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ADJOURNED INQUEST AT OLYMIAM* (renetheitet from the f irst pabe.) Coroner—Do you meals to be uuderitood to swear, that lb...mortification took place in consequence of the Innis(' tool eats ?—I have no hesitation in saying that. 'Coroner—Could you led as well by outward inapretinn, as it sots bail opened the body,aliat was the cause of his death? could tell better if I 'pear.' it. Coroner-1f the mortification proceeded from the bruises, most he nut have been in excruciating pain for some days to his death ?-I.7ttelotibterdy. Coroner—And would not gatigreor have appeared round other wounds?-4 saw none, except round the rut. The b.f.,' and luius were more potrified than any other trail of tie r o ily. I did tint exsniihe the find. Coroner—Conld you have traced the same m o r tifiealiva ov the day he died as you did afterwards?—Perhaps no t. in • time rases, if it hail been very rapiA before he died, It might have appeared, and particularly shout the abdomen. Jot yarsa—Do you believe he died iii consequence of his wounds and bruises?-1 believe that the wounds and bruises .:eased the mortifiestion. 1 only speak frum genet al sp ill IIfaUCCO. Coroner—Might not those appearances have arisen from ensue other cause than external injuries ?—I do nut think Ih••v r o an. dr. Harmer—A witness has said, that the wound bled ,tier his death. Can you account for that ?-1 have known it when the Said seas its a state of pairefaction. Mr. Harmer—Would the loss of the eyesight and of the litiths be a necessary roues titmice of au injury to the spine wuald. Mr Harmer—Are coldness, sickness, loss of appetite, and ilejectiiies of spirits , also consequences of au it.july to the spine ?—Yea. Mr. Harmer—lf the wounds were indicted three weeks before the death, must they have been very cousidemble ? Yee, they meat. Mr. Harmer—Hid the general appearances which the body exhibited lead you to form an optuioti of the cause of his death?—Yes. Mr. Hinter—Did yon believe that they were caused by u tonics?—Ys a. ill.. Harmer—You thought, then, that the appearances were quite %tauten* to enable von to judge of the cause of his death, without openiug his body'—Yes. Coriner—Then, what did you think was the cause of his death?—Cutting and maiming. Coroner—lf his spine had Leen injured on the 16th could hr have walked about?—Yes, he alight a little, fur a few days after. But if a very great injury had been dune to the same he could nut have walked. corona r—Hitl you ever know a person become convalescent after an injury of the spine ?—A paralysis of the limbs e`ten follow.. Coroner—lf the spine was injured on the 16th, would he live hail more pain at first than a forthight afterwards ? I should think not. Coroner (to Mr. Ilarmer)—ls there any other medical man you wish to examine?-10. Mr. Juhu GM was then called—l did not attend upon the deceased before his death. I viewed the body us Thursday alienation, by order of the constables. May 1 refer to notes? Cteruaer—Yes, if you took them at the time. Witues•-1 took them very shortly, and wrote them out afterwards. Coroner—N cry well. Witness contioved—There was a transverse cut across the arm. I took my Isos-measure to nov.sure it accurately : it wns an inch and a half long, and was open about an inch at the widest part : it watt about an inch deep ; I can't say ex actly. It had taken the extreme point of the bone away. Jr was a little oblique, as if it were done by a sword, while a mao's arm was raised over his bead. I took nut a small piece of bone that was partially loose. It was not larger than a sixpence. The wound had not been closed : there was some grit or hone protuding from the open part. There were au marks of iurlausinatiou, to any degree, or molt& cation. Cormier—Had you seen it while he was bring, what should you suppose would have been the'st•tc of it ?—it bad Lien washed clear out (runs pus or lii 1. Carouer—Do you think the loan had been properly treat. )-1 do not know; there were some pieces of bone left in. CarClOCT—Whitt other marks of external violence slid you discover I—On the left loin there was n bruise as large P. my baud. This was over the short ribs, and from the Ii el of it I thought the part lead bleu inflamed, and that there bad been some exudation from the cellular mem brane. There was neither putrefaction nor mortification, but approaching to putrefaction after his death. On the right side of the back there was a bruise, but not so vio lent. The discolouration was as large as my extended band. It was something similar to the tither, but out am violent. There were two marks over the hip■; the cuticle was cut, and the marks were in a state of ulceration. There was • Llacknees and a purple colour : they appeared to have been p-uduerd by violence. From the two bruises on the loins to Vie back of the neck, there were uo bruises of any manse scalier : iu fact, I think 1 may say none. I examined bath shoulders, and there was no breaking of the skin, or any v trued that I could diacuser. The clothes, I was told, were eta: ; but if it was done by a sword it might have been by the Fat Fide, and did not penetrate the skin. The neck and the C.evat were discoloured! ; the latter was bl,ck•. Coroner—What do you suppose was the cause of this dig. culouratiuts in the throat ?—1 should suppose from external violence. Corstier—have you ever seen the same discolouration in Cie threat sod neck where there had been no violence?-1 don't recollect. Caroler—Was the discolouration deeper than in tams of death where no violence lied been committed?—Yes, it was. Coronet—From what kind of violence—a blow—or what? --Steaugulation might have done that in the front of the neck, but not at the back. If • blow, it must have been more than one. 1 can form no opinion how it was done. The skin was not broken. Coroocr—Would the appearance have been the same when save , -1t would have been tumefied, perhaps. Curonrr—A•y other marks?—No: I did not examine the legs ; the stockings were on. I put my band very carefully at: user the bead, sad saw no injury dime to it. There was 'es external liquify on the Incest. (incur—Any injury on the spine ?—I entail discover no appearance of any. I should think there was no injury• alone tv it. None of the ribs were betaken or displaced. No in. jury was duiir to the shadow's. eveuner-:-You opened the body? (A ..latryanan asked the witness to speak out. Mr. /firmer said Le could taut hear him distinctly ) Witness—l will explains the onreutum is that part over the we-stoles; it was in a high state of inflammation, lying ov r the part most bruised. Thetmall bowels were inflamed l'it greater part of their Is aigth. Ou moving the body, much Voed gloated from the mouth and nostrils; on opeuialg the ur-witidpipe, it was full of blood; the right lobe of the longs was full of blood ; the right cavity of the thorax a mita:teed much blood. The mediastine was inflamed; the tight membraue of the pericardium was intimated. Cormier—Would these tuflaninettions have arisen natu rally sifter death?-1 csunot say the:. The heart appeared euund and healthy. Nu ereastic effusion appeared of a na ture to be fatal, except in the right lobe of the lungs. It is any opinion, without the least doubt, that he could nut have abed of Use wound on the elbow. I am also of opinion that 1' be lived till the 22d day after the injury, which he did, pryd if proper medical °leans bad been used, •tad particula::y an abstraction of copious quantities of blood, the Nulty might hare been checked. 1 mean so refieetiwir, butt there vase no apps arances of Jtta having been proprity bled. If copious extracts of blood had been made, it la vet y probable he might lasse recovried. I tbiak it proper to state this, in tritiseq c of haying understood that be bad walked out. net e were No appenrauces of his having been bled in the arms or neck, which are t h e usual places for Weeding. Coroner—Do you think the appearances on the back were ruffle:a-hi to came death 1-1 believe they were produced by the ilitlafflMSllotl of the °meatus), and that inflammation proceeded through the bowels, slid+ might have bees checked by bleeding. 1 did not discover that till 1 opeued the bodlf• ouer—Fromille general appearance", external end in ternal, si last do you consider the Cause o f his death?—Accord lag to my opinials,Ase immediate tease was the auffloioa Of blood into the lungs. 13to ant think that was mooed by the bra hie nu the thorax; I coital not actoont for it. There was sio external violence on the lungs. It was not mortification that caused death; I MI 00 mortificatioas If the iojeteies were out so severe as to- occasion death In Item thou 22 days, there was time for medical aid to check their effects. I cannot daitincily any that death was OSTIVIiiOSed by external violence. I cannot say that the internal state was canoed by exterual viukruce, although it might have increased it. If he had had a drupes - to iota inmmatian in his bream, the intlaininatiou occasioned list.. the bruises might have increased it, so as to cause the rupture of a blood 'easel, which might have oceesionert the onflusino of blood. into the hinge. I. eu aid form no *pinion by what means or weepasis the laseiaee on the beck were pro doted. 1 could oat perceive by the Naga whether he had had any couch. 1 cannot account fist the internal appearancee; but I think the exteloal minks would not have appeared from the internal itifiammatiou. It is tensible titat the intermit ap pearances might have existed without ext., nal violence, hut that is only conjecture. The iutlatnniation might have existed without it; hitt A think it was produced in the abdomen by external eiolewee. I think the injury done to the thorax taught have occasioned the tiaralysia. The 101110111 in the net k was MAI 'rare!. If I had attended the der...awed during his Mares, 1 COlllll bare explained many cureusastaaces much tome satisfactorily, I thick the app. arancee in the breast most likely to have arisen front the harming of a blood 'easel. I think it more likely, if it was occasioned by external , colctlcc, that it was iftine on the lath of August than earlier. 1 don't know what medicines he had taken. The amen of palm nil, virli;ch is used in marali.mallows, was inure predominant than that of putrefaction. The pia about time should. r and also in the legs, 1 think, must pro- Whip, proceeded from the lutermil Male of the body. In answer tun Juryman—l saw nothing the matter with him bat what might have been remedied by bleeding. Ito yon consider his death to have been occasioned by ne glecting copious bleeding?-1 Houk if be haul been copious ly hlyd, he alight have recovered. frog glue i t isw ,i.e which caused his death, occasioned by external bruises ?—I think the bruises orcaMeintd an infiam. noation in the onientom, which extended slightly to the bawd.. The moat skilful auatiimists are often at a loss to find the real cause of death. I think the immediate cause was the suffuidoes of blood on One 111111(11. lam cosfillent it did nut proceed from the wound ou the arm. In answer to questions by Mr. Harmer— I saw the body on Thursday afternoon, time day after the Jury haul seen it. I learued that Mr. Earnshaw had attended the deceased. It may be usual courtesy to call the person who attended. I did nut read fur Mr. T.arnshaw. It may he that if be had not the external Imriiimes he might not have died. I say there were nut sufficient external appearances to account fur the state of the lungs and thorax. I cannot undertake to swear that that might not have been occasioned by external violence. I think I have seen a body in such a state inter natty, without external vittleitt e. I never saw a body in a state precisely similar. Idu not know why he died. in answer to the Corouer—lf the state of the lungs had been oceaeiuneel by bruises on the 16th, he could nut have g .ne to I understood that he was afraid, on account of the circumstances, of complaining to his father. People in the neighleotrhood knew inure of it. I SSW no appearance of any oilier complaint about him. If the lungs had been injuu ed before the 16th, he would have had a diffi culty of bieathing, and perhaps a cough. James Clett2, a spinner, examined.—l have been acquaint. eat with. the deceased five rare, and worked in the same fac tory with him. I saw him in the maiming of the 10th at the factory, bet Ween 8 amid 9. I met hint coming home from Man chester shunt Otlett evekiug. He said lie was wounded, and I saw clotted blood un his arm. 1 sawahe aim morning, about ba:C.pest 6, that be was wounded when he came to the factory. He remained shutout an hour, hut did nothing. I saw the cut on his arm. I asked him to let me look at it. Ile 'hewed me his right elbow. I saw the hem of his waistcoat which he said was eat. It was on the left shoulder. The cut might he a quar. Wu( an inch. lie did nut complain of being cut any other wise. I saw him again iu the evening going to the doctor. In the course of a week, or three days, 1 saw him at the factory throwing up his food, and he told roe that very little had pass ed hut in ilia t way since the lath. It was Mood 12 o'clock; be said be was poorly. The tartury might be 100 yards from where he lived. I never walked with hint any way. Ido nut recollect wring him walk out after that. I saw him on Thurs day before he dieu ; lie was very poorly. I stopped up with him on Sunday night. Ile (mild not answer now liming that was said to him. I suppose I saw him four ur five times in the factory after the 16th, but I cannot say exactly. I never (Ira hear him complain of any other part. He was a hearty man before the lath ' fur any thing that I knew. I never beard him complain of his breast. I was not very intimate with him. I did not go about with him. In answer to Mr. Harmer—llc never attempted to work after the lath. He was a regular worker hi fore. I never asked him about any other hurt. I was present when Mr. Cox opened the body, and heard him say the bruises, and not the cut, haul occasioned his death. Betty Ireland and George Chaddick were present. In answer to the Coroner, Mr. Cox said, bleeding might have prevented inflanonatiou. I saw no blood taken from him but by some leeches. To questions from Mr. Cox, lie did say that the appear ances in the lungs accounted fur his death. I thought be gave satisfaction enough. (Mr. Cox lieu c mated, that lie had said that the deceased had nut died of the cut in his arm, but of the injuries on his body.) Thomas Whittaker examined... 4 am a cotton-splutter, and live with Robert Lees, to whom nip mother is married. I slept and supped with Juhu Lees since Christmas, 1818. I saw the deeeasrd on the evening of the 16th, betwixt iliac end tem. returning on the Batik-green. I saw him pale in the countimance, aud discovered lie was wounded. 1 nudressed him, and pulled his shirt off. He went up stairs him self. He looked very ill. His shirt stuck to his body. I discovered a severe cut on lii,. elbow. He told me that was not the worst, aud desired me to look at his shoes, bow t h ey wire rut off by the horses. I saw his shirt WAS rut and bloody. He spewed me uo other marks of violcore. I observed his shoe on the left foot cat off. The leather was tom. I slept with him that night, and afterwards saw him only at night, and early iu the morning, as I was at work through the day. On Sunday he calked up ns far as O!dbam, to widow Wright's, but we stopped a very little time: it is a public-honse, hut we drank nothing there. He drank one glass of brandy cud water at the King's Arms before four o'clock that day. He would drink no more. We got home by five; he sat up about an boar. I went with him another time an Hiddletuu ; it ntiglit be on the next Suudsy. This is the evidence up to seven o'clock this evening (Saturday). NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. - - Arrived yesterday the Royal Sovereigu yacht (ruin the east. ward, and sailed again to-day. Arrived to-day the Sterling cutter, from a cruise. Sailed the Spartan and 'fees, fur the eastward ; Caroline aud Fox transports, aud the Voyage, Jaqses, fur the east. ward. PLYMOUTH, lIEPTEMEZR Arrived the Waterloo, Blackler, from Prince Edward's Sailed the Scipio, Hugh Wallace, !Along, aad Barbadoes packet, fur LuntMo. Pas►ed up Channel the Mars, hum llermuda, in WS days, fur Luuduu. FALMOUTH. SEITTNIIIER 24. Anived the Dolphin, William., front Newcastle fur Buur. deans; Friends, Bulmer, from Loudon for Newfuuudlaud ; and Twee Gehrueders, Bruyus, (loin Antwerp. Sailed the Prince Emma packet for Li.lkuu, and Camden packet for the Islands, bulb with walls. DZAL, utrrr.xuta 28. C. dawn hum the River yesterday, and baited, Um Co lumbus, Alien. fur Jamaica. Arrived the Transport, No. 46, from Purtsmonth, with troops, and sailed fur Lath ; and the Pioneer whooner, from a cruise. Crime down from the niter to-dip, the Pomona, Slavers; and Eden, Spence, for the Si ut h Seas; and Earucst, Beaton, for Bahia. EDINBOCH. 'CIRCUIT INTELLIGENCE. JEBBURGII. SEPTEMBER 18, 181 g. On Saturday last the Circuit Court of Justitiary was opened it Jenlbsirglo, by the Right lionourable the Lord Justice Clerk, when the following cases were brought before the Court:— George Bone, gamekeeper at Langton, and Agnes, his wife, were charged with assaulting. bruising. and wounding, to the effusion of his blood, James Richardson, hedger in Langton.• on the 10th day of April last. The Natick pleaded Not Guilty. Several witnesses we►e examined on the part of the Crown, who (limited as to the nature of the as• unit, and the extent of the injury unstained by Richardson; and it appeared from the evidence. that Bone, in consequence of some altercation re specting the conduct of Riehardson's children. laid hold of Richardson. and, almost strangling him with his neckcloth, beat him severely, whilst Bone'a wife, during the scuffle, took a gardener's knife from her husband's pocket, and stabbed Richard son, repeatedly in several places about the head and face, inflicting no less than 13 wounds, ►ome of which penetrated into the skull. The Jury, without leaving the box. unsnimonsly found the Pannels Guilty. Sentence delayed till Monday. - • - - The Court next proceeded to the trial of Jurors Bell, Isaac Bell, and /Wham Middlemost, irk ed with assaolting the manse of Maxims on the 19th of February last. The Rev. John Thomson, minister of Marton, deposed. that his house was attacked on the morning of the 19th of February last. On the 18th a scotch had been made in the houses of the Prisoners for some paling sto►en from him, in consequence of a Sheriff's warrant, which had proved ineffectual. Their houses are in the village of Maxton, anti the officers had hardly left their houses when the whole three Prisoners came down to the manse, desiring to speak with him. Middlemost demanded whi k t right he had to search their house when he hurl no proof of their guilt ? IVitnems said he had suspi cions, and wanted proof. They then asked why he suspected them ? fie answered, because they were idle, and lived in open defiance of the laws of God and man; that he wished to have no alter cation with them ; that if they thought themselves injured, they might apply to the law. Witness shut the door, and heard James Dell mutter some. thing, and brandish his stick. in the course of the afternoon he heard from different quarters of their intention to he revenged upon him that night. Expected to have a few windows broke ; hot iu case of greater violence, loaded Ins gun with small shot. Deposited his gun mid went to bed at eleven o'clock. In the morning was awaked by a tremen dous crud; at the window, as if it had been driven in. Immediately seized lug gun, and went to the window of his closet, fearing that there might be a volley of stones, and wishing rather that they might be thrown there than at his bed-room. ft was clear moonlight. Saw a man standing 15 or 20 yards from the misuse, but could not identify hint. Stood for a minute and saw the person looking steadily to the window►, and as soon as witness ap peared saw the men rai►e a gun in Ins hand. or pistol, he could not say which, which he tired with out producing any effect upon the window. %Vit us-se raised the sash and fired at I . Had not time to pull down the sash alien a shot was fired from a second person behind a hedge, whom lie did not see, and smashed the bed-room window, break ing a considerable number of panes. The window shutter, being partly closed, intercepted a conside rable portion of the shot. Part crossed the mom, and lodged in the wall opposite ; his wife called out that she felt it pass near her face, and next day, froth the position of the shot, he saw that this must have been the case ; the window is on the second Poor. Seized a bayonet, and rundown stairs to prevent tiny attempt to get in at the windows. Finding the doors and windows secured, returned to the second flat, and endeavoured to watch the assailants from the different windows. Could not again get a view of the assailants, for they kept behind the hedges. But they fired shots at intervals against the windows for about an hour ; perhaps about eight or nine. Heard one o'clock strike, when he got out of bed, and heard two before he returned to bed. More panes were broken. About two o'clock a heavy shower of rain begun to fall ; the firing upon this ceased, and witness neither saw nor heard more. When the man raised his arm he saw the gun deli berately pointed towards him. Witness returned to bed, and in the morning examined the house, when he found the windows of the lower rooms smashed, and several large stones in tlte rooms ; one of the window shutters had a panel split, and the closing bar broken. Found that his shed had been entered, that the back dour of a cart bad beau taken off nod thrown into a plantation; dist some straw had been scattesed about; in the stack- yard fouud saint sheaves pulled out of a barley-stack, and scattered about ; the top had been taken off a wheat stack. a great part of the stack taken down ; sheaves untied and trampled in the mud. Every thing was very wet in consequence of the heavy shower. The top had also been taken off a hay stack. Cannot say to the nutuber of the assailants ; saw no more titan one ; but when he saw hin t , Issa s ,' a shot from another, and when lie went down heard the voices of at least two, perhaps three ; heard a dog barking. On the forenoon of the 1811). wisest the Punnets carne and threatened him, two dogs came along wills them. That day went to Jedburgh and gave informatiou to the Sheriff; al►o wrote to John Elliott, the constable, desiring hint to apprehend the three Pelmets and bring them to Jedburgh, to the Sheriff's office. 'Recollects tl►at ogle of the dogs was white, with black spots. Had lost some paling and two gates formerly, and had the houses of the Prisoners searched for these gates; also part of the bell-rope of the church. It wss the loss of the pal log and gates that had led to the search warrant. Mrs. Thomson is not able to attend as a witness. (.Tore-emsnined.—The house of th e B e ll a was also searched, iss he was told by the officers, as well as that of Middlemost. Thinks the shot was not so large as that produced; but could out judge, as every shot was flattened. Qaestiou from the Jury.—Did the words mot terrd from behind the door appear domiciling ? . Dsd not War them, but frosts the tone they appear- eo. _ The lanes 'thvaire 'might be stout is Luce --- ts his ast. . James Grant was servant to Mr. Thomson last February ; recollects his mores house having been assaulted in that mouth. Knows the Prisoners; hod seen them at the manse in the forenoon of the preceding day. heard them sweating at Mr. Thomson, and ask him what right he had to ripe their house. tine of them, Isaac Bell, slid, hell would get hint. James Bell had a stick in his blend, and said to the Minister he would speak to him over the nose with his stick. Tins was before the door 114111 shut. Next day saw a 1111111bCr of panes broken in several of the windows. Saw same stones lying between the glass 31111 the shatters. In the stack-yard saw to number of stocks thrown down. Agnes Black, servant to Nil . . Th ..... 4,*0 in Febru ory lust, recollects the lonise hoeing been assaulted. Knows Aliddlemost, awl never sate the other two till the day before the assault. Saw them come to the door Hod converse with her mister. Maw them after they had left loin Iwo by the window where she was, and heard James B. II 'wear •. he G—d it shall he the worst night they ever saw." Under stood Bell to mean the Nlinister and his Gamily. At night lieuril ;ono going i ll between twelve and two o'clock. Heard witidaws Inoken : next morn tog perceived several windows litisketi. War then reminded of ;what she had heard J Imes (jell say, abd which she had told to her master 'hat ofternoon. Cruts-examined.—When sir heard the words she was in a back-room, and the men were close by the house at the window where vise was. It W 54 at a highs window. 111111 the window was open. There is a paling round the house, about six or seven feet from the house. From the Jury—tilad at that titn , rli•tinctly seen the Prisoners; it was at the b.,ck of the house, some time after her master had Phut the door. James Bell had a stick : when he was going round the house he waved the stick, and understood that he alluded to her master, having braid from others that he hail used threatening rxprrsrlous More.— The door at which the Mtish•ter ►nuke to them was the back door, a very shalt distance oitr. Stw tin dogs with them. 1.).,er not know whether Bell saw bee. Alexander Fisher was servant to Dr. Douglas, Minister of Galashiels ; was HI Maxims manse in Fehroary. Rementheis having seen three men speaking with Ali.. Thomson, the. Mini-ter; heard them ask Mr. Thomson why he hail rent those fel lows to ripe anti turn their house up and down.— They teemed angry. He shut the door upon them, awl told them that he wont:tray notliii.g to them, lint if they hail a complaint they m'ght make it to the Sheriff. Heard one of them then say. " ll—n him, hell will never be full till he it, in it." • And also heard them swear, " by G--41 that they would glee him such a night of it as he had never had since he came to this place." This was when they turned to go away. Cannot say which of them used this expression. Sew them next morning at Jvdburgh, in the Sheriff'', Office; heard there that an attack had been made the night before on the Minister's manse. Cross-examined.--Mr. Thronsoo's boy, James Grant, was standing by loan when he heard the threats, but the buy did not hear the last expression. Harriet Blaikie, daughter to John Blaikie, Wright at Nlaxton, recollects a search having been made at Maxton in February. Saw Pallorls at Maxton on th-At day, after the starch; they were together. Heard James Bell cry after the officers, " Here's the fellow that stole the bell tow." Heard the three Pannell swearing at the Minister. Does not think that they were then ii) very good humour. In coo sequence of what she heard, she said to her father and her mother, that she wished the Minister to be put upon his guard. 14shel Mather, or IVlotra, Mary Burns, and Eli zabeth Dun, lly recollected of the search, and heard Punnets use threatening language against Mr. Thomson. John Elliott is constable at Nlitxton. Was em ployed on the 19th of February to apprehend the two Bells. Found them lying in bed. This was on suspicion of having attacked the manse the night before. James Bell dressed himself in trousers, which were wet up to neatly the middle of the leg; and if lie remembers right, the night before was wettish. On the NVednesday before, the 17th, saw Isaac Bell carryings gun, and James Bell with him, awl Fuirbairsi. a warless. Their clothes were lying at the bed-side when lie found them, just as they had put them off. When lie took them to Jed burgh they had a spotted dog following them. William Paton is u peace-officer at Maroon. Re collects of the assault on the manse in February ; was in consequence employed to apprehend James Bell, Isaac Bell, and Willism.bliddlenrost. Found the Bells in bed ; observed JtIIICS Bell's clothes to be wet ; saw on his hat something Lite hay and chaff, battered by the rain. Cross-examined.—Did tint feel the clothes, but merely supposed them to hr wet front their appear. (thee* The colour was black. William Riddell is Sheriff's officer at Jedburgh. Was employed in February to search the house of Foirbairn, the witness, at on, fur fire-arms after the attack. Found a gun there and a pistol. Both were above the bed. Identifies them and the shot•bag also found there. Put his linger down the barrel of the pistol, and found it dump. This took place.on the 20th or 2lst of February. The gun was without a luck. and also appeared to hare been recently fired. Knows gigues Turnbull. The gut' lock came out of her house. Tried the lock on the gun, and found it did not fit it. James Fairbairn, weaver iu 111uxton.—In Fe bruary, Riddell, the officer, searched his house for tire-arms ; a pistol was found and a gun ; identified them. ‘Vitoess had lent the pistol, six weeks be fore the outrage, to James Bell, David Bell, and Isaac Bell, to take a shot for their amusement; did not fire it after lie got it hark ; had put it into the press, where there is no lock. On the night before the assault, the two Bells were in his house ablaut half-past ten, or nearly about ten ; they only remain ed a few minutes: his house is about 300 yards from the manse; lie was theu asleep; they might, there. fore, have been there some minutes•twfure lie was aware of it. Does not recollect of having lent thew auy powder and shot; he was not in bed 'Wreathe Bells came in, but asleep upon a chair ' • and he and the Bills had some spirits together. Witness had only-one glass in the house, but whether they drank out of it or nut cannot say ; the glass usually stood iu the press *tyre the pistol lay, but cannot say whether it was there then or not. James Bell wit the perion whiiasked him to take hhisikey; his7i;eir.) sister brought in the whiskey ; Isaac was not above o minute in the house; Bell asked him to go out whit him. but witness said he could not; the subject of the search was talked of. Witness told Bell he ougl.t not to have gone down to the priest ; and Bell a,,. swered, perhaps he had better tint have gone ; ness remarked that it was very like an action of the priest ; *Ones. eannnt speak as to his dreg. whets he went ont. Identifies the gun 'lsitltont a lock:: It had been in Ina house from the end of harviit till it was found on the search ; it always lay about th• bed ; he had used the gun shout a fortnight Waf t , to shoot some crows: the luck belongin g to it was attached to uniother gun in another place. This lock did not helou; to it, and he never saw till* WI 11•! SAW it here. About a week before he had ars comp:tided the two Bells to Kelso. Witness the.' had a gun with him ; not this but atioth.r. *lvo ' lie afterward* left at the guiiniirker'*, to h e repair. ed. The pistol had been returned to loin the day before the attack, and then he putt it itito the pre * .. The pistol. no the +earth. was found above the twit, and lot remarked, that probably his wile might have put it there. William Wilkie, son of James Wilke, black smith, at Alavon. !rot Isaac Bell a gun, ou:e ur o two days before the search for the gates; the can was in bad order, stud had not been used fi,r loog 'tune; perhaps the inside of the barrel ticght br rusted. Got it back the night that the Belk were taken into custody ; received it from the vr!fe of James Fairbairus ; it was in nearly the same •tale as when it was lent : could not say whether it had been fired or not : did not pat his finger into the harrel to sitamine it. Witness went for the gun first to Bell's house : saw their sister, and asked for the gun, but no searching it could hot he found. Went to Fairlsirtes, and asked his wife if she it ; she answered she did not know, but that she would search. It was searched for, and found above the bed. The declarations of the Pannels were then given in and read ; after which Mr. Waco:locum ad. d►essed the Jilt,' no the part of the Crown, and lON 1 1 111 SOLE nit that of the Pannels. The Lunn .1 CSTICE CLERK hiving summed up the evidence, the July retired, and in 1 1 short time returned with a verdict, unammously findieg all the three Pamir Is—Guilty. Sentence delayed till Monday. MARKET'S. —www— CORN EXCHANGE, MosnsT, StrrrignEß 1?. Our market was tolerably supplied with grain this morn ing. Of Meat there were English and Foreign (principal:7 English) 12,254 quarters ; Barley, 3,644 ; and Oats, 15,704 quarters. Barley. if any thing, is rather dearer; and Wheat ■nd Oats sold out full as good terms as this day week. Mitt supports its price. In Pease and Beans there were no alters. lion. SMITHFIELD MARKET, MONDAY, Strivings 27. Osir Market this morning had a Kood stipply of prime Beasts, and the abew of Cattle in other respects was plenti ful. Beef, Lamb, Veal, and Pork, were cheaper; Mallon sold at last price; and thy trade i■ general was midillinK. The sales ha the Hay Market were rather lively; flay and Straw have dropped is price; Clo►er fetched last price. GUILDFORD, SIiPTEMBEIR 25. ITlteat, per load New ail:0 Oats, per quarter ll 78 to 1/ Hs New ditto ll 4s to I/ Ss Rye, per quarter l/ 14s to 21 Os Barley, per quarter ll 12s to 11 17s Beans, per quarter.. Pease, per quarter NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. (By the Carcass.) Beef .... 3s 8d to 4s 4J I Veal 4s Od to 5s 4 4 Mutton.. 4s 44 to 4s 104 Pork Os 04 to 74 Od Lamb, 4s 8d to be 8d PI:ICES OF HA N AND STRAW. ST. JIIIIES . S. QIIITECA SPILL. Hay 41 10* OJ to 61 O. OJ Hoy.. 41 16s Od to 51161 OA &raw 11 tts 6.1 to 11 13. 0.1 Straw 11 Ss 0,1 to 1114. thl Clover 71 Os Od to $1 0. 01 PRICE OF lt AW FAT, per stone of Sib. As stated by the Tallow As stated by the Butchers. Mellers. St. James's Market.. 3s 7d it. James's Mal ket..3s 7.1 Wbiteettapel Market 3. , Sid Whiterbapel Market 3a 8,1 Average .• • 38 79 Average.... 34 7141 COAL MARKET, Sarraissis 27. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Price. 11 Newcastle MEETING OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL, . J. Gray, late of Wardour•rireet, baker 2 , 10 PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Ct.Cous... 69-21 I Lottery Tickets 19/. :Ss. 5 per Ct. N. An... 10 3 i I Omnium lll pr. 1021 103 I Ditto Payment ..11 pr. Imp. 3 per Ct. Ann. 68a I Cons. for Ace 691 70 India Bonds 10 II 9 pr. I 69 . 21 Ex. Bills, 2..5 4 6 die. BIRTHS. On Monday se'noinlit, in Ely-place, Dublin, the Lady of the Hun. Colonel Pakenhain, M.P. of a sou and heir. 011 the Hitla inst. at Thirlestase, in EitericS, the Lady of the Honourable Captain Napier, of the Royal Navy, 4.'1 a at/11 and heir. 011 the 12th instant, the Lady of Horace Seymour, E.S. M.P. for Lisburn, of a son aad heir. MARRIAGES. Ou Saturday last, William Clifford, Esq. of the Hord Navy, to Miss Hannah Woods, of Biir, in the King's On the 17th instant, to Edinburgh, Adolphus M. Iti Esq. M D. second son of the Isle Colonel Ross, of the 21• t Foul, in Catherine, yoancest daughter of David Hame,Epi. Advocate. _ _ DEATHS. On Saturday. the ?Sib just. Auer, only daughter of Mr. 11'ilkjnrou, of South Multuu-street, to the 17th yea . of a r. On the 14th instant, at Navas', Mrs. Shore, wife of 3044 Shure, Esq. Postrnaster of that town, and youngest daughttr of the late Rutted Lovett, Esq. of the Custonairoapt, Dublin. On the 10th instaut, Mr.. Moore, relict of the late Janos Moore, Esq.of ROlifireVl4, and daughter of the late Robert Rosa, Esq. who represented that borough is rarhaarent tee a period of forty year.. - -___--- HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGL Margin 49 after S. I Desist 30 after 9. LONDON : Printed sad Pablislime/ at ties Oaks, Na. 147. Strad; Awe Ailvotlitmeata are rimeive4, atal Lettere (peal-paid) mast be adatessol;-C. SMITH, Nu I, eleameafa Its, Prfaler.-4, WHITS, Na. lit Sin udi Palikalitt A