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: ,.., N• e ‘ l JIP O . • tt 41 , ete • ', s o j i. L te s y m : . . : 41...br±.41, P..' - C-: ••<,• • :Ale& 4,4 Alit ) ir r.l7 C -- "‘4 1 % 1.44 004: ' ....• •.:).Ea.'"i s ' N ..,' i ti fti 1 fi'llO rAtriro:v4 L R rsme.vh. • 4rriv Gls at the Potteney Hotel, Piccadilly :—Count rid Purialls and family, front Scotland ; Ohne lift. I.lllmry anti suite al dillo from Vllllllll. ).-partnrca from the Koval Hotel, St. Janses'aatswel J. J Faq. un a tour ; Edward Boiler, Esq. fol. lip ieibtoo. The Earl of Rorksays‘e has left town for bin fittrees,ilse M trgoi• of eboltooodeley's seas, Clsolludodeley Castle, Si r William Abtly, Hart. has left his house in Hill-steeet, Brikelev-square, for Ms seat in Surrey. The Marquis and Myer Women of Stafford left thrlk hosae in Cleveland square yesterday, on a visit In the pm ilit4 Countess of Bridgewater, at their seal, Ashridgr, Hertz. Count and ('utenteas Munster and family have lift three_ bottle in Grovvenur-plare,.for Tneihrlile Wells. The Earl avid Countess of Mansfield but deft loin fur their seat, Caen Wood, near Hampstead. The Earl and Countess of Coventry and family erre expect ed to leave town best week for Brighton. Hun. Colonel and Lady Char/tote Seymour base left town for Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire. T. Barnard, Esq. left his villa at Putney yesterday, fdr Brighton. The Earl of Miltovrn aril hit brother, the Hon. Henry Leeium, liars left the St. lames's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Pai is Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Cook's Hotel, Albetnarle.street, yesterday. fur tlie!tenkam. Arrivals at 131altr's Howl, Jerenyee.streels—Mr. swill Mrs. Heron and family, from the Continent ; and 141 s. Mayne and John Mayne, Esq. al dill° from ditto. V and Viscountess Dungannon and family are ca petted to leave town next week, fur Brighton. 3LIIIRI4GEN IV HIGH MPS. CM Thursday, by special license, al St. James's Church, by the Bishop of London, Lally Augusta Paget, fourth daughter of the Marquis of Anglesey, to Arthur Chichester, Esq. son of the late Lord Spencer Chichester. The bride was Liven away by her brother, the Earl of Uxbridge, and her iiies•-mailla were Ladies Jane and Georgiana Paget. The company preterit at the ceremony were—the Duchess of Argyll, Duke and Duchess of Richmond, C.ounteas of Gal lons', Countess of Uxbridge, Lady Harriet and Miss Chi. theater, Lady Charlotte and Miss Crofton, Mr. and Lady Katherine Stewart, Lady Louisa Erskine, Lady An., Wynd ham, Lady Sarah Bayley, Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley Paget and Miss Pagel, General and Mrs. Champagne, Mrs. Cayes dish, Slim Russell, Marquis of Donegal Earl of Belfast, Earl of Enniskillen, Lord Anton. Palrt, Mr. Russell, Ms. George Chichester, and Colonel James Stewart. Dis Grace the Duke of Gordon► was last week married, at the kirk of Forhabers, to Mrs. Christie, • person shout 40 yells of no, and with shorn the Noble Duke has been inti mately acquainted fur many years. Mrs. Christie has oat son and three daughters. If she slow Mould have a son, he would sneered to the Dukedom on the failure of issue male bs the Marquis of Huffily. The Noble Duke made an ample settleriseut in favour of Mrs. Christie's children before his rnarriage with their mother. A matrimonial union in high life is on the tapir between the Marquis of Exeter and Lady Caroline Maurer', eldest daughter of his Grace the Dolma( Rutland. OINDSOR. JULY 2S. Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE arrived here in a coach and four, accompanied by Coloneft WooDFORD, BOUVERIE, BRAND, to instrect the part of the Coldstream regiment of foot guards quartered here. His Royal Highness at. rived st the Foot Barracks. The troops were drawn up in the square of the barracks to receive their Royal Commander, the fifers pluying God pire iLe King, accompanied by the drums. The Roval Duke breakfasted with the officers in the bar. racks. The troops marched to Windsor Great Park where they were reviewed by their Royal Colorsel o who was pleased to express his approbation of the state of discipline he found them in. The whole formed a grand military spectacle. At the close of the review the Royal Dake, attended by Sir Roamer HILL, rode to Wingfield Plain, where Lis Royal Highness reviewed the Royal florae Guards. The Duke of WELLINGTON, the Colo. tel of the regiment, was expected. but his Grace did not arrive. At the close of the review die Duke of CAMBRIDGE rode to the Foot Barracks and inspected dr men while partaking of their dinner. His Royal Highness afterwards left Wind sor for London. . , In addition to the Duchess of GLoucEcettl, sod the Princes AUGUSTA dining with the Duke of SCSSEX, at Kensington Palace, there were _also present the Dukes of YORK and CAMBRIDGE.' and the Duchess of KENT. The Duchess of CLA EISNER and the Duchess of SANS-WEIMAR joined the Roval party after dinner. Yesterday the Duke of YORK, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, thilli.Duchess of GLOUCESTER, and the Princess AUGUSTA, dined with the Princess So ntA ATILDA, at her house on Blackheath. The Duchess of CLARENCE and the Duchesi of SAXE-WEIMAR dined *ith the Duchess of KENT yeiterday, at Kensington Palace, Prince LEOPOLD was of the party. His Royal Highness left Clare mont yesterday morning. Yesterday the Duke of SessEx had a party at dinner at the Palace at Kensington. The QUEEN is to take possession of fliandetiburgh House on Tuesday next. IVe learn that au Address is to be presented to her MAJESTY on her arrival by the iithabihants , of II immerstnith. It has been signed by 5,000 person'. • Dr. ADAMS, the Civilian, one of our Negotiators with the American Ministers at Ghent, is retained by the Crown to assist his MAJESTY'S ATTuEN EY GENERAL against the QUEEN, in the House of Peers. The grand musical festival , of the meeting of the three choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Here ford, is to take place. at GlouCester on the 19th, 2Oth, and 21st of September. Among the recent arrivals in Dublin from Eng land are—Lord and Lady HARTLAND, the Earl of CALEDON, the Earl of CLARE, General Anti'. Dart, &c. &C. Mr. GRATTAN'S picture has been restored shim his death, to the place it formerly occupied in the ball of Trinity College, Dublin, from which it was removed in tholes' 1798. It is said that Sir Wu. SCOTT is to retire on a pension, and to be called' to the Upper House. Sir CIIRISTOPHIR ROBINSON is to be appointed Judge of the Adeniralty There is a conteution fur the office of King's Advocate, but Mr. DotisoN, ALP. for Rye, is likely to be the successful candidate: . rug OR N. the foilowiag is her Ithjesty's gracious Answer to the Ac!drew from the female Inhabitants of Nottingham:— " I alsoalil be eleficieet in sensibility if I bad sot felt the wanness gratitude and more than ordinary delight, when I stentintd hum the Ferreele Inhabitants of the town of Not tingham and its skinity ■n Addict's which is remarkable for the amiable spirit which it breathes, sad for the fervour of attachment to my person and rights which it displays. I am proud of bring the Queen of womea of such generous seattatents; and 1 arts happy to remark that such sentiments jordiesne an increased sod increasing cultivation of the female mind. " To be conscious that the hearts of so large a portion of say oeu sex are vibrating with emotions of affection fur his Majesty's Royal Consort, that they are viimpathisiug with her sorrows and deprecating her wrongs, and that her happiness is the object of their pious supplications, cannot bat awaken in my breast the must pleasurable sensations. The same spirit of devotedness to the fair fame, to the lawful right., and to the general iutereste or a persecuted Qeeen, which animates the Female Inhabitauts of Nottiugham, is, I trust, diffused through a lame majority of their countrywomen. They will consider the boomer of her Majesty as reflected upon themselves—they will best know bow to appreciate the vexations by *lnch I have been harassed—the slanders by which I have been assailed-4nd tbeiudiguities by which I have been oppressed. " With the most gentle delicacy the Female Inhabitants of the tows of Nottingham and Ile vicinity hive touched those springs of grief hi my heart, which will ever continue panifslly to *borate at the recollection of the noir and dear relattrti of whom 1 have been ►ereaved, and partiralarly of that departed saint is whose talents and whose virtues the women have lost a model of the most estimable excellence. ■nd the notion in general • future Sovereign goober whose fostering care that liberty would have Sonrished which gives happiness in the people and security to the Throse." GRAND REGATTA. Yesterday the lo►ers of aquatic amusements were highly gratified at beholding one of the best contested rowing matches Witnessed on the river Thies's. The day was benefits!, and • greater number of pleasure sad other boats never graced the face of the river before on a similar occa siou. It was for a Prise Wherry, entitled " The Amateurs Prize Wherry," built by Messrs. Seek. and Godfrey, the subscription of the Margolis of Worcester, Lord Forbes, Lord Glan►ille, Lord W. Fizgeraid, and several other Noble men. It +as rowed for by seven pair of oars, in two beats, the first three in the first beat being only entitled to start for the second, or winning heat. They were distinguished by a separate coloured flag. At three o'clock they started front Westminster-bridge, when George Colf, of W►itehall, and Richard Parson, of Bankside, having been successful in the first beat, ultimately became victors. 4Q17.4174 fiCURSION. . . Thursday Whig appointed by the Lord Mayor for hold. tag a Court of Conservancy at Richmond, every prepara tion was made to promote the pleasure which this civic expeditiou generally affords. The City Barge, with theGoldemitlre Barge, and a num ber of busts with awning., cud gay company, formed the flotilla. The Lord Mayor and Corporation received at Westmin ster-bridge several distiognished persons, with a large party of ladies, elegantly attired. They took their seats on the upper platform of the barge, and added much to the spite dour of the scene. After the removal the towers belonging to the Goldsmiths' Company gave the Lard Mayot three cheers, which wu re tarded with spirit mid ethet. At twelve o'clock they pro. eeeded nu their voyage, there being at least twenty boats in the stinagron. THE -MURDERS AT WOOLWICH. MAIDSTONY. THURSDAY, JULY 47. The trial of Necheit, for the murders of Thomas Parker. and his hottsekeeper. Sarah Brown, at Woolwich. in March last, takes place to-morrow (Friday) morning, at eight o'clock. The case ex cites a good deal of interest, particularly in the county; and the similarity between it and that of Hassey, for the murder of Mr. Bird, of Green wich, and hie hiSuielieeper, increases that interest. Since the trial of Nicholson, for the extraordinary murders of Mr. and Mrs. Boner, of Chios.'horst, Kent, so many persons hive not been collected in this town, on account of one investigation, as are now drawn to Maidstone to hear the trial of "the Woolwich murderer," ss be is called. Nestrett's conduct in prison is, and has been, of a very remarkable character. To those around him Ire expresses his confidence that he shell he acquitted; and he then exults in the idea that the officer will' be deprived of the large rewards offered for the apprehension of Mr. Parker's murderer. This elevates him so much, that he will afterwards, with the moat astonishing song froid, join other Prisintera in any game* they may be pursuing, such as fives, jumping, &c. Although his irons weigh a quarter of r hundred weight, he can distance most of his companions in jumping. Sli:wid an y strangers appear and gaze upon him. he either amities a sullen and reserved air, abruptly turns away from them, or treats thew rather rudely by throwing. water at them. At oilier times he walks shout in a gloomy manner, readiug a religions book which has been given him by the clergyman, which he cathrthe the Person's Book." To prevent him from committing ally violence upon himsetf, two men constantly remain with him when he is in his cell ; and this precaution is not unnecessaly. us a curious circumstance has sliessir on what his thoughts were sometimes di. rived. fie had written three or four letters to some leading, county and London Papers. purporting to come from some other pets ni. announcing that the celebrated Nesbett, conscious of his iiii.ncettee, and unable any longer to bear the burden or die charges against hop. had committed suicide by cutting his arm and Weeding to death. These letters were intercepted, and attic% charge was made to ascertain whether he had secreted ally means of accomplishing such design. Nothing was compd. • Nesbett, while stationed at Woolwich, had fre quently been employed by Mr. Parker to work in his garden, &c. ; and the prisoner • thus acquired an accurate knowledge of tile ways of the house and of the family. The Grand Jury, having terminated all the other Waimea beforo•them, proceeded with this. They, returned - three true bills" against Nesbett for the murder of Mr . . Parker—for the robbery of the houte—and for the murder of his housekeeper. TIIE MURDERS AT WOOLWICH. KENT SUMMER ASSIZES. MAIDSTONE, FRIDAY, JULY 28. TRIAL AND CONVICTION or NESBETT. ron, m MURDERS or MA. PARKER AND 1119 HOUSEKEEPER. EXPRESS.) 1/10 The interest excited by the expected trial of Nesheit was very greet. At an early hour the Court was crowded to excess; a great many ale. gently-dressed females were of time number. Soon after eight o'clock Mr. Baron Woo° entered the Court, amid the prisoner, James Nesbett, was placed at the bar. Mr. ANDREWS immediately ro se an d a dd resse d his Lordship. He said dirt it was not till late last night he had been given to understand that a inas terial witness was absent, which the Prisoner, from want of means, had not been able to procure the attendance of ; he therefore requested, on his part, that time trial might stand over, to enable him to procure the attendance of that witness, which he considered so material to his case. The Learned Judge said. that as the Prisoner had had plenty of notice of the time his trial would come on, he could not put it of ou the grounds which had been stated. The indictment was then read, which charged the Prisoner with inflicting two mortal fractures on the skull of Thomas Parker, with a hammer, in the parish of Woolwich. on the 3d of March last, and thereby killing and slaying the said Thomas Parker; there were separate indictments for time murder of Sarah Brown, the housekeeper of Mr. Parker; for the burglary ; and for setting fire to the house—to all which the Prisoner pleaded Not Mr. CHITTY opened the pleadings, and Mr. COMMON SERJEANT, in a succinct manner, stated the frets to the Jury as they appeared by the evi. deuce. He commented on the aggravated enormity of the offence, which to murder had superadded rub• bery and arson, and congratulated the Jury on the late period at which they were assembled to try the Prisoner, when the prejudices excited by the statements which hod beeu published had had time to die away.' He thought that no person, however poor in intellect. but must come to the conclusion, after the evidence should be heard which he should call, that the Prisoner at the bar had been guilty of the crimes with which lie was charged. If they should entertain a doubt of it, they would, as a British Jury always did. let the Prisoner have the benefit of thakdoubt. He then called Isabella Johnson. who lived at Mulgrave.place, Woolwich, in March last; her house is opposite to the late Mr. Parker's; site knew him and his house. keeper well ; saw her on the 3d March, between one and two o'clock. with a plate of chops from the butcher's; saw Mr. Parker in his own parlOur, between five and six o'clock in the afternoon ; never observed any blankets put up by way of blinds at Mr. Parker's house. Mrs. Mary Giles—Lived next door to the late Mr. Parker ; she heard, •about seven o'clock in the evening of the Sd of March last, the door of Mr. Parker's house open and shut, but had heard no knock ; she heard a noise at 1 t o'clock, but could not tell where it came from. David Brooks—Does imot know the Prisoner at the bar. Witness is • bombardier in the artillery, quartered at Woolwich; on the 4th March, at one o'clock at midnight, he was on guard, planting the sentinels, and saw a smoke coining out of Mr. Par. ker's chimney; about half an hour after, the alarm of fire being given, he went up to the house and forced open the outer door; it was locked by a spring lock, and wits not bolted. He went into the par lour first, and found • great smoke and some fire; he got water from the next house and threw 011 the fire in the parlour; it was the furniture which was on fire. He then went for an engine, and on his return he found two dead bodies in the parlour on a table covered over with a sheet ; he could distinguish one to be a woman, very little of her being consumed. Of the man little hut the leg remained and ■ shoe on the foot. Time sight was so shocking he did not look much. Behind the parlour door he e bserved blood, as if a person's nose had been bleeding; the blood was not then dry. William Lyon is one of the band at the barracks. On the alarm of fire, lie went to the house. and saw on the parlour floor a human head, and behind that the body of a woman ; her legs, feet. and, clothing were burnt, but the features of her face were.entire. There were mluks of violence on her bead, and the body was still bleeding. In taking up the body of Mr. Parker, one roan at the head and another at the feet, the body was so much burnt that it separated its time middle, The remains were afterwards laid on a table. Stephen Howard is apprentice to a carpenter, living at Mulgrave.place ; he heard an alarm of fire on the night of 3d March last, and saw some artillerymen at Mr. Parker's door ; he went home for an adze, and on his return foam! the door had been forced open. He procured a ladder and broke open time *iodates of the ground fluor ; lie went up to the first floor amid found a chest of drawers partly open, and appeared as if they had beets ruin. imaged. and the room was in confusion. Time counterpane and curtains of the bed appeared to be burnt, but the fire did not appear to have been communicated from below. There was a blanket put up us - the room . which was parted off from th e room in which the fire was ; but no window looking towards the street in the room in which the lire was ; nothing was burnt or diatui bed in the back room ; neither of the beds appeared to have been NM in that night ; the back door of time house was fastened ; witness Woke it open. Cross.examined by Mr. ANDREWS.—Is not sum that the hods had not been slept in. John Hay, Barrack-master at Woolwich. wept to time house of Mr. Parker with the engine, about two o'clock in the Rooming of the 31 of March last ; lie found about eight or ten persons iu time house ; he went in soil found the whole o f t h e drawers had been opened mu every room, amid soli'. cieut things taken out to chew what the drawers contained, and the articles pulled out were dropped just under the drawers; witness observed that tire hail been is the itaor.atrove,lliiels titer more in jured than the &St be d-room; i there could have been no commtinicatioo or Alit fires, in the different roOriti ; Jai' Olive i‘.en Afriieiit Brings; the bed was mach bOri 1, s oleid the feathers in• aide had assumed the appeararce end cuasistency of pitch. All the drawers appeared to have been opened except the drawers in the parlour. Whilst up stairs he was told two bodies were dia. covered in the parlours he applied a candle to the face of the female. Over each eye be observed a severe and deep wound, and from the noire and mouth blood was then dropping. There was it wound on the back of the head, which appeared to have been made by the claw of a hammer. The other body was so completely roasted as to leave 110 appearance of a human liure but the head and legs. On the left side of the skull he.saw bole as large as the face of a common hammers the bone was driven in front the violence of the blow.— A hammer was found in the house. Cross-examined by Mr. A NDREWL—He did not find or see the hammer found in the house. IVm. Campion is • constable at Woolwich; lie was alarmed by the cry of " Fire !" and went about half-past two o'clock ou the 3.1 of March to the house of Mr. Parker, and found the last witness there, whose testimony he corroborated ; and him self found a box covered with linen, and some plate therein. Part of the linen at the top had been burnt. %Varies, kept possession of the house till Mr. Jackson, the son-in-law of Mr. Parker, arriv ed, and no plundering took place to his knowledge or belief. Mr. Jackson arrived about twelve o'clock on the Saturday. Cross-examined by Mr. A NDIMWS.—Some things had been removed before Ise arrived ; has known instances of plunder at fires. fte-examined by Mr. CHITTY.—Most of the persona he saw were neighbours. 11'm. fleaven lives in Mulgrave-place; he went on the 3d March to Mr. Parker's', and found in the privy • tin-box and some papers. which lie de livered to Mr. Hideout, the constable. Adam Reid has lived at Woolwich upwards of fifty years; he visited and knew Mr. Parker and his housekeeper well ; he was sent for by Hideout, the callable, and recognized the body of Sarah Brown. Reexamined the remains of Mr. Parker. and from the shoe and foot, which were nearly entire, he believed it to belong to Mr.. Parker. He found many articles of plate, which he delivered to the son-in-law of Mr. Parker. Virrn. Raven. shoemaker, at Woolwich, worked for the deceased Mr. Parker. He saw the bodies, and is quite sure to Sarah Brown. Time shoe on Mr. Parker's foot had been stretched by him, and the leather was broken thereby ; and he had no doubt that was the shoe, and the leg. and foot on which it was belonged to the late Mr. Parker. William Patten is a surgeon at Woolwich; lie examined the head of Mr. Parker; he found an extensive fracture on the left side of it, a large portion of the bone was driven out, and an other. on the front, appeared to be driven in, of the size of the head of a hammer. and that struck him to be the instrument with which it was done; it must have caused Umbria death. There was u fracture on the back part of the fe males head, as if accomplished with the claw of a hammer; there was also a .similar fracture above the eye, inflicted apparently by the same instru ment. Ile has no doubt that either of the wounds would cause immediate death. Thomas Cole keeps the Clrnish Arms at Ports mouth; knows the Prisoner; knew him about a month before the murder happened; he hoarded and lodged with witness; he quitted witness. tonne 19th February ; at that time he owed whine., be tween 41. and 51. for board and lodging; when he left lie borrowed one pound of witness fur his coach-hire to go to London ; he said he was going to London to dispose of some goods, end that he had a father in London, from whom he expected money, but he would not let him have it without he went for it. On the sth of March, about twelve o'clock, he was paid by a labouring men, who came for Prisoner's trunk and to pay the bill, lie brought a Si. Batik of England 'tote for that purpose. Prisoner went by the name of James Watson. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWL—Witness knew the Prisoner had some valuable silk goods to dispose of. When free from liquor he war a quiet orderly luau : he cocnplaiued of a disorder iu his eyes. Francis Faulkner drives the coach from London to Portsmouth ; recollects the Prisoner perfectly well; took him up at Mouse Hill, 36 mules from London, on Saturday, the 4th March last; he had a small bundle with him. and sat by witness on the box ; told witness he came by the Chichester coach ; raid he had come from London that morning; ap peered careful of the bundle; he chewed witness a coral, which he said he had found, it wasjii a tar nished state, so that he could not discover if it was gold or silver. He art the Prisoner down about six o'clock in the evening, at the Fountain Inn, Portsmouth; it was about a quarter or half-past one when he took him up. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS.—He spoke to the day front the way-bill. Ann Kirby hits lived at Portsmouth übout 41 year; she was an unfortunate woman of the town there. She knew the .Prisoner at the bar; she became tic. quainted with him in November; he went by the imitate of Watson. He came first on a Saturday, and went away on Monday to there-de-Grace ; on his return he brought a lady with him front France. She was or:quitinted with him till he left Ports mouth in February last. Witness knew he had a nephew, for he came with him the fit night, and he always called the P son. The Prisoner and gether before Pri.oner so much as before. going to London to pected. iVituess knew next sew him on Sol he hid cosise.from said he and another Mouse Hal, and from mouth. He said end had come to to her lodguigs; •he the Sunday minim* Lion w►th the Primmer ; Red Lion, and breskfasted iug a man came in; the Prisoner ,go to Cote's ond - Mos. And; 411 1 ..iim. bring hie trunk back. lie re . turosoltsgltritqiclit • ,large trunk bock with bun. and some slipnr, : su piper. The trunk was coined up In • ..bee, and she slept there with, him fottrimgito.. t. ,„She was afraid of him ; at used to threaten po.ki l ig t iter, and was so amended in his sleep. She, trimottl,liy timoruted. 'hewing alarm ; lie would fregreenile 'rise Mid call " What's that ? What's thaa twirl call upon some name in his sleep, either Betsy or Sally. For these reasons she left him ; whetj brain% in a panic'n he used to threaten to kill her, lb:made her a present or a pair of ear-rierzs sort * shawl ; I she had only 15s. in motley from him ; he said the shawl belonged to *young Lady whom lie (i.oolvt from France. She was with him afterwards sionally of • night, and his maimer of lwliayirmr. still continued the same. She roomed to him err consequence of the presents lie made h-r; Ire s n it he could not lie alone; she slept with him the night before he we, taken up. He told her he had killed two men in duels, and a woman. Ile told her lie would tell her • secret, brit she most no: divulge it ; she promised she would not ; lie s.tot he had struck the woman and killed her. lant Ire,. ged her not to speeds of it mph), as lir diti not I,L to hear it, and he should never tell her the tree iti. He used to go to theplity, and after his 'alum fiorn London lie used in dress differently from what I r had done before. Ile wore a hat and white tip boots ; before lie used to wear a seal skin cap ; er was letting his whiskers grow, which he hail not before; when she first knew him lie wore no.spec lades ; after his retort' from Loudon he wore a pair of silver spectacles whets lie went to the play she was examined before the Justice, Mr. Carter. next morning, after he was taken up. . Cross-examined by Me. A renarws.—Sho hap been at Portsmouth a twelvemonth trearli b r as father and mother living ; she is 19 years of Mgr ; has been twelve months in her unfortunate eau...! of life; Prisoner introduced hilts If to witiresa by the name of. %%ruction; he brought • girl bai•k with him from /Isere ; she was not angry will; Noe about it. and never governed •bout it; never slid " I)—n you, I'll be revenged on you !" Pritipier never accused witness of robbing she had heard that lie had said s.i ; never aus a Justice before; she went the morniug after lie was taken up. He was much atficted with ii 4:1:4 4 1 quantity of liquor. He went to the theaire !lore ' frequently on his return from London than beio•- ; he usually went to the upper 114:1Ke : P. Re-examined by Me COMMON SEILJRANT.—.; e never threatened hint o• tilt,uded to give tion before a Magistrate. Win. Duffey is servant to Major Dun las at Portsmouth, and is nephew to the Prisossof or the bar ; his mother's sister married Prisoner ; mother lives at Woolwich. and Prisoner's Mather and father live at 'Woolwich ; Prisoner's father is about 80 years of rige.—[flere the Prisurier . apo peered extremely affected and wept.] This wituess corroborated the account given Ann Kirby, of the Prisoner ving try t h e lo rn e ui Watson at Portsmouth. Ile had received a 1.•!!•er from the Prisoner, who warted to know itipty.-r Anti Winter (the 'same Kirby Went I))) was co-:nog against him, for if she was to conic, he wool.? her cropped. Cross-examined by Mr. Asoat-ws.— . lle r, -"r knew the woman by any other usrtir th::11 A Winter; never heard the Prisoner complaoi tiiat she had robbed him. Joseph Irish is a watchmaker at Portsmouth ; 'ie had cleaned a repeating watch for the Pristrier, which he said had brim its his family tho years ; ',O afterwards saw the watch in the hands of Barira.•l Solomon. Barnard Solomon. e pawnbroker at Portsinotici, proved the prisoner selling Inns the repeating and several,epoons. [The watch and spoors, vier.• produced, and the witness identified them.] I t-ae spoon was marked I'. M. I'. Edward Hunt, gaoler of Portsmouth, apor•i bended the Prisoner; lie was at the 11,4 public-house, and immediately on witness - tering the room where he was le presented a p.s. .1 at hint, but with the assistance of Hill, who with him, he was disarmed and taken. On sear.:ao ing his trunk different articles of fancy jewellery were found therein. Wm. Hill, constable of Portsmouth, 401 . • last witness to apprehend the Prisoner, and cone* bonded his statement. H. Redeout, constable oldie lower half IrUpdreel of Blackheath, knew the Prisoner by the name of Nesbitt. His wife and family live ii. Mulg-ay... place, about six or seven doors from Mr. Par:ter'., and keep a small chandler's shop. Witnes• ;•• - duced u paper, purporting to be the corifessiol the Prisoner.' Sall signed with his tame; it was da•:. ed 29th March. The account therein giseu was, : s lat the Prisoner became possessed of the articles •)t' jewellery. &c. found in his box at Portsmouth, purchase, tOr 111. of three men whom he met 0.1 • 1 ..! road, and whom he knew a little of. On the. I of April the witness took Prisoner's daug!bte:r : see him at the gaol at Maidstone, by order uf.the Magistrate, and had some conversation ws•te hint s which he put on paper afterwards. The witoei . s produced and real from the mire the substance oil his conversation with the Prisoner, which illicit:no. I a godly knowledge - on his part of the parties cc is eel ned in the murder. Mr. DOWLING, for the Prisoner, objected :3 the paper being read in evidence; and the stillest was afterwards allowed to refresh his inensery lay looking at it. Cross- examined by .11r. Dow la m co:3 1,1 not have recollected the cnneersatiois without the paper, -he could the substance of it. ' 141 ►t a 140 y whit nun front r mace. iookiug at it. with him till he left Ports- Cross•eramined by Nr. Dowttma.—tie could last. Witness knew he had a not have recollected the conversation natio:int* is with him the first night, and paper, but he could the substance of it. ! Prisoner by the name of Wet. Thomas Jackson, the ion-in-law of Mr. Para.,, oi • ind hie nephew Duffey were to- and Mr. John Jackson. his son, spoke to vi•tr..i ter left Portsmouth, though not sale's,' found on the Prisoner as belouging to NI r. When he left he said he was Pinke►. get soine money, which he ex- Mr. John Elliott, working jeweller. and late thew he lodged at Cole's. She apprentice to Mr. Pinker. and Mr. Edwariteher- • Ruda) , the 4th Merril; he said rill, nephew maid soccessor to Mr. Parker, testified Woolwich •from his friends; lie tolheir belief that some of the jewt 'leg Rimini in er had road on horseback to the Pri.Oner'srbox ass of the minulacture cf the ion thence took coach to Ports. late M r . p ar k er . lie arrived at eight o'clock, The case being closed for the prosecution, II:4 her directly; he had been Prisoner was melted if he had any thing to say p. she wet him in the street on defence ? replied . he had, sod coiimne.urd S. She renewed her cohabits. a very calm and collected manner a circuinstanti..l fee; they slept tog ether at the account of hrs proceedings froeirthe Stf► NObenibi te ikfasted with him. Next morn- last, and stating that bedsissUptarchaaesk the a►tiet.4 the Prisoner gave him a note to ' of jewellery from three meu who oseitsijk tints = - • - -•- - - • - n . O l i ,~ :~ • : 16111 11 I I I