Guilty against all the prisoners, recommending Hopkins to mercy.

woman.

His lordship then pronounced sentence, in pursuance of which the four M'Cues were executed on Saturday last, at Ballinrobe; on Sunday their bodies were brought to this town, and (not being wanted for subjects of the County Hospital) were on Monday interred in the jail-yard. Three of them denied their guilt, but Peter MCue, the oldest of the brothers, and the last that was executed, confessed that he fired the shot which killed the He was influenced to this confession by the zealous exhortations of three Roman Catholic clergymen who attended him and the others, and whose conduct upon the awful occasion was highly to their honour, and deserved and received the thanks of the most distinguished persons present. Mr Fenton, the sub-sheriff, is stated to have overheard the mother of these unfortunate men whisper the two first that were turned off, "upon no account to acknowledge any thing,"her last words to them.

CLONMELL ASSIZES, March 30th. -The following are the material convictions which have taken place at this

-assize.

James Farrel was found guilty of the murder of Michael Delany, at Moyglass, above three years since. It appeared that on the day of Delany's murder, as he was going out of his house after eating his dinner, with his wife and children, he saw a number of persons approaching his house, and appearing to be possessed of some presentiment of their intentions, he instantly returned and fastened his door. The party instantly attacked the house and burst in the door; on which Delany provided himself with a turf-slane for his defence. On his passing the door he was instantly attacked by the party, and almost as instantly killed by a blow of a reaping-hook, which struck into

his brain immediately over his nose. As soon as he fell the prisoner struck him with a clagh alpine, (the peculiar name of a murderous cudgel or wattle used in Ireland,) and after being pulled away by Delany's wife, returned again and jumped on the dead body. He then lifted the corpse off the ground, and with the help of another raising it up by the legs, pounded the head of the unfortunate victim against the ground, until they broke his neck. In letting the body fall, the face came to the ground, on which the prisoner took a large stone and battered in the teeth and front of the face of the murdered man. The shrieks of the unfortunate widow alarmed her neighbours, and instantly on the discovery of this most horrid murder, the perpetrators were pursued for nearly a mile, and the hue and cry increasing as it proceeded, on coming up with the murderers, five in number, the pursuers amounted to eleven. The villains making a desperate resistance, two of them were instantly killed, a third of the number was acquitted last assizes for some failure or contradiction in one of the witnesses, and it is feared one has escaped. James G. Jacob, Esq., proved that he was for nearly three years in pursuit of Farrel, whom he could not find nor hear of in the country, and knew of no other charge against him but this.

Robert Morris, of the murder of John Mulcahy, at Glenconnor.

Elenor Sheely, of the murder of an infant.

Patrick Tobin, of robbery of arms. John Lane, of a rape on Margaret Doherty.

Denis Casey, of the abduction of Mary Magrath.

Charles Langley, of assaulting the dwelling-house of Pat Dignum at Balingarry.

John Corcoran was found guilty of shooting at George Moore, John Hewton,. and Arthur Mullowney, on the

13th of September last. The details of this transaction are as follows:Hewton went as guide to Mullowney and Moore, (who were tythe proctors), in order to shew them different denominations of lands for the purpose of valuation. They were attacked by two men, who had six stand of arms; two short guns slung under their greatcoats, and four pistols. On coming up with the tythe proctors, these fellows immediately called to the latter to stand and deliver their books, which was done. The robbers then desired the proctors and Hewton to go away, and, on their returning, when they had proceeded about forty yards, a shot was fired, from which some slugs lodged in Mullowney's neck, and some more in the cape of Moore's coat. The prisoner, and Leamy (who was found guilty at the last special commission) then overtook the proctors again, and desiring Hewton to go out of the way, and Mullowney to stop, made Moore go on his knees and open his breast, in order to shoot him. Moore did so, when one of them struck him a violent blowin the pole of the head, and knocked him down on his face; then jumped on his loins, and afterwards turning him round, kicked him in the belly. They then a second time desired the proctors to go away; and when they had done so, the prisoner and his companion presented at them a second time, and Corcoran had his arms presented when Leamy fired.

4th.-DERRY ASSIZES.-ATTEMPT TO SEDUCE A SOLDIER FROM HIS ALLEGIANCE.. -Mark McLaughlin stood indicted for having endeavoured to seduce one Edward M'Laughlin, a soldier of the King's County militia, from his duty and allegiance; an offence which is made a capital felony by a statute passed in the 37th year of George III.

It appeared from the evidence of the soldier, and of Rose McLaughlin

his wife, that the prisoner had come to the barrack on the morning of the 26th of March, and introduced himself to the soldier as a name-sake. He had been formerly in the 9th dragoons, and is now a pensioner; and he said, his cow had calved yesterday, (meaning that he had received his pension,) and that he was able to give him a treat. Accordingly he sent for spirits, of which Edward M'Laughlin,. his wife, and some other persons partook; and he gave the wife half a crown to go out to buy breakfast: she went out for that purpose, but before she returned, the prisoner had left the barrack.

About twelve o'clock the same day, the prisoner and Edward McLaughlin drank some porter together, and in the evening, shortly before drum-beat, the prisoner came back to the barrack and invited the soldier out to a neighbouring public-house. His wife was unwilling to let him go, lest he should not return to his barrack at a proper time; but he being prevailed on to go, she accompanied him and the prisoner to the public-house. They went up stairs, and after having finished a pot of porter, the prisoner requested Rose M'Laughlin to go down stairs for another. Just as she was returning into the room, the prisoner tapt Edward M'Laughlin on the shoulder, and whispered to him, "Go down to the barrack and fetch a musket, and I will buy it from you." The soldier answered," You scoundrel, do you know who you are talking to?" and immediately knocked him down. The wife did not hear the prisoner's words, but she saw him whisper to her husband, who instantly knocked him down. She then laid hold of her husband, and brought him to the barrack. The wife had offered to return the change of the half-crown to the prisoner, but he refused it.

Quin deposed that he was sentry at

the barrack gate after drum-beat; and after Edward M'Laughlin had re turned to the barrack, between 9 and 10 o'clock, the prisoner came to the gate, and asked whether there was not a man named M'Laughlin in the barrack; said he wanted to see him, and insisted on getting in, which the witness refused to permit.

Mr M'Clean, the adjutant of the regiment, deposed, that between nine and ten o'clock at night the prisoner came to his quarters, which were very near the barrack; he said he came to complain of one M'Laughlin, a soldier of the regiment, who had struck and illtreated him, and that he must either be sent to the guard-house or the black hole, or be brought out to fight him. Witness enquired into the circumstances, and finding the prisoner rather unwilling to answer, declined to interfere: upon which prisoner said, "I could transport M'Laughlin for at tempting to sell his arms." Witness then left the prisoner in charge of his servant, and went into the barrack, and called out Edward M Laughlin, who gave him the same account of the transaction he had now given. Witness then put the soldier into confinement, and returned and took the prisoner to Colonel Atkinson's lodgings. Colonel Atkinson deposed, that upon the prisoner being brought to him, he asked him where he lived? he answered," up and down" he refused to tell where he had lodged the last night, but mentioned a person of the name of Gibson, where he had lodged the night preceding. On searching him, Colonel Atkinson found in his pocket seven ball cartridges (such as are delivered to the military,) and four blank cartridges, which he refused to tell how he had come by. There were also in his pockets a stone of considerable magnitude, a Roman catholic Prayer-book, and a tin case, in which he kept his certificate of being

a pensioner. On being pressed by Colonel Atkinson to disclose for what purpose he wanted arms, the prisoner at length said, "I wanted them for my own defence; I am a Roman ca tholic, and I know the Milford men do not like me, because, as I am an old soldier, they think I may be teaching the Ribbon men the use of arms.” Colonel Atkinson then committed the prisoner to the custody of the civil power. Here the evidence closed.

Mr H. Moore, counsel for the prisoner, submitted to the court, that the offence which the legislature in making this statute intended to punish with death, was not made out in evidence. The statute forbids any attempt to se duce a soldier from his duty and alle giance; that is to corrupt this prin ciple, and to render him a disloyal subject. A soldier might be seduced from his duty, (as by selling his necessaries, or even his arms) and yet not be at all seduced frem his loyalty and allegiance; and the proof in this case went no further.

The learned judge acceded to this construction of the statute, and directed the jury that, whatever opinion they might entertain of the mischievous de sign of the prisoner, they could not convict him of the offence charged in the indictment. The jury acquitted the prisoner; but a bill of indictment for a misdemeanour having been found against him, he was again put on his trial; and, upon the same evidence, the jury, without hesitation, found him guilty.

The Solicitor General immediately passed sentence :

"Mark M Laughlin, you have escaped the punishment of death by the mercy of those very laws to which, I much fear, you are a sworn enemy. I am now to pronounce such a sentence upon you as will be commensurate to your crime, and will, I hope, be an example to others.

In the course of your trial, I lament to say, have appeared, for the first time, traces of what I did not think existed in this peaceful and respected county. You have been a soldier : you have worn the king's cloth: you have received his pay, and, monstrous ingratitude ! you are at this moment a pensioner living on his bounty: and on the very day before you had committed this crime, you had received that bounty. And what is your crime ? An endeavour to seduce one of his Majesty's soldiers (yourself having been once a soldier) to give up to such a miscreant as you the arms intrusted to him for the defence of the country. What appears further ? You not only endeavoured to procure arms, but were found with your pockets loaded with ammunition. For what purposes could such a wretch as you want these ? Your story is incredible. You did not want them for defence : I am satisfied you wanted them for the worst of purposes. It

"The sentence of the law is, that you be imprisoned for twelve months; and that you do pay a fine of 501. I inflict that fine, though you may be unable to pay it, in hopes that those who have employed you for such diabolical purposes may be obliged to pay it. You must further give security for your future good behaviour, yourself in 5001. and two sureties in 5001. each; and if you have not friends who will be your bail, see whether those incendiaries who employed you will come forward in your behalf. I trust this first example in this county may be productive of future tranquil lity and security."

Such is the scarcity of money from the pressure of the times, that the late Duke of Queensberry's Tokay only fetched eighty-four pounds per dozen quarts, that is 7i. per bottle !

There is now building at the Mount Foundery, from works in Tavistock,

an entire iron boat, which will carry * eight tons; it is nearly finished, and will be launched on the Tavistock canal in the morning of Easter Monday. Great discoveries have recently been made in the tunnel under Morweldown, which forms part of this canal; rich veins of copper ore of amazing thickness begin to shew themselves, and promise an abundant harvest of profit to the proprietors in this spirited undertaking.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.-A boat, in which were four men and five women, sunk at eleven o'clock on Monday night, below Chelsea College, on returning from Battersea fair; and two of the women, one named Smith, who resided in Hogg-lane, Lambeth, the other a servant of Mr Shore, of Blackfriars-road, were drowned, and the bodies have not yet been found.

DECAYED HOUSES.-At the inquisition held on Thursday before the coroner for Middlesex, on the bodies of three persons, who were killed by the falling of two houses on Monday se'nnight, in Ironmonger-row, St Luke's, the coroner observed to the jury, that the number of untimely deaths which were continually occurring, from the falling of decayed buildings, had been, and were much deserving to be, the subject of public animadversion. The existing laws hardly seemed to furnish an adequate remedy, and the coroner comes when all the mischief is over. It is true, as nuisance, decayed buildings are within the jurisdiction of the court leet, or they may be presented by the parochial officers to the grand inquest of the country; but, to redress the grievance effectually, a public responsibility should attach either on the district surveyors, or some officer should be constituted with power to pull down public buildings, in danger of falling, or of properly repairing them on the exigence of the moment. In the present in

stance, a high degree of culpability attaches on the proprietor of these houses, which were in a ruinous condition when they were let, and in a situation much too dangerous to be inhabited. Such an instance of neglect and incaution, shews a gross and culpable inat tention to the public security. "Deodands," said the 66 coroner, are peculiar to the coroner's court; their public utility is, that they are a fine, in some measure discretionary, in the hands of a jury, to punish the misconduct of persons who have offended, but not so as to incur a felonious breach of the criminal law. The whole of the materials which fell are a deodand, the value of which you are to assess, not exceeding the true amount."-Verdict--Casual Death.-Deodand, 1001. OLD BAILEY.-Yesterday the Ses. sions commenced before the Recorder of London, Lord Chief Justice Ellenborough, and Mr Justice Bailey. The first prisoners brought forward for trial, were Davenport Sedley, and Charles Gabriel Gustavus Kieruft, commonly called Baron Kieruft, indicted, together with Edward Meyer, (who has fled from justice) for a felony, in stealing bills of exchange to a considerable amount from the Marquis of Headfort.

The indictment was stated by Mr Curwood.

Mr Alley, in stating the case for the prosecution, observed, that the Marquis of Headfort, the prosecutor for the crown in this case, is a nobleman of rank in Ireland, and that he has extensive estates in that country; that his lordship, within the last year or two, was occasionally in want of large sums of money; and rather than be obliged to trouble his friends, or immediate connections, by applications to them for loans, he chose to make application to those who were in the practice of procuring such loans for pecuniary consideration. He in con

sequence had dealings with some of those persons who frequently advertise to accommodate noblemen and gentlemen in want of money; and an offer was made to procure money upon his acceptances, and by thus get ting his negociable securities in their hands, to commit the grossest frauds upon him. In the month of October, 1809, the prisoner Sedley communicated to a man named Walker, who would give his testimony for the prosecution in this case, that he knew the marquis, the extent of his fortune, and his perfect competence to pay any securities into which he might enter; and between them they resolved to send his lordship a letter, offering their service to procure any money he wanted, upon his acceptances. Both Sedley and Walker, so far from being able to advance loans of money at the time, were actually paupers, and prisoners within the rules of the Fleet; and Walker especially, in so ragged and tattered a state, that he could not venture to appear to the marquis in the character it was proposed he should assume. this dilemma, Sedley requested of Walker to apply to some person of his acquaintance out of prison, to allow of letters to be received for him at his house, and others sent from thence, without incurring a charge of forgery; and Walker did in contequence prevail on a person of his own name, having a house in Robert-street, Bedford-row, to allow of letters to be dated from thence, and others received on his account. Sedley then writes a letter to the marquis, which Walker copies and sends to the marquis, in which he states, that if his lordship is under any difficulties to raise money, he would undertake to procure for him 50 or 60,0001. upon his securities; and if necessary for present exigency, tooblige him with an advance on his acceptances of 8, 10, or 12,000l.: but at the same time enjoining the marquis to the pre

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