Star.
London, England, 1826-08-01 00:00:00

IRISH ASSIZE NEWS.

TRALEE ASSIZES.

Aire Roche, an old woman, of very advanced age,
was indicted for the murder of Michael Leahy, a young
chill, by drowning him in the Flesk. This case. which
at first assumed a very serious aspect, from the meaning
imputed to words. spoken by the prisoner, "that the sin
of the child's death was on the grandmother, and not
on the prisoner," turned out to be a homicide committed
under the delusion of the grossest superstition. The
child, though four years old, could neither stand, walk,
n.r speak—ft was thooths to be Fairy struck—and the
grandmother ordered the prisoner and one of the wit-
nesses, Mary Clifford, to bathe the child every morning,
in that pool of the river Flesk where the boundaries of
three farms met ; they bad so bathed it for three morn-
ings running, and on the last morning the prisoner kept
the child longer under the water than usual, when her
companion (the witness, Mary Clifford) said to the pri-
soner, 64 bow can you hope ever to see Gon atter this r
to which the prisoner replied, " that the sin was on the
Enndielothier, sod nut on her." Upon cross-es amination,
the•witness said it was not done with intent to kill the
child, but to cure it—" to put the fairy out of it."
to tat pollesman who awtheatied her. on charging her with
fusserini The calld, she add it tin no matter if it had died four
Baron Fasinuarnetn said. that though it was a cue
Of inspicion. and required to be thoroughly examined
;m% ye the Jury would not he safe in convicting the
prisoner of murder, however suong their suspicion
eV* be. Verdict...Noc Guilty.
CLONMZL.
May Cassidy pleaded guilty to a theft, which she
arida was coMetitted with the hope of being transported
ter-losany Bay, and of joining her husband, to whom
tMt irate was assigned last year. *4 Oh, my Lord f'
said shoe I will submit I am guilty, if you let me bring
*uponr children to my husband. I have two poor
creatures, my Lord, and we want to follow their father.
ins for th..t I stole. We have neither a bit nor a sup,
nor. pm we set it from our own kith and kin. Send ns
tory husband, my Lord ; or if you do not, I will sub-
mit to your gracious mercy in any way.*
if ialfogenvid was indicted for staling a cloak.
!Mary I.iowler swore that she saw the prisoner letting het Image
with the cloak hanging under his arm. On being pressed to iden-
tity him, she **claimed, Oh hone! lam thirty years, at Clonsnel,
in a dealing way. and was never brought up to this place afore, and
'Ws motif that am sorry that I hive the bad luck. Oh! wia4t.

Alight not the mati have taken it by mistake ?-0b! task. he might.
Ihd you never tak. a cloak in mistake?-0b! visite, I did.
Coster Smson—.Did you ever takes pair of breeches by mistake.
good woman visa ; lihins op bet hands is astonishment
at the question.
Did you run after the thief?—Run, indeed; is it my toe:o—
edict-LG./tit/.

Rnme it, at present, nearly deserted, notwithstanding
t►e Pore has chosen to make it Ids summer residsfte. AU the
respectable English ire now as Naples, where the promenades and
**awaken, morning aad evening, resemble then of the Champs
Jilysdas in NAB. or at Hyde Parkihs the height of the season.
A new grand Opera is in prepar.tion at the Lyceum,
I. which Oa Meshy streagth el she Theatre, male, serious, and
yeast. are leslgthe4. Alias Patois is said to bare some eatrentely
impsamitbi mak albut4 to her.

• Yatias Ariksissexces have beta received with great
ago*** sad papalerley is awitlaa4l, from whence the eccentric
'Musa will rotors to sowns afar reapinga golden harvest.
YVSGet day week, a fire was 'di:coveted in the roof of
is boom in Klogstreets thilertlftS. Ile engines were speedily
brews% to tho spot, and the damage confined to the attire house in
which the fames had been first discovered. The house was occu-
pied by sk tit lake distinct families. Fortunately the greatest part
of ski, matoisalsisa was saved.

A- Censmission has been issued by Mr. Secretary
Put, to make inquiries relative to the expense and in-
cisor/Wow incurred in bringing prisoners from North
Durham. and other places nearly equally distant, for
tfial tallsat gip
JULY 28.—The scythe and sickle are now
at full play ail over this county. Many wheat fields are
already cot down, and the crop is very fine and abun-
dant blot se, however, with hay, oats, and barley, all
of a hick have entirely failed this year. There is now
no trade whatever carried on in this town, though some
few years ago it could boast a cloth, a cotton, and a
}see manufactory.
"Priday, as Lieut. George Mason, of the 4th Regiment
°Croat, accompanied by a brother Officer, was driving
a.uadesu on the Southgate road,Winchester, the leader
took fright, and the unfortunate gentleman, in attempt-
log to jai" but, came in contact with the harness, and
was thrown to the ground with great violence. He was
immediately taken up, and a surgeon was in a few
mallows oa die spec; but it is feared that no skill or
attention can *VW. The other Gentleman, who kep'
his seat in the vehicletill the horses were secured,escaped.
A foreign Journal announces, that there is at present
re-sding in Naples a young man, twenty-eight years of
age. a native of Brischel, in Barbary, whose hair has
steamed, in all directions, the extraordinary length of
Iyur lees. and is of the consistency of hog's bristles.
According to the venerable BIDE, artificers in glass
came into England in 674 ; according to others in 726.
Bat- glass windows were a rarity, and a mark of great
inaury and magnificence until 1180, at which time they
were introduced from France, which country had se-
(titres) the boon from the Venetians.
Guild tignified, among our Saxon ancestors, t Inter.
erived from the Saxon word to pity, because
every -paid his share of the expenbes (if the com-
munity, and hence the place of meeting was called the

BIA.T.I.MONT MI6 Silt J. OWINBURNE.
400.1,1!
(om aswcAseta oinasuot.e.)
The followings
eillirospowience is pebildied with the couseht of
the patties:
—6O-111msi Amalgam et-peur speeci * Shields, contained in
the now Mercer. of July Uk It may be blared that you re-assert
_the olfeweive ex rations reladng to my fsmUg, aientained in your
letter to Lord Grey, -whist: was pa:bashed 12 last week's Neiman*
Cheausties while, at the some thaw, you declare la an advertise-
ment is the same paper that you ;rill not advance anything that
11121 Waned the feelings of others."
MO reference to this declaration, and to a written apology you
Mt ea my *her a short time after you left- Capheaion I have to
it lest yini will weed me some mesas of iudging how fam totem.
arms expressions so contradictory.
I comma, Sir, kr: C. H. SWINBURNE.
Newcastle. July 26, left.
vs 010 IMES mama- swIIUIUIIII. 114%.
Ssa—l cannot be responsible for the accuracy of the report Si
the speech at Shields, but I can assure you that it was not my in-
tention to say anything which might be construed into a re-assertion
of the expressions contained in my letter to Lord Grey.
I am sorry If, in the beat of a public speech, I have said any
thing which might be so interpreted, for nething is further from my
feelings than to utter anything wLich can be odensive to any part of
your family. I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Newcastle, July 26, ISt& T. W. BEAUMONT.

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