Star.
London, England, 1810-09-15 00:00:00

CORK COUNT 4SSIZES.

Friday sennight the trial of four persons of the names
of Denir and John Sheehan, Roger Sheehy, and John
Donoghue, for stealing saddles, &c. from the stables
of the Rev. Mr. Bruce, and for stealing several va-
luable horses in the town and neighbourhood of Char-
came on before the Lord Chief. Baron.
The facts were fully proved by Mr. Bruce, and
others ; but the only evidence to attach them on the
prisoners was the testimony of a young boy, named
Connell, an accomplice. For the purpose of de-
stroying his credit, it was insinuated that he bad
agreed to accept a suit of clothes as a bribe for de-
nying what he had sworn itt his examination ; and on
cress examination lie was asked whether he had not
On tt,e very day before the trial, in the old South
gaol, and in the presence of one Linnahan, a prisX'
ner, there confined for debt, offered to decline prose-
cuting if he got the suit of clothes—and whether he
bad not at the same time taken a glass of whiskey
from the person who had promised him the clothes
All this, with many other matters as to which he was
interrogated, the boy most positively denied. On
which, Jer. M'Carthy, a man of decent appearance,
wars produced on behalf of the prisoners, who swore
that he was the day before present in Linnahan's
room, in the South gaol, when every circumstance
to which Connell was exardned, and which he denied,
had taken place. Connell was confronted with this
witness, but still denied the fact ; and M'Carthy also
persisted as to its reality, so that Connell's credit was
shaken, and the Prisoners on the point of being ac-
quitted. The Chief Baron, however, called up the
gaoler, and expressed his surprise at the negligent
manner in which it appeared, by the swearing of
M'Carthy, his gaol had been kept, in suffering this
Connell, who was in his charge as an approver, to be
tampered with. BA on investigation, the contrary
appeared to be the case ; for it appeared that so long
since as four or five weeks befctj,the Assizes, Mr.
Murphy had discovered, by an intercepted letter from
this Linnahan to one of the prisoners, that he was
really endeavouring to buy off the evidence of Con-
nell, who had been kept with debtors in the old gaol,
to prevent the possibility of the prisoners, who were
confined in the new gaol, from having any access to
him ; and that Connell was some days before remov-
ed to the new gaol—consequently that M,Carthy's
swearing to a conversation in the did gaol the day
before the trial, must be utterly false.
The Learned Judge charged the Jury to acquit the
prisoners of the capital charges ; as, however satisfied
all present may be that Connell had sworn the truth,
„yet, being in the character of an approver they should,
in favour of life, incline to mercy ; but that there
was abundance of evidence to convict themof a trans-
portable felony ; of which the Gentlemen of the Jury
instantly found them Guilty—they were sentenced to
transportAtion for seven years.
The Judge committed M'Carthy into the dock, and

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following dea of the importance and utility of Messrs. Pococks
day; and sentenced to one year's imprisonment. His i
Lordship declared that he would have ordered him
various inventions for the use of invalids and ,the in-
to be transported with the others, but that there was firm, we must turn our attention, and enter into the
who are so weak
some shadow for his statement of the tampering with feelings and situation of rho
ose
persons
as obe able with mort to move or assist
Connell, though at a trine so different from that which
themselves. Should they be confined to their bed,
be had sworn to—that it appeared he was uncle to
the Boethema, or rising Mattrass, without exertion
wo of the prisoners ; and at the time of his examina.
ion was in some small degree intoxicated.
or touching them, will gently move them from a re-
Another instance.of perjury, connected with cir-
cumbent to a reclining or even a sitting posture, for
relief by change of position, or to take refreshments.
eurnstauces of great atrocity, occurred on Saturday.
—The Cradle-bed will enable them to have their bed
One Daniel Driscoll, common farmer living near
made every day, without being taken out of it—by
the sea-coast of the west of this county, was found
just raising them off while it is making—and
ilead at the foot of a cliff, a short distance from his
when ready, they will be let down upon it again
house. Some circumstances which came to the know-
without the least inconvenience.—When sufficiently
ledge of Mr. Tolhisend and of Mr. SommeriMe,
recovered to be able to get up, the Wheel-Chair
to suppose that Driscoll's wife knew something
two of the neighbouring Magistrates. induced
of
me
will remove them in a very easy manner : by
its aid they can move themselves to any part of the
.inanner.at least of his death, and they had her brought
before them. On her examination on oath, she stated room ; from one room to another, or into the garden ;
and, in the evening, the Go-to-bed Chair will put.
that one Cornelius Sullivan, a person who wasaalcl,to
them to bed again in the most easy and comfortable
bate :ti a marked attention to her hall called at
way. In fact, with the assistance- of these mechani.
it:, house abont supper-time, mall /2th or l'Sth
cal powers, an afflicted person may be very much re-
jtilT last, and told her husband that there was it large
lieved ; and there are hardly any wants but may be
wreck stick at the foot of the cliff; that her hisband
ready alleviated, :and many fully supplied.—Those
vie& 'O4 with Sullivan, and in a short time retufned
who have the attendance of the sick, should not fail
and 'told her that the stick was a very large one—
to call at Messrs. Pococas'a in Southampton-street,
Vrat Sullivan called again early the next morning,
Covent-garden, and see how many difficulties and.
Ira fur and tbe deceased went out together ; that
Aviihfilltva hnurs after Sullivan called on her, and, inconvemencies may be avoided by the use of the
'above
inventions.
y 'Milliliter in bed, and then declared, that he had de.
atroyed her husband by throwing him over the cliff; ECCLESIASTICA,I,...PROMOTIO Ns.
and that she was prevented from making any alarm, or Rev. Philip Du Val Auirtio,llLA. ti preselted to the rectory of
Bawdeiwell, NorfOlk. 4 .
• *Ong hiformatiOn, for fear of Sullivan; that Suli-
Rev. I. Faidosves, to the vieorigeorßeirVt, Leicestershire.
;Iran reported the followleg conversation to have taken , Rev. Vittliam Stafford, B. Asfeltp *wage of Overbury,
*ace between him and the deceased :--Sullivan re- , Worcester re.
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