Glasgow Courier. — 1845-09-16 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

MOLLY MAGUIRE." . _ •  "This letter,'  the figure of a coffin.) passed through the following post towns: Cavan, and Ballinagh. This is the second received by Mr. Acheson. f the late ,jr. Booth TM brought into the jail ght identify the murderer of his late kind and when several men were placed before him. charged with the deed, and said, 'he was that was the person who fired at his papa.' trued from England; therefore, the man thus istody. There is not a doubt entertained by Sean), that he is the man who assassinated  might  min  returned , custody.  seen  Dr. Immgair had only recently received the degree of M.D., but had been passed as a surgeon for 10010 time.] Then, why carry Mr. Stewart to Dumfries, when there was an asylum at Dundee, another at Perth, and another at Edinburgh? Yet they carried him through Edinburgh, where there was a Snit-rate institution, and conveyed him to Dumfries—to the ends of the earth as It were--requiring a fresh warrant from a new Sheriff to lay him up there, lie thought that these circumstances required explanation, and that they ought to appoint a committee to make inquiry, and, If necessary, to visit Mr. Stewart, even at that great distance, especially In a case where drunkenness and deception were charged against the Individual. Mr. Dens said that the Institution in Dumfries was the best in the kingdom, and where the bent opportunitien of inquiring into Mr. Stewart's state of mind would be had, and the best means used for his recovery. Re would farther beg to say, that in regard to Dr. Graham, Dr. Grace, or Dr. Wiseman, not being called, that circumstance admitted of complete explanation, but it was a personal matter, with which he thought that the Presbytery should not interfere.  Mr. BLACK, as agent for the Presbytery, said that he did not think that he was called on to make a reply to Mr. Dees. The case was entirely in the hands of the Presbytery. The position of the case, he apprehended, was, that as insanity was pleaded in bar to Mr. Stewart's trial, they must first hear the evidence adduced to prove the insanity. If the insanity was proved, then tlm Presbytery would have to consider what steps were next to be taken. Dr. Mackie of Cupar, and Dr. Lumgair of Largo, were then examined. They had granted a certificate of Mr. Stewart's insanity. The symptoms were not those of delirium Ovum. Mr. Stewart laboured under delusions; he imagined himself now Pharoah, King of Egypt, at another time the Pope, and at another time the Emperor of Morocco. Dr. Mackie described him as of a nervous, bilious, and melancholy temperament, and liable to great excitements and depressions; these symptoms were much aggravated by disorder of the stomach. Dr. Lumgair, in reply to questions by Mr. Cochrane, said he did not think that Mr. Stew art was acting a part. He was pale, and his eye was extremely maniacal and furious; observed- no tremulous appearance about him. The medical gentlemen were subjected to a close cross-examination by different members of Presbytery. After a few remarks by Mr. Dean and Mr. Black, Dr. Kinn moved to the effect, that after the consideration of the whole case, and of the evidence of Mr. Stewart's insanity, the proceedings be stopped against him in the meantime—the Presbytery reserving power to resume consideration of the libel under a change of circumstances. Mr. COOK of Kilmany seconded the motion. Mr. COCHRANE expressed himself dissatisfied with the evidence, especially as he did not know but Mr. Stewart was now perfectly well; and he thought that the Presbytery should direct Mr. Stewart's agent to furnish them with additional evidence. Mr. Animus:ix stated that no asylum would retain a patient after he became sane, and could not do so but under heavy penalties . . . _  Mr. WILSON asked whether a man who had committed a crime when he was sane, and employed an agent to defend him when sane, might not be punished for it after he became insane. Mr. DEAS said he certainly could not by the laws of this country. After some consultation with Mr. Deas, it was then agreed that steps should immediately be taken to supply the pulpit of Dairsie, under the superintendence of a committee, consisting of Dr. litcld, Mr. Cook of Ceres, Mr. Wardle, Mr. Cochrane, and Mr. Anderson—Mr. Cook, convener. On aU these proceedings Mr. Dens took instruments and craved extracts.—Abrtriged from the Fffeshire Journal.