The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-04-10 00:00:00

• , I -.... •". three bayonet,. two bullet-moulds—one fur musket and the nilt.r tor pistol halis. and two sow-loam Ther . 1 was *llia au insoler enclosed, from s. kirk it ari.em.l' that these artic:es were charred at ahont tha usual prier. In eonselittener of this discovery, tai3 on drrnrat asp examination before the slagistrates.atsd nas held to Lail Mince r richly night there have been no symptonss of tlsiturbanse iu the tuna ur neighbourhood of linsiders. held, with the exception of som e expression of impalas. arlsLatsur towards Ilse yeanatiry, who errs' lu , SZl;ir.l 1.15 hirSilay last . with lima hisses i ts the street, in I.ollsW yarare of wistaria the ,tan n for moose tittle wore an .slasno.' ing appearatace, but this a pp ears t c lone ! warn a Were Lunation, anal the italic peace asa as 00000 sat iineetity tesiered. A person fr um Hnley, who was -ado 'ea has. • a.s.-tinguislie.l himself in raising the el: soar. aas pus m.lr'd a mounted yeoman into a to'saerstoist's shop, I'll,, being apprebetassed, was held to hail. Ihr Wednesday night Last, at wren is'easek, the Ma grstrates of Rudders:kW, Joseph hair is, Itcujautin Allee, anal John llorsfall, rotavened a mecca: of Ilse inhabitants at the tleorge Inn, ins notating !bat they hail a communication to noshes to :hem ut con soler:Ode insportance. At 11.101airetliii lUO of the to incipai isslatbit ants and tratlespeopir tat fe.r soon at. ?caries+, and .Itr. Ilaigh having tak• a the a hear, he pro. t• nleal ha arate—"l hat the illWol 41111 mri litsourh4,l•l l'uthlersoeld were in a state so alarming as to call tor toe greatest vigilance tail the part of the respectalle au. Itatassants. It :towered, he said, nut Irmo vague rut ttttt sr, but from da pow:ions taken before the Magistrates, that a silantranesms rising was to take place tbrotuistaut all t 're lilnoLt....tring distracts sat the king Joan, trtylisag 1.. Is to 1 %4 . 1.1 1 OM. and that the siguai her tic,: rising ors to have twin the rapture of I i sisidersfielol, area the stoppage Li 'so:vises. 'I hr Magis:rao•••. he 'ail, !gab certain If lorlllol tttt 014.1 there were, tan Fri slay night last. from 1.r311 to 2,010 persons in anus in the reighhourhood of I holderstielal, ahoseof jest it was to change lay force the I lkil6ll order tai society, anal to rota aml la:under the rap. speetable part of tl,c community. A delegate, who's' weii ',hew, anal on allow they had kept ass eve, I:ad I 5111.1. over from Nottingham to that place, lass Thurs Jay lt.e 311th tilt., null had conyenc.l a meeting of delegates, est which twenty were prreetat. CHI the meeting bring , uassolveall, then turn were dispatched into vaa:ous parts of Car country, and each of them hail a ticket given to 1.. n•, on w bills was Wilma a sigiiil..ant Vrsi (which Ilse 1 1 . airman auentioaseal, but hiels it way pet Is as not he , a.'Y 'aisle ho state tit • pabliellt•WVllpely, anal florae cards, e ern rut in two, were to form a sign anal 0)11.81er-sign 1 y w h ich the leaders were to be known. From causes • could not at present lie explained, the nickel ale s:gni of the lawless had been It:therm frustrated, hut ti ere was no reason to Epps... that Cif ir itoetstimis had I.eint altered. In this alarsoieg state sl things it became I Ise duty of the inhabitants to unite for • he presery.stiun of it air laws, their persons, ;slot their property ; anal this o..rerina• was called to ~attain the salletion ill' the in- Lthitints to its application to be made lay the Magis. t- rt..' to the I.ord.lsientenaut, for lowers to brim; Flo operation, if i: sl 1111 l !al be found necessary, anal fee t s:nlv not otherwise, the Watch and Ward Act ito this dis t:it r. Ile was persuaded that no laths r argument would he r-otaireal to olarain the cu:asent of the inhabitants to this a ....assure, than the mere .13:t•mt:tt, that had it not been h•r the tiruely disenvea y of the plot of Fris!ay night, such st re tile diateolival alcsigers of rise conspirators, that it r : s prohahle that not one sit the persons present at this r would at this time have hal a hous e to 70 host. was the substance of the ttttt unication, and it is a:.trcelr Itprevs try In ad.! that the meeting itastant:y gale Ririe sanetion to the application to the Lord I.ieu terant. In the coons: of the autuu,unicatiun the I hair :Lan very candidly admitted, that he dill not believe that Reformers, as a bode, had any thin. , to sin with the •nspiraev, whit-h had spread smelt Ivry :canal a•al Y.-i!-:morales! alarm through the neiglshonrhood—the aNnspirators were the 1111.11. lirl•g4 of society. Though we have already bestowed upon this subject rets-e room than we can well all'urs!, vet tie cannot quit /'• without a few observes ions. In instituting the in mniry which we Lure thonglat it our dety to make, we tassand no slitliettlty iu eolleetirg the details of the trans. as :ions a bids have taken place; bat tshen tie cause to irloiry--Ilea• has this pbst originseed—who erre its anchors--and what are its objects? the clue failed vs, and our inquiries cause to a stand. It is clear. in deed, that thi:re is a great deal of distress in the country , —we may sac, extreme and enprecedented distress ; and that, in such a state of things, it is r..*2; 1.) hush men, wt.,, adopting the desperate reasoning, that it is as well •0 die on the :allows, or by the point of the saurd, as to be starved to death for want, are ready to give iu to i any rojeet, however atrocisots : but there must be some I head, souse projectors, some iostigators—and the litlVg lion is, who are they? This mystery we hope the tuligt%. , trates, who seem to have displayed great real anal batch burner, will endeavour fearlessly to uuravel, and let the guilt rest wherever it may happen to fall. It is in rain j to punish a few low, izoissrant, halt-starved sinpes. The terrors of their own minds, and the tlistromrs of their I families will teach them, it is to he hopes!, never again j to ens:sari( in quell mail anal wicked projects; halt if some tai the !walls can be kid hull 11, ant: exposed or !smug ht 1.: justiee, an essential lelartit will he retailer II to society. j I: Ise on:undid to deny that there is a great degree ' u" disaffection in the country ; and it weithi be equally ttneanalisl to conceal that the main cause of this diaaffec tivn is the extent of the piddle distress. Something must he dame to restore the national prosperity, and to revive our almost extinct trade and manisfaetores. The pu's!ic debt is a usii`ostone so heavy, that, if notaliminished it will sink Ilse country. Mr. Ricardo's plan, or some u•'•er plan of a similar nature. must sooner or later be a•!upteal ; anal we do beseech the legislators of the country t s • RV! us Iron anarchy tan the one baud, or from military rile on the other, by tanning their undivided attention instated' , to this topic, and by making it one of the first anhirete of their deliberations on the wetting of the Dew 1114;lialittit. CHESTER, Arius S. --..a... SHOOTING A'l' BIRCH, TU2 STOCKPORT CONSTABLE. After the usnal formalities had been complied with, ti.r Jury were called over, and the Clerk informed the prisoners, if they had any objection to any of them they should state it before they were sworn. The prisoners mule no objection. The Jury were sworn, and the Clerk of the Court proceeded with the indictment, which charged Jacob *lnnis with wilfully, maliciously, and friouionsly shooting at William Birch, at Stockport, set the Titl of July last, and James George !truce, otherwise ()two James Brae,, with wilfully and maliciously aiding eta abetting the same. Bruce is rather a shabby, bat intelligent looking young man, booth-backed, and somewhat below the middle Al•lnnis is a young and athletic non, with hair in r.i !led to be red, of fair completion, and altogether what ii usually termed s smart wade wean. Ilia dross was decant, and his behaviour modest. As sous as the Jury arm seated, Mr Illawrom rose to address the Jiwv. when lime My Lard. I wish for a copy et the indictment ; I have sot had one. I have- tio nosey to partisan and I shOaht Fite to read k ww the trial Foos on." Mr. fleirtfwv.—Wie hive sowhitction tio the prisoner* having a copy of it. 'THE STATESMAN The Cifutte.---You shall bays • copy; Mr. Sterjoant Citoss.-1 d o not objzt i . vo ly Lord. to Hsi I h•ing given, het I b e g it to be isisde the prisoner' Las no right to it. The Locirr.—Most undoubtedly, it mast not be nn , tlerstood as a tight, hut as a matter tat courtesy. 't he I prisoner Las applied for a copy; the coutisel fur the ', prosecution Jo Lot ulsject to his having one, and it is i granted as a eu rseu- s y. Mr lia:SV:o!4.—Aly Lords and Iluntlettstua of the Joey. I tired scarcely say:, that the prisoners at the Isar are rhar 4 ,il with crime of very hear!y as deep a olyr as I , that of murder. And hair it cod beets for aou:e super natural interposition, they would have new been tried' for that you. fleiitleorten, as slim tiy and as perspicuously the na ture of tine case aua the char.:vier of the evidence I wean to lay before you ; your terilict roust not he ground-I , cal any thin,; I may ant, it must sulelydepend on th r ! evident e. fentleisien, yon have heard the indiottuent read. M•I Idris is there charged with maliciously and Mk- nisor-ly: shooting at one Mr. Birch ; anti Bruce, the other prisimer, nit!' aidiog and assisting the first named pri- I soars. in I:as. c. !lion of siEtt crime. Dy au Art oil the fori:.-thiril lieorge 111. chap..:s,N, it is rssActeti, that ; if any persou nil rile an I itniau fu:iy shout at, or pre-; sent .11,y ' , Jaded weapon, or any species of fire -Tanis, ; tiny of Isis .11 sjrsty's 30/jell*, toe if any one aid or %fret such person, rn such case the patties when convicted shall Then there is a proviso in case death elialleA, but that rather applies to cutting and stalshing, and I sia:111 not further it. lb* lassearl l'ounsel then 111..ccedeil to detail the eireundiatWit. :Lich lead , to thin utlertirt to lust:c•ler threls, a,, l arserri•d, that hr should call several asltl ”111 tu sulwaniiate the charges against the prisoners. ttilliato Ifirrh,examined I y fierjeant Canes—l had a person of the name sat Harrison at toy own house on the 2Ztl of siuly; I went to 31r. house about twenty , minutes hrfore ten, it was in the dusk of the et ening ;1 there was light e tliszern the matures of auy parson; the distance I tv.ss going: was inure than WO, yards; on my way I met a number of persons in the street; it was welt kitoon Ilartison was my prisoner; I stopped as I went alung, and met with Bruce, whom ; had known for many :Ors ; two or three others were rousing up the street as I ass going down ; when Ise (Bruce) stopped they rapped; they were nut exactly abreast, thong's near eacti other; there were four of , them; they formed .1 ratty to thentsalves ern uly stopping; Isefure they stopped they appeared a. oue ; whet, , Brave mad the slop with me, they went oft about a yard, air a little more, but not tat: yards; 1 um sat certain, ou sty uireting Bruce, whether he or I spoke first.—Ou Bruce and me stopping,they all stopped,tior can I remem ber which stop; ed iir•t ; the moment we wet at 00111*81 together. I kttem Bruce at that time by name; 1 believe Brace asked nut it I haul (.fought Harrison to my house; that was the tird thing be said; to which 1 replied, (lawless nos at my lASIVie asst at that au cut a man towards my left, B. uce aas then right in front of we, and then a man came toa the lett, and walked gm till hr came to nt) rear ; I kept an t sti es on Bruce all the time ' Ise was (Vin ing; I had pecicular reason to look round,, as a great mow.' sts.emblett in the street around sty house; taut still I kept me soy conversation with Bruce ; as soon as the HMO got its trout ut use, and behind Bruce, s3w a movement with hi, rapist hand, he bad something in it; lwfure 1 could olisert e any thing else, I was shut ; 1 , I knew Bruce many the beture 1 was shot, and have; no doubt, in looking at 31`Innis, but he is the man a iso sent by toy left to use rear, and then, on tonsil% round to the front. behind Bruce, shut at use.—clle waistcoat whare the hall entered was here produeed.)--The man who came in rear ut use, anti attereards behind, Nil nnis, was the man alto shut use; I had my eyes theft on him; I am certain he is the mar ; it is only silt or seven weeks since I saw I ttttt in the Castle at Cheater; I cause for the purpose of seeing it he was the man t the impression was so strong in lily mind of the features of the man, that for many nights I almost thought I saw him; but I wished IO conic to nhr I astir, lest my recollection might not lw right. When I nits at the Castle I was it,Mr. Iludtits's routes ; I came several times lwfore I could see him, and the in .nt i saw him I knew bins; I have no doubt whatever he is the note who shot me. Cross-examined hy Mr. J l'N I:11. Basra I saw 31 , Innis, Mr. Hodson said he would have bins turned nut of his cell, and whets I stile him he was walking by himself. There was a considerable disturbance that night at Stockport; the news of Ilse arrival of Harrison caused a great sensation. The 1111 l •nt Bruce and me began to speak to eat It other, the ti.ree persons who appeared to Ise walking. together, made a stand as well as Bruce, widths a yard or Iwo ; we all stood in the compass of two yards. It was so light, that 1 shoitlil have knots n you (Hr. Jones) if I met you xt seem yards' distance. it was what I %situ:id call a light night at that lime ut the year. I Hever before saw al.lntsia. I saw a magis trate its less than hail an hone attar I was shut; it was Mr. Presente; I don't know that at hat I then said was L i k at ; down in writing. I immediately fell asleep ; I du not remember if what I said to the ilegistrates was in writing ; I never fancied Bruce was the man who shut use, and never said : hail Brat cc 'hot me I would Isave known it; I the;: described tilt, man who shot use as haing of sandy asisirkcrs, anal shout the height of my self; he was a young man, anal rather full about the cheek-hone ; I have not seen the arconnt I gave at the thaw, nor heard of it, nor made any inquiry about it; Inv present le position is fruits recollection, without bring refresheti by looking near any papers or examinations; I have never been exausint.;l say any hotly 'since I soya examined immediately after Use accident happened; I never said I thought the man who shot me was a low, dark complexion man; I never did so; I could not leave said so, that I swear positively; I never"said he was a man of low stature, nor that lie was a dark man; 1 can't say I know a person of the name of Edmonds, nor that lie was taken up from env description; know a man of the name of Davis, snort believe htMenoteitew ow my description, as the man who shot me; bit I described hint as one of the other men of the party, being a little taller than firma; I never said or insinnated that a man like Davis shut me; I know Robert Jae", but not that Ise ever was apprehended on that charge ho consequence of any information of mine. Jump is a tall man, of fresh complexion, higher than 311'Innis. Ido not know that I Richard Shelley was apprehended on the charge; many were brought to tsar Iwilotile, butt I do Not know that they were all discharges immediately. Ido not know Joseph Cox ; nor ir there was a public examination at the BucklX Arms public house. I rensensber Pearson being brought 1 to my bedside, when I said he was very near me at the liaise of my !wing shot ; this happened some days after; , can't tell bow many. I never expressed any doubt as to any man brought to my bedside having ;hot are; I am quite sole of it ; I first learned the man now at the bar was 111• Innis in less than a month after I was shot. fly Benee.---1 do not know whirl' of us neeosted the other first. I was very near you (linter) when you did call me ; 1 was going down amt you condi% up, never thought you had any enmity to me; and wfflie I had known you at Stockport, if you were otherwise than peaceably dimposed I must have known-it. Too (Renee) were with the man who shot we ; and if any other ream I knew were standing so near the person who shot at toe. I would have mentioned it. The person who shot me merit have been at year shoulder. 07 the Cocne.—l, cannot say they vrere in conventi► than to ether, but they were walking op that 'street. Mr. Flint, surgeon, who attended Birch, was then ea• assailed, as to the state of the wound, lot., by W AVILY. Jane Campbell examined by Hr. BINTON.—Saw her uncle, Birch, in company with three men, Bruce was one of them. W. Pearson examined by Serjeant Caots.—T alit ac ' quaintest with Jacob M'lnnis about twelve months be fore I came to Chester; I sin now under a charge, but I cannot exactly answer if for this business; was pre sent when Birch was shot ; George Bruce, James Jacob Al'lnnis, David Davis, and myself, were there; we nen' not in company before Birch CAMS up, nor in conversation with any one; Jacob M'lnnis, the prisoner at the bar, tired the pistol; Birch clapped his hand upon his stomach and ran away ; Bruce ininiediate!y after ran sawitli the two Nl'lnnises; they ran up Church gate, and Birch ran down; Birch ran in the direction of Mr. Lloyd's house, and they in a contrary direction ; I saw Jacob Al'lnnis again that night, perhaps an hour after the pistol was tired ; we met at our lodgings ; he (Jacob Mimics) said, Birch has been shot, and you saw we do it : he drew the pistol, and said, that was the pistol, and any one who lodges the least information be fore the Magistrates sl Id have the benefit of it, and he wonlil go himself to do. North of America. I told him I knew nothing about it, and 1 wanted to know nothing about it. Jacob after never lodged at the cone lodgings, he came there, but did nut sleep there; I saw him on the Monday following; the shot was on the Friday. John Ross, examined by Mr. MANLY.—.IS S special constable in the barony of the county of Down, where M'lnnis was taken, near Dundrutu, in the county of Down ; he arrested prisoner at his aunt's; was i n . bed when he took him, aWI a woman's cap on • when looked at him, •Ir he had red *thither"; 1 desired him to rise, and his aunt being alarmed, asked him if any thing nits wrong, and he said, " I suppose I am tl.e min you are in search of ;" said he after to me (witness) " he well rewarded for this night's work ;" I re plied I had often done so, and never was rewarded ; he said he knew lie was sworn against in England, by a man who only wo , ked eight days in a cellar with him, for si :ing * Birch; I asked hint if lie was guilty ? he, s a id no:, hitt that lie was arm in arm with the man who tire I the pistol. cross-examined by Mr..losces.—l apprehended him as a constable on the g;th August. Thomas King Manning examined by Mr. BENTON.— Is a public officer of Dublin. Here ihe ease for the proserution closed. The Corer called ins the prisoners for their defence. Al'lnnis declined saying any thing; lie left it to his Counsel. Bruce said, that bearing of Harrison's arrival on th.• day in question, he went towards the house in which he was confined, for the purpose of atsistiolg in procuring Itail,or of rendering him anv other service in his power.' As he parsed along he !mail a voice calling after him, and shortie atter he heard the report of a pistol, hut he had not the slightest idea from whence or by about it 1 was fired. Ile had been but three months in Stockport before •ln• period 'leo the shot was tired, and as to his fellow prisoners, lie declared most solemnly that he had never seen them until be was committed to the Castle of! Chester. Being in distress, he had applied to a gentle-I man in Stoscloport for employment; he was afterw•ards l directed to .Ur. Ilarrison, who kept a Sunday-schoo!, in which he was fur lime time employed during Air. H.'sl &limner. Some tim • after this, he purchased the good will of s school at the hatwaster side of Stockport, by which means he bad supported himself up to the period in question. The folirwing witnesses were then called on the part of the prisoners. l'e.trson again called, had a paper put in his It.tod. I think that is my writing, toy moue is to it. It was not sent by me to a►y one. I desired Dlr. George I imlson to write that letter for me, but I cannot say whe thrr it WES read to me or tint. I cannot read it. licorre Hudson examined be Mr. Joins.—(A letter was put i witness's hand.)—'this is niy hand-writing: I recollect Pearson asking we to write it for him. i.e substance of it was a ritten by his desire. 1 hare no &Ott hut the words of the letter arc those dictated to toe by Pearson. Pearson again examined.—The letter was written be my desire. but 1 cannot recoiled whether it was read user to me. I rather think it was not read to we. Mary 3i'Donatil examined by Mr. JoNgs.-1 live at Stockport, and ant a wearer by trade. 1 remember the night on which Birch was shot. 1 was in Church-gate along with many other persons. It was known that Harrison hail been brought to town by a constable. I heard the pistol fired. 1 know the prisoner Wlnnis ; I have known him nearly two years. 1 was abont 1110 yards from the spot where the pistol was fired.—M•lnnis was discoursing with me at the time ; 1 mean the ennui at the bar. We were talking one foolish immense or another like other people; he was tickling and toting with the girls that stood by. After the shot was fire d the people began to run; *lnnis ran lop Church-street, and I saw him no more that night. _ _ Cross-examined by 31r. Ilt:som.-51 , Innis was not ann in arm with the man wbo shot the pistol. Richard 31orrison examined.-1 am a w , and re side near Stockport. 1 remember the night on which Birch was shot. I was going down Church-gate with my brother, and 1 saw 31.1meis talking to a woman. After I had passed hint a little I heard the pistol go off. I was then near fourteen yards nearer to Birch than 31'1nnis wai; he was lOU yards at least from the scot where the shot was fired. Bruce was here asked if be bad any witnesses?—ll. answered in the negative. lie was a total stranger in Stockport. If Mr. Harrison was in Court he would speak to his character, since be had known bins. Mr. liarrioon was called, bat did not appear. Robert Morrison, brother to last witness, examined, and deposed to the same effect. Jamas Blliot examined.-1 am a weaver. residing in Stockport; said he bad known Murk three years; he was always an honest, industrious, Tian lad. Jonathan Cursbaw said be knew Bruce, while em ployed by Mr. Harrison. Ile hail always behaved with great propriety, and was considered a Immune and ho nest man. Betty I)avison said, she bad always known Monists be an ilunest, well behaved young mau. The prisoner grime (*llea Mr. John Edward Hudson, the Con‘tahle of the Castle, who stated the prisoner bad behaved with great propriety while ander his care. Bruce again addressed the Cond. He said that Mr. Hudson had beard Mr. Marsden, one of the Magistrates. say, tha t he knew or had beard nothing against hi s (grace's) character. He was sore that if Mr. Marsden were present he wonld speak in his favour. It was from that gentleman's book-keeper that he had purchas ed his school. Here the defence closed. The charge of the Cater Jetties was nearly is sub. stance 10 the hollowing effect, but owls, to its great length it is merely an uotliee:-71te Mildews of the Jury were esUed apes to decide in the case of Jacob whu was charged with maliciously, wilfully, ualawfally, and with malice aforethought, of attempt ing to murder W. Birch, • coustabli., and • subject of his late Majesty. The indictment consisted of six counts. The said Masi, was charged with as latent to murder, disable, et to do some bodily harm to Birch ; ....21, ..airi • A S jk and also Bruce, with aiding anti abetting to h ie ume purport, under an AM of Pariiiment of the (14 ef thi. late King. If it were proved, that *leni t h : •.1 ,„ , the above okie.is in view, the e h e ~.„.u . .... 1 . 41: :' meaning of the Act of Parliament, and the .I..re resat find him guilty; sad if it were foam! that Brace .tea 1 : 1 lobe and abetting to the same eliect, then Le was t •sa I; guilty. 800 before he reival to the .fury the rer ‘ i„ . .; a t n l y tis li re su v l i a u jt l • i t i l, i n a t. :l l7l4 t Il i : " ttlihe.v.v icsaitgertsla • ll.7: chain of evidence, he must liege; theta to discos. frj ."., r th et e e ir i ved minds on Court without any prejudice. It t attain' r ' . I been a subject of genera! c oiversation out nt tkot• out o:sty would rut listen to any Cling be; s4:t was brought in evidence before them. The ' , Weer, ei Itir-i, as far as it went at 7 r • -rota complatly pr o ,.. i i the truth of M'lnnis sheetir ; at hit:: ; -art nntL4 e had been urged to shaite his te.ditsiony in the slight e r d,, gree. Ile had also proved that Truer el 4 is ti e tor. pang of :WI nnis. Jane i:arit.'oel.. the Cee r o f 11 46. also had continued the st Steei“••: :.: I. r u i;l e . L..,.. ran sway the stioinent the pis:ol wa• t•. I. This eras 4 question 'veil worthy the consbleratiim iif the Jo: I : vi a no answer Led been g:t en to it. What teas.). i roll Bruce have tier running away, if 1..• were an irbs on man' Mclnnis runniii; away net .i.:::.• :: te':if, 2 ,';', ; ; . , had shut Birch, and what else eiei!.! 1,...;,.? h ewn had sworn that Sl•lnnis and his brother, arid 1.6„ , . f, hail gone into a field together, as they did not t fish t, romnsuniriate to Wei in puhl:., whet! ''ir for m . I. sLi " 'I his is the pies), 1 shot lilrch t hilt;" "' i d r n li cz bad goue to invalidate the t est i nteny of l'ears o 1 1.. deed, it haul been confirmed by Birch, and also by t i • voluntary confession of 3!•lnnis, in a hra:;;:ing resets: It had not the air of itiventior ; and he did set ap t ,. bend it had such an imyression on :he minds at th blerr. It had been urged, there were rrounds for saris iss jp the way this c s ; anti be tr,u;sl :ell the tinny it mug I to be fortified by corresponding circa:est:te rn . Nti oal had said that hedges had cars ; stul had als o even oval the shooting of Birch as an honorr.ble transartio:t; Ea: if the Jury found him guilty he %%Enid Is e mom ki s: . the severest penalties of the law. Anti if the tip of Pearson is to he believed, tl.erc is to ,: t . M'lnnis's guilt. The letter never slei.t at his Isilkie r t after the shooting of Dir.+ ; and Pearson L a d to ale Jury, he was afraid to give his i vi.'el...e lefere dee Ate "iterates, as they would elisiot hint i:Le a seams.. Ce did not dare to speak the truth ; end 1:e (l'estset) hat told the Magistrates he was in damper. Mr. torso;, Hudson bad been examined resrectieg his writial; 'lat ter for Pearson ; hut still tile latter had tat teem. dieted himself, and the Jury sentiLi give credit to lit testimony. Pearson believed there nos a Gods sad a dreadful thing it v.sanid lie to chject to am in Ware on account of his rot attetulini; a td.crch or chap (Here Serjeant Cross interrupted leis Lerdsitip„ard mid that Pearson had said be had attended bc:b dowel aid chapel, but belonged to no particular preiridoe. Ile haul merely mentioned it for the sale of Parsee.) The latter bad said, that he had given a different tenant hefore the Itlagictrates, to what be Lail said in teen this slay ; therefore there was no candmilirtims i Iv evidence. If there had been atty. el.y nut call diet lie tastes? In answer to his expecting a reward, Petsm had said, and the Jury heard hist', I hid foetid he timid expect any sneh thing. No contrail:4 tires bad ho a at tempted against rtarson; and tdis circumstance was well wur:hy of their consideration. 'lle .! . .ay wet rag to be led by aey Judge ; and he was sure tie:: wool II le ride from the evidence only. Parson was dressed, 9, it was said ; hut in answer, he toll the Jury le was Ind to do, and had other clothes: and every endeavour it had been attempted to be cast upon his charnel. tle (Pearson) had wiped away. Bruce hail pat st rend Ms Lions to Pearson; but the answer t :ten to them was, yin actions were as hail as the man that shot offthe piste't & had sidled to cover:ti`l nnis from the rip,ht of Ilirch. eh is a stems!: fact; and if Bruce siitittl in the mass et * presented by Pearson, then lee tens! be considered $0 abetter; as he kept the countenance of M•lamis lbw Birch. This was a very bad action ; anal if it wet bit proved to be so, it Was a most unaccountable one.o It might he asked then, why slid (truce rim asap Bruce interfered and said," I wish to correct year. ship, as it appears to have escaped your notice. it Pearson 'aid, lee did not believe that )I'lunis all Ids self were acquainted. Your Lordship will fin:l him where about the statement of the iriudinill Iterle) His Lordship, in referring back to his notes, said blld it, and should read it in the prisoner's &Gen; het i prisoner has reminded me very properly of the solider. It dial appear that Pearson had said, he never swim speaking together; and they might not knoweselt•finr was in the room at (garrison's. But he had abeam& dot he saw the. conversing together in the Market/Mogi' little time before Birch was shot. Hut this did astitirr at all material, as to their familiarity. :dutch legal 410 1 ' .. sion had taken pace between the Learned ef all specting the admission of document., which be opem Jumada, and the other witnesses, were all of 0 4 o w bid trouble the Jury with. The evidence of M a ri* . description; they appeared to be made up of &h story; and there was not any thing like rad._ nto" about it. (Here the Jailor said, Bruit saw ape Court who would give him • character if that*. would permit it.) bet ht dat The Cuts, JUSTICE said it was irregalaro . r . prisoner have the benefit of it. to Bruce's character, he considered him as a 110 0 " . i ; Joseph Harrison was then called, who stated , i s _ ... .Off honest, industrious, and ham.., elan. He lad ir_. his employ, anal Brace haul 'lone himself credit, so w respected by every one that knew him. dot 011° The Ears/ 411:311Ci 61114114111.4 seris* Jury believed the testimony of Bieck Peen" 1 : 1 1 .11 Hitt they must find hislenis galltY t aid dmi sib i also recalled that Pearson had WA Snow" as lit.lanis I that he sidled to camel di ..,, !;'lnnis from Birch. tied forbid be lima I " thing more spinet the prisoners thou Ith j a i bet the Jury wallet weigh all the efuersnOtto.:l;ii evidence before thew, and give thy' , wall s : The Jury scarcely turned resod, On 1W1.1.111 1 • I r'. l e il F Plk. ~, rillili IP . , rr - • 1 1 a ii .0 Si is