The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-02

Ryan's Sentence.-Ryan, whose trial for
killing a man, resulted in verdict OF man '
slaughter in the New York Court of OYER
and Terminer, was arraigned for sentence
on Tuesday last, he had the same quiet,
detected appearance as during his trial.
When called upon in the usual form to|l
state his reasons. If any he had, why the|'
sentence should not be pronounced. he'll
made a short address to the Court, in|s
which, with characteristic simplicity. bel
that che had never felt i'll will
towards any one. for ten minutes, in hls
life; J" he insisted too, on his long impri-l
sonment, lowing to the intervention Of the
yellow fever, and the change in the con-
.stituton, his continuance in Brldewelll
had been protracted for nearly year) on
the destitute state Of his children, the bad
conduct oil his wife, &c. on all of which he|
seemed to rely in mitigation Of his punish
|ment.
4 His Honor, Judge Edwards. in perth
lInent and impressive charge, reminded the
plprisoner of the fairness of his trial, the
liability and efforts of his counsel, and the
. patience and attention of the jury who had
!, ,Ipronounced him guilty. lie then remark
led on the strange contrast between the
quiet temper of the convict, and the re-
volting cruelty of the act he had commit
slt.d. He went over the facts OF the case
Mas established by the witnesses, and the
llconsiderations which had induced the jury
y TO acauit him of the crime of murder, and
q to find him guilty of msnslaughter only
: His Honor, in very feeling manner, ad.
United the aggravated injuries and provo
r|cations which led to the act, yet he was
= FAR from admitting these as the least JUS
dItiiicaton of the deed--a deed, which, bu
-o|for these considerations, must have beer
pronounced by all men, most outrageous
!, murder. Vengeance, he observed belong
hot to man. The laws of his country pro
y lvided him redress, and it was to thos
oi avs he should have made his appeal. In
e. stead of this he had taken the law into hi
s own hands, and avenged hmselfin man
irIner marked with circumstances oi grea
,e lcruelty. There could be no doubt he in
tended to kill and if such acts were sui
lfered to pass with impnnity, no ma
). 1wonld be sale, but society must return t
:, the savage state. 1t was salutary and ne
~ cessary. that on this subject, warnin
lel example should be given to the communit
,na land the court, considered the convict q
,t,lihe bar as suitable subject to afford sue
u-lexample. Under these circumstance
y they did not feel themselves justified |
.,,Istopping short of the utmost limit asslel
'' led by the law, and they accordingly al
ed Judged him to be imprisoned at hard i
h,|bour in the state prison for the term I
he fourteen years.
hel A west of England paper caution
or beachers, manufacturers, and others co
cerned in the cotton trade, against alo'
ing strangers to inspect their works. II
re- following reason for this caution is giv'
ay' in Liverpool paper:--" We understa'
ta- that there is at present, in England,
agent from the United States, who is a
parently engaged in the manufacture
the machines of particular description, a
pe- that, under the pretence of supplying t
E a various manufacturing establishments
:, the United Kingdom with such machin
Wv he is finding his way into those establls
or orIments, in order to make himself acquail
nal ed with the local improvements of ca
ent factory, and he is actually engaged in mi
ing models and such local improvement
which models are regularly exported.
ling casks of linseed oil. This agent, we
10. derstand, very lately sent out comp
,or- series of machinery in that mode Of pa
& - = ing, for the spinning Of cotton, and Of
-, nv very latest Inventions" ". 1. ID. u
OF The rapenous salt-spa Shark."
VIII On Thursday last another OF these aq
, ofItic prowlers made his appearance at
vich docks. A dead fawn had been float
s. about between two wharves short til
the till nearly low-water, when shark sci
and carried it off. Soon after, dog,
nv onging to an officer from one of the TO
e@- was sportvely thrown into the water,
lhad swan and played about some Il