The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-01-28 (London, England)

COURT OF KING'S BENCH 4 DUBLIN.  SATURDAY, J•NUARY 24.  LORD FARNHAM.  This being the first motion day in term, the Court sat at eleven o'clock. After a few motions were disposed of WALLACE rose to move for a c. itlitional Order for A criminal information against Lord Farnham. The application was grounded on the affidavit of Michael Lynch, father to Michael Lynch, obey of twelve years old, for a gross abuse of his lairdship's Magisterial authority. The affidavit went to state that the aforesaid Michael Lynch, jun. was charged by the wootirarger of his Lordship, with having cut some brambles off a tree in his Lordship's grounds; said Michael Lynch was summoned before Ate Petty Sessions, in which Lord Farnham and a Rev. Mr. Itobinion were the only Magistrates presiding. The Sessions were held at a place named the Dispensary, which Dispensary was his Lordship's gate-house. The charge of his Lordship s wood. ranger was not received on oath by the .fitting Magistrates. After the wood-ranger had charged the boy with the offence, Lord Farnham declared he should be immediately whipped. The tither of the poor boy besought his Lordship to take pity on himself and his poor family, who frequently went to bed without their supper, for want of fuel to bod their potatoes. The son also fell on his knees to his Lordship, and implored his mercy. His Lordship told him "It wont do," and to get up directly. His Lordship then gave him in charge to a constable, and gave directions to one of his men to prepare rods. Shortly a very large one was prepared, upon which it was remarked that it was too large, and too severe. There was a small bunch taken from it, and Lord Farnham ordered the bailiff to strip the boy. One of the constables ' proceeded to flog the boy, under the direction of his Lordship, who, conceiving that the constable was not laying on severely enough, actually took the rod out of his hand, and proceeded to Rog the boy h imself.  Mr. WALLACE WAS proceedinglto state further particulars of the affidavit, when  The CIIIJF:E JUSTICE said, 46 31r. Wallace, you have stated quite sufficient ; take your order.  ATROCIOUS Mr ants.—A report having reached Newcastle, on Saturday afternoon, that a man, named John Harnett, had been murdered in the mountains, near A bbeyfeale, Alfred Furlong, Esq. immediately despatched • party of the police and military to the spot, to prevent the removal of the body till an inquest should be duly held ; and at an early hour next morning, Mr. Furlong and Mr. s'ercy proceeded to the place where the body lay, accom. 'poled by Mr. Cox, who held an inquest thereon, which lasted till nine o'clock that night, at which hour the Jury found---" That deerased came by his death in consequence of various wounds, in. Slimed on his face and head with some sharp substance or imammen, by means of which his skull was broken. and his brains knocked out : anti that such act of violence was wilfully committed by some person or persons to them unknown." On Monday morning Mr. Furlong sent a petty to apprehend all suspected persons, who were forthwith brought into A bbeyfesJe for examination ; and in the course of the day. Mr. Furlong, Mr. Sara gent, Mr. Percy, Mr. Daniel Harnett, and Captain Popham, with a party of the 241 th, proceeded to the supposed scene of the murder, and on a diligent search,were so fortunate as to succeed in tracing the foul act in the most Clear and satisfactory manner. On their return to Abbe Peale, a laborious invests aeon took place before Mr. Furlong, which lasted till two o'clock on Tuesday morning, and ended m • complete discovery of the perpetrators of the tour. der, viz. Mony Flynn and Daniel Flynn, of Ballybehy, I.P.trry, fanners, and Charles Dawley, servant boy to the former, who are all in custody, and have since confessed their guilt.--/riak limn., EXECUTION Or