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letter in which he promised to meet Robin Keon on Sunday.

Q. What was the cause of this quarrel ? A. Several letters which had paffed between them, and in particular a letter which the deceased had written to his mother."

Q Did you not understand that letter to be 2 general diffuafion from using Mr. Keon as her A. I did not.

Was there any wall between Mr. Rey- agent? nolds and you?

A. Yes, there was.

Q. What kind of wall was it?

A. It was in fome places high, and in others

Q What time was it when you were going to work?

A. Between fix and eight o'clock in the morning.

Q. Do you ufually go to work fo early?
A. I ufually go to work at fix in the morn-

Q. Do you know John Reynolds ?
A. I know a great many John Reynolde's.
Q. Did you fee that man, pointing to a man)
that morning?

A. I did not fee him that morning.

Q. Were you not in his compan that morn ing?

A. Not that I know of,

Q. Were you not in his company?

A.

If I was, I do not know it.

Q. What did you do when this affair ended? A. I went to my work.

Q. Did you go no where else?

A. Yes, I went to Dennis Kelly's.

Q. Did you tell the fame ftory there?
A. Yes, I did.

Three more witneffes depofed nearly to the fame effect. Myles Keon, Elq; was then called and examined by Mr. King.

Q. Did you know the late Mr. Reynolds ?
A. I did very well.

Q. When did you fee him laft before his death?

A. I saw him in the month of October 1786, at his own houfe, two days before this unhappy accident.

Q. Did you ever hear him fay any thing about Robert Keon?

A. I have often heard him threaten to ill, ufe Robert Kon

QDid you ever hear him ufe any particular threat against him?

A. I heard him fay that he would horfe-whip him wherever he met him.

He was cross examined by Mr. Curran.

Q. Are you any relation to the prifoner ?

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Q. What was your reason for not believing it to be fo?

Q. He, in the letter, defcribed Robert Keon as a Brecknock, and faid that the agent was worthy of the client, and the client worthy of the agent.

Q. Did you not hear, and do you not beliève, that Keon ftruck Mr. Reynolds in an aflize town, and at an affize?

A. I have heard and believe he did.

Q. Well, Sir, and did Mr. Reynolds make a manly refiftance?

A. I believe he did not.

Q. Come, Sir, the man is gone, and his valour does not now fignify; do you believe that he was a man of courage?

A. I believe he was not, because he declared it himself.

Q Have you not heard that he was often! beaten, and bore it with patient and becoming meckoefs?

A. He never was beaten to my knowledge, except by Colonel St. George, and this once by

Mr. Keon.

Q Was Mr. Keon armed with pistols the time he ftruck Mr. Reynolds in Carrick?

A.

He was not.

Q. What hindered him from beating Mr. Rey nolds more feverely than he did ? ~

A. Two other Mr. Keons interpofed.

Sixth Witness, William Keen.

Examined by Mr. Whiteflone.

Q. What relation are you to Mr. Robert Keon? A. I am his brother.

Q Do you remember the 15th of October, 1786 ? A. I do.

Q. Did you fee Mr. Plunket any where that day?

A. I did, at my father's house.

Q. Did he fpeak any thing about what brought him there?

A. He faid he came to bring about a meeting between my brother and Mr. Reynolds, and exprefled great concern on account of the business which he came about, and declared that he would not have come had it not been on account of Mr. Reynolds, his own relation.

A.

Q. Did you know the late George Reynolds ? I knew both him and his father. Q. Did you ever hear George Reynolds fay any thing about your brother?

A. Yes; he told me that he must bring my brother to an account for his affaulting him, and that he was advised, by his friend Mr. Plunket, that he ought not to meet him until he had N 2 012207B

ftruck him; and that his wife would not fleep with him until he had met Robin Keon.

The defence was here clofed, and after examin ng a witnefs to refute the teftimony of Laurence Shanly, the late Mr. Reysolds's fervant, Lord Earl fort gave his charge as follows:

Gentlemen of the Jury,

Smith, Counfel-Begged leave to account the deceased's having ftruck the prifoner thou armed, and urged that Reynolds knew that K on's piftols were not charged.

you must not trifle with your oaths, but member that humanity to an individual is c elty to the musitude.Your reafons for y belief, or disbelief, of any fact, must be the r fons of prudent men; and if your reafon c vinces you that the piftol went off by accide I again tell you, you must acquit; but on contrary, if you believe it to be an act of bru UPON an occafio of this kind, I thall make wrath, after a good natured defign of innocen as few observations as poffible; and those obser-satisfying mistaken honour, you must find vations which I shall make shall not be to lead prifoner guilty. you, but merely for the purpofe of bringing, forward in your mind the clear fubftance of every thing which admits of no doubt. There can be no doubt but that Reynolds was killed, there can be no doubt but he fell by a fhot from the prifoner; and there can be no doubt, but this meeting was in confequence of a deliberate,, appointment.- -There is a difference between the teftimony of Mr. William Keon, and that of Mr. Plunket. If you believe Mr. Plunket, there was to be no duel, but a mock one; on the contrary, Keon feems to fay, his purpose was to bring them out to a duel; but Plunket fwears exprefly otherwife - There were no bullets to be put in, and the piftols were to be charged with powder onlyPlunket had not put the piftols into Reynolds's hand, but they remained in the hands of Plunket's fervant, On the other hand, there were three cates of piftols in the hands of the Keons, one of which was certainly loaded.

It may be faid that there can be no other evidence, because all of the Keons are indicted except William.As to the agreement, if the prifoner was fatisfied to have no ball, it was a work of shocking balenefs ; if not, he was determined effectually to fight a duel, and our law confiders a death in fuch a pursuit to be MURDBR. If you believe that feveral blows were struck by Reynolds at the prifoner, and one of thefe blows ftruck the piftol, and it went off by accident, you ought to acquit him: It is a quef tion for you, Gentlemen, to determine, whether it is probable that R. holds would make three adverse ftrokes againit a man armed with piftols and feeing his two brothers armed in Ake manner you are the judges of probabity: But if you believe there was this agree ment between the parties, which Planket has word to, then Robert fired foully upon the decealed, and it was murder, and a base and barFarous one. But my opinion goes farther-if one in a deliberate manner goes to fight a duel, and he fall, it is murder. Then if you believe He fired upon the deceafed difarmed, or not on equal terms, it is murder. There has been a good defence fet up, if you believe it. There were tree tokës made at Robert, and the piflol went off. If you believe Robert-did not ntend to thoot-when he flood over the corpfe, after the deceafed fell, did he thew any mark of contrition, repentance or remorte? Duelling is enly excufable, when a man retires back as far as he can, and then the law juftifies his drawing a fword or any other Radhal weapon; but in this cale Reynolds had no weapon of dan ger; and the only doubt that remains, is, if you can believe that the thot went off by the Aroke; and in that cafe you must acquit the bloger- -but if you cannot beleve that,

Loid EarlsfortSee how that cuts-R nolds believed the piftols not charged, and hi himself in so danger; how will you understa the prifoner's antwer to Plunket, "I will do. I ought."-What, on the contrary, was the ta guage of Reynolds to Keon? Good-morrow 66 you." And what the reply?" You scou "diel, why did you bring me here."Up the whole, if you believe that Reynolds bro the peace, you will find the prifoner guilty manilaughter only; but there feems to be a ve great degree of refinement in the diftinctions be made in that ease.

Henn, J. -Lord Earlsfort has been full and able, both in his statement of facts, a in the law arifing from them, that I fhall r take upon me to add any thing to what he t flated to you.

Bradstreet, J.-At this late hour I fhot feel myself culpable if I took up much of yc

time.

I shall only obferve to you, that there are d ferent fpecies of HOMICIDE.

If you believe the evidence on behalf of t Crown, you must convict the prifoner of Mu

DER.

But if you believe that two ftrokes were ma by the deceafed at the prifoner, as the prifone witneffes inform you, however improper it mif be for him to have had a loaded pift. 1 in hand, the killing the deceased after fuch an tack, can be no more than MANSLAUGHT at large.

And if you believe the killing to be the eff of the Atroke upon the pittol, and that the pil went off by accident, it can only be HOMICI per infortunium, and in that cafe, according to i beft modern decifions, you will acquit the 1 foner generally.

It is your province however to weigh the e dence, and the due credit to be given to the fpe&ive witneffes, and let your confcience dir your verdi.

Bennet, J. On behalf of the priso three witnelles were produced, Shanly, Duni ly, and Moran; if you credit them you n take the whole of their teftimony together;" if you believe the third throke to have been ven by the deccated to the prifoner, your find no verdict to affect his life.

The Jury retired from the box, and rett ed in about a quarter of an hour, →→ their verdict CUILTY.

After the trial a motion was inade in anef judgment, and feveral proceedings were h

there

thereon. On the 31st of January 1788, the Court gave their realons for refufing to arreft the judgment, after which Lord Earlsfort proceeded:

Earlsfort, C. J.-It becomes a very neceffary though very painful part of my duty, as well for the example of others, as for your good, to late fome of the circumftances of the black fact of which you have been found guilty by a refpectable Jury of your own county, and in truch as refpectable a Jury as any other county could produce.-You have been found guilty of MURDER-the most horrible offence that is to be found in the catalogue of human crimesand in this cafe attended with circumstances of aggravation.As many of the public attend on this occafion, it becomes neceffary to ftate the facts; and perhaps it is in a certain degree perfonal, when I reflect that you are an attorney, and an officer of our Court, who from your age and your fituation, muft have been apprized of the confequences.

It feems, the unhappy victim of your refentment had used fome alperfive language with regard to you, and you took the most fummary and most violent mode of fatisfying your own anger, and vindicating your feelings of falfe honour.-You, an Attorney, fought the moit pub. lic place, the county town, fitting the Judges, to publicly beat him; one would have thought heman wrath could not have gone father; one would have thought, that the perfon who tamely received fuch an infult could have excited no other paffion but pity, and have overcome every thing like refentment.

To fatisfy the world, to fatisfy the falfe appearances of honour, Mr. Reynolds fent a common friend to you, who apprized you, that you might appear as an adverfary without any fear of danger to you, for that. Mr. Reynolds would have no weapon to do you mischief. Whether this previous notice were agreed to or not, on your part, is of little importance If it were, it was the most abominable treachery-if not, it was pufillanimity and horrid releniment. -After fuch a prepolal, you went on the next day, af ter having flept a night, after having, as every man muk be luppoled to have done, addicffed yourself to the Almighty in prayer, and rushed in the moll brutal manner on the wretched object of your rage, and deprived him or his life; aor even then latisfied, while the wretch lay dead at your feet, you continued to express your

refeniment.

It must be a great addition to what you en dure, to feel that you have drawn a large family into the most diftrefstul fituation, by this fad in dulgence of your paffion-1 am fure I feel much

for them.

Lat there is one confolation that have, that though there ha been a long delay given to judice in your cafe, yet it serves to shew, that no man, however entrenched in wealth and connection, but will find the law too thong for his crimes.

You have bad every affiftance the law could afford you; and I trust that it has given you ime to make fome atonement to that Power whom you feem to have to long forgollen.

His Lordth ́p then proceeded to pronounce the judgment as in cales of High Treaton.

The Prifoner was ordered for execution on the 16th day of February following, and a Writ for that purpose was iffued, under the feal of the Court of King's Bench, and not the ordinary Warrant, as at Affizes and Seffions.

Irish Parliamentary Intelligence.
Thursday, January 17, 1788.
HIS day his Excellence we Lord Lieutenant
Speech from the Throne:

My Lords and Gentlemen,

His Majelly having been pleafed again to call me to the government of Ireland, I have received his Royal commands to meet you in Parliament.

At the fame time that I feel myself highly flattered by this repeated mark of his Majelly's confidence, I mutt lament with you the heavy lofs which his fervice has futtained by the death of the Duke of Rutland, whofe public and private virtues had fo defervedly conciliated the esteem and affections of this kingdom.

His Majelly is perfuaded that you will share the fatisfaction which he feels in the prefent fitaation of foreign affairs, and particularly in the restoration of the conftitution and tranquillity of the United Provinces, favoured by the leafònable and vigorous exertions which were made by his Majelly, and by the brilliant fuccefs of the Pruffan troops, under the conduct of his Serene Highnefs the Duke of Brunswick. The meatures which his Majefty has adopted on this occafion, have been productive of advantages, which, while they have added to the luftre of his crown, have materially promoted the effential interefts of his dominions.

Gentlemen of the House of Commons,

I have ordered the national accounts, and the neceffary eflimates to be prepared and laid before you; and with the fulleft confidence in your zeal and loyalty, I obey his Majelty's command», in recommending to you to provide for the public fervice,

My Lords and Gentlemen,

My former experience of the affectionate attachment which his Majefty's fubjects of Ireland have borne to his perion and government, and the very particular imereft which I must feel in your welfare, will never fail to animate my endevours in pursuit of every object which may promote his Majesty's paternal wishes for the happinels of this kingdom.—With this view, I must more.elpecially direct your attention to the fupport of that great staple of your commerce, the Linen Manufacture, to the protection and regulation of the Proteftant Charter-fchool, to the fecurity of the Church of Ireland, and to thote principles which your wifdoin and humanity have already pointed out for the advancement of Education and of useful knowledge.

Thave seen with particular fatisfaction your rifing prosperity, and the rapid increate of your commerce and manufactures, and I shall be anx ious to co-operate with you in improving the advantages which the credit of the country mult derive from the bleflings of peace. while you are fenfible of the value of thele befings, I am persuaded that you feel the warmeft conce a for the honour of his majesty's crown, and for the general interefts of the empire, and that there is no part of his demiq,ous from which

But

his Majefty would have received a warmer or more zealous fupport, if he had judged it neceffary to call forth into action the fpirit and refour ces of his people.

When the Speech had been read by the Speaker and clerk,

Lord Delvin rofe and faid. After the Speech that has been just read, it will not appear extra ordinary, if I rife for the purpose of expreffing our loyalty to our gracious Sovereign, an affection for whom warms the breafts of his people of Ireland. Long have we enjoyed the happiness of his mild government-long have we lived under a Prince whofe fole object has invariably been the profperity of his people-long may he continue to reign in their hearts, and nay his domestic felicity be only equalled by the affectionate ardour of his fubjects.

The Speech first mentions the decease of our late mott excellent Chief Governor, whofe amia bility in private and juftice in public life, had given him a deep root in the hearts of the people. But this is too melancholy a fubje&t to dwell on. I hall only flop to fay, that if any thing was neceffary to fatisfy the teelings of the nation upon the unfortunate circumstance, the conduct of all ranks on a late mournful occafion, (alluding to the pompous funeral proceffion) were fufficient, It was the feeble though fincere effufion of gratitude to the memory of an illuftrious noble

inan.

Bat our chief thanks are due to our Sovereign for his peculiar attention to our welfare, in fending over as Chiet Governor, to compenfate the lols, a nobleman, the wifdom and integrity of whole former Adminiftration had obtained for him the applaufe of the kingdom-and I may say, thre unanimous approbation of both Houles of Parlament. From my own knowledge of him, I will venture to say, that he entertains no wifh-no view, that does not tend to the profperity of this country to which he is bound by the ftrongelt ties and I will venture to declare, that fo long as he continues here he will every day improve more and more in the affections of the people.

I am happy that inftead of applauding at the prefent moment the fuccefs of his Majefty's arms, I have to admire the energy and wildom of the Councils which rendered that exercife of them un neceffary. But had occafion required it, I am postive, and I am certain it is the opinion of

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every man who hears me, that his Majesty would not have experienced a warmer fupport from any part of his dominions than from his loyal fubjects of Ireland. I therefore move you agree to the following motion.

"That an humble addrefs be presented to his Majefty, laying berore his Majesty our unfeigned expreffions of duty, loyalty, and attachment to his Majesty's royal perfon, family, and government. To reprefent to his Majefly, that we cannot fufficiently deplore the heavy lofs which his Majefty's lervice has fuftained by the premature and much-lamented death of our late Chief Governor. That the wife and fleady courfe of his public administration had established the tranquility and exalted credit of the nation, whilft the amiable tenor of his private virtues had conciliated the love and efteem of every rank and defcription of the people; and that as long as the nobler qualities of the mind, the benevolent affections of the heart, affability in deportment, and complacency of manners, fhall continue to warm the feelings and engage the attachments of a generous and grateful nation, the memory of the Duke of Rutland will be preferved and cherished in the bofoms of Irishmen. To affure his Majesty, that amidst these effufions of our heart-felt regret, we acknowledge his Majelly's peculiar attention and regard to our fituation in the re-appointing to be Chief Governor of this kingdom a nobleman, who, during his former refidence in Ireland, had exerted the most unremitting attention to its affairs and interefts, and merited the ampleft tef timony of gratitude for the wildom and integrity, of his government. That we fully participate in the latisfaction which refults to his Majefty from the prefent fituation of foreign affairs. are lentible of the beneficial confequences which have arilen from the restoration of the conftitution and tranquility of the United States, favoured by the brilliant fuccefs of the Pruffian troops under the conduct of his Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick; and that we acknowledge the wildom of the leafonable and vigorous exertions which were made by his Majelty during the courle of thofe events, and which have proved fo materially conducive to the luftie of his crown, and to the effential interefts of his dominions. That, zealous for the honour of his Majesty's government, we thall chearfully provide the fupplies that may be neceffary for the public fervice. (To be continued.)

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From what mixt caufe, and jarring pow'r,
The infant earth to being role:
How, in her circling bofom sleep
The imprison'd feas, and bounded deep.
Refolv'd great hidden truths to trace,

Each learned fable you defpife;
Aud, plea 'd, enjoy the tam'd difgrace,
To think, and reafon fingly wife :
Each tale reject by time allow'd,
And nobly leave the erring crowd.
Hark! from her weak foundations tore,
The buifting earth afunder flies,
And, propt by yielding feas no more,
The dread ui crack alarms the skies:

Whole

Whofe arches rent, their weight forego,
And plunge in op'ning gulfs below.

Now rushing from their wat'ry bed,

The driving waves difdain a fhore, And with refiftless force o'erfpread

That orb,' which check'd their rage before:
While fcatter'd o'er the foamy tide,
All nature's floating ruins ride.

New heavens difclos'd, the filver train,
The fun beneath their waves admire,
And gliding thro' th' enlighten'd main,

Gaze at each ftar's diminish'd fire:
Well pleas'd the moon's bright orb survey,
Trembling along their azure way.

How ftrong each line! each thought how great!
With what an energy you rise!
How shines each fancy! with what heat
Does ev'ry glowing page surprise!
While Spouting oceans upwards flow,
Or fink again to caves below.

As nature's doom you thus impart,
The moving scene we fcarce endure;
But, fhrinking, ask our anxious heart,
If on our earth we tread fecure?
Whole fate, unmov'd, as you pursue,
We ftart and tremble but to view.
Yet these remains we now behold,

Which tow'ring once in hills arofe;
Shall from a new and fairer mould,

A new and fairer earth compose:
Which to her fate fhall owe her bloom,
And rife more lovely from her tomb.
Yet fee this beauteous fabric end;

This fecond pride of fate expire;
While guthing from the clouds defcend
The burning ftorm, the liquid fire;
Where worlds and men confuming lie,
And in one bright confusion die.
Their naked tops the hills admire,
No longer white with fleecy dew;
And as they moan the spreading fire,
Add to the flames diffolving coo;
While rocks from melting mountains flow,
And roll in streams thro' vales below.
And now the kindling orbs on high,

All nature's mournful end proclaim;
When thy great work (alas) must die,

And feed the rich victorious flame:
Give vigour to the wafting fire,
And with the world too foon expire.

Once more her bloom the earth renews,
Smooth'd into green, eternal vales;
Her glebe still moist with fragrant dews,
Her air ftill rich with balmy gales:
No change her flow'ry feafons breed,
But fprings retire, and fprings fucceed.
Oh say, thou great, thou facred name,
What fcenes thy thoughtful breaft employ,
Capacious as that mighty frame,

You raise with ease, with ease destroy?
Each world fhall boast thy fame; and you,
Who charm'd the old, fhall grace the new.

The Village-Spire, a Paftoral Ballad.
ENEATH yon Mountain's fhaggy cliff,
Wheace babbling waters steal their wa

BEN

Palemon with his fleecy care,

Were fhelter'd from the fultry ray. Reclin'd upon the mofly turf,

He tweetly pip'd his wood-notes wild, In praife of Phebe- le maid! Whole lovely charm, his hours beguil'd. Soft echo liften'd to the tune,

And quick to Phebe bore the found, Which foon as heard, the inftant knew, And fmiting, fought th' enchanting ground.

No fooner did the nymph appear,

Than rapture fill'd Palemon's breast,
He rofe, and on her modett cheek,
The kifs of rapture fondly prest.
The varying blush her face o'erfpread,
As llies damask'd by the rofe,
While gentle tumults in each breast,
Their mutual love, in fighs difclafe.
When fudden open'd to their view,
Beneath the branches of an oak,
A Village-Spire, with ivy dreft!
And thus, Palemon spoke-

"Twelve moons, my love, are gone and o'er,
"Since hirft my youthful heart you won,
"Then hatte with me to yonder Spire,
"And there unite our vows in one."

Together hied the ruftic pair,

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With conftancy their only wealth, Nor with'd for more, while thus poffeft Of love, their cot, and rofy health.

T. HENRY.

WELL, Henry, do I like thy mufe,

Thy veries fweet and tender;
But do not write them for the news,
For that muft fure offend her.
Would't theu Maria fhould fuppofe
Thy love and fighs fincere,
Thou should't not to the world disclose,
Nor whisper through the public ear.

Thy flowing numbers, foft and clear,
Will ever pleasant be;

If that Maria's name so dear,

Is facred held by thee.

L

MARIA'S FRIEND.

On Intemperance.

OOK round the world, inform me from

what source

Diteafe arifes, and purfues its course?

Look round the world-look with a stedfat eye,
And tell me where the fcenes of forrow lie?
Oh! Sir! I find Intemperance doth bring
A train of evil, and inures to fin.
Hence Apoplexy, Fever, and of course
Confumption and Decline derive their fource,
Hence maladies remote arile to view,
Which fake our reafon and our confcience too.
Mortals reflect, and in due time abstain,
From that which gives you fo intense a pain,
Then fhall your lives be lengthen'd, and your days
Roll happy on, till nature's felf decays.
Ponder my words, they're honeft, just, and true,
Penn'd for your int'reft and your honour too.

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