The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-08-21 00:00:00

STATE OF IRELAND.

COUNTY CARLOW, TULLOW, Auo. 14.—During last night a
most daring and villainous outrage was committed in this part of
the country ; the windows of the parish church of Aghad, were'
broken by stones—one sash was entirely destroyed, and between
thirty and forty panes in the other windows. The church is
called Coolkuno church; it is within a quarter of a mile of the
place where the policemen were beaten last winter, and within
half a mile of the residence of Connor, the man who was tried
Lillt spring assizes in Wicklow, for the attack on the policemen,
found guilty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation, but
who has, within the laet month, returned home, being liberated
by order of.the present Lord-Lieutenant.
Cove Tv GALWAY—EYRE COURT, Auc. 16.—0 n the night of
Monday, the 10th instant, a black horse, value about £6, the
property of Michael Scott, of Killalaina, had his tongue malici-
ously cut out by some persons unknown. Scott can assign :no
reasoli for this barbarous outrage. The same night, within a
mile of the same place, a large field of corn and potatoes the
property of a man named Grady, was maliciously mown down,
it•is supp Used, by. the same party Min csinap44o. the alnYe7,
mentioned outrage.
SACRILEGE.—On the night of Thursday, the 13th instant, the
parish church of Killishandra was feloniously entered ; the
crimson cloths upon the pulpit, reading desk, and communion
table were torn off and stolen, and carious damages done to
books, cushions, curtains, &c. in the church. In this case
notices have been served within /IS hours upon the high consta-
ble of the barony, and the churchwardens of the parish, in order
that the amount of damage done may be levied off the barony or
parish pursuant to law.
DREADFUL Rini., Loss of LIFE AND SErEll A L PrnsoNs
WouNDen.—We have so frequently laid before our readers de-
tailed accounts of the numerous riots which ha-ve taken place in
Killarney, that we shall on the present occasion content our•
selves with observing, that in one of thole desperate affrays, a
man named James Brosnahan was killed at the fair which took
place in that town on Monday last, and several more badly
wounded, who are at present lying in the hospital, one so dread-
fully lacerated in the arm that, we are informed, the attending
physicians harepronounced amputation absolutely necessary in
order to save his life. An inquest was held en Tuesday, in the
sessions-house, on the body of John Brosnalian. Several wit-
nesses were examined with the utmost patience, and the inves-
tigation did not terminate until a late hour in the evening.
Under the 'circumstances, we deem it imprudent to publish the
finding of the jury ; we, however, feel at perfect liberty to give
publicity to the following document.:—" We are also of opinion
that in consequence of the increasing riotous disposition of the
peasantry of this neighbourhood, our town being in a continual
state of oisturbance, and our trade materiatmy injured by such
riots, the coroner, and magistrates acting with him on the present.
occasion, should make immediate application to the Lord Lieu-
tenant for a strong military force, to be permanently quartered
in Killarney:—Kerry paper.

SHOOTING QUARTERS IN INVERNESS-SHIRE. &e.—William
Massey Stanley, Esq., has arrived at Killin, with Lord Fitz.
harris, and the Count Matoushevitz. Col. Fawkes. Capt. John
Dixon, and party, are at Invermoriston. Captain Inge, Mr.
Stephenson, Mr. Barker, and party, are at Invergarry ; Mr.
Bold of Liverpool and party, at Gtiisachan ; Mr. Len try and
party at Monar; Capt. Murray and party, at Eskadale ; Col.
Porter and Mr. Digby, at Abertarff; Mr. Wormald and Mr.
Foljamb, at Corrychoylie ; Mr. and Capt. Dilke at Auchinault;
Mr. Greville at Garve; Col. Standen, the Hon. Mr. Bathurst,
the Hon. Mr. Phipps, and Capt.',Harford at Aberarder; Major
Ross at Tomatin ; Captain Rooke, Mr. Shuckburgh. Mr:Blake,
and Mr. Cooper, R. A., at Balmacaau, Glen- of Urquhart; the
Right Hon. Lord Byron, Col. Ellis, Capt: Cunningham, and
Arndilly at Coignafearn; Mr. Bell and Mr. Shafto, at Dalmi-
gavie ' • Col. Chtld-evs—at Corrybrough Lodge; Mr. Pyne and
Capt. Forbes at- Freeburn.; Horatio Ross, Esq., of Rossie, at
Tollie, Rosshire ; the Hon. Capt. Howard at Dunrohin; Mr.
Edward Ellice, jun., at Invereshie. Wednesday morning, The
12th, a few of the sportsmen took the field, but the greater part
have reit:dyed to have ,recourse to angling and other amuse-
ments, for a few days, till the birds are stronger. A boa -of
game was to be sent on Virednesday evening to his Majesty-7-
the first frnits of season 1825, on our Highland moors.—/nrer-
ness Courier.

Most of our readers were gratified with the letter of the Rev.
Dr M'Leod, of Campsie, which lately appeared in our columns,
and with the benevolent object of its author, to bestow on the
Irish the Psalter- in= their own tongue. They will learn; with
similar satisfaction, tbat an Irish, Hymn Book has just been
published in Dublin, being'a translation into Irish of some of
the simplest and most beautiful devotional pieces in our langu-
age. 1. his Hymn-book—" Clairseach naotnlitha na k'Birnirt.
Dublin, I 835; editor is said to be a daughter of the Bishop
of Meath, who introduces the hymns with a preface in the Irish
tongue, " 1.79, the people of Ireland, signed M. J. Alexander."
The principal contributors are. Owen Conellan and Peter
O'Daly, of Ardbuechan, in Meath. We have not seen the
book ourselves, but such is the . account given of it by tbe Bel-
fast News Letter. These are the good which, in time, will vet
pour Gospel light and truth into every household in Ireland.-,
Scottish Guardian.

PROPER TIME OF RISING.—Among the curios ities at Aps
lev-l-louse, is the truckle bed, in which the Duke of Welling-
ton sleeps. Why, it is so narrow," exclaimed a friend, there
it not even room to turn iu it!" "L'utn in it!" cried his
Grace, " when once a man begins to turn in bed, it is time to
turn out."

Counirrr's STYLE.—Cohbett's style was his great Charm.
There was no doubt much in his matter, but his style set it oil
to the best advantage, It was clear, perspicuous, pule, tho-
roufhly English—English drawn from the wells of Saxon un-
defi ed. We do not know anv English writer precisely like him.
He somewhat resembles Swift. but Swift was graver, and dealt
much in irony—a weapon little used by Cobbett. Something
of the manner of Defoe may be traced in his descriptive, but as
political writer old Daniel was much heavier. Perhaps Frank-
lin, whom he used to call a gt eat rogue, conies nearest to hie
manner; and poor Richard supplied many of his ideas upon
life, manners, and domestic economy. Paine alio, whom
he at one time denounced as a ruffian unworthy to live.
and at another time set up as an idol for admivatiOn, ap-
pears to have served him for a model. He fancied, or he
pretended to fancy, that he was indebted for his vigour and
lucidness to his grammatical knowledge of the language,
and was fond of referring to his grammar as a proof of his
profound information. Of the philosophy of language he had
no idea—no acquaintance with etymology—not a philological
notion in hie head. We have not looked into his English Gram-
mar for many years ; and all we can recollect of it is, that the
examples chosen to illustrate the rules were amusingly chasin
from his political Animosities. In order to explain a noun of
multitude, or something of the kind,, wo had—" Thus we say,
a House of Commons—a den of thieves." The use of a. bv-Plien
was illustrated b y " k eynoldsi ilie governMent spy,"—fcrazer's
Magazine.

MARRIAGE !N HIGH Lrvp.—On Tuesday W 35 married at
Trinity Church, Mar) lebooo, London, Oswald Mosley, Esq.,
eldest sou of Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., M.P., Lord of the
Manor, to Maria, eldest daughter of General Bradshaw, K.C.B.
The bells of the Co)legiate Church rang a merry peel at in-
tervals during the

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LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.

• CROWN COURT, TvEs DAY.
(Before SIR N. C. TYNDALL Chlif Jostle, jf the Court of

Cominott Pleas.l
• • 7
Eliza Greenwood was charged with.hiying Married, her first
husband. William Greenwood.-being still alive. 'the case for
the pro,seciiton Was conducted by Dr. BroWni that of the pri-
soner by Mr. Brandt.. Mrs. Egan proved the marriage of the
prisoner, under the maiden name of Ann Roberts, to William
Greenwood, at the Collegiate Church of Manchester; and that
they had lived together as man and wife. On her cross-eitausi-,
nation by Mr. Brandt, witness said that she believed the true
name of the reputed Greenwood was. Miller. She bad heard so.
Dr. BrOwn objected to this mode of questioning a witness upon
that 14hich was merely rumoured. The parish-clerk or the paro-
chial Collegiate Church of Manchester proved both the first
and subsequent marriage of the prisoner, the former in August.
1833, and the latter in December, 1834. Richard Berwick, po-
lice-Officer, of Manchester, deposed that he had taken the pri-:
soner into custody on the 14th of Mar last. When he informed
the prisoner of the serious charge exuding aoainst her, she told
him that she was under the impression that her first husband
was drowned: It was subseqnent4'proved that a vessel had been
swamped in the River Mersei,—m which vessel Greenwood
was at the time. The prisoner said in her defence that her
husband had been away at sea eight rnenthi, when a cousin of
his called upon her and told her that he was drowned. Esia
Dannel, the sister of the prisoner at the bar, proved that the lat-
ter had requested her to accompany her to, Liverpool to &seer-
taio the fact, as to "ether her hueband were dead or alive. They
returned to Manchester under the impression that he was dead.
The prisoner had never seen Greenwood till some time after
Her last marriage,•when his sudden appearance bad buzzed her
so much alarm and agitation that she had fainted. The leaned
Judge summed up the evidence very Minutely; the jury consul-
ted for a few minutes and returned a verdict of not guilty.
Benjamin Kirkham was indicted, charged with killing and
slaying Elizabeth Knowles, a child three years old. It was
proved in evidence, that the prisoner had, through inattention to
his horses, suffered them to knock down and drag the cart over
the body of the deceased, the prisoner being at that time ten
vards,in the rear of the vehicle. John Cowcroft, surgeon, of
Manchester, stated that he had opened the body of the child,
and its liver was found to be broken
.up, which-had caused its
death. The next witness who was placed in the box having
called the child Sarah Knowles, the circumstance induced an
inquiry., when it Was discotered that a wrong name was inserted
in the indictment. The prisoner was pronounced not guilty and
discharged.

• MANSLtUGHTER•
An Irishman; named Jamex Brannigan, of ferocious appear- or
ance, stood indicted for killing and slaying Cain Harrington,
at Manchester. on the 20th of July last: On being placed at
the bar he was asked by the Judge if he had any counsel ? The
Prisoner replied, that Mr. Wilkins defended
Mr. Wir.,x INS said that he had received no instructions to do
so.
The prisoner then said that he bad employed Mr. Xicholls, of
Manchester, to defend him, and Mr. Ricnotts told hjiii that Mr.
:Wilkins was to defend him.

Mr. Nicholls was then called three or four times, and as there
was no answer, the case proceeded without counsel for the de-
fence. Mr. BRANDT appeared for the prosecution.
Dennis Dunu deposed that he bad been present cm the even-
ing in question, when the prisoner and deceased were at the
house of Mice Hughes, in Jermyn-street, Manchester. The,
prisoner had a long dispute relative to his country with a matt
named Patrick. Both parties were Irish. This Patrick had
thrown prisoner down, when llarrington interfered, and took
part in the dispute. This led the prisoner into a quarrel with
him. When he recovered his feet he seized the deceased by the
throat, threw him down, and inflicted a stab upon his breast and
another in the lower part of his abdomen, on the left side. Alice
Hughes deposed that the prisoner had, previous. to the quarrel
with Patrick, quarrellel with a person named M`Cabe ; this
had led to the other quarrel. The prisoner hitbself cross-exa-
mined this witness at great length, and . with considerable
shrewdness. His principal object seemed to be toshow that the
deceased and others had exasperated him by telling him that he
had sworn falsely against some prisoners at the Lancaster
assizes, who, through his influence, had got six months' impri-
sonment; and further to cast a stigma on the characters of
deceased and his associates of that evening. The inspeetor of
the nightly watch, in Manchester, deposed that he had taken the.
prisoner into custody, and had immediately returned to the spot
to search for the knife, but could not find it. The prisoner
cross-examined this witness, with a view to show to the court
bow severely he had been ill-treated before he had committed
the act. The knife was produced by a gentleman netted Davis.
who said that he had known the prisoner for many years, as
connected with the paviours under the surveyors a stree;s, in
Manchester. Mr. Gallagher, house-surgeon at the Manchester
Infirmary, proved that Harrington had died from inflammation
of the wound in the abdomen. The prisoner put in a written ,
defence, which was read by the clerk of the court, in which he
urged the great provocation which he had received. The learned
Judge then summed up the evidence, and the jury, after con-
sulting about ten minutes, pronounced the prisoner Guilty. The
learned Judge said that the prisoner had been found guilty of
crime which, however common it might be as the final result of
quarrels in other countries, he hoped would never be established
in this. He should feel it to be his duty to uphold the prisoner
as an example to others, whose passions, if unchecked, might
induce serious mischief and considerable loss of life. The
learned Judge then sentenced the prisoner to be transported
iieyond the seas for seven years.

CUTTING AND MAIMING.
Andrew Jepson stood charged, on an iniietment, With cutting
and wounding Benjamin Grimshaw, with a certain sharp instru-
ment, called a hoe, on the 20th of April last.
Benjamin Grimshaw stated that he was one of the watchmen
of the New Bailey Prison, Manchester. On the 20th of April
last, in consequence of some refrattory conduct
.nn the part of .
the prisoner, who was serving a probation of six mouths' im-
-prisonment there to hard labour, he (witness) was ordered to
place him in one of the back cells of the prison., As they pro-
ceeded through the yard of the prison, Jepson requested witneas
to put him in a dry cell. He showed him several cells, but he
, objected to them all. He then passed out of. that vardinto
another, when the prisoner. having seized a hoe which stood in
a corner. ran after him and struck him a most violent blow ow
,the head with it. Grinashaw.raised his stink to war/Log-the en-
suing blow which the prisoner levelled at him, but the stick was
shivered to splinters. The prisoner then raised the hoe again
and struck witness with such violence that his hat was cut
thrOugh as though it had been paper, and a severe wound was
inflicted on his skull. The hat was here produced, and the two
very extensive cuts were exhibited to the court:• Witness then .
ran away to the distance of about forty yards,:pursind by the
prisoner, who, however, only succeeded in giving him one more
blovi, which fell upon his arm. Witness then felt sick and fell,
down in a state of insensibility. lie did not strike or threaten
prisoner with his stick previous to the attack of the latter upon;
him. •
David Russell, superintendent of night police, at Ardwick,'
near Manchester, deposed that he was at the New Bailey prison
on the 20th April last. He heard a cry of murder proceeding
from the yard; ran to the spot and there saw the prisoner pur-.
suing Grimshaw with the hoe uplifted over his head, in attitude
to strike. When he saw witness he ran away, and at the same
time Grimshaw fell down insensibl. , -
The surgeon of the New Bailey prison xtated that he wal
called in to see Grimshaw on the 14th of April last. He, eta-
mined him and found that be had a very severe gash in his beisd.;
above his right ear, extending to the length of three inches, and
penetrating as far as the periosteum or membrane covering of
the skull. There were also several other severe bruises on the
head, arm, &c. Witnsss had seen the examination of the pri-
soner before the magistrates. Had heard him say, "If I had a
knife in my hand I would have stuck it through his liver; I
should have to be tried over again and sent out of the country."
The prisoner put in a very lengthy written defence, winch ,
was read by the clerk of the court. He complained of the ill-
treatment to which he had been subjected at the treadmill.
Grimshaw, he said, had ran after with him his stick in the yard,
and the whole treatment which he experienced -so exasperated
him that he knew not what he did then, or what be said subse-
quently. •
The learned Judge recalled the witness Grimshaw, and ques-
tioned him respecting the truth of the ahcnte statement. The
witness said that it was all false. He " never used better words
to any man in his life." The learned Judge, in charging the
jury, recapitulated the evidence at large, dwelling with emphasis
on its most corroborative points. The jury almost immediately
returned a verdict against the prisoner of guilty. The !carnet/
Judge said, that if be were for an instant deterred from passing
upon the prisoner the awful sentence of the law, it was from his
conviction of the utter hopelessness of any remission if that were
once done. There would be no hope. He should. therefore,
take time till the following day to consider of his sentence.

CUTTING AND NIAINIING, •
Charles Griffiths was indicted on charge of having, at Man'-' •
chester, on the 18th of July last; maliciously.and unlawfully cut
and stabbed Ellen Grime, with intent to murder her. The facts,
as proved by the evidence, were as follows :
Ellen Grime suited, that she had had some words with the •
prisoner, after drinking with him at a public-house. Prisoner
went home before her, and she followed him It that •
they both lived together. Witness went intothe room io which
the prisoner slept, when he asked her to " come to bed." She
refused, and prisoner got. up, took his penknife from his pocket, -
and again asked her to "come to bed," Witness replied that
she dare not. The prisoner immediately went over to witness
and inflicted two severe cuts on the lower part
.of the abdomen -
of the witness, or, to use the more erophatieksxpressiou of a
subsequent witness who w:ls present, he " ripped,her (Ten." •
Witness immediately became insensible. On a :erois-e.Xaruina-
tion,by the Judge, the witness said she had had.some drink, but.
was not intoxicated.
Elizabeth Diekileon,. who slept in the room in -whisti the cir-
cumstance occurred, corroborated the above esidetice.

Mr. Gollagher, surgeon, had sowed up the. wounds in the ab-
domen of Ellen Grimes. They were very severe: one of them
was about three inches, the caller an inch and a toff in length,.
proceeding in one line with a space of about one inch between.
The prisoner, in big defence, pleaded intoxication as the-
cause of his crime.
The learned Judge having' summed up with great delibeeel;
tion, the- jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilts-. The
learned Budge commented very feeliagiy, upon the inhuman
conduct of the prisoner. Sentence !teat}, vats then recorded:
CUTTING Ar4s. mills:/NG. -
Emma Morianc, aged 18, a Voting woman of rather hand-
some appearance, stood indicted for having., to ihejulogouftt
,ul:..
Ca last,
ln, a
feloniouslyetn er Rochdale, stabbed
ed a
ndi
t intentll
t ( d. o
wounded
11: lt
th rn'
wat
some grievous
bodily harm.
then
called ItsrNes stated the ease for the
a surgeon, James Joinnesa,eacluidtitnhile constable
of coaillßednethhde,
eacrosecutor,
in support of the charge.
Front the evidence of the prosetittor and Spnes. it appeated •
that, on the day named in the indielment, the proSecutor
called
at the house of a woman named,Stanstleld, uktastleton, (a sort
of disorderly house u here the prisoner and asks d if an
acquaintance of his was there. The prisoner replies k Out sho
lisd seen no such a ‘• knobstick," neither did shewitit, as he
worked under price for a manufacturer in tile town,.. The pro-
secutor said that his friend was not a knobstfik ; when the poi-,
sooer replied that he was, and that he (the.presecittrir).was little
better. Some words now arose, and the -prisoner seizing a
knife, made a blow with it and cut the proseeutor's wrist. She
then drew the knife from the 5% ist and planted it in his side.
From loss of blood prosecutor fainted, and remained in a dan-
gerous state for a considerable time. After, honerer, he was
stabbed, mine persons led hint out of the house, and whilst in the
act of doing so,. the prisoner struck him repeated blows upon
the head with a rolling pin. When apprehended by Johnson,
the Rochdale constable, and spoken to by as tn. her cruelty
in striking the prosecutor with a rolling pin after stobhing hint
the prisoner said she thought she " might its well be hung for a
sheep as a lamb." The wound was an Mtn, deep, and inflicted
by a blucher's knife used for the purpose-of outtiug thatches.
These were the material facts of the rase,,and the prisoner in
her defence stated, that the prosecutor hti.jitovoked her to 41)
it by using opprobrious epithets.
The -jury,. without hesitation, found time _prisoner Guilty.
Death was recorded, and the learned Judge said that he was
sincerely sorry to see a young female placed in so perilous a si-
tuation by her violent passions. The ,awful extent of the law
; would not be put in force upon the occasion; but she must no',
longer expect to remain in this country. The prisoner lie'
then removed, weeping bitterly-

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