hat and a sword; a military hat; itnefs cautioned prifoner, and afked im if it could be withdrawn? prioner faid no: faw James Fitzpatrick ome into him and tell him that the people would not rife, and prifoner ked where were the men that were bout the doors? Fitzpatrick told im he defired them to go home; that man came from Clough (Pat. Reaghan) and faid the people would not ife; witness afked Ruffel, or some ther prefent, what he would do? he aid he would go to where there would we fighting, in the county Antrim.

Crofs-examined by counfellor Bell. Says there was, no rifing, and every Thing appeared quiet, and fo continud; he firft gave information to the Folicitor-general: : was arrested in Belaft on Monday fortnight, and is in confinement: came from the gaol to the court; was to be tried for treafon; ays he was not confcious of being guilty; was told it was his duty to tell ruth; has reafon to think he was not in danger; thinks he will not be proecuted, as he is an evidence; did not give information earlier, on account of he refpect he had for Ruffel; he was a Friend and benefactor, and he wished aot to be his profecutor.

James Fitzpatrick fworn. Says he ives at Loughlin-ifland, is a publican; emembers Friday the 22d of July aft; faw rev. mr. M'Carton and his curate; did not go to Smith's at Anadown; refufed, though afked; Jones Drake was at his houfe that day; a tranger was with Drake, as a horfelealer; mr. M Carton, faw him and he ftranger there; mr. M'Carton was laying at quoits; Drake and the tranger went into his houfe, it was bout four o'clock in the evening, and ot fomething to eat and drink; the rifoner is the ftranger; Drake told im that the prifoner was a horfeealer; the prifoner and Drake went his houfe about ten or eleven o'clock ext morning; the prifoner got breakaft, and Drake came after, and a great any were moving backward and forard in the houfe; it was a public conffon-day; the laft witnefs was there;

prifoner afked him how the people were affected? he faid very loyal; pri foner faid he was taught to believe otherwife; prifoner told them they fhould rife that night; that Killinchy and Low Country would rife at any rate, and take Downpatrick; prifoner went to bed about two o'clock, and remained there till between five and fix o'clock; afked the prifoner how could they rife without arms.

Crofs-examined. Was in Dublin to identify Ruffel; did not identify him, though he knew him; nor did he say it was not Ruffel; gave information of it to mr. Ford, on Monday after; was not a prifoner; went voluntarily; did not give information till then.

Remem

John Mulholland fworn. bers the 23d of July laft; went accidentally to Loughlin-ifland; was told that there was a stranger there; faw Patrick Lynch, Bergy M'Pherson, and the ftranger and others at Fitzpatrick's; James Drake was there; he got a meffage that evening, that there were threats held out to the people to turn out; he refufed it; faid he would die first, sooner than join the rebels.

Crofs-examined by mr. Bell; faw the prifoner before in Dublin, where be went to identify him, and knew him; the high fheriff fe it him to Dublin to his landlord; he told the landlord of this foon after it happened.

Patrick Renaghan fworn. Lives at Clough; remembers being at confeffion on Saturday the 23d July; was at James Fitzpatrick's about 5 o'clock in the evening; went into a room by invitation; faw mr. Lynch of Loughlinifland, and the gentleman in bed; the gentleman got out of bed, and asked him where he lived; prifoner asked him if he heard of any rifing; he said no, that no people would rife; that the prieft cautioned them against it, as it was reported about the country that the prieft faid, they would be hanged. like dogs if they attempetd it: prifoner got up in a rage, and faid, I find there will be no rifing in this place; that he would go off to Antrim or Belfaft, where they would act; that he faid

before

before this, he would take mr. Ford, captain Brown, and mr. Wolfely, but would not injure them: that he would ferve them in the fame manner as the prifoners at the other fide would be. Crofs-examined. Says, he juft came from the goal; is kept there as an evidence; gave information after he was airelted on Monday or Tuesday laft. John Tate fworn. Lives at Down. patrick, knows James Corry in the town, a fhoemaker, who is a prifoner; faw him on Saturday the 23d July; was out that night with Corry; they left town between ten and eleven o'clock; Corry brought him out to fight, as there was a rifing to take place; went about a mile and a half off into a field; they had no arms; met in the field about 14 men in all, from 12 till, 2 o'clock, and then parted; they were rebels; Corry told him they were to take Downpatrick; witnefs faid, why did not they rife when there were plenty of foldiers in it, and they might have got their arms; that it was as well to wait till next day to take it; but Corry faid, you muff to-night, as the country would rife that night, and Dublin would be taken;, they all waited for a fignal from Seaford, near Loughlin-ifland, a fire; and that five or fix thoufand would join them, but in this they were all cifappointed; Cory told him general Ruffel was to command them. Crofs-examined, fays that Corry first afked him to take a walk, and then told him of the rifing; Corry was his comrade and friend; told him he was to get a commiffion on the Monday following; was to be a captain; they got three pitch forks in the field; he did not with the caufe well when Corry fpoke to him; did not get the commiffion or pay fince; gave the information to mr. Trotter firft, when Corry was taken.

Major Sirr fworn and examined; proved he arrefted the prifoner in arms, and that he pulled out piftols on him. The proclamation was then read as before, where hoftages were to be taken, &c. [See page 627.]

The evidence for the crown having Deen clofed, the prifoner declined call.

ing any witneffes in his defence, and allowed the cafe to go to the jury on fuch evidence as had been adduced o the part of the crown.

The hon. baron George, with la ufual ability and precifion, recapitulate the evidence which had been adduced; and the jury having retired only for few minutes, returned a verdict d GUILTY, against the prifoner.

The prifoner having been asked, a the ufual form, if he had any thing to fay why fentence of death should not be paffed againft him? addreffed, the court in an eloquent and energetic, though rather a fomewhat unconnected fpeech of about twenty minutes, which he took a view of the princip tranfactions of his life for the laft thi teen years; and on a retrospective vie of which, he faid, he looked back with triumph and fatisfaction; he ende voured to vindicate his conduct fres the criminality attached to it, by affer ing, that in all he had done, he hal acted from the conviction of his conk ence; and anxiously requested that the court would make him not only the firå but the only life which fhould be take on the prefent occafion; mercifuly fparing to their families and friends the lives of thofe men, whom it was affert ed he had led aftray. The hon. bara George, in an addrefs of confiderable length to the prifoner, moft fincent lamented, amongst a variety of othe things, that the prifoner had not been endowed with better principles, and a better heart, than that which he had lately, as well as on former occafios manifefted; and expreffed his mod anxious wifh, that the prifoner would employ the little time he would have in this world, in making his peace with God, and in endeavouring to atone f the incalculable miferies his crimes and infatuated conduct have brought, a will yet bring, upon not a few of the members of that community, of wat he himself was once a worthy and a de fervedly esteemed member.

The learned judge then pronounced the awful fentence of the law, which the prifoner liftened to with the greate compofure, bowed refpectfully

to the

Coast,

turned thanks to the judge for his patient investigation of the crime alledged against him; to the attorney-general, and the other counsel for the profecution, for their humane attention; and

to his own counfel and law agent, for the ability which they had employed in his behalf.

He was executed at Downpatrick on the following Friday, pursuant to his fentence. Nothing extraordinary occurred on that occafion. The fame enthusiasm which fupported him on his late trial accompanied him to the fcaffold, and enabled him to preferve a fettled ferenity of countenance to his laft moments. the place of execution he said nothing, farther than expreffing a hope, that he died in peace with all mankind.

Parifian Fufhions.

At

Ruffel, after his conviction, addreffed the court in a speech of twenty minutes On his rifing the fympathy of his auditors were very manifeft. Their feelings, however, underwent a confiderale change in the courfe of his fpeech, which went chiefly to vindicate his conduft, by general declarations of the purity of his intentions, and by repeated affertions that he looked back to his entire political career, for the last thirteen years of his life, with great pleasure. His thoughts were loofe and ill connected, at the fame time, expreffed without embarrafment. I folicited that his life ly folicited that his life might be the only one that would fall on the prefent cccafion, as the reft of the prifoners had been induced to join in a bufinefs which did not originate with themfelves: he alfo expatiated in favour of ameliorating the condition of the lower clafs. Infatuated and inconfiftent man, who could, even for a moment, conceive that the ftate of either the beggar or the gentleman could be ameliorated by the introduction of French armies, with the most errant tyrant at their head, whole fole object would be here, as it has been every where, to fubjugate, ruin, and opprefs all orders of the community, to lay wafte the country, and to leave it a deplorable wreck. Toward the clofe, he ran into a vein of religious enthufiafm, with which it appears that his mind had long been tinctured; alleging that the Saviour of the world will fhew his fign unto mankind, and that the boundaries of the kingdoms will be pointed out. He earneftly folicited that his body might be given to his friends. His addrefs clofed with a folemn declaration of his forgiving the evidence that had appeared against him, and, by a prayer, to be forgiven any fins he might have committed. He had, at the commencement of his fpeech, re

be much worn, as alfo thofe of yellow ftraw, in like manner, without trimming. The bandkerchief with a frill is alfo in much vogue. As the coquettish fashion of the moment attaches no lefs importance to a full back than a fine neck, thofe ladies who would be diftinguished for talte take great care to comprefs their fhoulders, and place the neckkerchief fo high that there may be a large uncovered space between the neckkerchief and the edge of the robe. Black crape is much in vogue for robes; but it is beginning to give way to the role, like, and green. If the backs have not buttons from top to bottom, there is at lealt a button at the wait; buttons are alfo worn at the ends of the fleeves.

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At a late fete at Frafcati, two-thi of the robes had extremely long trahus, The most fashionable ladies wore black or brown perakes. Strings of pearls were palled obliquely over the locks of this borrowed hair; and a rich e»nb raifed the whole almoft perpendicularly. Befides the comb, fome wore gold pins furmounted with a cameo.

The young men of fashion, infand of white ftockings, wear them of the