the late Mr. O'Hara intimately; Miss Jackson was witness's wife's sister, and niece and ward of lord O'Neill. Shane's Castle is eight miles from Crebilly, and Tullamore lodge is about a mile and a quarter from Crebilly; was present when the licence was obtained, and the usual oath was taken, swearing that there was no precontract or impediment to this marriage; they were married at Kildross, and afterwards went to Portglenone; they then resided at Jackson's-hall, near Coleraine, afterwards at Crebilly and in Dublin; they went to England about three years after; saw them there; had some conversation with O'Hara, after his wife's death, about his children. He introduced the children to him, and told witness they were illegitimate; witness, on that occasion, advised him to apprentice them out.

J. Patrick, Surgeon in Ballymena.-Became acquainted with Mr. O'Hara in 1817, and was present in the church of Ballymena, when he was married by Mr. Babington, to Miss Sophia Duffin, in June 1819; Miss Duffin was daughter of Samuel Duffin, a farmer; the church was full at the time of the ceremony.

Cross-examined.Saw the caution against the marriage put up by the former wife.

Three letters from the plaintiff, signed John Francis Hamilton to his father, were then proved and read. They related to insignificant subjects, and concluded with the phrase "your humble servant."

Henry Murray.-Was witness to the lease granted to John Francis Hamilton, of 77 acres, for three lives at the rent of 301.

dined frequently with him, and sometimes stayed at Crebilly for four or five days at a time, in 1787, 1788, and 1789; met a foreign lady there; she was called mademoiselle by Mr. O'Hara, and by witness, and servants; witness met many persons as visitors, but never any ladies.

James Gray. Was surveyor of Customs at Portpatrick; knows John Johnson; he lives at Ballyhalbert; had opportunity for a number of years to know his character, especially since 1815; did not consider him worthy of credit on his oath.

John Lockhart. Knew John Johnson since 1815, at Portpatrick; knew him as a smuggler and informer, and would have great difficulty in believing him, unless he stated a very probable story.

Sarah Knowland (her deposition taken by commission).-Was wife of the rev. Mr. Knowland; was 63 years of age, or thereabout; was acquainted with Mr. O'Hara, her relation, and intimate with him; but never saw him after his wife's decease; in the course of the summer of 1787, witness took an excursion, and wrote that she would visit him, according to his frequent invitation, but at the time did not know that he had any other person residing in the house, either male or female. Deponent waited at an Inn on the road, and received a letter from Mr. O'Hara, expressive of regret at not receiving her at Crebilly, as a person or female resided at his house with whom it was impossible she could associate.

A copy of the will of the late Mr. O'Hara was then read, dated the 29th of March, 1803, in which, after two or three legacies, he devises his personal property to his

deposed that he remembered the night of the murder. Being desired to turn to the dock, and look if any of the persons, who had assembled on that occasion, were in it, after a considerable pause he identified Bourke, but he did not, he said, see any one else that was present. Witness described himself as having tried to save the Franks, but as he could not get any assistance, he ran back to the door. A man was standing near the table, who wore a green coat, and had a switch or a whip in his hand. Witness had seen this person at a meeting on Sunday, when he wore a pair of leggings. Being asked if he should know that man now, he replied that he should. He was then desired to turn to the dock and see if he was there. He did so, and immediately pointed out Bourke as the person. [An intense sensation pervaded the court at this identification, as it was generally supposed he would put the wand upon Keeffe.] The witness, on further examination, stated, that there were other persons at the murder, whom he knew then, but should not know now.

On cross-examination by Mr. O'Connell, the witness stated that he was never frightened; that though he was examined before justices of the peace, he was never sworn till he came on the table. He was asked if he knew the name of the man he had identified, and he said he did not. Major Carter had pointed out a man to him at the guard-house at Donerail, where he was himself in custody, and Bourke is very like him. "I believe," said Mr. O'Connell, "they threatened to hang you yourself." They did, Sir," replied the witness; "there was one Dundon there, and he told

me if I didn't turn king's evidence they would hang me, and so I did."

"And you would swear any thing to save your life?"-"I would, Sir."

Edmond Glareen, a resident under the same roof with the Franks family, identified both the prisoners, and stated, that, on the evening of the murder, Bourke, in company with another, called him out of the house, and employed him to tell three other men, who lay concealed a short distance off, that the Franks were at home. He and his family were then compelled to go to bed in the part of the tenement which they inhabited, where they remained till the murder was over. He had known both the prisoners previously, as residing in the neighbourhood. On the departure of the party, the witness said he rode to Kildorrey, and gave the alarm. The witness was cross-examined at great length, respecting some apparent discrepancies in his evidence respecting Keeffe, owing to there having been two of that name present, which caused some confusion in his statement, and also respecting the localities, but nothing material was elicited. He further stated, that, as near as he could guess, it was twelve months after the murder that he told the police he could give information about it. He was in custody himself at Donerail and in Cork, charged with this crime. Walsh, one of the persons concerned in it, was gone to England. He afterwards admitted that he knew the murder was to take place three weeks before it was perpetrated, but concealed it from fear. He denied that he had received any money from Mrs. Kearney to swear

against Keeffe, though he knew they were on bad terms, and denied being influenced in giving his evidence by the hope of a place in the police.

Mary Myers, who lived with the Franks family, was in the kitchen on the fatal evening, and described several circumstances of the murder, which she witnessed from beneath a table. She identified Arthur Keeffe as present, and inciting the rest of the assassins "to do their duty." On her cross-examination she admitted having once sworn before two magistrates that Keeffe was not there. She swore SO to save Keeffe's life, whom she had long known. She is 19 years old. She thinks God would forgive a false oath that saved a man's life, but not one that took it away.

Edward Magner was one of the party at the house the night of the murder, and confirmed the last witness respecting Keeffe's words to the gang. On crossexamination, this miscreant admit

ted that "he would take the life of a sucking child, and wade up to his neck in blood, if ordered." He also admitted that he had, since the murder, expressed his regret that "he had not killed the little girl;" he left the house after the murder, at eight o'clock.

Mary Glaveen, a servant of the Franks, identified Bourke as one of the six men who guarded her. while the murder was acting. Andrew Batwell, esq. a magistrate, and William Brett, a policeman, also proved the description given by some of the witnesses of certain particulars in the dress, &c. of Keeffe to be correct.

For the defence C. L. C. Williams, Esq., George Smith, and the Rev. T. Nash, gave Keeffe a good general character for honesty and sobriety; and Patrick Nayler did the same towards Bourke. His lordship then summed up, commenting upon the material points, when the Jury found both prisoners Not Guilty.

A BILL to provide for the Removal of the Disqualifications under which his Majesty's Roman Catholic Subjects now labour.

Whereas the Protestant Succession to the Imperial Crown of this united kingdom and its dependencies, is, by the act for the further limitation of the Crown and the better securing the liberties of the subject, established permanently and inviolably:

And whereas the Protestant episcopal church of England and Ireland, and the doctrine, discipline, and government thereof, and likewise the Protestant Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and the doctrine, discipline, and government thereof, are, by the respective acts of Union between England and Scotland, and between Great Britain and Ireland, therein severally established permanently and inviolably:

And whereas after due consideration of the situation, dispositions, and conduct of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects, it appears just and fitting to communicate to

them the enjoyment of the benefits and advantages of the constitution and government happily established in this united kingdom, so that all his Majesty's faithful and dutiful subjects may grow into one nation; whereby there may be an utter oblivion and extinguishment of all former dissensions and discords between them, thus consolidating the Union between Great Britain and Ireland, and uniting' and knitting together the hearts of all his Majesty's subjects in one and the same interest, for the support of his Majesty's person, family, crown, and government, and for the defence of their common rights and liberties:

And whereas by certain acts passed in the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland respectively, certain declarations, commonly called the declaration against Transubstantiation, and the Invocation of Saints, and the sacrifice of the Mass, as practised in the church of Rome, are required to be made and subscribed as qualifications for the enjoyment of certain offices and franchises: And whereas the said declarations are