat on the Register's Beach.
Ina short time afterwards, be Lona CHl£l
Jns-
rice, and the Honourable Justices DAY, DALit, and
°snorers, took their *canon the Bench.

Mr. Res-Lawns' rose. He said, that in pursu-
ance of their Lord:lips' Writ of Habeas Corpus,
Mr. O'Connor was then in Court ; and he had to
m:sve in his behalf that the return be read, and to
state, that Mr. O'C ,nnor did not intend to take ad-
vantage of any intormality in it. He wished to have
his trial brought on as speedily as possible, and in
the mean time, to he admitted to hail. lie wished
to have the into, mations read, that he might know
the name of the person who lodged them.
The Clerk of the Crown read the return, which
stated, that he was apprehended under the warrant
of Frederick Dailey. Esq. backed by Eiward Allen,
Esq. of Cot'[, which warrart stated, that he hid re.
ceiveif information on oath, that Roger O'Conti, r
.ind Arthur O'Cannur were Aiding, abetting, and as.
sitting in tubbing the QAlv/.4 y mail coach, at Cap.
pagloiall, in the county of Kildare. oil the 2.1
October, 181'2 ; and that on the Y6th of April the
said Roger O'Connor was brought to the Held -
lice Orfire its custody, where he has since rernamed
'or examination, and that he has tern detained theft:
at his own recwst in preference to bring sent to
Newgate.
Mr. Max NaLLY-0 I believe, my Lords, unless
I am wider a very great mistake, it does not state
that h. is charged with feloniously rubbing."
Cruet' Jeviace.--li It does toot state so. We hiuve
read the ititormationt carefully, and do not utink
ourselves vett rante.l in admitting bun to
Mr. o';:oNsott tosw r. and 4:l,srebsed tne Bench
at very coissirerable length. He s ill he felt hies slt
impressed wilt the idea of the impossiirlity oat hi.
leaving the Coast with justice to his Iteaings, with-
nut Addressing a few words to their Lordships.
"There wese• many in the Court who. petbaps. were
iitA aware trt.,t the charge no brought Agaiost him
took place neatly five years back, and that the Rub-
bery was committed nine miles horn his house t and
he wished it should lie loown tow he has since acted.
'Fie officers of the who carry on the pro-
, welt:ion, are aware that the mall hags were fated
in his deinesni., and that lie brought them op to his
euuse. wliere they lemaioed from an tally hour in
the morning thud l lute in the evening ; that he wrote
to Mr. Lees, c.f the Pod-OM:e, stating the circum-
stance. and that he also give iotormatioio to the
Postmaster at Summerhill, our which he reeve Mr.
Lees' thanks. He went down to the county of Colic
on law business, on a Comtuissi,.n issued by the
Court of Exchequer for the rumination of withes•
sea, where he was arrested on tkis charge—he most
solemnly prote,ted his iiinucence, and declared it was
an abodnuoiablo: conspiracy against yis character, his
property, and his life; he called upon Gilbert, the
peace otficer. Who arrested him, and who then sat
neat him, to say, whether he coal have kept him a
prisoner, but for his (Mr. O'Connor's) interference
with the country people, who collected, to the num-
bet of at least one thousand persons, to rescue him,
and who only dispersed otitis entreaties. Mr. O'Con-
nor called upon him to say, whether he and the peace
officer front emit did not proceed along atm road,
the night being extremely dark, upwards of twu
miles a head of him ; and whether he did not follow
them into Cork, attended by aft tend. fie was not,
he said, in duress whilst he was in Cork, and might
!vice gone wherever he pleased. For upwards of
twenty years he had been the victim of unmetited
persecution --be bad never flinclietidiorn hit enemies,
nor would he now. He came drietalitied to meet the
charge, which he again declaied was an atrucicus
conspiracy. Since the ye.or PM, he had beets per-
secuted, because be refused an Earitfuns from the
Earl of Chichester; he,appealed to their Lordships,
and to All who heard hint, whether it was probable
'that a man of his property, education, and habits,
would associate with a lawless batiiitti, composed of
robbers and murderers; his heArt revolted at the
idea. He had nine childreu, whom be adored, and
he implored their Lordships not to lend themselves
to such an abominable conspiracy ; he had reason to.
believe that the informations were given by a man of
the name of Owens, now a prisoner under sentence
of death, for felony. Many falsehoods and mitre-
presentltions had gone abroad, but he, with confi-
dence, appealed to Mr. Serjeant Jebb, who was now
in Court, whether be did not refuse to give Owens a
character, when be bad reason to suspect his being
guilty of atrocities. Mr. O'Connor Again declared
his innocence. and his readiness to meet the charge, 1
and entreated their Lordships to admit him to bail,
which he was ready to give to any amount whatever.
The LORD Crime Jubmcs said, nothing that fell
from the Court could be considered favourable or un-1
tevourable there wets other informations, and he
hoped the Prisoner would be able to justify his Mixt-
cente, but the Court could got alter their decision.
Mr. O'Connor was then ordered into the custody
of the High Sheriff of the City of Dublin.
Mr. Mae NALLY applied to the Court, that Mr.
O'Connor might be suffered to remain in custody at
the Head Police Office. in consequence of the Gaol
of Newgate being so crowde.t.
The Cuter JUSTICE Said that could not be granted.
Mr. Mac NALLY then applied to have him com-
mitted to lianneiuham gaol, as from the length of
time be would have to remain in prison before his
trial would come on. that his health would be greatly
impaired in Na-wgate.
'L'he Cater JLericz conceived it better to make. the
order in the usual way, to commit the prisoner to
Newgate; but his Counsel might atm wards make a
motion, grounded on an affidavit, to have liiin re-
moved to the county gaol.
Mr. O'COINIgif was then given in custody to Mr.
SheritrDizon, and was conducted in a carriage to
Newgate.

A now coinage of half-crowns, beautifully execu-
ted, has just beta issued from the Mint to the Batik.
A dreadful Are broke out at Thane on Saturday,
which consumed Aiken dweilinkhous..a. Happily,
sio -ire& ar.se lane

SPOT TING nautrozwes.

PEDES l'R
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LOWVII T it•TI%O.

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ling nn h.s ar 'twos +ask in gnat spirit*: I lo• rimt le et:
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four o'clock, atool at -even had gone eleven mike.
KLWXIiIIi.LCE r SECOND 51'111213 MYELIN% IE7.
MONDAY, MAY 6.
Sntrep.takre of -00 p. tach, h. ft. st F.
Mr. Wyndham's :Aunt, 7st. 61/a.
Mi. Sbake.pLaog's °swat., 7st. 8111.

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Mr. Crockt•,rd's cult, by Walton, 4 yrs-uld, est. 61b. 3
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WINCIiEsTER.

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Wihthester i.lt ! t,rnt.to‘ted .1•:•easou in whrh they have
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conti any atut ettu p:.ges oil the tat.- e barge wag Isto.o uenkrogg
at, tl an o any forovr occasion. 154 turnout' y mg.
.tatted for 01.: Cups
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fif y yard ot the pat.
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