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Obituary.
Baron of Shane's-castle in . 793 ! advanced to the dignity of Viscount in 1795 "> and fell a sacrifice to the ruthless airoeity of his park-keeper , who was the assassin that gave the wounds with a pike , which were the cause of his death . By Henrietta his lady ( who was daughter of Charles E . of Cork ,
and died i . r 1793 ) he had his son and successor , Charles , the present Viscount O'Neill . At Thomas's hotel , in Berkley-square , the Dutchess of Leinster . Her Grace was so much affected on hearing ofthe fate of Lord Edward Fitzgerald , that she is supposed to have died of grief .
Executed at Wexford , in Ireland , for rebellion , aged near 70 , Cornelius Grogan , who possessed an unincumbered estate of more than 6000 I . ayear . He had been high-sheriff of the county of Wexford , and .. vice a candidate to represent the county ; had not been in the habit of meddling with
the politics of that country ; and was generally esteemed for his hospitality . At the same lime and place were also banged two of his companions in the same crime , viz . J . Colclough and Beauchamp Bagnall Harvey . The latter was some time Commander in Chief of the Rebels in that part of the kingdom ; and for his apprehension Government had offered a reward of roooL He wa- ; taken in a cave in one
of the Saltee islands , whither he had fled with Mr . and Mrs . Colclough , accompanied by Mrs . H . her . infant , and one servant-maid . They had provisions for six months , and all their plate and money . They were discovered , it is said , by soap-suds spilled a . the mouth of the cave , which had been observed
bv three oifieers who were oil a fishingparty ( here , who immediately entered the cave with presented arms , and perceiving Mr . H . and Mr . C . desired them to surrender ; telling them that resistance was vain , as the cave was surrounded with armed men , anil that . hey should be obliged to lire on them if
they hesitated . Hereupon they submitted , and walked out , but appeared greatly mortified on not seeing the force they expected , as they had will , them in the cave arms and ammunition in abundance . They were marched to a small beat , which waited for the offi--cr ? , and conveyed to Wexford . On landing at the quay , Mr , Harvey
appeared quite dejected and extremely pale ; but Mr . Colclough ' s fortitude did not , apparently , forsake him until he approached the gaol , where he beheld his friend Keogh's head on a pike . On enquiring whose head that was , and hearing that it was Keogh's , he seemed like a man electrified , and sunk
into all the anguish ofdespair and guilt , and never recovered any shew ofspirits-. Mr . Harvey was about 3 6 years of age ; formerly a practitioner in the law ; and , at his death , possessed an unincumbered estate of near 2000 I . a year , besides personal property to the amount of 20000 ! . He married , about
, a year since , a young woman of considerable personal merit , but no fortune , the daughter of an honest and industrious tradesman at Clonegall . She had been lately delivered of a son , and remains in a situation of mind bordering upon distraction . Their heads were cut off , stuck upon pikes , and
fixed on the market and sessions houses at Wexford . The defence set up by these wretched men was , that they had acted by compulsion . Fortunately for public justice , it happened that a young but intelligent gentleman , who passed unnoticed while the Rebels possessed Wexford , had recorded every
circumstance as it occurred , in a sort of journal ; which , when produced before the courts-martial , proved a faithful and irrefragable registerof the voluntary crimes ofthe chief traitors , and , supported by other evidence , left no room for hesitation of their guilt . A pauper lately died in Nottingham
workhouse , who had lived there sixteen years , and always passed for a man ; but who it appeared after his death belonged to the other sex . She had formerly figured on . he turf , under the name of Jockey Jack . She had been a groom to the late Sir Harry Harpur , and was esteemed an excellent rider .
At Dawl . sh , . he Right Hon . Laura , Lady Southampton , one of the ladies of ll . e bedchamber to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales . Her La . dyship was second , daughter to the Hon . Mrs . Keppel . At Taunton , in his 54 th year , Major-general Douglas . This Officer ,
after serving his country 40 years , fell a victim to the fatal effects of . he West India climate . The Right Hon , John Scott , Ear : of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Baron of Shane's-castle in . 793 ! advanced to the dignity of Viscount in 1795 "> and fell a sacrifice to the ruthless airoeity of his park-keeper , who was the assassin that gave the wounds with a pike , which were the cause of his death . By Henrietta his lady ( who was daughter of Charles E . of Cork ,
and died i . r 1793 ) he had his son and successor , Charles , the present Viscount O'Neill . At Thomas's hotel , in Berkley-square , the Dutchess of Leinster . Her Grace was so much affected on hearing ofthe fate of Lord Edward Fitzgerald , that she is supposed to have died of grief .
Executed at Wexford , in Ireland , for rebellion , aged near 70 , Cornelius Grogan , who possessed an unincumbered estate of more than 6000 I . ayear . He had been high-sheriff of the county of Wexford , and .. vice a candidate to represent the county ; had not been in the habit of meddling with
the politics of that country ; and was generally esteemed for his hospitality . At the same lime and place were also banged two of his companions in the same crime , viz . J . Colclough and Beauchamp Bagnall Harvey . The latter was some time Commander in Chief of the Rebels in that part of the kingdom ; and for his apprehension Government had offered a reward of roooL He wa- ; taken in a cave in one
of the Saltee islands , whither he had fled with Mr . and Mrs . Colclough , accompanied by Mrs . H . her . infant , and one servant-maid . They had provisions for six months , and all their plate and money . They were discovered , it is said , by soap-suds spilled a . the mouth of the cave , which had been observed
bv three oifieers who were oil a fishingparty ( here , who immediately entered the cave with presented arms , and perceiving Mr . H . and Mr . C . desired them to surrender ; telling them that resistance was vain , as the cave was surrounded with armed men , anil that . hey should be obliged to lire on them if
they hesitated . Hereupon they submitted , and walked out , but appeared greatly mortified on not seeing the force they expected , as they had will , them in the cave arms and ammunition in abundance . They were marched to a small beat , which waited for the offi--cr ? , and conveyed to Wexford . On landing at the quay , Mr , Harvey
appeared quite dejected and extremely pale ; but Mr . Colclough ' s fortitude did not , apparently , forsake him until he approached the gaol , where he beheld his friend Keogh's head on a pike . On enquiring whose head that was , and hearing that it was Keogh's , he seemed like a man electrified , and sunk
into all the anguish ofdespair and guilt , and never recovered any shew ofspirits-. Mr . Harvey was about 3 6 years of age ; formerly a practitioner in the law ; and , at his death , possessed an unincumbered estate of near 2000 I . a year , besides personal property to the amount of 20000 ! . He married , about
, a year since , a young woman of considerable personal merit , but no fortune , the daughter of an honest and industrious tradesman at Clonegall . She had been lately delivered of a son , and remains in a situation of mind bordering upon distraction . Their heads were cut off , stuck upon pikes , and
fixed on the market and sessions houses at Wexford . The defence set up by these wretched men was , that they had acted by compulsion . Fortunately for public justice , it happened that a young but intelligent gentleman , who passed unnoticed while the Rebels possessed Wexford , had recorded every
circumstance as it occurred , in a sort of journal ; which , when produced before the courts-martial , proved a faithful and irrefragable registerof the voluntary crimes ofthe chief traitors , and , supported by other evidence , left no room for hesitation of their guilt . A pauper lately died in Nottingham
workhouse , who had lived there sixteen years , and always passed for a man ; but who it appeared after his death belonged to the other sex . She had formerly figured on . he turf , under the name of Jockey Jack . She had been a groom to the late Sir Harry Harpur , and was esteemed an excellent rider .
At Dawl . sh , . he Right Hon . Laura , Lady Southampton , one of the ladies of ll . e bedchamber to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales . Her La . dyship was second , daughter to the Hon . Mrs . Keppel . At Taunton , in his 54 th year , Major-general Douglas . This Officer ,
after serving his country 40 years , fell a victim to the fatal effects of . he West India climate . The Right Hon , John Scott , Ear : of