Star.
London, England, 1828-08-13 00:00:00

IRISH ASSIZ 1..; IN I'LLLi6ENCE,

The Cork Southern Reporter of Saturday evening
gives the following narrative of the arraignment of
Captain Stewart on Kiday, for the extraordinary ho•
micide, on his homeward passage frail Barbados..
About four o'clock yesterday, the City Grand Jury,
,fter a lengthened deliberation, and the examination of
stveral witnts'es, returned a true bill against. Captain
Wiliam S.ewarr, for the recent murders committed on
bowl the Mary ltussi..ll.
The LORD CHIEF BARON being included in the com-
mission for the trial cf this individual, Mr. Baron
PENNEFATIIRR sent a messenger to the County Court,
try ingoire when it sv,ltild be his Lordship's convellence
to art nd at the prisoner's arraignment? The Lord
Chief Justice intimated his intention of being prese tat
six o'clock, and at that hour repaired to the City Court,
where tie prisoner had already arrived. When placed
at the bar, the prisruer did not evince any siraptoms
of intimidation or terror, but conducted himself. with
perfect calmness. He is a short man, with light hair
and florid complexion, and counten ince not at' aul indi-
:ative of ferocity of character. His e; es are sunken,
but whether from disease or anxiety, it is not easy to
determine. Upon being directed by the Clerk of the
Crown, in the usual form of arraignment, to hold up his
hand to the bar, the prisoner barely lifted ir, upon whick
Mr. Welsh, the city gaoler, who stood by the prisoner
in the dock, put his hand under the prisoner's arm and
raised it. Mr. John Bennett, Solicitor, who is employed
to defend the prisoner, stood outside the dock, and
pleaded for him.

Mr. JONES (the Clerk of the Crown), having.read the
indictment at length, charging the prisoner with the
murder of James Goold Baynes, and six other 'persons,
on bo ird the brig Mary Rlssell, on the high seas, within
the jurisdiction of the Ct urt of Admiralty, concluded
with the usual interrogatory, calling on the prisoner to
y • whether he was guilty of the felony and murder so
charged, or not?

Mr. BENNETT, for the prisoner, replied, Not Guilty.
The Lour) CHIEF BARON inquired whether ite pti-
,.oner was ready for his trial?

Mr. lititirrtaT.--No, my Lords: but he will be pre.
paled any day that your Lordships think proper to di.
tect after ter-mop row.

The LORD CHIEF BARON—Then let the prisoner be
prepared at the sitting of ne Court on Monday morn-
ing, as his trial will then be proceeded with.
Mi.BENNETT—Very well, my Lords, we shall be ready.
T:.e prisoner was then removed from thibar, having
preserved an uurote:-rupted silence -during the whole
proceedings, and Lorne u ith the utmost composure the
gaze of the multitude which crowded the Court, the
case having, as might be supposed, excited a most in-
tense interest in the public mind.
The prisoner was immediately taken back to the city
gaol, accompanied by one ut the Sheriffs and an escort
of dragoons.
The JUdges, in opening the Assize for the county cf
Tipperary (a district remarkable, in times past, for
local. outrage), on Friday last, congratulated the Gra.id
Jul y on their calendar not exhibiting any regent in.
stance of aggravated turpitude. The affair at Mitchels-
toAn, on the preceding We,.'nesday, was a fight be-
tween two parties or tartions, whose warfare has been
unrelenting and bloody through a long series of years.
The combat took place in the public streets' opposite to
the Police-barrack. The belligerents were, theCoqons
on the one side, and the Powers and.
.13aliers oh the
other. Six persons, all of whom were
..activ„eir en-
gaged in the affray, have' been wounded. Of.,tir:toet
tour have had their skulls fractored by blows, one is
severely hurt elsewb,..le, and one is slightly injured.—.
Three of these unfortunate people are at Mitctielstown,
the rest were conveyed to the country. The police
constables, assisted by the town's people, were Obliged
tporiisnotneerrfse,ll u
interfere,needed
were
ringleaders.
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rlO less than 14
James Connor 'was' Indicted for a felonious assault
Upon the person t f Biddy Regan, in February last.
Rgan,a shobllttotagged, ugly.looking yours
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woman, examined—Reoollects the 14th .February lass.
Came home from market late at night, and found
there was no turf at home ; took up the basket, and
went to the bog to fetch some. The bog was quire
neer. It was about nine o'clock. Saw the prisoner in
the bog. He threw me on a basket in a bog-hole. I
roared as loud as I could, but he stopped my mouth
with his hand. I did not consent. When I came home
I told my mother. lam now ruined, and have lost
my character, the only thing I have hid to live by.
Cross-examined....l went before the Magistrates nest
morning and lodged infr rmations. lam not married,
nor is the prisoner. Would like a husband very well.
but did not *ant to leave the prisoner. Nobody eves
did the like to me before. The prisoner, upon my oath,
bad never any call to me before, and that time it was
against my will. Never was in his house in my life;
never slept with him, and any body who would say so
would say what was fal•e. The prisoner is a genteel
young man, and ought to be too good for me. lam a
poor orphan, and live by my labour.
The mother of the prosecutrix swore that her daugh-
ter told her of her misfortune the moment she came
home, and that they both went to lodge informations
the nest morning. Sre was crying, and in very low
spirits for a long time.
For the defence the following witnesses were called :
Anne Carmody, a handsome, pert, young girl, said,
she could not speak English, and wished to be examined
in Irish.
The prosecutris here exclaimed, "0", my Lord, she
can steak Engli,h as well as I can. Don't mind her,
she is telling a big lie."
Joist:se—lndeed ! If she doe;, that is fluent enough.
The witness during this time had her head enveloped
in the hood of a large clnak, and her countenance was
scarcely visible.
Juocc— Come, young woman, pull off that wig
(a laugh) of your's, and let us see your face.
(The witness having removed the hood)—Hah, 'pots
my word, I wonder the prisoner had not better taste.
The witness having persisted in saying she was not
a good hand at English, was examined by an inter-
preter—llived as servant to the prisoner and his sister ;
knows the ptobecutrix, Biddy Regan ; have often seen
her at the pi isonet's hnu•e; she used often to sleep with
him ; have seen her go into his room at night and come
out in the morning ; saw her going to him one night,
and advised her not; told her that I did not wish to
take away her character, and that I would say nothing
about it, it she came and slept with me and another
girl, who lay with me—that there was room enough
for her; she said she did not care what I said about it,
she would rather go to the prisoner.
. JUDGE—Ask that witness if she would rather sleep
with two women than one map?
Witness (looking strait in the Judge's face with a
smiling archness)—My Lord, I am now single; but it
I was married, I would certainly peter sleeping with
the man.
JUDGIL—I have not the least doubt of it. Call up the
prosecutt ix, and confront her with this witness.
- Both were placed on the table; and each, looking
boldly in the face of the other, persisted in the truth or
her testimony.
William Connor—l am brother of the prisoner; my
house is near his. My eldest sister lives with me. My
young sister, who lives with the prisoner, told us that
aloe suspected something improper was going on in the
bong. We then laid a plan to discover w hat was going
ass. The next night Oat the pin:nutria came to the
house my young sister was to send us an account, and
both of us were then to go over and urpii e them. We
went accordingly one night last winter, a good while
be:ore this charge was made. and found the prisoner and
*-the proarcutria in bed together. The prosecute is was
jumping out of the bed as she heard the door open. We
abused her for her conduet.
CrooPexamined —My sister came behind me on a
horse; I went in first ; the do'r was shut ; it was not
locked ; nobody opened it for me ; I was abre to open it
myself, because I I ad the knack of the latch.
' Mary Connor swum to the same facts, with this dis-
crepancy—she went in first, and the door was open, and
lett so designedly ; that she and her young si ter had so
planned, to avoid making a noise. •
Verdict—Not Guilty.
Judge-4entlensen. there was not a single word _al
truth in thii.delence.
COIL Avant T.
• km Millie was indicted for stealing a gold watch
and spy-RI 41ii. value 204. the property of Captain Kelly, 1
of the Riles, on the 25th of Aprinast, at Feensoy ;-vad
William Chaallseq, a dragoon, and Mary Daly, were in.,
dieted for receiving them, know ag them to be stolen.
The three ptisoarre f -and Guilty,
The Juana yen Ann Philpot to transportation
for life;," cad as for iou, Chambers," said kis Lordship,
• 'the receivers being's% bad as the plincipals (tor it
them were no receivers' there would be no thieves), I
• will do the same tor you if I find the Act of Parliament-
' pow in operation in England extends to I " 1
Chambers—l'll thank your LOidshili to me
rrire
ii you can do it. 11l be better off in Botanyt liken

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