The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-03-04 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CONFESSION AND APPREHENSION OF THE MURDERER OF THE REV. MR. HAMILTON.  (From the Fermanagh Reporter.)  A correspondent, writing from Frederickton, New Brunswick, under the date of the 30th January last, says, " Perhaps the power of conscience was never more clearly exemplified than in the following narrative, which I put down in substance, in the words of the unfortunate man, as related this day to myself, from his own lips." The murder was one of those barbarous assassinations which took place a few miles from Bandon, in the year 1833 : " The murderer's name is Patrick Leary. and he states that in the summer of 1833, the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, a pious man, who lived near Bandon, in the county Cork, purported going to Dublin with his nephew, accompanied by a servant ; but the parish priest, who dined with Mr. Hamilton on that day, urged him not to go, but the business was urgent, and he should proceed. The country was then in commotion ; and a young officer of the 36th, who also dined at Mr. Hamilton's in company with the priesti said he was under orders for Dublin, and would bring an escort for their protection, but he passed on without the rev. gentleman, who was waylaid, the reins of his horse seized, himself dragged out of his gig, his body stabbed, struck with bludgeons, and finally, Leary dashed out his brains with a large stone ! ! The servant and nephew narrowly escaped, but no trace of the lawless gang was ever heard of until a few days ago, when a soldier of the 69th Regiment, named Burgon, now stationed in this town, was joking with his comrade, Patrick Leary, and said, " Leary, I saw you at the Blackpool, and, if I am not mistaken, you are the man who murdered the Rev. Mr. Hamilton.' {Leary was the man he enlisted at the depot three years before.] Conscience smitten, although Burgon was only in jest, Leary sent for his commanding officer, Colonel Motiens, and confessed the whole crime, with many others, which I deem prudent to suppress at present, but you will have learned the whole history before 1 can again write to, you. Ilis_geproitioa and confession were taken down by the proper authority. Leary says he never bad any peace of mind since the murder, and that he and his accomplices got only 3s. 6d. each from the society for committing the foul deed. One of the party went to the United States, and three still reside at Blackpool, whose names and residence he has disclosed. Leary is now in gaol, awaiting orders from the Horse Guards for transmission home, to pay the just debt he owes the offended laws of his country." It appears by our correspondent's letter that Leary acknowledged the Rev. Mr. Hamilton was a good man, and that both he and his father's family were repeatedly relieved from hunger and thirst by him ! Oh, the curse of party and private association !! We received this communication in time for our publication, but we delayed publishing the intelligence until the Home Office should have time to make out the warrants for the apprehension of the parties, lest justice might be frustrated.  A letter from Berlin of the 19th ultimo has the following paragraphs :—His Majesty the King has fixed for Wednesday, the 23rd. the solemnity of the betrothing of the Prince Royal of Bavaria to the Princess Mary. "Her Majesty the Queen has received an autograph letter from Queen Victoria, written in the German language, in which her Majesty expresses Her joy and gratitude for the visit which she has received from our Monarch.