ses were burned after this, but the country say it
was himself did it. I never asked a farm of Lord Stradbroke, but my
father or brothers might. I never heard that McCarthy prevented us
getting the farm, on the ground of our being so bad.

Do you remember you and your uncle carrying away a woman?--I do.

Your uncle was transported?--He was.

So you have been guilty of one abduction, five murders, and one
burning; what else did you do? Would you suggest any other crime in
the catalogue, of which you were not guilty?

Judge Torrens: Did you commit a rape?--No.

Mr. Hatchell: Were any of your brothers convicted of a rape?--Yes.

Were you not charged with holding the unfortunate woman while your
brother committed the rape?--No, but another brother was.

Judge Torrens: Did you steal cattle?--No.

Mr. Hatchell: That would be too shabby an offence. When you came to
Walsh's house, you lifted one of the Ryans up in the roof?--Yes.

And you lit the fire?--I did.

Did you know there were women in the house?--I partly guessed there
were.

Did you mind how many innocent people might have been burned?--I did
not care. (Great sensation.)

Judge and Counsel, with great disgust, ordered the wretch off the
table.

In these days of Motor Cars, any gossip about their progenitors must be
of interest. On 7 Aug., a steam carriage, carrying 16 persons, belonging
to the General Steam Company, was tried between the York and Albany,
Regent's Park, and the Manor House at Tottenham--i.e., along the Camden
Road to Finsbury Park--doing the distance in rather less than
half-an-hour. Another ran on 13 Sep. from Deptford to Sevenoaks, about
21 miles, in 2 hours 37 minutes, but there were small accidents by the
way. Later on in the month the first-named carriage performed about
Windsor, Frogmore and Dachet, and frequently reached a speed of 18 to 20
miles an hour; and on Oct. 1 it was shown to the Queen and Prince Albert,
the latter expressing himself highly pleased with it. It then only did
16 miles an hour.

On 9 Sep. Vauxhall Gardens, which had been a place of amusement since the
time of Charles I., were sold for 20,000 pounds. In _Punch_ of 14 Aug.
we find a sad account of a last visit:

"Impelled by a sense of duty, we wended our way to the 'Royal
property,' {169a} to take a last look at the long expiring gardens.
It was a