The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-20 00:00:00

IRELAND.

FERMANAGH ASSIZES.
The Assizes for this county commenced at Ennis-
killen, on Wednesday, the Right lion. Judge D%LY
presiding in the Crown Court.
Bridget Maguhern, others Vise .3furray, for the
murder of her husband, Win. Magahern, on the 31st
December last.
Patrick Dolan proved, that he was in Magahern's
house the day after the murder, and saw the deceased
with his arm broken; he proved also, that he had
head deceased frequently accuse his wife of impro-
per connexion with Owen M'Teague, who was also
indicted as principal hi the first degree in said
murder.
Bridget Magahern, daughter of deceased and Pri-
soner, a most interesting child, about 12 years old,
recollects the night her father was murdered. Wit-
tress, her mother (the Prisoner), her four sisters, add
brother, of whom witness was the oldest, slept toge-
ther in the same bed that night ; her father .slept on
a bed of straw in the corner of the kitchen, with a
blanket over him ; M'Teague came into the house
that night ; in the middle of the night witness was
awoke by tl►e shouts of her father who was murdering
by M'Teague. NVitness wished to rise up, hut was
prevented by her mother, who held her down in the
'bed by her hair; she saw her father's body lying on
the boor; her mother asked M'Teague if he had done
the job? and said that she would fix him in the bed;
witness then shut her eyes with fear.
Frederick Ellis, a Coroner of the county, held an
Inquest oil the body of the deceased the day after the
murder, and stated that the child on that occasion
told what she had proved on the trial.
The Prisoner, in her defence, denied the whole,
and said, that what the child swore was altogether
false, and that she bad beeu instructed to give that
test imony.
The child was here re-examined at great length :
she denied that she had received any instructions,
and adhered strictly to her former testimony, which
so affected the Court, that the Learned Judge was
observed to shed tears.—The woman was found
Guilty, and sentenced to be executes!. She then
pleaded pregnancy, and a Jury of Nlatrons was im-
panelled, who, after an investigation, decided that
she was in that state, in consequence of which the exe-
cution of her sentence will nut take place until after
the next Assizes.

LIMERICK ASSIZES.
The SOLTCITOR•GEYERAL was occupied on Rater.
day in the County Court, investigating the following
Nisi Prices causes, in which the Chief Magistrate of
Limerick was nominally the Defendant, to recover
damages for losses sustained in breaking into stores,
&c. during the riots in June, 1817 :--
Mr. Blakeney Claimod 1471. fur the loss of floor
and oatmeal —verdict 301.

Mr. nannatyne claimed 1501.—verdict 1001.
Mr. rteddan claimed c2l2l.—verdiet '2OOl. Mr. R.
t'd every exertion to &feud his property.
Mr. Rose—verdict 301.
Mr. Robert Ferguson claimed 131.—verdict for

Defendant. , .
The only capital conviction wh;ch has yef taken
place is that of Patrick Avian, who was found guilty
of the murder of Mr. Switzer, et Ballingarry, and
received sentence of De<dh—to be executed on Friday,
and his body given for dissection. •

MONAGHAN ASSIZES.
In the Crown Cowl, Hugh Grecnart was tried
for having, on the 13th April last, with many other
persons unknown, beat, battered, and abused, Ro-
bert M'Mollan, who fur some time after, on the 21st
of July, being very ill, and casting up blood, &c.
did send fer the Rev. Mr. Wright, who is alstia very
active and excellent Magistrate fur (he county and
Mr. ‘Vrighr having administered to him the Sacra-
ment, M`Mollan requested Mr. Wright to take his
depositions against the said Pri.oner, &c. saying he
thought heshould die of his blame:is; .and was sure
it was the 'beating he had received occasioned it; end
r eight slays after said converaation with Mr. Wright,
M' Molten (lied.
The Rev.-Andrew Johnston was sworn on behalf
of the Psisoner,that sonstvskort time of er M•Mollato
received the beating, he (Mr. Johnston) came to the
place, and asked if he knew 'the perpetrators of the
deed; and ild`Mollan mentioned one Al... Guinness,
,a
stone-mason, as the person, but did not name. the
l'risoner. Another 'witness tlPpoird to the same
ett•ct.—Not