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A Am "MAN HAS A HICHT TO EQUAL AND IMPARTIAL GOVERNMENT." Ciiarim Jamm Fox. NO. 145. VOL. III.

BELFAST, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1822. PRICE, Numerous meetings of banditti took place in Kenrv. find il difficult to justify the frequency of capitul punishment to be found therein indicted (prrhau hint: Untivcly by a multitude of successive indepejult-nt statutes, upon crimes very dilterent in tlieir natures. IMPERFECTION OF THE PENAL CODE. From the licvomliire Frecholikr.

In disquisitions on this subject men ought to break prisoners had been convicted of, beyond all comparison, the most enormous crime of those which had been investigated at the Special Commission, the Gentry of the Country did not evince thoir sense of the atrocity of the deed, by giving the Authorities the aid and influence of their presence. But it is not for us to draw inferences we only state facts. STAfE OF THE COUNTRY. From liie Cork Chronicle of Fein suiry t5) INSURRECTION ACT. We understand, that the Meeting din Saturday, of ottr City Magistrates decided upon memorialing for nutting the Liberties of Cork under the provisions of this Act the City therefore will be exempt.

We. feel it duo to W. Rq to say, that he took opportunity at a meeting of Magistrates on Thursday of expressing his regret as well surprise at a paragraph which had appeared in print, mentioning his having recently made considerable reductions to his tenantry; he declared that the abatement made by him had occurred several months since, owing solely to the depression in the alue of agricultural produce, and that if previous to that period there had been any disturbance in this country, he would be one of the last men to yield to intimidation. We subjoin the appalling list of thirty-five human beings, who have been been selected as victims to the offended justice of those laws, which they have violated by their crimes. Our readers will view, we are sure, with feelings of pain, the dreadful, but necessary extent of legal vengeance, which these deluded beings have dragged down Upon their heads.

We early warned them of the folly and wickednes of their proceedings, and that the consequences would be death to themselves, and misery and mourning to their families. We trust the example afforded in the present executions will not be lost upon them, and that tiiey will resume that tranquillity and industry, in unit security rest a contrury Several houses were attacked and persons flogged, tor disobedience of Captain Rock's mandates. Orders were pasted to prereot payment of rents, country ciiarges, or church rates. Thus these luttians assume the property ot the country. A large grass neld, belonging to the Earl of Clia'rleville, was turned up.

Eosbery, of Curragh-biidger was burned on Thursday nigut last. i David Brawn, of Dollas, was taken out of his bed, and unmercifully Hogged on the naked back by the in- I surgents, who also went to tbe herdsman of Mr. Jo- seph Bevan, and ordered him to quit, as he was not seven years resident on the farm. Several large elm trees were cut down by the insur-1 gents, in the noon day, on Tuesday, at Ballyclogh, the seat of John Copley, and conveyed to a neigh-, bouruig town on cars.n A limit two o'clock on Wednesdav.as a nnrcel of cars and horses were conveying hay. ta the Rev.

Thomas Iicke, ot Newcastle, trom bis lands near Uastlemanon, they were by ail armed party of whe instantly shot Mr. Locke's horse and scattered the.hav about the road. The rest of the horses, being. for hire, they were permitted to depart without pny himry. 1 On Taesdav last, a large party of Wbiteboysi with shirts outside their coats, and well armed, were exercising and performing several other manoeuvres fn the middle of the day, between Ardagh and Shtmagolden and also were, on Wednesday, on tbe same hill, called Grouse Lodge, very much augmented in numbers-it is considered they were about five Several tubs and other empty vessels were taken from many persons near Newcastle.

It is supposed they were for to put meat in, perhaps beef, from the number of cattle lately taken. Thursday night, the house of Edward Sheehv, Esq. of Ballintoher, was again attacked, and entered by an armed party, who succeeded in robbing it of every ar ticle they could lay bands on. The house of Mrs. Browne, of Rathcahill, near Newcastle, was demolished, the timber tuken away, and all tbe trees, consisting of ash, elm, cut down, and curried oft the farm.

SPECIAL SESSION UNDER THE INSURRECTION ACT. CITY COURT MMEIUCK, FRinAV, MAI1CH 1. Patrick Naughten was nut to tlie liar, charged with being an idle and disorderly person, and having denied the possession of arms and ammunition, when being asked if such were in his house, aitd on a seavch being made, some leaden balls and a powder horn were found therein. After the examination of witnesses, the case closed, and the Sarjcant and Magistrate? retired to the Jury-room for consideration, where tlier remained for altout ten minutes, and, on returning touhe Bench, the I -earned Serjeant addressed the prisoner, intimating his acquittal, COUNTV COUBT. Edward Markbam, charged with having in his possession, at Mount-brown, on the $8th ulU, one cas ot pistols, which be denied the possession of, and for being an idle and disorderly person Guilty.

Patrick Barrett, Andrew Kennedy, John Enright, Michael Danaher, James Shire, Patrick Corbet, Michael Naughten, Michael Maley, Daniel Neil, Michael Neil. Thomas Welsh, John Murphy, Patrick Welsh, and Patrick Fitzgerald, were charged with being idle and disorderly persons, and with having tumultously and unlawfully assembled on the 28th at Old Abbey, in the day time, against the peace and the Statute, After the examination of several witnesses, the Ja ry retired, and brought in a verdict of Guilty against Patrick Barrett, John Enright, Michael Danuher, James Shire, Patrick Corbet, Patrick Welsh, and l'a triilr Vitswerald. Naughten, Dan. and Michael Neal, Mealy, Welsh, and Alurpny, were uuerateu, 11 naving appeareu iroin the evidence that there were some doubts of the iact. At halt-past five o'clock, CapU Thompson, governor of the counlv paol.

nlaced the above eight men on two carts, at tlie Court-house door, and a detachment of the 43d Light Infantry being in readtness, they were instantly forwarded to Charleville, on their way to Uors, to be put on board tne iiuiks ior iransponanuii, agreeably to their sentence. The nromiitness ot the trial, sentence, and the exe. cation ol it, had a most impressive effect upon tlie court as well as liie populace, ik. great Huiuuer ui Magistrates were on tlie Uench. Saturday, One o'Cloek, This moment, Thomas Shnughnessy, for being absent from his house at Cresbane, on the night ot the 28th, when Mr.

Eosbery's house wus in flames, and tuken within quarter of a mile of same, was found and sentenced to seven years' transportation, lurtagh Sullivan was also convicted. Mlt. HUME. Tlie Tory faction, have been enjoying an but very transient, triumph, at the thought of having at length caught Mr. Hume napping and it is natural enough that thev should extdt.

beyond all bounds, at the anticipated humiliation of the man, who. by dint of bis superior perseverance, accuracy, and acuteness, has contributed more than any single individual, to opeii the eyes of a tardy and supine public, to the system of shameless proll'igacy, by which their pockets have so long been pillaged. AV are of the absurdities into which men are liurriixl by party feeling but we could hardly have thought it possible that any one, who has marked the cool, circumspect, and matter-of-fact of proceeding of IJume, could have believed tliat such a man as Mr. Croker should have to lecture him, for falling into an error of no less amount than eleven viUHom in one item. If Mr.

Hume were so egregious a blunderer, he would not be so much dreaded and nnsrepresenteu as ue now is. We give the following extract from one of the London journals An Account of the Sums voted for the Wear and Tear of the Navy for the ordinary Repairs, for Building, lte-building, and Repairing Ships of War, for the purchase of Hull, Masts, Yards. Rigging, and Stores tor nis Jiiajesiy jjocx-yams, ami aiso hi Merchants" Yards, from IMS la inciiKive. It is a melancholy truth among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no k-ssihan hundred ond sixty have lieen declared, by act of Par liament, to be Monies without benefit of clergy; or, in othor words, to be worthy of instant ileal h. So dreadful a list, instead of diminishing, increases the number of offenders," It would be easy to multiply citations to anv length on the same side of the question; but it will lie sulfi- cient to mention the names of Pitt, Fox, Johnson, Iird Asmmrion, Mr i nomas Alore to cite their sentiments would only prove, what no enlightened man can doubt, that understandings of the first order are generully in moii wiiue me iiiin-wiiieu peuuni, ami tno depraved sophist are bigotted, cruel, The scionce of practical legislation is yet in its infancy, al- iiiougn me most splendid intellects that have adorned tlie World, have directed all the force of their incalcu- bible genius- to ita improvement hut they have not succeeded In causing it to keeppace-wilh the rapid ail- vances of the human mind in the oilier sciences; and the causes of their failure are two the inherent culty and intractability nf the subject and the bigotry i mm iiu iiwuiiv in mose wnnse co-operuiion is necessary.

In the age ol Pope. Swift, and Bolingbroke, when poetry, Science, philosophy, and wit. Iieamed with ir-resistible splendour upon the polished metropolis, the dreary fooleries, am) Moodv depravity of suiterst'dimi. disgraced our provincial Courts of law; and Judges were loiiiiu no couiu listen seriously to charges of witchcraft noy, condemn to the gibbet, the unhappy mortals whom the disgraceful ignorance of their iVIIuw. countrymen suspected of nn unhallowed intercourse Willi tlie I'rinceot Darkness.

Witchcraft was believed, in that age, to lie no uncommon thing; and seveini persons were accordingly executed fur that imaginurv crime. Among the rest a woman and her daughter, "a ciiiiu ii cieven years or age, were executed at Huntingdon, in 1716. Among the Judges who were rloom-ed to lend themselves to these murders, as the humane Basil Montnguc expresses it. was Sir Matthew Hule and Sir Thomas Brown, who talks of vulpar errori, was senseless enough to have tuith in the stupid stories of wucnerau; or else wicKeuiy, and hypocritically com-. plied with the wild fanaticism of the times the latter appears to have been the fact.

It was but in the lust iir i i against witchcraft was repealed; which is a demonstration of the slow progress of the Science of I.egi. mi wo ueiieve, iiiut me Simula union, ns wen us oi Humanity, among us. vt no now, with a tenth part of Sir Matthew Ffnle's knowledge, would credit a tale of witchcraft The very peasants begin to bo ashamed of it. But if the Legislature be so unwilljng to humanize the criminal law, the people, upon whom it chiefly operates, -should exer' lemselvea. They are In session of legal nieor rousing their Ilcprciculatlva (we leg their pardon it we make use of a mhuomer) to a sense of tlieir duty and they shuuld use those Sanguinary punishments are, among the most prominent symptoms of a despotic Government and ope-, rate two ways in favour of tyranny by terrifying the people into submission to imi us authority and by' draining the stale of those bold and independent spirits who might successfully oppose the encroachment of power.

We have a proof of this during the tyranny of Charles I. for Cromwell, Hampden, Haslerige, Ireton, and others of the same character, who could not fear the operation of the laws on their own persons so mticb as on their countrymen, actually embarked on board an American ship in order to avoid witnessing the execution of unjust laws. It has been said thot the dignity of Government and law requires that men should view them witb awe; and that lenient measures only encourage the profligate to set them at defiance. But who credits it? who will consent to pass sentence on the human race in so degrading and loul a manner as this But if all men he naturally so vicious as this belief would Imply, those who enact laws are Men, and so may he suspected, uf consulting their own interest alone in framing them. This doctrine, however, is only the Jast etibrt of interested sophistry to maintain its reputation in the world hanging some men in order to terrify the rest, and deter them from the commission of a crime which is not worthy of the punishment ot death, is committing a greater evil to endeavour to prevent a less.

But is it just to deprive a rational and occountaWe being ot life, that his death may serve as a beacon in warn others from vice Is it just to hurry a sinful, and perhaps, an unrepentant being into the immediate presence of his Makerv with all his transgressions on his head, merely that by beholding his punishment, by witnessing his agony, and that of his irreproachable relations and friends, men, perhaps equally deserving of death, may avoid his dreadful fate? Man, in the aftair of lite and death, stands alone in society no relation he may bear to it can call upon him to cenie to be for its welfare other penalties it may inflict, and other penalties he ought to suffer, when guilty but his life ought to be held sacred and inviolable it is treason against the Goil ot Nature to deface his image for a paltry portion of terrestrial things. FaI-SR Rl'MOCH. On the subject of the alledgcd rope of nine women, wives of soldiers of the Kirle Brigade, The Limerick stdvertixr says We are credibly lnlotm-cd, that III outrage stated to have been committed on nine women, tho wives of soldiers, pear Newcastle, is totally unfounded. They were particularly questioned "as to the subject, by the officers of their regiment, and hare positively denied the statement." A report was brought by the Clonmel Coach on Thursday morning which we earnestly tmst is well founded, tlmt eight persons, charged on oath to be of the party of the savaffe destroycis of the Sheas, had been apprehended and committed to Clonincl Jail. NORTH-WEST CIRCUIT.

Befora Rnron M'Clelland and Judge Fletcher. County of iAingfurd at Longford, Friday, 8th March. arun at t'aran, Tuesday, 12th. Fermanagh at Enniskillwi, Smunbiy, 16th. Tyrone at Omagh, Wednesday, SOlh.

Donegal! at Lilliird, Londonderry at I-onilonderry, Friday, Tho Grand Juries of Ixmgfnrd, Cavan, onnanagh, Tyrone and Donegal), will be sworn at one o'clock, p. m. oiid the Ciraud Jury of I at nine o'clock, a. in, STATE LOTTERY. First dai't 2A Feb.

1222. -J Sterling Money. Xo. 467, Hrsf drawn prise flO, and as such entitled-ii addition to H0j0UO, Nos. 283, 5.119, prixes of 9,000.

Xo. 1963, a prize oi Nos. 106, 2305, B786, priiet of 500. Nos. 680, 8088, 290, 4220, prises Of 300.

Nos. 304, 330, 2234, 2580, 2524, 2791, 8797, 468? prizes of .200. Sos. 1562, 8736, S335, 3516, 3562, 4187, pnses of Aim each. N'us.

2203, 4071, 4718, 48C9, prizes of 50, Ac. 4500 Tickets drawn llrst day. Present state of JW Wheel, 4 of 20,000, 3 of 2,000, 4 of 1 ,000, 57 of Of through every consideration ot mere expediency, and resort to he eternal distinction between right and I wrong. That which is essentially unjust, is so under every point of view no reasons' or Shinto, nor subtle ties ot I-iw can alter the nature nt things actions must be tried at the bar ot Justice, or, under pretence of following the dictates of prudence, men will clothe themselves in the terrors of power to dispense the judgments of iniquity. No Law can command ier- maneiit respect that is not just in all its bearings tor where it is not.

it becomes equally the terror of the virtuous and the criminal, and generates in society a contempt for thoso institutions which it ought to re- vi-ic xi una buiuix um(v ue Liui'i-u Liie iuxil ut imi- rals, the prevalence of actual vice, and the artificial necessity for severe and arbitrary governments. Those who arc In the habit of treating' on this subject, generally confine themselves to remarks on particular instances of injustice or cruelty, without attempting to prove tnat governments have no right to rob society of meniher for an inadequate cause, or to make their own preservation, or the casual humour of those who administer them, paramount to national strength or popular happiness. Hut this matter admits of demonstration for either governments were instituted for the happiness or the misery, and perpetual curse of society but it is acknowledged that happiness was sought by the institution of government therefore, it should preserve the life of every citizen of whom a rational hope might be entertnined that his life would benefit his country. Wherever this is not the spirit of go. vernment, and consequently of the laws, man receives more injury than protection from his rulers, and must either demand the reformation of the abuse, or Bit down patiently beneath the sway of authorised crime.

Much of the apathy with which men behold the infliction of unjust punishments, arises from the false ideas they inibihe in infancy of the perfection and beauty iof the English laws. They devoutly believe that our code arrived, quusi per laltum, as a legal Sophist expresses it, at tlie highest attainable perfection and shut their eyes upon the sanguinary executions that demonstrate the falsity of the position. Who will believe that the ISenificent God of Nature intended man to be the assassin of his felluw Who, thnt has a heart, can see his brother's blood flow beneath the hand of the executioner, for the coniaralively trivial crime of imitating a few strokes of- the pen upon pa-jier, aud nut reprobate the law that commands such injustice, and the hands that execute its mandates? Who that has not lulled to sleep his reason upon the lap of immoderate, unthinking luxury, can consider murder, and the dereptatiun of property, as equally-criminal There is no man so depraved I or, it' there be, his reason as well as his conscience must have been vitiated from xhe cradle. But the discrejiancy of opinions, however great it may be, cannot aftect the unalterable nature of justice and justice apportions to every degree of offence an adequate and unvarying punishment and it man be uncertain in laying down the gradations of guilt, he ought rather to choose being on the side of mercy than severity. It has been urged, "with more truth than eQect, that severe punishments do not answer the end proposed; they increase rather than dirniuish crime and the reason is obvious i he who has been long accustomed to tlie sight of death, and no people are so frequently found at the foot of the gallows aa thieves, will, in time, come to view it with less apprehension.

His companions will tell him that 'tis but the pain of a few minutes and he will comfort himself witb the thought, that should it really ever come to that pass, he has but to display a hardened adherence to his want ot principles, ie fortitude of a thief, and his memory will be preserved among those of bis profession, as a standing theme of praise, and subject for imitation. Nor is there mere supposition of what may take place it is founded upon the most unchang ing principles nt the human Heart winch on this sub. ject, as on many others, are a better source of know. ledge than a library. To prevent crime, nothing more is necessary, according to some writers, pnloiophcrt in the estimation of the world, than to store the mind with ideas in other words, educate youth.

This is true, pruvided tbe stale furnish employment lor the great moss of intellect that must, by means ot universal education, necessarily come into action it is the very reverse, it the state be unable to do this. To ameliorate the condition of the poor, by diminishing tho enormous expenditure of government to clear the country ot spies to reduce the taxes encourage agi iculture and trade reward industry suppress Vice Societies, and Unconstitutional Associations to do this, is to lessen the incentive to crime for the vices ot the lower orders flow either from their hopeless misery, or from the prolligate example of those whom luxury alone corrupts. In order to be contented with their condition, men must he treated with respect they must be taught to consider every honest employment as honourable in its kind rewards should be held out for successful industry and something better than the workhouse for hopeless indigence in short, society should be able to furnish employment for all its members, or it will never cease to be infested with criminals i starvation is a bad soil for virtue and ho. nour to flourish in. The must eloquent moralist would not be able to persuade a hungry man that ha did not want food nor would he long deter him from resorting to unlawful means to procure it.

Even to him whose mind is stured with precept, and blessed with native vigour, the fine injunctions ot morality appear with less brilliancy in prujiortion as he is mure pressed by the necessities of his nature; and are limes when the animal pietites overpower the feeble dictation of reason, and hurry the pining wretch, with frenzied violence, into the commission uf injustice. It is customary for persons who have a bid cause to defend, to take shelter behind the ramparts of authority and to exhibit from thence the great names wiA nAm they have the Iwnonr to be in tlie wrong. But were authority any thing, which it is not, we have the high, est and best "to prove that sanguinary punishments are useless and unjust. Iird Bacon, speaking of the reform of the law of England, 'Cays, there are a number of tnimrlng ciiul laws, which lie upon the subject and if in bad times they should be awakened and put in execution, would grind them to powder. There are some ienal laws fit to be retained, but their penally is too great and it is ever rule that any over great nalty, besldet the acerbity of II, dcadein the execution of the law." And Sir Edward Coke, in the Epilogue to his third Institutes, has these memorable words i True il is that we have found by woful experience, that it is not frequent and often punishment that doth prevent like oirences, melior eat cnlm jitstitia vcre praveniem oua tii eevcre punkut, agreeing with the rule of the physician for the safety of the body, prwttal cautela, gnain medclat and it is a certain rule, that, vUebit ea urpe eommitti, qua urpe v'milicautur those oflences are often committed that are often punished fbr the frequency of the punMinieiit makes it so familiar, as it is not lear-cd." Sir William Blackstonc says, that, though we may glory in the wisdom of the law, we shad (From a Cork Paper of Saturday last.) On Thursday, the following men were executed at Carriganimmy Daniel Murphy, Patrick Lehane, Thomas Goggin, and Cornelius Lucy.

Yesterday morning the other live men who were sentenced, were tnken to Dcshure, and there met the same fate as those on the preceding day. (From a Limerick taper.) MURDER OF A MAIL POST-BOY A DRAGOON SHOT, Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock. Henry Shelmn, conveying the mail, from Itatlikeale toShnnniroldeh and tlie Kerry line, and one escort ol the 3d ura-goons, were fired at by some ruffians from behind a ditch, who killed the post-man and his horse, wounded the dragoon, and took oft the mini. The occurrence took place so near the town of Katlikeale, in this county, that the shots were heard by the police and 42d, who instantly repaired to the scene, and found the post-man weltering in his blood he was conveyed to tlie military hospital, where lie languished in extreme agony, and" breathed his last at twelve o'clock. The dragoon (who fired four shots) is badly wounded in the thigh.

A vigilant pursuit was set up for the perpetrators, ami several fellows were taken up, who, if not concerned in the murder, will be tried under the In-suirection Act. BURNING OF THE HOUSE OF THOMAS FURLONG, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. About the hour ot two o'clock on Thursday, the house and offices of Ballydaniel were discovered on fire from the town of Newcastle, when several gentlemen and oflicers repaired to the attic story ot the Castle of Lord Courtenay, where they could plainly perceive the flames, a distance of tour miles. A party of the 3d dragoons and soma police instantly went to the protection ot the house and property, but every atom was with several barrels ot potatoes which were in an out-house. The outrage was perpetrated by eight men in women's apparel, with their faces blackeneii, and well armed, who remained for a considerable time viewing the conflagration.

It URN IN OF BALLYCAHANE-HOUSE AND OFFICES. These extensive buildings were totally consumed last night by the insurgents, who previously removed the horses. 'The house was fortunately unoccupied. Ballycahane Is the estate of George Leake, and is situated within six milos of this city. We are informed that the nartv who committed this outrage amounted to 300, and they placed centinels on tlie houses of Mr.

Leake's tenantry, to prevent them rendering any assistance in suppressing tne lire. Xuihliig but me walls of the mansion remain. BURNING OF BALLINAKELL-HOUSK. On Wednesday night, the house of liullinakell, near Kilfenny, on the estate of John Pigott, Esq. was broken Into liv a nartv ot unwards of 100 nersons.

all armed, who ordered tlie herdsman in charge ot it to remove his furniture, and then immediately set it on fire. They remained until the house was totally con sinned, and the leader, who was distinguished hv a cocked-hat and red sash, declared he was very sorry to do any injury to the property of r. Pigott, but os the. house had been tilted up and used as a uarracK, tuey were ohliired by their laws to burn it. as well as every other building that should be converted to the same purpose.

It was a large slated house, and accommo dated an olhccr and 25 ot the Via regiment last jno vember. Wednesday night, 31 cows, the property of Edward Carte, Esq. were taken oft the lands of Doally, within mile of Newcastle, by a large party of Insurgents, who fired several shots, and leit a guard at the herdsman's kouse, lest he should see the direction they were conveyed to. The same night 15 sheep were stolen from John Sheeliv, an industrious farmer, and 14 cows from Ardagh. This makes nearly 100 head of cattle stolen within the Jast week, and it is extraordinary that no trace can be had of them.

On the night of Thursday last, the farm-bouse of Killenemona, near a military post, was attacked by an armed banditti, who maliciously burned snid house and a creat quantity of property therein. The house was the property of Mr. Massy, of Glenwillinm. On the same night, twenty-eight cows, which had been grazing on the lands nt Kallykcvan, the parish ol Uallingarrv, the property ot Air. bhaugli nessv, were taken away.

Eight of them were slaugh tered on the road near Kilmidy, within a milol ami' litarv txist. Two houses on the lands of TCallvoran. tlie nrorvrtT of Alexander Odell, Esq. which had been heretofore occupied by an officer and a party of the 42d regiment, were, on Monday night, maliciously consumed. On Wednesday night, as a soldier of the 2d light dragoons was passing over the bridge of Ralhkeale, his wile, who was a little in the rear, perceiving a man wrapped in a large coat, and who seemed to lie screening something, called to her husband, who instantly seized him, and found a pistol concealed in his breast.

He was immediately committed to prison. Mr. Parker's house of Tatilagh, near Tralee, was burned by the Whiteboyson Monday night, and eleven cows arid one horse were consumed. Denis and Mar ice Connor's houses, of Abbcyfeale bridge, were burned on Sunday night. A few nights since, a lodge built by Richard Chute, of Chute-hill, Esq.

on part of his estate, in the neigh-bourhoixl of Ahbeyfeale, and which It was susiected might Ve used as a military station for the army, was burned to the ground by a gang of insurgents, who How riot si will in that mountainous part ot tlie coun. try. 'Mr. Burke's house at Turagh. was entered on Sun.

day night, by 100 men. Mr. B. denied having linv arms. They attempted to murder him.

and then broke open the dusk and took bank-notes and papers there-. from. Several farmers' houses in the County of Cork have also been broken into. Ijist night, the house of George Davis, at O'Brien's Bridge, in the County Clare, was burned. together with several valuable deeds and articles of furniture.

On Monday night last, the house and offices at Cur-raghscorteen, County of Tipierary, with a considerable quantity of wheat, were maliciously burned. Ist night, nineteen cows, the property of Mr. D. Edwards, were tuken oil the lands ot Killutul, near Ballingarry, the estate of John Pigott. Esq.

The rebels attacked the house of t'lu herdsman of Oapt. Brown, of Mount-Brown, in his farm-yard at Shannon-view, on Sunday night, and afler flogging' him, they made him give up the key of the stable, from whence they took out one of his horses and shot it at the door they likewise flogged two more of Cnpt. Brown's men at the same place, aud swore them to quit his service by the next day, and to drive all the cattle of! the ground on the high road. course will only bring a repetition of this puuish- ment on others. I To be hanged at Churchtown, SStli February-Cornelius Relehan, John Mahony, and Daniel Brcen.

At Carriganimmi, on 28th February Daniel Murphy, Putrick Lehane, Thomas Goggin, and Cornelius Lucev. 1 1 'AtDeshure, 1st March Daniel Croneen, Denis Murphy. Timothy HaUnhan, Richard Druinmey, and Edmund Reen. At Newmarket, Sth March John Sullivan, Jas. Honlahan, Cornelius Sullivan, and Matthew Council.

Near Kinsale, 8th March James Carthy. 1st April Daniel Reardon, Patrick Reen, Cornelius Buckley, Humphry Lynch, John Kelilier, Maurice Walsh, Jeremiah Hickey, Patrick Mahony, John Granger, James Croneen, Jolui Mahony, John Norew, Leary, Jolm Leary and Garret sv' May Jeremiah Hurley, Michael Coghlan, and Denis Croneen. 1 M'Donncll, to be imprisoned one yW, twice puMWJ whmcd rm01 Jo ouhiBriUge, on Saturday, 9th March, and Saturday, 27tKApnl. Patrick Walsh, to be imprisoned one year and Whipped twice, like rule. Cornelius Buckley, to t3 imprisoned six months and twice whipped from North Bridge to South Bridge, on Saturday, lGth.

Marcfc, aud Saturday, 4th The following interesting extract of a Letter from Cork, is taken from a Lkierick Papcv called Tbe l' had the melancholy opportunity of seeing the thirty-two unfortunate wretches who were sentcaced last night. Gracious God, what a sight! it baMes description. When I saw them, the Court was clear, witb toe exception of the Jury galleries, which was so crowded, that tbe gentlemen could not get out. Such screams such lamentations such waitings, I liope never again to witness the old man ot 73 alternately bewaUuw ihe fete of eight children, and calling aloud for his Priest, Oh I is there a Christian that will brtnir me a Clergv 1 But as to the three unfortunates doomed for Monday, tbe woman (Black well) was the best witness of her sex ever produced on a table nothing could disturb her determination. Bieen is a fine fellow, near six feet high, but lie betrayed much weak-- ness in calling to every gentleman be knew, saying, lie threw his Tile In their hands, as it they could re.

verse the Judge's fiat. itelaghan is of the middle iite; hebetraved some weakness in crying. ins brother escaped, but tram his manner and the state ot his leelings, it was evident he would as soon be con-Victed. But Mahony. who is a most determined tel.

W. exclaimed against the woman's evidence, and, in aloud voice, (while hnndcufliing) said, where is the pioteqlton the law affords to a poor man. when so juaov lives hang on the evidence of one woman He aaid this so loud as to draw the cries of all the rest lie ld them all to give up crying, there was nothing or it but-to-have recourse to their prayers at once tins he repeated, aiid said, it is tetter to die innocent than be transported guilty, any During tlie Commission the Court was filled with soldiers. EXECUTIONS. 'On Sunday morning, Feb.

JI4, Cornelius Relehan, John Mahony, pnd Daniel Brcon, who had been tried and convicted on Friday lust, for the burning of the Barracks at Chiifchtown, and aiding and assisting in the murder of Hugh Cologan and other I o-liccmen, were conveyed from this City, under the direction and care of the High and Sub Sheriffs of the County, and a strong military escort on their way to Churchtown. They reached Miillow on that evening, and left it nt an early hour yesterday morning for Churchtown, strongly guarded, and accompanied by the llov. Mr. Keily, Parish Priest of Mitcf.clstown, and the Rev. Thomas England, Roman Catholic Chaplain to the Citv Gaol.

On arriving at the spot where he iinfc tunate men were to expiate, by their deaths the crime of which they luul been found guilty, there were very few persons assembled, and those ho were present' were principally composed of women. The Rev. Mr. Keily addressed the unhappy en, as well as the people, in Irish, ond was followed 111 Mr. England, 'in English, in a very impress.

vc a feeling address. Both Gentlemon exhorted tho dergtheir spiritual care at the awful 0 wak. atonement for, and confess their the? protested their innocence of th nine for whfch they were about to suffer, and in this declaration tliry persevered to the last. The absence of the male part of from this appalling ncene of death, wh. the women of the co nlry kjStt mnrkabt.

but lt ceIv flny of lhe extraordinary, Is the fact, that sc country Gentlemen of the neighbourhood were present, at which, as may to ly PP fj-Jg Sheriff wn, much disi.ppo.ntc.f. It nw Ira no indeed, that, on such an occasion, nod vwu rc t.io i For 1 For re-building, Yards, Total Wear and' ordinary repairing, East Amount Tear. Repairs. j' Indies, each year. IGlflW 022,350 5.1.5,58! 65,728 1,076.277 6.1,000 5.WX 1,170,990 00,000 310,000 1, 085,430 60,000 1,98,430 612,9.3 80,000 2,065,5:13 5B6.3.0 310.000 1,014,580 80,000 1,990,880 8,566,898 17,702,258 181 1M1.