The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-10 00:00:00

T/t D'rt SOCItTY.

William White, Jiiilll.4 L11:10II, Thomas Hatt. John
Kelly, JOllll W.,Rh, and Jabot Deuirev, (fraversers)
were indicted for that being ...al-disposed persons, they
did, on the second day of Noiomber, at a house in
Bride Street, administer as unlawful oath to Patrick She-
ridan, that he should keep secret what he had heard is
that room.

A serum! Count in the Indictment, charged Thomas
Hart, John Kelly, John Walsh. and John Dempsey. with
holding intercourse with Willie's Wilito, and James
Lindon, members of an unlawful society.
Another Count, charged William White, and James
Lindon, with holding intercourse with Thom ts :tart, John
Kelly, John Walsh, and John Dempsey, us tubcrs of au
unlawful Society,
Another Count, charged all the Traverser• with baring,
confederated and combined together, contrary to
the Statute, in that case mole and plovided.
There were several other Counts in the indictment, to all
of which the Traverser: severally pleaded Not thsilty.

Mr. John Seely Townsend
_stated the rase, on the part
of the prosecution. The 'f rsveraers, lie said, bad associated
together for the ostensible purpose of assisting the die.
t r d members of the trade, the chandlers, and of
burying such of litmus should die under circumstances
requiring their assistance. They termed themselves the
`• Dove Society." If they bad no object in view but that
which they professed, they would be entitled to the praise
of all well disposed and benevolent men, but they adopted
in their Society an oath of secresy, and thereby rendered
themselves liable to the present prosecution. According
to the present law of the land, all Societies, the members
whereof are bound together by an oath of secresy, are
The facts of the case could be laid in evidence
heroic the Jury. 11r. fowasend concluded by calling
Patrick Sheridan.

The Recorder being shout to exans;ne this witness.
asked him what trade he was of?—Tire witmss d•clineii
simmering. saying that he would not state auy thing that
should criminate himself.

The Court told the witness that he was not required to
criminate himself, and t►rat the Court would take care dill
he shuul•l not do so.

The witness said that he conceived that he was the best
judge of what would criminate hisu. He ultimately de-
clined smattering any question, and left the table.
The Hight Hon. the Lord Mayor was then sworn. His
Lordship stated. that he apprehended the Traverser. at a
house iu Bride street: that they were brought in custody
to a Police Office. and were examined by him ou oaqs, its
presence of the Pollee Magistrates.
This communication having been made on oath. could
not be received in evidence; any confession or statement
made by a Prisoner or 'l'rsysr•er on oath not being
considered legal evidence, the law requiring it to be
voluntary.
'There being no further evidence, the Jury returned a
verdict of Nut Utility.

The following " Notice" has appeared in the Dublin
Gazette —The Right Hon. Richard Viscount Powerseourt,
deceased. did by his list will, beariog date the bth day of
October, 152.2, give and bequeath unto the Rev. Charles
Simeon, of Trinity College, Cambridge, the 'Honourable
and Rev. Edward Wingfield, and Sergeant befroy, the
suns of litre* thousand pounds, to be by them expended. as
may seem hest to them. animations of one thousand pound!
in each—n molly. one thousand pounds for his poor,
countrymen in Ireland, for the potpie _of sopportiwr
missionatirs to preach the glad tidings of salvation to this
benighted prople—one timosand ponnds for the same
purpose in India—oar thousand pounds for the poor blacka
in and arriving at and in the Island round Sierri Leone.
He also d.aired that AM (meatuses might and should. at
their discretion, spend in the service of Ws Lord, blaster,
and Redernier, a sew of two thousand pounds annually oat
of his estates, until his son Richard should attain the age
of twenty one years. And Obis said well he appointed his
Itiottant•the flue. and Rev. Edward Wingfield, acd Robert
Earl of lio.len, executors." •