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.Crake► Isel a large black.thora "Ails him. ktr.'Slire;it
was ►equested to take care of C►uker's shirt, Which he rtiU
e.

William Martin, another con Stable Of Tring, coultrated the
testimony of William Cleo ke.
Mr. Sherif baying taken of Crater's shirt, greenling lb
the request of the Co , Now produced li. There were
spots of blood out the right arm and breast.
Maria Allen, living at Aston Clinton, and Isabella Allen,
her sister, knew Needle and bit wife, and perfectly recol-
lected the tobacco-stopper produced having been its their pos-
session.

Joseph White, of Broughton, le fernier, knew the deceased
Edward Needle; he was positive the shoes prochiced beiang-
ed to Mtn; he had seen them frequently uo bus feet, and esilim
I Melly on last Monday. Witness bad been bred a ehnesuake r ;
out there was something very peculiar in the fortis of the
deceased's Nut. It Wilt short and dubbed.
Charles Finch again examined—He looked at the coal.,
the stick, and the bundle produced. The cloth coat he was
quite pore was worh by the *hurt IMO be bad deacribed as
barristg seta on Monday sod Tuesdey ; mid the fhstian coat
was that wore by the tall man. Tim blark thorn stick he
was likewise satisfied was carried by the tall man, who was
• gip; and the bundle was the same as carried by the shoet
The men he saw in the custody of the talkers, were
Awe he saw en the road.
William Appleton, a constable of Aylesbury, was put in
! charge of the tolilsonse at Wesion- gate, as soou as the mur-
ders were discovered, and contiuued there till after the pri-
- sus Prs had been apperbended. He did out suffer any thing
to be removed from tie premises, and was sure the articles
produced, as found flu toe Prisoner% were nut its the 'house
while he toss in charge.
Oilier witnesses were called, who proved the fort of the
three Prison/es having been all together at Trine, drinking
on the night of the murder; stud that at half past Meta
o'clock the two men art ems towards Aston Clinton. saying,
If they did not make haste they would be too Iste"
The liolitest was again. asljnorned II four o'clock, to ea.
able the dairy to dine ; and us their re-assemblage at ale, the
Coroner summed rep the whole of the eridence with great
perspicuity. At half-past 11111 e he dosed his arduous labours,
and the Joey, after a short consideration, retorned a verdict
of—" Wilful Murder against Thome!, Randall anal James
frisker." All she witneases were thee butted ever to prose-
cute, and the Inquest was adjourned.
1. This bodies of the mtfurtunate people were buried on Ss.
turday at Aston Clinton. Several of their relatives fest-owed
them to the grate; and a large concourse of spectators were
Iskewiee present on the melatiehuly occasion.
file Prisoners, from other property found in their pow,-
trio*, it,,was trident, had been committing depredations in
the aeighlrourhoesd for some days berme the murder; stud,
asnoog Miser crimes, broke unto a shoemaker's home at
Stone, from • !wiser they stole a quautity of leather.
•

COUNTRY AfiSIZES.

HOME CIRCUIT.

&tor Sir R. GRAHAM and Sir low( DATLCY.

Herlfordrhire-11ouriay, December 9, al Hereford,
Boer—Wetirsday, December 11, ■t Chelmsford.
Kant—Monday, December 18, at Maidstoue.
Sauer—Monday, December 23, ■t Levies.
Surrey—Monday, December 30, at Guildford.

The above, we smilerstand, is experimental, with a view
to the general isirodnetion of Quarterly Assizes, fur the pm,
pose af lemming the county expenses for supporting the
prisoners, Sod to diminish as each as possible the impri.
sonumut, auteriur to the trial, of those committed.

SMUGGLING.

LTMIKGTON, NOVEMBER 22.

The vast betwera Hurst Castle and Christchurch Head
has, for some time put, been the scene of many lawless sad
•iolesrt acts, arising from • gang of smuggler., under the
command of a man calling himself Thomas Pearce; but
as their daring conduct was the work of 'light, they have
beets misled, to a great extent, to elude the vigilance of
the officers employed on the Coast Guard Service.
It ba•ial bees ascertained by Lies,. Bowyer, R.N. Its.
@peeling Commander of the coast guard, that Piuet's real
real name was Thomas Palk*, and that he was the man who
Bed from Devonshire, about four years since, in conse-
quence of prosecut• egoism bins for extrusive smug.
gling transactions, the same was cumnatuicated to the
Board of Customs ; when a Judge's warrant, and two
writs of captor for penalties exceeding 127,0001. were
immediately obtained for his apprehenaius. The exe-
eatio• of this service was inhumed to Lieutenant Bowyer,
sad Mr. James Brown, Joe. }lithos Officer; but as the
offender resided on the borders of the New Forest, where be
could easily obtain uo•ice of the officers' approach, they
determined to effect their peewite by stratagem; ■nd so
fully did their plan succeed, that on Monday evening last,
under the most specious pretences, be was decoyed to the
Custom Neese at Lym.ngtoo, where be was immediately
•.rested, and surrounded by • strong guard. lotelligence
of the officers' success having been conveyed to Major Lord
George Lennox, M.l'. cuesmandiog the troop of the Oils
lancers, stationed at ipo:ngion. His Lordship instantly
ordered all the men to he louder arms, to prevent the
possibility of a rescue; and on the following moralist,
Pearce, alas l'alke, alias Rubinsou, was conveyed to
Winchester gaol, escorted by Lord George sod a strong
party of dugouts. The prompt co-operation of his
Lordship with the coast guard officers, calls fur ■nd
will olosin the thanks of every lover of social older ;
and when it is considered that Pearce had under his control
shoot 2UO men, who were di►ided iuto companies, eacb hav-
ing a luau called a serjeant to command them, every feelieg
mind will rejoice that this desperate character haa been
stopped in his lawless career. It Is hoped that the fate of
their leader will induce the misguided men who were hi■
companiona in violence, to ri turn to habit• of honest indus-
try, sod to a respect hir the laws of their country.

The present annual produce Of the coon ry in
grans is reckoned at fifty ['Alton, of quarters; out
of those five millions are paid in tither, eight mul-
lions are expended in seed, twenty-two millions
remain to the farmers, and fifteen millions fur
market.

A box, containing. cash and jewels, belonging to
a lady, and supposed to have linen stolen from her
carriage, on her journey from London to Hull—
twos out to have been purloined by her own female
servant, who travel/Rd with her. From some gut-
pcious circutuktobets in the woman's coltduct,„
noticed by the footman (who also travelled with
the carriage), since her arrival at home he comma-
nicated the same to his tuistres4 ; iu consequence of
which • constable was sent for, who searched the
apartment iu which the woman ski'', awl in a trunk
belonging to her was found all the cash and jewels,
and the other articles stappos.d to have been lost,
with the exceptiln of a trifle of money which the
delinquent said she had spout. in London. She coo-
frost d to the robbery, and that she bud destroyed
the box previous to leaving London. *She is now iu
custody.