Star. — 1817-08-23 (London, England)

SLIGO, AVUUST 16.—Thitischy, in a heavy squall, a tragical occurrence mutt place on Lough Gill, by the li.toideting of a sail-bnat„ on btiii:d of Which Were tour persons. two of whom, John Num 'and Hitgb O'Neil, were unfortunately drowned. CARItICK•oN-SIIANNOS, AUOUsT 15.—At half-past two o'clock yesterday, Patrick At...Gowan. aged GO years and upwards, .who was convicted et but-el:ay and robbery m the house of John Pars.in, uo thefith of March last; and John Ail' Eq., convected of tile like offence in the lionae of Edward Stevin, un the 18th of March last, were es.ecuri ti w front of tl.e Igaol of this Lova. The former never acknowledged the justice of LtnterLe entil at the gallows, whera he tirade a full• cuntis.ion of his guilt, but declared his sons and son-in-kw were no: c ...crowd in the robbery ; he also declared his proporuon of the banty, in money and vatic, only am:anted to 14:.—Join M.Eniff declared innocent of the crime for which he suffered; but acknowledsed to have de ,sLrted trom.differenfregimetits five times. And to be twice sheep-stealing; he also acknowledged that he concerned in breaking the evil of Sligo. from whence be wa, coon:yeti to the Ivo, of this county. AliGowan seemed very sorry for lime concerned in a similar cri.re here, and repeateoly twpeki the gaoler would forgive Tt.is is probably rr first execution that ever occurred iu Ini..nd with,, the aed of the military. 'l.iere were upward. vs SAM) persons prebelit, who• seemed greatly ,irecica, and al. avoid siteoce pre ...oiled The ext clilion blichAel M•hicay. 'Thomas Dolan, II:rill. MoLaghliii, Peter MsLogi.lin, Pairick rlgLOgt.llll, And bl•Gue,ao. is respited until further orders—tiiese pers• ns were all beniecced at last Assizes.  C ASTLI:CA It. ' Auousr 17.—0 n e.itturday Mary Apia,' 4nd Amitotic Simians, were tried fur the mutchr of Shealane's w.te, at Erri3, in this county. is Jun, , 1815. The orincipal evidence nas a child of Shevlane's, aged about eight years, ulio was not six Years ol• when the murder WAS committed, aad was hitherto deemed too young to be examined in a Court of Ju tier. She told the horrtd story very plainly She was. lying in bed with her mother in the morning, when her father struck her with a spade, and Mary M,Keal stabbed her in varinuaparts of the body until she was dead. The child was frightened, and pretended to be asleep. It appeared there had been an intrigue betwten the ptisoners, and that the wo 'man was pregnant in consequence at the time of the murdtr, and that their object was to get married. The circumstances brought forward in support of the child's testimony were conclusive, and the Jury, without a moment's hesitation, gave ip a verdict of Guilty against both ptisoners.  Lease Bneaxtzo.-1-The late Trim Assizes have been nut less remarkable for a very singular civil case, than fur the criminal one of Mr. O'Connor. The case we allude to is that of Lord Clermont against Sharp. This case had been seven times tried in the County of Louth, and seven tires his Lordship failed in establishing his claim. The action was an ejectment brought by 11is Lordship to break a lease made by the late Lord ,Cl;:rmont, as having been made under-vaine, and a fine of 41300 having been taken from the tenant. The Court of King's Bench repeatedly set aside the verdicts for the defendant, and at last, as t!.e County of Louth Juries would not finil as the Court thot.ght the evidence required, directed the action to be tried in the County of Meath. It was accarJingly tried in the Summer Assi::es, 1315. at Trio), and a special verdict found, which, OD ac. count of nor being sufficiently clear, was set aside, and the cause ditecte4 to- be tried again. It accordingly came down to Le tried at the last Assizes, and occupied the Court :or two days. The Jury brought in a verdict on both points explicitly in favour of his Lordship. Enuing that a fine of d 782 had been taken, and that the rent was less than could !sive been obtained from a solvent tenant. Thus, alter nine trials, this cause is at length at rest.