County of Tyrone, to wit. No. III. WILLIAM MERKLEY, drummer in the Wexford regiment of militia, came before me, one of his Majesty's juftices of the peace for the county of Tyrone, this day, and made oath on the Holy Evangelifts, that he remembers the flogging of priest O'Neil in Youghal, in May or June 1798, that he himfelf was one of thofe who flogged him; that after receiving (as he thinks) about 300 lafhes at different periods, he heard him confefs to Lord Loftus, that he had figned the death warrant of a foldier who had been murdered fome time before. Deponent further fwears, that there was no wire twisted in the cats with which the priest was flogged, but that they were the fame as were always ufed in the regiment. his William X Merkley, mark. Sworn before me at Aughnacloy, April 14, 1804. THO. FORESYTH. No. IV. County of Tyrone, VALENTINE LOFTUS, private in the Wexford to it. Sregiment of militia, came before me, one of his Majefty's juftices of the peace for the county of Tyrone, this day, and maketh oath on the Holy Evangelifts, that he was prefent at the flogging of priest O'Neil in Youghal, and that being then a drummer, was one of them who flogged him; that he heard prieft O'Neil confefs before he was tak en down from the triangles, that he had figned the death warrant of a foldier who had been murdered fome time before. Deponent further fwears, that the cats with which the priest was flogged, were the fame as were always used in the regiment. Sworn before me at Aughnacloy, April 14, 1804. Valentine Loftus. No. V. County of Tyrone regiment, fweareth, that he remembers the flogging of } THOMAS CUMMINS, drum-major of the Wexford to wit. priest O'Neil in the town of Youghal, in the latter end of May or beginning of June 1798, that after being tied up, and receiving about 50 lashes, Lord Loftus afked him, whether he would confefs any knowledge of the murder of a foldier, as deponent believes, of the Meath regiment of militia? if he would, the remainder of his punishment should be remitted; he the priest anfwered; that it was told to him in confeffion, and that he could not divulge it; on which the punishment went on. He then faid, that if bishop Coppinger was fent for, he could tell it to him; that the bifhop was fent for, but could not be found; on which the priest said, that if father John M-Guire, parish priest of Youghal, was fent for he would tell him; that M'Guire came, and feemed greatly agitated on feeing the priest tied up, and asked Lord Loftus if he had any thing against him? that Lord Loftus answered, he had not, and that he merely wanted. him to take O'Neil's confeffion; that M'Guire requested not to be forced to have any communication with him, as he was a bad man, and a scandal *He fled from Youghal when the plot was discovered, and has not refided there ever fince, " to the profeffion he belonged to; Lord Loftus then asked him (M'Guire) whether it was the duty of his religion to conceal murder, though revealed to him in confeffion? he anfwered, it was not, and that none but a bad man would conceal it; on which he was permitted to retire; that the punishment commenced again, and in a fhort time the priest faid, that if he was let down he would confefs; that deponent then heard him acknowledge, that he had fighed the death warrant of the foldier who was murdered, on which he was let down. Deponent further fwears, that there was no wire or tin in the cats with which the priest was flogged, but that they were the fame as are ufed in the regiment. Sworn before me at Aughnacloy, April 10, 1804 Thomas Cummins. IN confequence of your commendation of Mrs. Crefpigny's Letter to her Son, J put that publication into the hands of fuch of my children as were old enough to be benefited by it. While they were perufing it with much attention, and, apparently, with confiderable advantage, it was reported, and generally believed, that at an entertainment given by Mrs. C. at her hufband's beautiful villa at Camberwell, the received a lady who has long lived, and still continued to live, in open adultery with a married man. Scarcely was this circumstance known in my family, when I perceived that Mrs. C.'s publication loft its effect on the minds of my children., One morning, my eldest daughter, feeing the book upon the table, afked me, with great fimplicity, whether her mama would on any account fuffer her e fto be vifited by a woman who had loft her character. I replied (of cour(e) certainly not; for no woman of reputation, who had any respect for virtue, or, indeed, for herself, would affociate with a female whofe character had been tarnished. My daughter then inquired whether rank and connection made any differeuce in fuch a cale. I replied that the rules of virtue were the fame in all fituations of life, and could not admit of any exception; that a female of gh rank who tranfgreffed thofe rules was quite as infamous, as one of meaner fiation, and abundantly more mifchievous, on account of the greater influence of her example; and that therefore those women who make an exception in favour of fuch a female, by admitting her into their fociety, prove their regard for virtue to be counterfeit, and in reality fix as deep a ftain upon their own characters as they would do by affo ciating with the loweit proftitute... I exceedingly lament, Sir, that the usefulness of Mrs. C.'s Letters, in my family, fhould be diminied by her conduct on the above occafion; the work, indeed, is not in it elf, lefs excellent on that account, but unless moral preceptors enforce by their example the principles they inculcate, their lefons, however judicious and talutary, cannot be expected to produce much effect upon beings who are far more difpofed to be led by example even when good, and much more fo when pernicious, than to liften to ad monition and advice. 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