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at aa *Ali Meeting with Mr. Rae, io the presence
of 514aliee.m. he informed him. that Mr. Rae now
Maid Pretei.sety is the same situation as he had
dose. end was poemeased of the saute powers.
Willitua• Rate. Eig. Sheriff, deported, Chit, at
the meeting before-mentioned, he told the pri-
soner. Aloqueen, that whatever assurances had
brim given by his predreesior would be held sacred
by him. These atiserastera he considered to respect
• particular individual, and that it woe his comic.-
ties only tact wee lied 111 view. Shortly after Mr.
Robertson's robbery. at Dalkeith. his Lnrciship had
some conversation with itPtatieen on that subject,
from which he sospeeted he was lint sleeting fairly ;
-and, on telling him so, he iatimated his inteution
of faking him into custody. This. however, he aid
net carry now effect : but cautitmeil the Prisoner
against ever 'participating in aoy similar net, with-
usit previously givitig tuforination, lb he %Mill
go•e directitios to woteh hnn, sod certainly bring
it justice. This happened on the Friday
re'olligin previous to thrift...prehension of M.4.4urrii
nfformation whatever. after this. was given by
the Prisaustr. u to the tateation of hreaknig into
Key's shop.•
Oo a (location by the Counsel for M'Qnreu, it was
answered. that the information. given by *Quern
to witness, and to Mr. Heron Clerk, 'elated to
e geng, tiering a particular. person at their head,
whose cooviettou abuse wins the object p atiealarly
is view. IVheo,Prisouer woe brought before I
for exemination, he said, he •wainted to speak with
him; bat was told, " You afeas,persou now accused
of a cnnse. what you have-to my will he takeu
dews iu sad used ins evidence against
yon." Prisoner did rot send any Elealdge before
Was, wishing to.lwave soy conversation with triunes.
Alexsualer Callender. Deputy-Clerk of this city.
accompanied M'Queen to the Sheriff's house. be-
fore Kea. s shop wee broken auto. where saute coo-
wereatioo passed as to the Dalkeith roldiery.—
Shortly after this. and before ker'e shop-hrraking,
he met filVisreat in the street; who told biro lie
had been pet to greet t hie and expense ie ut-
toadies .the mectitngs of the gang ; and said lie
weld have aothio. snore to du with them, unless
heaves paid for his trouble. Upon which witness
sienweeed, it was II bad cement, and lie had better
lewerit *IL . . . .

Th. deelaretions of the priseittre. previously
• ideseilled, ware then read. M.Queru eosifecieJ,
that he was present at the robtresl of Mr. Kees .11.. p,
W -Bea* aed. &owe • but stated, that he was io-
dated loseemapney time, se this occasion. in or-
doe Se amble Lim to give iiiformation to the Sheriff
sepiestsbauss, who had promised to keep him clear
ellisitti, mad reward bin for his tenable; but this
•gisembse. he edesitted, wee gives epee condition
diet be should giro previews ialenpation of the in-
• • erode. of the pieties. before lite *from were cans-
witted. He also distinctly admitted, that he had
giver se ioformatiess of Eer's shep•breaking to the
IWttor soy perm' else, before it bvppemed.
slileseeder Bade defend he Ives • native tit Col-
idseder.esootp of Ease:: had beau et sea for mouse
time, wed smite en-bdieborgh about a fortnight he-
resse!the beesibier kit. Ho bad se Need ledgisqpi,
beilleekeg get yery•dcessk as the eight thr robbery
he sot demo, hy nsenettccidetit. at
Kits door, shirk, im his lrsuiwg hock, opened
of its Ewa acLard, sad he went in. Atter a few
*WWI steadier Perms Come •isi, whom he did not
bee', sod then the seerillt dicers who applehentl,tl
shish.. He darned baring teteeded my berm, and
ON ell knowledge of die wee ailerg and of dm pit k-
leeks fiend apse bin.
Mrs. needy. wife et Jobs Hardy. petiewelllcer.
ommegate. was esiamined as au earestpetery waste..
ea the part el IdeQueee. She deposed. that, ess
listeeday, the 11th Noweelser last. lie celled at her
been *beet Sweetens is the seveuistg, red esquited
way astentesly for her liesbeird, who was. sot at
hems. • eady "Wog in at the time, said, that
Mr. Hasily wee ca. the leak stockist. on which
Weitsee said be:iiviteld gs in search of him..
. Mary aftevertothe cody. corrobereted tine fact.
Jail Hedge. • weever. iu Caeongete, bed bees
etelerieted with Winos. for It oe 14 years. On
lietweety,. the I ub Plotrember. about ex o'dock is
olio afterseets. be Bled. at the witeees's house about
some cloths be had to sll, and, esi Ong away, he
said be would be- likely to be back again at nine
**(leaveed, if winless was in the way, he wools'
probably have a message to sear him. M•laiseen
did not call at shot hour bet, es witness going up
the Castigate, shoot half se her after. he met
him steel; with .two other teen, when 1111,Quees
took lism aside, sad gave him a latter, add reused to
« William Rae, Esq. Castle-street." winch he de-
sired his tsithvea that night before 'levee o'clock.
Wittiest, went direct with the letter, but, me cueing
• Deer the • hoe... he missed . it. He called met
morning et kl•taueinee house. to inform him of the
circumstance, bet he was wit at home ; and his
daeghter said he had sot been is the boom all
sight. On Saturday last when, the witness was
ripping up en old vent, which he had went fog some
tour, he fund. the reissieg, letter between the
pocket and the lilting, which he prethmed is Court
unrroesied. and .were that it lees the same lee* '
Maim* had delivered to him as above. It wee
nod. acrd bore. in substance, that be, Nl,Queen,
hat just met too men, she were to do the work
which the Sheriff knew ot ; and that. after it we,
done, he would wait open him. and inform him as
to particulars.
newts Mstleeen. danghter of the Prisooer,
corroborated the testimony of the preceding wit-
tiest. as to his calling at her father's house, sad
ioquiriiir for him, en the morning after the shop-
breaking. '
The waif being eloped. Mr. AIACONOCHIC ad-
dressed the Jur on the part of the Crown; Mr.
Myease. se the part of Bailey ; and Mr. Joint
Cutest, ow the part of M'Queen. After which the
abide wait lammed up by Lord Justice Cutts. who
damned the Jory to return their verdict ma Ten-
der at oar o'clock.
The Court met again on Teseday,wheis the Jury
returned a epithet. •' all in see voice. hutting the
said Chai :es M,4,) teen and Alexander &dry. alias
Lyon, paiini•bi, both and each of them Guilty, art
and put, of the feloniously breaking into and en-
'Prinz the shop of Robert Ker. merchant tutor, in
libelled, with the felonious intent
of stealing therefrom."
Their Lc-nib: is are to pronounce sentence this
day. on the rising of the Civil Court.
Counsel fur the Crown, Aieitatttler Mtezomoclije