The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-13 00:00:00

eider that a party of smuggler' from Bogus". which
the learned Serjeeet remarked, nes no loss cals.
%toted for so illicit eonttabasil traffic, than for the
fashion and besets that wangled to Is, might be sea.
bled to sneak and witness the perfermaeco of that I
ceremony. In point of fact, the Prosecutor bed net
been etetnined in she Court of Exchequer, bet the
ostrages complained of had been committed by the
Defrodints, in the prevent cue, to deter 'mums
from 'appearing as witnesses is any cams where they
or their Meads were proceeded against for their
emegeling transactions.
The Cosmos Staastort. for ile defence, mad* is
Ingenines and forcible speech to the Joey, arid after-
watts called femoral alines..s for the parpose of
contradicting these adduced en the part et the pre-
location.
The Jury. however, after bearing the evidence re-
capitulated be his Lordship, (send eight of the De-
fendant. Guilty, who will be takes op to the Coed
of King's Bench for judgment after the vacation ;
end the other Defeadents, eight in number, wale at-
quitted.
Till lINO v. SOUTIN AND WILLIS.
This wits an indictment egoism the Defendants,
for a conspiracy to obtain the condesnoatioo of a
sloop called the Judith, William Willis.., mem.,
by falihly alleging that the said vessel was employed
at Arundel in smuggling foreign spirits.
This was soother of throw infamous& vises in whkb
the Earise hese been deceived by the sarcomas, state-
ments of certain potions, for the purpose of W.I.
toting infnresatioos in the Court of Exckeqem for
their own benefit, and rein of the esfortesate sic-
liens of their depravity. It appeared is evidence.
that the Defendaots had ghee information epos affi-
davit. before Mr. Buddinglon, a Commissioner, that
she vessel in question had been engaged in smuggling
et Arundel on the 16. h of June, 1816 Upon this
informatics' proceedings were instituted its the Es-
chequer, sad the vessel was condemned. It turned
out upon subsequent investigation that there was no
foundation for the info...ties, end the Facie*, being
sati.fied of the !reeds imposed epos them, mode com-
plete restitution to the injured patties, sod directed
the present permecetion. They were all found

IRELAND.

CARLOW ASSIZIO.
Denis Mean and Bdrcerd Furlong were pet to
the bar, charged with stooling 30th. of tobacco, the
goals of Thos. Camden, of Ilackets.town.
James Ferris. —ls jest corm oat of the dock;
knows the Prisoners et the bar; has two brothers,
John sod Peter; recollects the robbery ; be went to,
it with his brother; Mr. Furlong, the other Pri
at the her, sad witness's brother John, wore pre
sent ; witness placed his brother sentry at the doer ;
'Wens went in first ; Mr. Furlong Wooed : they
stripped the house; witness could rut open the press
himself, bet called Feting to assist him; when they
bad got the tobacco, they handed it out to Nowlin;
the party kept three rolls; Feting got two; witness
sold his owe share.
Cross-..tinnier(' by Mr. GRlMM—Watson hiss(
taw from Carlow Jail; he has sot been in mete
thee twe ktils—once in each. How many robberies
ban yea been at altogether? Together —(Laugh.
leg)—why, sere I costal not be at more than one of
/ tine —Yoe rertainlv have bowls's.' me down by
that mason —( Loud laughing in Coart.)—ConlP'.
pray arm, tell us how essay you base hen at?
sever pot them doors ; for 1 sever Ono/Ott it 'maid
come to my turn to give an moment of them.—Be
virtue of your oath. Sir, will you swear that you base
sot been 00mi? I would not !—(Witness laugh.
fat,)—W -6141 yoe SOW that you have n•tt Iwo at
twenty P I would not !—(Still laughing.)—Do you
recollect robbing etas widow Stine is tko county
of Wicklow ? The Irian, Byrn., who is she ?
nay be it is Bigg hell you mean, 0/1 only
took a trills of *MA., fro. her, that's ail!—
Was it day or night ?—( Laughing.) Why it was
right to be sore.—Did you not rob the poor wenn
of every article in the house ; even her bed-clothes,
and the clothes off her back ? I took clothes, but
they WPM not nn her back.—Do you recollect steal-
ing two l tches of bacon, from Doran tho Wes.
ford carman: Faith I do; and a pig's head
besides. ( Loud laughing its Court.) —Do you
moiled robbing John Keogh, in ski coooty of
Wicklow, and taking every article in his house ?
Ton're wrong there; I did not take terry thing; I
only took his atones, and a few other little things!
--( Witness end the auditory las:king issesode.
relicts. )—Whg you're a mighty gond bonneted
fellow ? There is not a better honoured fellow in
the coast,—there may be konester.—Do you know
old Mr. Furlong? 1 de; he summoned me before a
Magistrate for robbing his teent.—Pray, Sir, don't
you know, that in consequence of your giving testi.
many here to.tley, your life is to be saved; and
that by agreement you are to plead evilly to another
Indictment ? I do not.—Did net Mr. Goodell pro.
pose it ? He did not.
Peter Ferris (brother to the last wines.) lived in
Backels.towo in July last, at tito time of the rob.
bur which which he recollects; his two brothers were
going to Condell's, when they met with }nog Far-
ing, who went with them; Furlong broiled out a
bar with a bulk in it like tobacco!
Cross.nateinod.—Witness (after combinable he.
artmi.ted that he had crowned with Con.
doll, and Jones, Coodell's brother.in.law, after he
bail been namitted before Ow Grand Jury ; however,'
he would out swear any thing that wools! hurt Ms
soul ; Uses row near Carlow ; Ind a fever, bet it
was on Easter Sunday, sod not at the time of the
robbery ; he was in perfect health at the time; so
person came to NO him the day after; the bed la
which he lay had been searched fur the tobasxm ;1
witness never gate any information whatever, until
yesterday, before the Grand Jury; witness's mother
sent for him yesterday, but did sot tell.his to pro.
senile; Mr. Jones, Cortdell's brother-in.law, told
him to tell the troth, bat not to hurt his seal; if be
know any thing, be would tell the troth so sale his
noel; why shoeld'ot Ise? Can't telleatest (laughing
es)
which of his two brothers is the g ros;
Jobe and James are his brothers; sever told as, ea
what be knew until yesterday.
William Nlehebear--s.aews Oradell) et liackeu!

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