The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-28 00:00:00

G. pleckbanti,E7osall, Stalforthhire, grocer—C.B.Grech
nor, Abberley, %Vorrestershice, apottiettnry—J. E. Wein..
nte, Darkhouse-lane, Lower Tnames-street, fishmonger—J..
Word. titratfoid-upon- %von. statlnner—W. Cerptneal.
11(41, innkeeper=l.7. Kirke, Cornhill, dealer—J. Fox. RS",
grocer—T. end.'4. Do ding. Ditton. Kent, paper-inenufac.
torert—l. Dekl,„litte ref tn.. Poultry, irJnneoncer—J.Spencer,
Znitleultreet, It.e4 Lion-square. liverv.stahle.keepe. —G.
Magni. 121evrpobi, troa-merchent—C.Celrerhouse, Weleot
Sowersetstrlit,licer-faetor—WAsistfr, Mherherne. Dorset:.
shire, realtster--4. Bartow, Merton, Surrey,rnilheright—W.

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TO THE EDITOR OP THE •cf lilt MEECANITLE.
ADVERTISER._ . - .
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Caws. Alton, IS, 1iz23..
• Stn,—The anxiety manifested a generally tbsoues
this City, to learn every particidas of the cdndiet .74f
Hickey, who was hanged vests:refs); liade Me to seed-pin
the following narrative of 060404 plane alurink hie
confinement in the liaerack.of Blitterint, previoim tolls
conviction. The details von mil rely ea as colonel..4's
I have them from an it diyideal of respeetability.bfr.
Ilitkey was unonestioniebbi tins leader. of the Ile-
boys that for some time ififestedffie neighbour •5f
Dorwruile. He knew more Biala' bay caber man of, the
numerical strength of his doehofrinoisotisers, of dm evils
they had already perpetrate!. vgoef of thtporpre f.,rtbe
attainment of which thiy-tittli continue' to area* against
the laws. lie was; in sport; the
oninspriagof that
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' fernal machine that has, With:6 the last twelve. • ;
committed such devastationin the h)thertwmo..tpe fool,
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and harmonized partof,fbeC;nnto3O.liri't _
Much useful information was tvi
herefefpectedififOrt
this donglity Captain. He mnst hang Seals aware aSu
the moment he was arrested, that his lifi wil 'jog rp,
felted. He was canght almost in the actual ode' •
of felonious ontraoe ; there remained no doubt of iliai tat
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-le was not, ho Never, destitute of hope- lie ex
much from the clemency of a lupine tioverunieut,.'
would oive information ; but he would give nu ortiotis;,
he would prorecute none of bit &eluded anociamtuArtiiif-
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and repeated applications were made to him. He *kik
if he may expect mercy in the event of his giving **W,
information? He teas told that the he* of thelOorig
mercy were in the custody of the King's Represeiratiffl •.•'''
the LordLientenant of Ireland ; thatnofilagistratnoriermsi
mantling Officer here could hold out any certaidgrotatiies`
of hope to him ; but that they would pledge 3theutsilica
to make a fair report to Government, of the gqii heart/
achieve, My wha4ever information he may give. • , '''' *
He nensented to give up his own and his relatives shy.
For this purpose he sent for one of his brothers, who well ift
confinement at the time, in the guard-house at tioni,ralie.
lie ordered the brother to go with the military endpoint Oat
to them where the arms were deposited. The lad ilen.cesi
all knowledge of the arms, and refused to aticoin•• ay -Ike
military. " How can I," said the deceased to Min, " ex-
pect from strangers, that they will interpose their geou•Cr. '-
flees for me, if my own brother wi.l refuse to do an art of
justice for the preservation of my life !" Voila, fib'-
key now burst Into tears and consented to deliver- up the
arms. .
In a few days after this occurrence, the deceiised,
Hickey was again asked, if he would not make wine for- •
ther disclosures, that might he the means ofatOning T‘',..• •
his past irregularities, and of arresting the progre4ief
-crime. IHe declined prosecuting any man, and mini,'
not give the name of any of his associates to any Maoist
trate or ()Ricer. One thing, however, lie wool I du--lin
wonld endeavour to get in all the arms in the parish,
without compromising his integrity. He a ould inforiit
tbq Rev. Doctor O'llnen, his parish Priest, where, or' in
whose possessie,n the arms were, that ' ne parish Pi lent, ley
his influence with his parishioners, nuarprerail on them
tasuirender the anus to their Pastor; and'. by doing's',
be the usearteof 'laving his (Hickey's) life. The tintitrnii-
nate mein always expected that, if the arms ohlris port-
lons district were au ore nil ered . through his issfbeissitiON,
GM Government. in view Of*that desirable tient hiciai4
commute his sentehce from death to transportation.' ' r.
' This proposal was matte by Ifinkey to the fid,rte Dote rin.
able Lord Viscount Doneraite and'Major Carter. Tafrall
Personages called on tat: Rev. Doctor O'Brien, at Ida holes
at Doneraile, on Friday the silst of March, to inform tina
of this proposal, and to solicit his atteudanca at Butte,
yam. . . , •
The Rev. Doctor. the' at the time confined to big pion
by indisposition, consented to visit Hickey, on the ofaio
understanding and express conditions—lst. That he shou!..l
be allowed to have one of his Curates to accompany id e;
and that he should hays no communication wi.ir the Oct.
soner, Hickey, but in the presence of a third person. . ',
2dly. That whatever co lalllllllC4f.olll may be mmie by
Hickey, should be considered pairate and contidenti4;
and that neither he nor his companinhs should he milted
on. by any Magistrate, (Meer, or President of a Coon
ofJostice, tole* any intermxtion relative to,wh itmat
be the sohjivt-of disesission or inquiry on that oceasitiii..
These two conditions
,11..ing acceded to.by his Lank*
ship add Major Carter, the Rev. Dr. O'Brien, in sumo any
with ins Comte, the Rev. Me, Murphy, proceeded' to
Buttes-ant hafrock on Saturday, the 22.1 Of fast month.—
jiiekei gave the aiergernan a hit of all ,those in theiso.'.
risli of Doneralle, anti of a few from the neighbours:lg
parishes, who hot arms in their possession. H., Lek.
ged of them to do every thing in their power to tort
in the arms, lie oar certain that if the arms
were surrendered his I:fe would he saved, lie kik.
sired that the people should on the fullowino day (Palos
Simony), he invited to bring in their arms; and 6 at the'
clergymen should send fur those whose names worerefa
Inroad by him, as having arms, or send *dna t,,,-,:.
dentiol person to them to preva 1 on them toltuiteto
der the arms. . • l'
• The praiseworthy exertions of the 'lonian Cativolh't
clergy were, on this occasion, most tinw.a mod. TIN,
wished to save the life of a fellow nom ; and lie gettivig
in the arms, they hoped the progress of wienedeess intAisk
be arrestni.
On. the, publication being now mule in the chapels,
that it was kno.vn to the clergy in.whose liands"the .onus
Were, and that it was expected by them they would be

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