Monthly Chronicle.

He had been on an intimate footing with Mr . Quigley . The witness sent the letter to Quigley in Plough-court , he knew Mr . Quigley was a priest ; but he told him he went by the name of Captain , and witness addressed him in that tray . The last place tbe witness saw him in Ireland was in the county of Down , about a year ago . He did not know that Quigley had ever been on the Continent . The Earl of Moira sworn . —His Lordship had a little knowledge of Mr . O'Connor ; he once conversed with him on political subjectsand being asked if

; he knew what his political sentiments were ? The Solicitor-General objected to this question , as it only related to one conversation . Lord Moira did not feel himself competent to speak to Mr . O'Connor ' s general character ; for he had but one particular conversation with him , winch his Lordship was going to relate . The Court would not allow this evidence to be given , and Lord Moira retired . Cornelius Kettle knew

Henry Thompset . He had heard him say he conveyed the prisoners from Whitstable to Margate ; that they paid him handsomely . As he was coming back he met a man who was in pursuit of the prisoners . He said it would be a good job , and he would not take look for it . ^ Cross-examined , —He is a clock and watch-maker . This conversation with Thompset was about a week after the business happened at a public-hou ^ e . He said there was a reward affixed for taking them . Thompset said he had been to Z-ondon , and there was rare Jiving there : good wine was a good thing in a man's belly . There was a great coat , which he supposed to belong to some of them .

He said it contained matters of very great importance , such as a printed letter , being an Address to the French Directory . He was asked if he knew any thing of the coat , and he said not , nor could he swear to it . _ Tbe witness was applied to on Saturday last by a Mr . Bonney to come and give evidence . He did not recollect his mentioning the conversation to any body since . No person heard tbe conversation , as they did not speak loud . —Thompset said , he was allowed something ; that lie had been before Pitt , Dundas , and White '; told them he was a smugglerand lhat they settled on him six

gui-, neas a month till the trials were over . Three witnesses told him , ' poor man ^ they will nurse you . ' Mrs . Sarah Job , sister to Thompset , remembered seeing Thompset at her house the day the prisoners were arraigned . The witness had sent for him to speak to him about his children ; and then she asked him what he meant to do with the prisoners ? says he , ' Hang them , to be sure . ' ' I hope not , ' said the witness . He then said , ' if they had an hundred lives I would take them all . ' examined

Cross- . —And said she had sent forThompset to ask about the prisoners , because her brolher's children , hearing they were to be hanged , were afraid they should see their ghosts . She knew a Mr . Beck , of Canterbury , and Mrs . Beck ; but did not know whether she was related to any of the prisoners . The witness was not subpcened till last Sunday . Mary Morgan , servant to -Mrs . Job . —She heard some words passing between her mistress and Thompset on the 9 th of March . Her mistress asked what he had to say concerning the prisoners ? he said he would hang them . After this tbe witness left the room .

The Hon . Thomas Erskine had known Mr . O'Connor these three years , as well as a number of his friends , who were persons of high rank , with whom he ( Mr . Erskine ) acted in Parliament , and spent much of his time . Mr . O'Connor had been with these persons , and visited them on the most friendly footing for these three years past . Being asked as to Mr . O'Connor ' s character , he said he had the best character any man could possess . He was a man of the strictest honour and integrity , and one who had made great sacrifices to what he thought was right . If there appeared any prominent feature more than any other in his

character , it is a noble-mindedness , a high spirit Of honour ; and he thought himself bound to declare , lhat he had ever considered him incapable of acting with treachery to any man , and especially to any man he had a regard for . Mr . Erskine knew him to have been in the constant practice of professing not only a regaid , but admiration and enthusiasm , for the persons whom he asso-