The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-21 00:00:00

grATESIMIC

TO THE EDITOR OF rim STATESMAN.

Sia,—The Jury, wfrieb were assesthied to 'squire
how Castlereagh came by his death, 14 two words
Sinn in the evidence to them; by Atm Robinson tad
Doctor Dankbead, which words, if tree, Were sot very
creditable to Castlereagh. Mils Asa. and the Doctor
both said that be died in a stare of " Mined Deli..
'ion." Alcatel, is my dictionary, means intellectual;
and " Delusion" means a cheat, a deceptions, an hb-
posture. There was bo delusion 10 Casderoagles shy-
ing that the breakfast was not it for him t nor speak.
ing in a sharpe tone; nor saying that ►here wee
conspiracy against him. AU these Atm the Morse
of delusion, Doctor B. saish that 'Castlereagh Com-
plained of a
a little delusion in that; and, in saying that be was
much relieved, after be had been cupped; bnt there
is no deception in taking two coils of tea. When a
1 man says he is ill, he may impose es anot►er. Bat,
there, is no deception, when ea. man tells ',other that
I he seems grave. If I were to say that Algae Robivtots,
the Doctor, and the Coroner (Mailed the Jury, 1'
should, perhaps, be made to prove the assertion ; t►ere.
fore I will not say that. Neither will I say that Cat•
tlereagh cheated, deceived, or imposed upon the pro-
' ple during Lis life. Bat, I may say that he died,
when in a state of Mental Dalusieo, which signides as
impostor, a deceiver, a cheater.
I mu Sir, yogis, A. R. -

SHIPPIN4I mrsudesses.

Raab, Atmore 40.—Came dews from the River Imo
sighs and sailed. the Cloeimitates, Champlin, fot New
Twit t the fieorge Deeper, for Sierra Leone; tho Mon-
mouth. Simpson for the Cape of Wed Hope t alto the
Torii. Talbot, fit; Madeira and Madras, which ship will
remain is the Down 'till Thursday for passengers.—
Bind N.B.

Poarsatou'iii, Acts. N.—Arrived the Sarah. Scott,
fres Africa; Lady Ridley. from Batavia. for orders.—
Abbertea, llfpie, hoot Bust!, off the wight.—Wind
E.N.B.

P&Tatootii. Auo. 19.—Salled the Surrey, Garbutt, for
ifiramicki ; Ana and Amelia. Short, for Calcutta;
Ifsanah, Webber. for Quebec; Brilliant, Grenville, for
Gibraltar= and Harriet. Cummings, for Ditto.—Wind E.
PALSIOUTII, AVG. 19.--Arrived Off the Port, the John
Richard, Daman, from Tobago, in six weeks. Sailed
the Persiveranee, Brown, for Sierra Leone. The Ye-
nos, of LlaHlly, laden with copper ore, struck on the
Holmes on Saturday night, cad sunk. Crew sand.—
Wind IL

PROSECUTIOJY OP CATHOLIC PRIRST
ton MI •I.LIGLII CI AAAAA 710 X OP AN ILLEOAL
• MARRIAGE.

TUE ZINO AT TIE PROIECUT(ON Or MART PAART, ALIAS
MILT, AGAINST TIM AM JOHN O'CONNOR.
This trial which packed earnsiderable interest, took
place yesterday. Mr. Justice Dutton pretided, who
dispensed jostle@ with his usual impartiality ; and ex-
plained the abstruse points of law with accuracy,
when any ergotism arose respecting their tendency or
eonstrucaios. The Jury after a patient and deliber-
ate investigation, returned a verdict of gairlid—to
the very general eatisfectios of a Court crowded to
excess, with the most respectable Gentlemen, who tes-
tified in the stroogest their approbatios at the
decision of tb*Jury. No subject that could Manse
Sr agitate the public mind was adverted to. The
Counsel for the prosecution evinced during the miry
proceeding, a disposition the most honourable and li-
beral, and disclaimed any iatestion of acrimonious or
hostile nature, to the respectable Clergyman, whose
virtues and character he took occasion to panegyrize
during big address to Jury. Ills Lordship also paid a
well-merited compliment to the Rev. Traverser whilst
charging the Jury. We have to express oar decided
approbation of the coarse pursued during this trial—
for the sentiments expressed by Lis Lordship—and
the Counsel on both side were most liberal and conci-
liating.
We understand that it Is the intention of many re-
spectable persons to open a subscription in this tows
and county, in order to defray the Rev. Mr. O'Con-
nor's exposes upon the above prosecution, which,
must necessarily have been considerable.
Although such a measurepeading the proceedings,
would hare been Imprudent, as it might have peen
construed into a conspiracy to defeat the existinraws
of the country, yet now that the Rev. Gentleman has
bees by the verdict of a respectable Jury, ander the
direction of one of the ablest Judges on the bench,
honourably acquitted of both legal and moral guilt,
it would meet our fullest coacurrencea it would owl(
is the most emphatic manner the disapprdhation of the
public on such a peoseeutira, so little to accordance
with the parting injunction of his Majesty, contained
io Lord Sidmouth's celebrated letter.—(Cunnaught
Justrad )

TRALgs, Ara. 14.—Jas. Casey, and Michael Hem
messey were tried and found guilty of the murder et
Elisabeth Kelly, on the Sib of July last. They were
executed oa Friday last. It appear., that on the trial
the prisoner Casey had requested to speak with Mr.
Raymond, one of the witnesses against him, and that it
was hie (Casey's) Intention, bad Mr. Raymond com-
plied with the request, to bare stabbed kilo with a pen
knife.

6ALWAT. Avg. 10:—On Wednesday last, as a qnan-
tity of provisions was proceeding by water to relieve
the distresses of the inhabitants of the neigh
bourhood of Spiddal, • number of the Claddagh
boats attacked the vessel that was coaveyiag these pro-
visions, and plundered her of a covsiderable quantity
of biscuit, rice; and oatmeal. We understand that
Captain Hutchinson lost no time in sending a party in
search of these pirates, but we have not yet learned
wit► what success.

At the Kilkenny Assizes, the unfortunate occur-
fenCil at the fair at BAWD eta. under the attention of
the Cunrt, on Monday, In the indictment of Lieut.
Wray, of the Police. for aiding and assisting in the
murder of Mary Delany, on the I Sth et Mir list.
The trial ended in the Immediate acquittal of that
officer.

Bills of Indictment were found against James Dal
lard, one of the wito far the prosecution in this
case, far tai fat mind corrupt pe;iury. This roan has
postponed his trial till next Assizes.
At the close of the King's County Assizes, a man
named William L'Estrange was liberated by order of
the Court. fie bad been confined in the gaol of Phil-
lipstown for upsards of twenty years. His but charge
was fur the murder of a child ; and he has bun
since, until within the last two years, in a deranged
state of mind. A subscription was entered into by
the Hon. Baron Smith, and the gentlemen is Court,
for the unfortunate man.

IVATERTORD MAIM Ir.—Butter has deelitied a little
since our last; yesterdsp, 795. was the highest gear-
rid rate for first qualities, the maks of neighbouring
farmers, and some were bought 6J. to Is. per cwt.
lower—Weighed at the Crane on Thursday, 209;
yesterday, 294 cirkins—(Chronicle, Aug. ii",)

The light-fingered tribe mustered in great strength,
and wore feces of uncommon activity and business-
like expression among the crowd at Lord Lmdon-
derry's funeral yesterday morning. We have not
beard of any extraordinarily great heal having been
made upon the occasion ; but one feat that has reached
ear knowledge, deserves mention, for the daring and
skill of the operator. filaybank, the police constable
of Chelsea, as knowing a our as any on the beat, Lad
his small clothes pockets turned inside out, and emptied
of 10s.; nor was he aware of the " sleight" until a
considerable time afterwards. when a bystander drew
his attention to the condition of his pocket. 'llO
chagrin occasiosed by this discovery derived but little
consolation from the mirth excited amongst his brother
officers by the mute and statue-like figure of astoaish-
meat presented by the unwary trap, oa finding that be
had been so .4. cleanly drawa," .