Star.
London, England, 1818-03-28 00:00:00

DUNDALK Assam.

Correct Abstract of the Charge of Mr. Justice FLercsrea, on the
Conviction of the Persons charged with the Burning of Wed-
goose Lodge, and the Destruction therein of Mr. &wags
Litncn and his whole Family—eight human beings :

" I will take this opportunity of making some ob-
servations on facts that have come out on those trials.
They do not actually bear on this case, nor are they
intended for the particular observation of the Jury. I
address then to all who hear me, and especially for
the consideration of all those of the Catholic religion
who are now in this Court—l particularly allude to
the conduct of the Catholic Clergy. If the Priests
of this and the neighbouring counties, where this
horrible conspiracy was hatched and formed—posses-
sing as they do, and as every body knows they do„
the most unbounded influence and means-of informa-
tion respecting the conduct of their several congrega-
tions—had done their duty, it is impossible such a
conspiracy could have existed without coming to
their knowledge. The prisoners already convicted of
these diabolical murders, (I am saying nothiag as to
those now at the bar,) after the most serious conside-
ration of their cases and the solemn verdict of a Jury,
with a hardihood of guilt which, long as my expe-
rience as a Barrister and as a Judge has been, I never
saw paralleled, have flown in the face of their Gon,
and, by a declaration of their innocence, attempted
to disprove that guilt of which no man endowed with
the smallest portion of season could for a moment
entertain a doubt. Can it be supposed that men in
their situation, who must within a few hours appear
in the presence of that JUDOS to whom rot only their
actions but their thoughts are known, it Ehey arc in-
fluenced by a proper sense of their religion, or if they
were instructed in any the smallest particle of reli-
gious duty, would have obstinately and impudently
persisted in such a,declaration, and gone out of this
world with a lie in their mouths? I say, if the Priests
of this and of the neighbouring counties had properly
exerted that influence which the riteals of their
Church give them, not or:y over the actions but the
secret sentiments and °pia:ons of their flocks—if they
refused the performance of these rites to such as did
not make penitence and a disclosure of their crimes
the condition of their pardon-4 say, if the Catholic
Clevy had not slumbered on their posts, we should
never have witnessed such conduct as was yesterday
exhibited in this Court.—lt appears that the mon-
ster, De, en, who now on a gibbet pays the forfeit of
his crimes, was Clerk to a Catholic Priest—he was,
it seems, the Parish Schoolmaster too. It was to this
wretch that the forming the morals and the minds of
the rising generation was committed. The Chapel
of StoneStown, at whose altar he assisted in admini-
stering, was the place of meeting for the party, of
which he was the leader. Another Chapel (that of
Iteaghstown) was the general rendezvous cf this clia•
bolical confederation. If the Priests of these parishes
had done their duty, could these meetings have taken
place without coming to their knowledge P—And if
the Catholic Priests do not d 3 their duty, where are
their Bishops? Do they, too, sleep upon their pests?
Why do they not pour upon their Clergy the censures
of titeir Church? censures with which, we know, they
have the power of visiting them in the severest mar.-
, nor. I know not whether any Catholic Priest now
hears me, nor do I care: what I speak is for the pub-
lic benefit, and I wish it to be publicly known. I
respect the Ministers of every Christian Communion
who conscientiously discharge their important duties.
The friendly feelings I have borne to the Catholic re-
ligion are well known: my character and my conduct
in that respect are known and established. I there-
fore call on its Clergy of every description, Bilhops
and Priests, to come forward and exert the authority
they possess : I call on them by every obligation, as
Ministers and as men, to come forward and vindicate
their sacerdotal character, by an active and sincere
pet formance of their duty. I have seen cases where
religious and these political differences (if they can
be called political) which have distracted this unfor-
tunate country, have caused much animosity between
parties--I have seen cases between Orangemen and
Ribbonmen—but this is no case of party zeal or re-
ligious fanaticism—here was Catholic against Ca-
tholic. Here we see a wide-extended ccnspiracy—
men from all parts—East, West, North, and South—
from the counties of Meath and of Monaghan, and
of Cavan and of Louth, bound by oaths for the rem-
mission of any crime to which their leaders r_•ight
conduct them, and these leaders selected fiz- their
determined and desperate characters, joining in a dia-
bolical scheme for the destruction of an unfortunate
man and his family, ag tinst whom it does not ap-
pear that any of them felt personal animosity, most
• of them had never seen him, and it is probable many
of them, until then, ha I never heard of him. What
was the lenre that called for the extinction of this
Bran and of every Lying es...attire tit 4: sox posed his

family ? lle had the audacity to defend his property
when it was attacked by a band of nightly robbers;
and when he appealed to the laws of his country for
redress, he brought three of these robbers to condign
punishment !—Do the deluded people of this county
consider to what their conduct tends? I will tell
them. It will drive from it every man of property,
every man of mild and peaceable disposition, every
man of kind and humane feeling--all those who, by
their property, or from inclination, would be likely
to improve it, or ameliorate their condition—in short,
every man who is not boldly determined to risk his
safety to set them at defiance, and stand ever watch-
ful on his guard. To this wretched state would they
reduce this country. And what are the laws they
thus labour to subvert? I know something of the
laws of other countries, and I have grown old in the
study and the practice and the administration of the
laws of this ; and I tell you all, there is not a country
upon earth whose Criminal Code is founded on prin-
ciples so humane and so benevolent—there is no coun-
try on earth but thu tuherc THE FIRST DUTY OF TIIE
JUDGE IS TO EE COUNSEL FOR THE PRISONER !"

A trial Lately took place in Ireland, which is
worthy of notice, from its novelty and unexpected
termination An action was brought by an attorney
against his clients, for a bill of costs, which the latter
refused to pay, alleging, that the Attorney had
agreed to act—no cure no pay, and on the trial, pro-
du:ed the written undertaking of the Attorney, to
that effect. The lawyer, however, obtained a verdict
for the full amount of his bill, because such an agree-
ment was illegal, and could not, therefore, be bind-
ing ; but the Judge expressed his disapprobation, ad-
ding, that if such another agreement came before him,
he would strike the Attorney off the roll.
EXECIITION.—On Saturday James Tobin, Patrick
Morrissey, and William Leary, were executed in
front of the county jail, Waterford, pursuant to their
sentence at the late Assizes, for burglary and rob-
bery in the house of Captain JO/12.30N, of Springhill,
and for firing at him with intent to maim and kill
him, Since their conviction, and particula, ly, as we
are informed, at their execution, they evinced the
most becoming penitence and resiy,nation, fully avow-
ing their guilt, and acknowledging the justness of
their sentence.

MARLEOROUGH-STRERT.--THE CASE OE
.FINNEY,
CHARGED WITH vrxeßl ISG FORGEDBANK-NOTES.--This
,prisoner, whose case is indirectly connected with the
boys Kelly and Spicer, who were recently saved from
an ignominious death in consequence of some doubts
existing, whether they had not been incited by Fin-
ney to commit a capital felony, was yesterday finally
examined, when the Magistrate addressed him in the
following terms:
" Primmer—You have now been in custody three weeks, en
suspicion of having uttered forged' Bank-notes, but no person
having come forward to allege a complaint of the kind, and the
Bank having no charge against you, I discharge yoti : and let me
advise you to reform your course of life, for had a case been ex-
hibited against you, it would have been very closely followed
up. You have been in some measure connected with Kelly and
Spicer according to your own confession, in being in their com-
pany when you knew they were passing bad notes; therefore,
as yen had work in the country v. lien you were apprehended,
you, to avoid bad company in Loudon, had better return there,
and follow industrious pursuits."
The prisoner said he would follow the advice of
the Magistrate, and he hoped he would give him a
letter to his employer in the country, stating that
there was no charge against him. It was understood I
that such a letter would be given. The prisoner was
desired to call on the Bank Solicitor for the money
had about him when taken. He was divested of
his irons, and he left the Office in a coach.

Kent
Busse:

Bow-sraarr.---Yesterday baron Nolcken attended
bef,.re RICHARD Biaisie, Esq.- and produced four
newspapers, stating that they contained an advertise-
meat in which his name was very improperly used,
and pointed it out. It represented that the most
choice stock of wines, and a great variety of valuable
household and other property, belonging to the Ba-
ron Nolcken, was to be sold by auction yesterday
morning, at his house, No. 12, Bulstrode-street. The
Baron stated that the advertisement was intended as
a gross imposition upon the public to answer some
fraudulent purpose, as the property advertised to be
sold did not belong to him, nor did he ever live in
the house ; he therefore wished that all the parties
who might be discovered to be concerned in the
transaction should be prosecuted. The Magistrate
'informed the Baron the transaction was not of a cri •
miral nature, or sufficient for him to grant warrants,
cr to authorize persons to be taken into custody ; but
he was ready to render him every possible assistance
to prevent the public from being defrauded. He ac-
cordingly ordered Rice, Jones, and Mason, three
constables, to attend the Baron to the house of sale.
They proceeded to Bulstrode-street, where they found
prepatations for the sale, with carpets hanging out,
and catalogues on them. The catalogues did not cor-
respond with the advertisements in the newspapers,
Baron Nolcken's name not being mentioned. They
merely stated that the household furniture was to be
sold by auction by a company of auctioneers, without
reserve, on the premises, No. 12, Bulstrode-street ;
to be viewed, and catalogues had at the place of sale,
and at the auctioneers', without saying where the
auctioneers resided. They found a female acting as
a s,:rvant, who said her name was Margaret Baker,
but she either did not or would not know who em-
ployed her, or who the house and property belonged
to ; in fact, no satisfactory account could be obtained
ficim her. The sale was appointed to take place in
the front rcom on the first floor, where, just as the
auctioneer had entered his pulpit, and the company
were assembled, the Baron Nolcken, his attorney,
and the constables entered the room ; and the con-
stables cautioned the company against bidding for,
or purchasing any of the property at the sale, as ad-
vertised, as it was a mock auction ; none of the pro-
perty belonged to Baron Nolcken, nor was the house
his. The auctioneer called upon the constables to
know who they were, and by what authority they
acted ? They informed him who they were ; that
they had come there by order of Mr. 131nNta, at
Bow-street, not with any authority to take any person
into custody, but to caution the persons attending the
male against being deceived. The Baron Noloken
then avowed himself, and the man in the pulpit de-
nied being a principal in the business, saying he was
merely a servaat to the auctioneer, and gave his name
and address: he behaved very civilly to the Baron,
and agreed not to proceed with the sale. The carpets,
eataloguct, &t. were idea clout:.

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13 ULLOCK-H V.NTING, -
LAMMTII-3TREIT.-Yesterday Willie% Heliti
charged with being concerned in the bnll.xk.h
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riot and outrageous attack on the premises of U.
Roscier and Jacques 's dying manufactory, in
street, Spitalfields. Mr. Roscier Stated, that in .
affray, one of the shopmen receieed a severe w
over his eye, that the surgeons could not declare if sIEIEF
life out of danger, and that others were much io;-:
The Magistrate regretted very much that la'-•
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not do any more with the prisenets than c,., .
them till they procured good hall to anr-er etc: . •
at the a:anions. In the mean time, if the
forte
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nate man should die, they could be tried fotnn,42.
irs,,the Pw''bhic
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THE BEAR HUgT.-(From fin American Pox ~. VA "17
On the 29th January, a bear was caught:. Ltd
. e• • tade
from its den, in Warwick Meunta:n. lif:ts a •Szo,z,
search of eight days, by a party cf 'r.untrrnez%,-
Warwick. The bear had tzeen she:ter in a der„:.;::,
of rocks of about forty feet deep. Aterpts ' rt:y▪ with
first made to get him out by srn'..king, 84c. lia ; honer b
interests
out effect. Dogs were then sent into ire ::,'
..e 'tn
they either retreated at his terriic atrct err.,
destroyed by his grasp. At leagns ti.e 11a'...,-..p.,
finding all attempts to frighten him fr,rn ~..,..r....4- --'
fruitless, blew the rocks over the holt. ....-.d c.... 71 dakw-I
v.ithin about sixteen feet of the bear. T:tett e... 4.
noted operations made him fierce and terrc:e. Ai. . the I
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as
Warwick.
the hole blown through the rock was 1.;•:-:.,!-, no entre
large to admit the body Of a mar., Jolt: It c.: :.... pat
crept into it, placed lighted candles Led tttr..l.. • t beimi I
end of a pole towards the bear, and Willi a rats.... ' ' the '''''
shot at him, but without effect. He dmzerled T
second time, and shot him in the fere Itsts: the:* HE Cl
at each fire advanced towards the mouth of t.t:-'..4 and et!
.but Ward was not to be intirrated; he tLetenOt .. ,03 :
again, and shot the ferocious beast in cue e-t. ',)'-..i n'-tour
Of
was now drawn out, the bear fiercely fo'...;‘ --,;-4.,
--; ,•crity of
he instantly seized a rifle from the bands c: xacie to t,
huntsman, and discharged its contents into tiled ; Si. 6
of the animal, which proved fatal. He meatuted et
feet from the nose to the end of the tail, and set,. DR.
cd 313 pounds. day s,
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NKWGATIf. arse I.E. ADEKIIALL MARKETS, sk.e. tt N r`
(By the Carcase.)
the I
1 Beef 2s sd to 4s 841 I Weal is Si ti htd he NA
Mutton 4. 4d to Ss Od Pink fa 4d iris II i 'LAM
PRICES or HAY ado STRAW YESTERDAY. Cif Id
sr. mums's. wutucuani. Maude(
Hay... 41 Os od to 61 as Od Hay...g Os Od to 0. OS rirded f
Snow 21 les 0,1 to 51 es 6d Straw 01 Its Cd is 1. b 1 : GliPl
Clover 41 15s to to al 6s Od Clover al Os Cd ::. :. C. si low; I
PRICE OF HOPS. ma d
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Kent ......ssi os to 251 Os Kent --tee as to r! I 'HE 1
Sussex ......221 Os to 241 10s Sussex 131 Os to la 4
Essex OOl 0. to ocs Os Esser 241 Os to tr. 4
Farnham lO4/ Os to 5:: is .or of
PRICE or TALLOW, SOAP, .1111:1CAEDLD. Landon,
St. James's Market ......4s Sd Town Tallow -I ii '-cos
Clare Market
Whitechapel Market 4s 5d White ditto ........ ..... Ch SI A lelgith
(per stone of Sib) Soap dry°
Sad- Fir: Ac
Yellow Soap, 1006-Mottled, Ilos-Curd, :14s-Palm, :as ,Tij. Dr
Candles, per doz. las M.-Moulds, 14s Cd
RAW HIDES-7.- ---------
Best Heifers and Steers (per Ordinary ...2s Od to is el area
5t0ne)......2a Id to 3s Od Market Calf de Cd to Cs td
Middlings ...25 4d to IN 6d Eng. Horse es Ed to CI ii 111/ da(
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Sheepskins-Polled, 9. Id to 1110a-Downs, I's cd to is ill
Shearliugs, Os od to Os Od-Lantbs, Ss Od to Ss ES ' HE
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PRICE OF LEATIIER. I the
Butte, SO to Sighs each 234 to lid 7er 3. AME
Ditto, 36 to 661bs wok -d to old the Pi
Dressing Hides otild to tal Muir+
Fine Coach Hides lad to 111
Crop Hides, 35 to 40th or cutting lid to iol neon 1
Ditto 411 to 501bs 19d to 1.4
Calf Skins, :to to ooms 90d to LA
Ditto 50 to 701bs 274 to MA • DNG:
Ditto 70 to Bulbs 26d to IA
Small Seals (Greenland) 24d to 2:61
Large ditto per doasn 70. to 90s
Tanned Horse Hides l5l to 1:1 1 HE
Spanish Horse Hides led to eral
r st.inin
COAL MARKET, MARCH 27. ' ory,
Ships at Market .tips Sold Price. ins, M
4.r. Newcastle 34 3114 Od to Cs S 1
3 Sunderland 3 35s Od to Ifs ti B
t Elgin Main Coal 1 52s Od. Mona
I lialbeath Coal 1 ela Chi of
2 We!..h. Coal 2 liss Od. .02 0'
1 Cinders I 23. Od. 'taus f
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PRICES OF GOLD AND SILVER. Book
Portugal Gold in Coin, per ox £0 0 0 Thz S
Foreign Gold in Bars 0 0 0
New Doubloons
New Dollars 0 0 1 H
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Silver in Bars o
New Louts each
COUNTRY MARKETS Conti
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Bowserr, March 96.-Wheat, 9s Od tolls 6d-Resn.:l,l
to 9$ 64-Vetekes, 00s Od per bushel-. Barley, 366 so See .1 The I
ira
-Oats, 28s Od to 39s Od per quarter-Bread, is Od at t. 4 d
pear
peck-Flour, 69s to 00s per sack.
~.1 :tires
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Ox roan, March 96-The price of a 13..:5b..1 of 44.:331 lie •
-'rbe Quarters' Loaf, Wheaten, Is Id.-1-touicoo!d, II I. P.
the Newsier, Brum, March 26.-Wheat. E.+ to 971-111441`• 1
La:24
35, to 535-o.,ts, 21s to 365-Beans, ~,,s to 000-1100, 40 •cure.
to LEs.-Theod, is it d to :es 1 id. per Ga.log. ,___
Usaott.(•r, March 26.-Wheat, per load, Alit 01 to del la
Bailey, per quarter, 35s no 606--Ostri 240 10 57'16114 nii da
44s to .:::,-Peas, 44$ to 544-Rye, 00s to 001.
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MARRIED. tCtle,
' Thursday, at Goodrich, oar Ross, George "air* Sit If
Captain in his Majesty's 81st Regiment, to Mary, data 1
.I,..teph Lloyd, Esq. of Mount Craig, Herefordshire. ',ens I
DIED lt it
At Glasgow, oa the 11th instant, John, the infant too dXL . i bri
James Denholm, of the Glasgow Academy ; who died is) 0 • hi
the nth following. Mr. Denhohn was the author eta Bra :ythe
of Glasgow and other estimable works, was wetly resrudj . -a wl
a teacher, and generally esteemed as a husband, father, kle''' -sty:
and citizen. Pan
• Feb. 7, at his house on Navy-point, Kingston, 1:1z?er Cam' 7;3
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Captain Sir Robert Hall, Knight Companion of the Um: o• Of ,
Military Order of the Bath. ' odd
Sunday, at Stoke, near Plymouth, Mr. AlexanderI:'Cr.je`
late Purser of his Majesty's ship IlannibaL
near Chateau-Thierry, in his 85d year, ar C:d Frdgel'
naval officer, who, when 14, was one of the_pagcscf Vira ,or.
ef A.
Ile had just finished a translation of the lit., '' • . .C.ct
which the Preach papers speak highly.
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PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
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Reduced shut India Stock p
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Cons. 77* 78j India Bonds 83 so Pr• . -4...1
4 per Ct. shut I:,.'s
Navy 1061 104/ DiEattoch.(Bill2ids)
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LB:afn Aims. d:ut Cons. furAc.76ii sz:
Stock Lott. Tickets 4:29 1,65. ‘.:....
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HIGH WATER at LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORB
Morale, - - 18 minutes after 7 ...h
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