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Mr. O'Connor, he answered it was 

 unpleasant to allude to such mat- 

 ters, but as it was conceived to be 

 useful to Mr. O'Connor's defence, 

 he would mention, that embarrass- 

 ments, which he need not particu- 

 larize, had rendered different small 

 advances to Mr. O'Connor neces- 

 sary, and of which he, Sir Francis, 

 had never made any memorandum. 

 A circumstance having, at one 

 time, occurred, which he would 

 not then explain, he had written 

 to Mr. O'Connor to place 400/. to 

 his credit at his banker's. Mr. 

 O'Connor in answer wrote to him, 

 flaying he had not a demand for 

 400L but lOOOi., and enclosed him 

 his bond for that amount. On 

 witness's next meeting him, he 

 told Mr O'C. he had entirely mis- 

 understood his intentions, and 

 returning the bond, desired him 

 to pay the money at his conve- 

 nience. Witness said he was once 

 before in Ireland for a short time, 

 and that his present visit was for 

 the purpose of serving Mr. O'C. 

 as far as he was able. He was 

 then asked from what he had 

 known of Mr. O'Connor, and call- 

 ing him as he did his friend, what 

 were his feelings on hearing of 

 the chaige of felony which had 

 been preferred against him. Sir 

 Francis replied with great empha- 

 sis, "I thought I should have 

 sunk into the earth.'' Counsel 

 observed that it was well known 

 the witness was a gentleman of 

 large fortune, and asked him whe- 

 ther or not he would have ad- 

 vanced him money if he had 

 applied to him, at the period of 

 the imputed offence ? Sir Francis 

 replied, " I know not the sum of 

 money that I would not have 



placed at his disposal if he had 

 applied to me." 



The learned judge (Daly) ad- 

 dressed a few words to the jury. 

 He said there was certainly legal 

 evidence to go to the jury ; but, 

 in the course of his experience, 

 he never knew a charge so strongly 

 rebutted as that which it was pro- 

 duced to sustain. If the jury felt 

 any reasonable doubts, he would 

 recapitulate the evidence; but if 

 they thought with him, it was un- 

 necessary for him to do so. 



The foreman of the jury replied, 

 that himself and his brethren 

 were all of his lordship's opinion. 



The verdict of acquittal was im- 

 mediately pronounced ; it excited 

 the e.xti finest joy — the manifesta- 

 tions of it in the court were of an 

 unusual kind, the waving of hats, 

 handkerchiefs, and sticks. The 

 effect without was instantaneous. 

 The town caught the enthusiasm 

 of the auditory within, and shouts 

 of joy interrupted, for a consider- 

 able time, the closing of this very 

 interesting scene. 



OLD BAILEY, JULY 7. 



Child Stealing. — Harriet Moli- 

 neux Hamilton was indicted for 

 feloniously and maliciously taking, 

 stealing, and cairying away a cer- 

 tain male child of the age of six 

 months, the son of Henry Porter, 

 with intent to deprive the said 

 Henry I'orter of the custody of 

 the said child. In other counts 

 the prisoner was charged with 

 stealing certain wearing apparel 

 of the said child, the pioperty of 

 the said Henry Porter. 



The prisoner was brought into 

 court at about 10 o'clock, ex- 

 tremely well dressed. At her de- 



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