1786. A DOMESTIC Ravages of the White Bays. INTELLIGENCE. DARING and numerous band completely armed, appeared in the neighbourhood of Birr; nine of them attacked the house of Edmond Flattery, a farmer, on Lord Glandore's eitate, and rifled it of various valuable effects, and threatened the life of him and his whole family, by tying them all together and fwearing to broil them on a hot griddle, which they put down on a large fire for that purpole, ia cader to extort a confeffion of money; this being no fooner known to Thomas Coghlan, of Stawberry-hill, Efq; the next magiftrate, than that genalcinan with his ufual fpirit and activity, immediately went in purfuit of them, accompaared by two or three friends and his own ferms only, and took in person one of the ringkaders, before three o'clock next day, and lodg of him in the gaol of this town; and the day he conducted three others, and lodged them sifo in gaol, one of whom has become approver. On Monday, Dec. 5, three notorious robbers were taken at Ballycaffidy, nea: Enniskillen, by a ferjeant's party of the late Inth Fuzileer Provincial regiment, and committed to gaol by Colonel Archdall, one of them has turned King's evidence, and given information of many robberies and barglaries in the counties of Fermanagh, Tyrone, and Donegall, The fame day, was committed to Clonmel pal, by the worshiptul Thomas Gordon, Elq, Major, Thomas Molloy, charged on oath with having, about the hours of two or three o'clock on the morning of the 1st of October laft, with feveral perions, to the number of twenty and upwards, covered with white shirts, and armed with guns, pitchforks, and other weapons, broke to the house of the Rev. William Ryan, of Muilanouly, near Mullanihone, in this county, and thereout feloniously taking and carrying away fire aims, &c. He is allo in like manner, charged with dragging the faid Mr. Ryan out of his house as atorciaid, without any other covering than his fhirt, and cruelly beating and tatting him, and putting him in terror of his fire, rendering an oath to him, and comm.tting feveral other cruel outrages on him, and his family.Same day, Thomas Cody, charged on oath with being one of the paty, who commit ted the above outrage. 11.] At night, about 12 o'clock, a few White Boy, came to a gentleman's house at Ballyhoncen, near Cork, having information that the Parish Priest lay there that night, and on being threatened from within, that they were prepared with fire-arms, they thought proper to decamp; but they only went for a reinforcement of their milguided companions, when they came in a large body, and defired the door to be opened, upon which the Clergyman open- Allo, a number of White Boys came to fix different houfes near Kilmurry, and forced each of the owners to fwear they would bring them two pounds of gunpowder, and depofit the fame at a certain houle in the neighbourhood, where they would call for it, which the poor people did in terror of a vifit from them. In the night, three fat cows, the property of the Rev. Simon Davis of Magourney, had their tails cut off clole to the rump, by iome White Boys, after which they nailed them to the Chapel-door of that parish. The cows are to much injured that they must be killed. Same night, fome wicked villains killed four sheep on the lands of Mercyville, the property of Chriftopher Lawton, Eiq; and carried away the carcailes and skins. 12] John Ryan, of Grange Paddel, county Tipperary, being on his return home from Agli macart, with a child of about three months old before him, was met by a number of White Boys, between Johntown and Urlingford, who demanded his horse, which he refuted to give them, when feveral of them truck at him, pat ticularly William Connell, of Bawemore, who gave the child a ftroke of a gun across the breaft, of which it inttantly expired. For which crime two days after, the atoreiaid William Connell and Edward Ryan, another of the party, were apprehended and commited to gaol, by John Mitchell, Elg; Sixteen White Boys, under the command of 2 leader, who called himleli Captain Wright, all armed, came to the houfe of Mr. Dennis M'Carthy, of Diotenah, near Kanturk, and demanded contribution money, to fupport their illegal proceedings, which he with a becoming ipuit refuted, and told them inftantly to quit the houfe, which they did; but it was only to do him an injury, as they then directly retreated to one of his fields, where they killed one cow, and maimed two more in his prefence, he not having fufficient force to repel the infurgents.He then dogged them, and on the way procured fire-arms and afiftants, who being perceived, feveral shots were fired on both fides without any effect, but the purfuers were obliged to retreat. Mr. M'Carthy then lodged examinations against ten of them whom he knew to be of the party, and we hear that one M'Crohan has been apprebended and committed to Mallow gaol, as a principal in thefe lawless outrages. On the night of the 14th inftant, fome White Boys near Tralee, went to the house of Timothy Scanlan, of Beale, a tythe farmer, and overthrew and deftroyed his hay and corn, threatening threatening him with accumulated vengeance, if he attempted to make up or recover any part of it. A few nights before, they paid a vifit to Mr. Thomas Juftice, and let his hay drift down a neighbouring river, in which there was then a food, preferving only as much as would fupport one cow for the herdfman, whom they obliged to fhew them the hay. On the fame night they took a mare, the property of Mr. Anthony Raymond, of Ballyloughoan, which they rode alrooft to death; they alio robbed and extorted oaths from many people in that neighbourhood, particularly from a man near Balieagan. We hear thefe infatuated people are likewife commencing their lawless outrages in the neigh bourhood of Castle-ifland, where they posted a notice on the chapel door, Saturday the 15th at night, purporting that there were no more tythes to be paid in future, and alfo threatening deftruetion to those who refufed paying fixpence halfpenny per day to labourers. A perfon, ftiling himfelf their Captain, well dreffed, with a gold-laced hat, a filver mounted fword, a cafe of piftols in his hand, and appearing in every particular like a gentleman, came to the houfe of one John Ferhan, and asked if any person there knew him? he remained in the houfe fome time, but was not known by any one of the family. These deluded people affemble generally on Toefday and Friday nights, by The fignal of a horn founded on one of the adjacent hills, they feldom mufter fewer than eighty men in arms, and proceed on their excurfions, with the affiftance of the neighbouring hoffes, which the owners are afraid to keep out of their way. 1 Wicklow, Dec. 25. Laft night, eight culprits confined in this gaol, having confpired to aid cach other in effecting their escape, had fo far fucceeded in their defign that they paffed every door of fecurity until they came to the laft, where they apprehended no detection; but fortunately here they were ftopt, and the town alarmed, by which they were prevented from their further villainies. They had combined that night to rob the house of Mr. Wentworth, agent to the Rockingham eftate in Ireland, who that very night had Soool. in in poffeffion-One of the gang is turned King's evidence, and will, no doubt, be the means of thefe villains being brought to that late due to their crimes. DUBLIN, December 12 This day, a very interefting trial to the public was determined before M. Juftice Howifon, wherein one John Watlon, as plaintiff, and Robert Bell, broker, defendant, which was brought against him as publifher of the Daily Lift of Imports and Exports, without a stamp. On examining Watson, it appeared that he was ignorant of the nature of the business, but had been perfuaded by fome friend to attend at the Tholfel, to hear the determination of the affair, and denied his being an informer; as an in former bis evidence was not admitted. Howe ver, to prevent trouble, Mr. Bell acknowledged that he was the publisher of faid paper, and left it to the profecutor to prove it came under any fuch delcription, which they failed in doing, as faid publication was prior to the laft act of Par liament, and no exemption therein mention against it. Council against Mr. Bell, very a argued, that it fhould come under a flamp d of one penny, as a newfpaper, and it mi then go free as the wind, but that Mr. Ea was the proper officer, and that the act inten no other should publish the Daily Entries, abfurdity of which was foon proved by the pofite council, who thewed clearly that the p lishing the Daily Entries could not be the p perty, or in the gift of any man or fet of me every entry paffed at the Custom-houfe be at the difpofal of the merchants;--befides abfurdity of confining it to any perion at Cuttom-houfe, who would have it in his pow to charge as he pleated on his fubfcribers, raifing his price extravagantly, and curtaili their entries, or mangling thein as he thoug proper. Mr. Juftice Howison in a very able and fen ble fpeech, pointed out the different parts of t act relative to the bufinef, and declared that part thereof in any way affected faid publicatio and that he therefore of courte difmifled faid i formation. 15] At the Commiffion of Oyer and Te miner, John Farrell was tried and found guil of the cruel and atrocious muider of John Brow a poor and very old man, on Tallagh-hill. 17] A poor countryman was decoyed into houte of ill fame in Effex-feet, laft Satu da night, and robbed of his watch and two guineas At an adjournment of the Quarter Seffior yesterday, at the Tholiel, Jane Smith was trie and found guilty of flealing tobacco out of a tho in Thoma -itreet, and ordered to be tranfpore for feven years, and William Kerby, ferjeant i the 51ft regiment of foot, was found guilty o affaulting, when on the Main-guard, Mr. 1 Bacon, of Great Ship-ftreet, Major of the Gold fmiths Corpe, and fentenced to be imprifoned on fortnight, and pay a fine of fixpence. 19.] About three o'clock in the afternoon as counfeilor Dillon, and Mr. Kingsley, an emi nent attorney, with two fervants, all on horfe back, were riding by the gate of Emo, nea Portarlington, two footpads bounced from hedge, prefented pistols to the gentlemen, an denounced inftant death if they or their fervant made the leaft refiftance; the villains then diey the piftols from the holters and threw them in to the ditch, after which they robbed the gen tiemen of two valuable gold watches and thei cath; not content with this part of the booty they feized their fervants horfes, cut open the faddlebags, and took away every thing of value It is fuppofed they had accomplices near, as two or three tellows were in the adjoining field viewing the tranfaction. Same day, was tried at the Tholfel, a Canfe wherein the King, on the profecution of Tho mas Kelly, was plaintiff, and Patrick Duffin defendant. The defendant was indicted for keeping an unlicensed Lottery-Office in Parlia ment (treet, and committed to Newgate by the Lord Mayor, where he was imprifoned for nine weeks, when after a fuil and impartial trial before the Recorder and a very relpectable Jurv he was immediately acquitted without the July leaving the box. The 1780. The Council for the profecution, were Wil. I. ham Walker, and John Hunt, Efqrs.—and Cencil for the defendant, Michael Smith, James Whiteflone, and George Jofeph Browne, Exces 10] Two gentlemen were ftopped in a postdale, about a mile at this fide of Maryborough by 1 gang of five footpads, who robbed them their watches and cath; they then infifted they must have mere money, and on a declarain being made that they had no more, the lains became outrageous, cut the gentlemen * an inhuman manner, obliged them to ftrip off their boots, coats, and waistcoats, &c. and ke them almost naked in the carriage before they departed. COURT or EXCHEQUER. 26] This day ended the arguments in the reat caufe between the Attorney General and Fitzgerald. The cafe was this: it having been alledged, thu Capt. Fitzgerald had quitted his veffel with in the forty day, after he was duly put under quarantine, the Attorney General, on behalf of a Majefty, iffued a fiat for a writ out of the Remembrancer's Office, marked for 500l. the penalty in the Act of Parliament. Upon this wt Mr. Fitzgerald was arrested; and this teim applied to the Court of Exchequer, to be dil carged on common bail. The application was frit supported on various grounds; that the i had infued irregularly, there not being any recedent affidavit, and no fiat figned by a Ba58; fecondly, that it was not a cale in which al bail was requirable by law -This was ahy argued on the part of the Crown, by the Attorney and Solicitor General, and Mr. Ponby, who infiited that Mr Fitzgerald having orted this penalty, it became a debt due to he crown; that the Attorney General was bound by his oath of office to fue for the King's debts, and had a right to a writ out of the Remembancer's Office, to bring in the debtor; that where the fuit was by action, the first process was a capias, which was an original writ, and that there was no inftance in which a debtor of the Crown was ever difcharged on common bail, except by leave of the Attorney General. sulfo infifted, that any rules which the Court might make, to regulate their affumed jurisdicte, could not apply in cafes between the King and the fubject in the original court, and that therefore the want of an affidavit, or a Judge's fit, was no defect, not being neceffary. It was kewife relied upon that the party might have been outlawed in this Court, and that the original procefs being a capias, on which an outlawry might be grounded, the party must be held to pecial bail. It The Court at length propofed two queftions to the council on both fides, fiift, whether the writ ere ined was an original writ, or in the nature a original writ? Secondly, if it was, whether e Court could dimifs the prifoner upon com ma bail? These two points were argued by Mr. Carran, who contended it was not an orinal writ; and fecondly, that if it even was, the nature of the cafe was fuch, as that special ad could not be demanded: He was replied to by the Attorney General, after which the Chief Baron ordered Mr. Fitzgerald to be enlarged upon common bail, and mentioned, that as it was a matter of very great confequence, the Court would take an opportunity next term of giving their reafons at large, for making this order. 271 At night, about the hour of twelve, Mr. John Mooney, of Hammond-lane, was flopped on the Inn's-quay, by two armed footpads, who robbed him of what cah he had about him, which amounted to about four British billings; they in every other refpe&t behaved quite civil. 29.] Between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, a female prostitute decoyed a young fellow into a houfe of ill fame in Mary's-lane, where, after drinking pretty freely he fell asleep, but on waking, found himself eafed of his watch, and about two guineas in gold and filver.- -The young man had come from Kilcock, co. Kildare, that evening, with three hogheads of whiskey, which he fold in Charles-ft.eet, amounting to upwards of thirty guineas, but received no more than four, in order to buy fome neceffary articles for home, which happened very luckily, otherwife the whole fum must have fallen into the hands of his new acquaintance. 31.1 Ferral, the murderer, was conducted by the Sub-theriff of the county of Dublin, under the efcort of a troop of cavalry, from Kilmainham-gaol to the Seven-mile-ftone, near which a gallows and a gibbet were erected, whereon this wretch underwent the fentence of the law. Having hung upon the first until he was dead, the body was fixed in irons, and hoifted, by means of a pully on the latter, where it now remains a terrific beacon to warn the illdifpofed from a fimilar fate. Juft before he was turned off, he was asked to confefs his crime, but he perfifted in denying it, tho' his unhappy father, who was a spectator to this melancholy fcene, declared that he had confetled it to him the preceding night in prifon, and exhorted his miferable fon to repeat the fame in the face of the world; it was all in vain, the hardened wretch was not to be moved.. A ferjeant's guard of dragoons is ftationed near the gibbet to prevent the country people from taking it down. January 1, 1786. About four o'clock in the morning, a gentleman and his fervant were stopped in Fifhamblefreet by three armed footpads, who robbed them of their gold watches, buckles, &c. to a very considerabe amount. The villains made off with the utmolt compofure through Copper-Alley, without the leaft infult. 5] A gentleman who had business to transact in Smithfield, had his pocket picked of a purfe containing fixty-four guineas; after he had miffed his money, he recollected that two fufpicious looking fellows flood very near him, whilst he was telling forme bullocks, 6] A woman who fells fruit about the town, perceiving the hall door of Mr. Caffan's house in Fleet-ftreet open, went up stairs without being obferved by any of the fervants, and had packed up feveral articles of value, but one of the fervants going into the room where he was bufily employed, feized her; the was immediately brought brought before the fitting Juftice, who committed her to the New Prifon. 14] Between the hours of three and fix o'clock in the morning, no less than five different robberies were committed on the road near Santry, by two armed footpads. The above is part of a gang of freebooters that has long infefted that part of the country. A noted fhop-lifter well known by the name of Long Catty, fome fhort time fince robbed the Shop of Mr. Mc Ginnis Watch-maker in Cookftreet, of thee filves watches. The Peace Offi. cers who had been employed to take her, got information that the reforted a public houfe in Plunket-ftreet (well-known for being a conftant receptacle for perfons of that defcription) where they found her dancing in the tap-room. She was immediately taken, upon which the landlord locked his door, and taking up a large poker, fwore that he would lofe his life and blood fhould be fpilled before he would part with his Old Customer: The Peace Officers however exerted themselves with proper fpirit on that occafion, and brought off their prifoner without any accident happening, and lodged her in the New Prifon. 21.] A gentleman's houfe was broke open near Clonard, and plundered of property to the amount of near 300l. in cath and plate; early next morning a gentleman was topped by four villains within half a mile of Kilcock, and robbed of nine guineas and his watch; and about two o'clock on Monday, a Mr. Jones and his fervant were robbed, and ftripped of a principal part of their wearing apparel, between Naas and Rathcoole. BIRTHS for January, 1786. Efq;-The Rev. Chriftopher Robinfon, to Langrishe, daughter of Sir Hercules Langi Bart.-In Molefworth-street, William, Sau Efq; Barrifter-at Law, to Lady Cox, jan daughter of Edward O'Brien of Limerick, 1 brother and prefumptive heir to the Earl of chiquin. Mr. Roger Dockery, Apothecary the General Dublin Difpenfary, to Mits Ma Radford Griffith, only daughter of Amyas G fith, Elq.. I DEATHS for January, 1786. 'N Kilkenny, Mrs. Mary Purcell, relict the late Major Tobias Purcell, of Arche grove, and daughter to the late Maurice Ke ing, of Narraghmore, co. Kildare, Elq; Caftle Bellingham, co. Louth, Mrs. Bellingha Lady of Allen Bellingham, Efq;-In Droghe John Marshall, Efq;-In the 13 h year of his a the Right Hon. Pierce Edmond, Lord Baron Dunboyne; by his death the title and estate volve to his Uncle, the Honorable and R Doctor Butler, Roman Catholic, Bishop of Co now Lord Dunboyne.-In Cork, William Ale Efq;-David Jones, of Beau Park, co. Meat Eq-In Drogheda, John Van Homright, E defervedly regretted by all who knew him.Stephen's-green, Mes, Mary Smyth, widow James Smyth, Efq; formerly Collector of th Port of Dublin, mother to the Right Honour ble Sir Skeffington Smyth, Bart. and to the la beautiful Mrs. Mathew, and to the prefeat Cou tefs De Jarnac, and filter to the CounterBrandon, aunt to his Grace the Archbishop Cifhell, and to the Right Hon. Lord Vifcour Clifden.In Stephen's-ttreet, Mrs. The wie Lady of John Thewles, Eiq;-In Clarendo ftreet, the Hon. Mrs. Montgomery, filter to th IN Merrion Square, the Lady of the Right late, and aunt to the picient John Duke of A --- Hon. Lord of daughter.- gyle, and relict of William Montgomery, of Rol At Rockiavage, near Carrickmacro, the Lady commod, Ely, by whole death, the title of Ea of James Plunket, Eiq; of a fon and heir.-At of Mount-Alexander, became extinct for want o Bath, the Lady of Captain Tifdall, of a daugh- male heirs. At Ballbriggen, co. Dublin, age ter. In the Phoenix Park, the Lady of the 22 years, Thomas O'Brien, Elq, eldeft fond Right Hon. Thomas Orde, (Secretary to the Denis Thomas O'Brien, of the Merchant's Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) quav, Elq,- -In Drogheda, the Rev. Rober of a fon. On Uther's Inland, the Lady of Jofeph Cuthbert. -In Liburne, Henry Morris, E Atkinfon. Efq: of a daughter. -The Lady of formerly a very eminent Surgeon in Eattace Charles Francis Sheridan, Elq; (Secretary at ftreet. At Fairview, near Bray, in the count War), of a fon-In Holles-ftreet, the Lady of of Wicklow, George Roth, Efq; Joint Regifter Colonel Monteford Longfield, of the 3d regiment and Clerk of the Report Office in the Court c of Horfe, of a fon-In Cavendish-row, the Chancery, and Member of Parliament for th Lady of Arthur Dawfon, Efq; of a daughter Borough of Thomaflown, county of Kilkenny In Abbey-street, the Lady of John Galway, Elq; In South Great George's-treet, Mr. Thoma of a fon.-The wife of Mr. John Hughes, of Barber, an eminent Cabinet-maker, moft fincere three daughters.In Nicholas-ftreet, the Lady ly regretted by his family and numerous friends of Nicholas Power, Ele, of a daughter.. -In PROMOTION 3. Portman Square, London, the Hon. Lady Augufta Dillon, of a fon. H MARRIAGES for January, 1786. UGH Minchin, of Cottage-knockwood, co. Tipperary, Elq; to Mils Kitty Dawfon, of Nenagh, in faid county.- -Counsellor Keil, of Rofs, to Mifs Favier, of Stephen's green-At Caftleftrange, the Rev. Stephen Radcliffe, to Mifs Martha Mitchell, daughter of Thomas Mitchell, Elq. Sterling St. Clair of Finglaf, county Dublin, Ely; to Mifs M'Dermott, filter to Colonel M Dermott, of Emla, co. Rolcommon.Thomas Seymour, El, of the co. Galway, to Mifs Jane Thomp. fon, daughter of David Thompion, of Banagher, TH HE Rev. Robert Baylis Dealtry, L.D. t the Chantorship of St. Patrick's Cathedral -The Rev. John Bradshaw, A. M. to the Pre bend of Tipperkevin, in co. Dublin.-Lund Foot of Effex-bridge, and Garrett English of Roe buck, Elqrs. to be Juftices of the Peace for thi co. of Dublin -The Hon. Richard Annelley, be one of the Commiffioners of his Majefty's Re venue.-The Right Hon. Edmund Sexton Pery late Speaker of the Houfe of Commons, to be Peer of Ireland, by the titles of Baron and Vi count Pery of Newtown-Pery, in the county Limerick, to him and his heirs male.Joh Monck Malon, Efg; to be one of his Majelly moft Hon. Privy Council. WALKER's HIBERNIAN MAGAZINE: OR, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, For FEBRUARY, 1786. We have embellifbed this Month's Magazine with an elegant Engraving of the unfortunate Captain Pierce, Commander of the Halfewell Eaft Indiaman, whofe fatal Catastrophe was related in our last, Page 50. IT is a melancholy confideration, that fo many of our fellow creatures fhould pay the heaviest penalty of infulted justice, with out producing that reformation in the manners of the people which is the great object of the public punishment. The legal maffacres which are exhibited to a thoughtless multitude when the prifons of the metropolis ere emptied into the grave," may melt the humane into compaffion, but they deter not the wicked from guilt: it is therefore much to be regretted, that fome other mode of panifhment is not adopted, which, in chaf tiling the criminal, might make fome repaation to the ftate he has injured; and that none of our great lawyers have thought an examination in the manifeft injuftice of our criminal laws worthy their ferious attention. Men who retire from the labours of their profeffion, or the intrigues of politics, to an ample penfion, would prove them elves really worthy their country's gratitude performing this acceptable fervice. The penalty of death has been brought forward to meet fuch a variety of offences, to ftop the hand of the murderer, or to prevent the commiffion of an eafy fraud, that crimes very different in degree are held worMib. Mag. Feb. 1786. thy of an equal feverity of punishment. If the of offences, fo many miferable wretches hazard of life could prevent the commiffion would not fall victims to trifling temptatious; temptations which bear no proportion to the confequences of detection: but I' am convinced that, at the time of committing the offence, the offender reflects not upon the punishment annexed to his crime, for he does not always, nor indeed often, take the most effectual means of concealing his guilt. The highwayman would not leave the perfon he has robbed to remain an evidence against him, if he recollected that, by adding murder to robbery, he would be expofed but to the fame punishment, and might probably efcape detection; or if he were not reftrained from committing accumulated guilt by fome remaining sparks of virtue, which ought to plead in mitigation of the heavieft fentence which the severity of law pronounces on the most aggravated crime. But if it be politically impoffible to adjuft the exact proportion of punishment to the magnitude of the offence, I am fure it is not impoffible to make the punishment beneficial to the offender and to the public. When no severity can reftrain, and no admonition can improve a criminal, he must fall a facrifice to the general welfare; and "whofo fheddeth man's blood, by man fhould his blood be shed," but the wanton infliction of death can produce no advantage : H the |