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London, England, 1822-06-08 00:00:00

ACOTLAIND.

MGM COURT 9F JUSTJCI4Rit, Entmetitai,
4 IloaDmr, Juno S.

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Coifit iwit this day to hear end determine alsodry
tears Certifier' fr.. 16 the Oren's'. The dfii ease drab (hat of
lobs or Alameda Catispbek ftnri leverneda, Wetter,' it
film-laud, fraud, sod wdfnt taspoettiow. Tex ittelefsnwst
charged these creases, aggravated 'liy being einereutted hi a
peewit formerly con•imed of the some reline.. Ilboaviggru-
ostioa Was uhlecied to; but, after heariag Cuttosel. the
COrtrif repeffed the ohjeerion, and found the eud.r,meut rule.
Vaal I. Soler the pante of leer. The Nigel was recommitted
Si. a new walnut.
The melt case was that of 4.lformsefer Kerr, weever io
GaNton, Ayrshire, who bed bees adduced as a willies, at
the last elicit, Court at Ayr, to the trial of one gogbierph,
ireresed of lidtill. The witness took ti.e usual oath, to
• tell the truth, the whole troth, and nothing but the Width.
However he reoisnued Mute, and would isiA ewer? any
,sestinas put le laps:. The cossegoests was, that the Pri-
soner teas scquilte.l. The Court (solid that K.ri's rooduct
Nos ItIgAlY and teude.l to defeat the ends of jam.
tire; they therefore ordained him lu be iniprooote'd its the
Ayr for four 'wombs, in addition to the eundatment
he hod eiroodY ;offend, •
This wig* to he a sulkiest varmint to all triturates to
r speak out and tell what they know ; for if
.thts was to he
Ilulerated, there Would be an cud of elliinerstiestiao, either
es the aide ot the (hods or of permilleittised.
in •,1,04 ASPS AMR, Julie 14
441M-MOBstemi4atiollll. the lamest* of crime wnerrlVlMard
bets ywriteedsyt lo eke sppallilg spectacle i,f tits liabisppy
IMO paying lbeil Of heir lives to the injured imp of
their country, and that for the dreed4l crime of win
rt ' Tbe soloumste crialluils' Were it/kis ftorelnistiug
due Ale-mater is Asir plat!, for 114)erAtfirdir bib oWe„ id*
hcrOt Wirt fork farm wresu(ir Crathie, for diet if RtModietts
Andersos, is the sane parish, Both Prieenere, It will beret/il-
-1 lecteil, Were convicted on the strongest eircowatasitied get.
I'dnce,lo the satisfactiori of two very respectable juries, itho
•:iienstried utraiiitions ere:diets riegoilti in both cases. Gordo*,
Da receiving the aWfirt +attach of death, with the most se-
t /Ma appeal to Mosties, declared his eacoaraiouseess of
the way or In is which his wife had lost her life, add.
ime, with eke struerstAoseverations,that 'ohing could pus-
eibly bare atria-sea' hiS more than the attuettou is
' hie Stead lier; on lettlig his bed to giV to her aseistiete. ce-
der the Inipreisiot that this atroznona deed ices ridhly. -
petraded,usd sealer spun firms previous isiteelltstiosew
soy thing of a sangoin'ary or malicious molars. *ivied" air
from the .eonsideration of his mice respectable character,
Maly. people of emisiderable influeoce, both in brow and
towittry, Joined la difteriat petitieds to the thrum; fora re-
' inessleir of the sentence; the unfortunate airs of the 'Wee
time wiriest their prayer is a well-gnaws letter, adihresied to
his Majesty. All, however, failed of sweeCos, especially es
the hedge, before ahem be was tried, had expressed an opi-
nion,111•1 there was so ground for recommending the Ca-
happy criminal is a proper object of mercy. Resiped, se
be bad always expressed oiniself, to his fate, he silt this lest
ma hope viteish before him with the same eilionees and
. composure as had marked hie conduct sinee his deem woe
preaonoced,..sad declared, that is bowed with humble seb-
Me tebeeisaio• to it. seutence of the law, the exceptio• of
which be awaited without dismay, a• " his cosorefirece did
sot solidness kiwi." He admitted, Weed; that he re-
collected having Mad • pair of seiner@ that eight tit
his hurl, sad that it was possible be might have used
them spinet bit wife, but be was wholly oncometorsis
of his hewn% done so, or of his having in any way injured
or laid violent hands on lire deceased. Such are do baneful
effects of intoxicolies, as often to leave no. trace' ott the
wiled of what lOU otiosity taken plate, of what gaits may
have been incurred by its hapless victim, thus left • prey
to all the ungovernable fury of those evil passives It is dal-
culated to produce and to iodates. Gordon was •vvell-ist-
formed man, of • strong mind, was sged about fortylivt,
▪ Dative of Cabreeb, and was boiet of respectable perestiv—
Ist the early pert of hie Mb be-tittne to Abordoes, wherile
served ea apiprealieeship to his bother is the hardware Ilmr,
end afterwards johleal him is partnership in that business,
which they jointly carried ma, with great credit end respect-
ability for a nunstutf of years. But his brother berme lett
him, sad the lioeluesa being dropped, be Neva to have
fallrs into bad company; end befog natured is circuits-
stances, bawl* himself to making Rehire tackle. His
habits, however, were sow depraved, and my no mesas
improved by the conesexioa he formed with the late unhappy
partner of his noisfuttenes; both parties sbantioniog them-
selves to those practices which produced the must dreadful
effects, sad terminated, in such au awful weeper, their
mortal career.
The ease of M'lntoalt, a young man who bad scarcely at-
tained majority, was yet of • more sggrsvated cheracter, sod
admitted of Hu palliative. A creel hod deliberate murder
was committed by lam, under circumateuees of atrocity • •li-
horreat to our 'marrow. an unfortunate sums*, whom be
had seduced under a pokes written promise of marriage.,
and who was then in a slate of pregusecy. His couduet
daring his confinement was tranquil and unmoved to • de-
gree so estraordinary as to •pprusch ournetiowa to ludiffer-
core or insearibility, while it appears, that the Rev. Mr.
Gordon, of the Catholic Glib, which the convict professed,
had received manefestatioaa of Ms mreitesice and tesissaiies.
,lo Monday last a discovery was made by means of a 1,1.
let, written partly by both, sad signed by 6Platosh, that
the Penmen, meditated en escape. ibis fell into the
hands of see of the clergymen who attended, end slitiskil
that the minds of both the sehappy erintioale bad sot
been wholly employed as becesne wee swathe brisk of env.
oily. The failure of this scheme appears to have bed a
powerful effect uu M'lutosb, in brisigieg him to • proper
maws of hie situation ; and the deceitful calm which had ao
it were veiled his load of conscious guilt, sow gave place to
better feelings; sod he made au &weeniest to justice, by a
full coufessiou of his crime, is a written declaration, arbieli
was emitted on Wednesday, before the Rev. Mr. Gordon mud
some others, iseluding use of the Magistrates.
hlletostes father, a saes far advanced in life, end Woken
dove with inirmily, weal to Leedom, as is believed, to ow
some interest in favour of his sow, but returned without sot--
c.a.' only the day before the execution, sad tusk leave of be
unhappy young wrn, het weer whom and the afflicted pmts.'
the arise was truly affectiag.
Oe the day of meows the unhappy wire conducted
tirnmeenres every way so Irritant thew swirl si. walrus. At
haltpast two o'clock they came spun the scaffold, mediator
some lime sprat is devotion they were launched tutu eter-
nity. The crowd exceeded soy thiug ever witnessed .bete
on st similes. occasion.

QU•RTFRING SOLDIRRII.— By an Act for fni tag.
the rotes of subsistence in be paw •.• iI c
and other., for thee puoporc, plowed on Mr 15iii
May, owe shilling per dry is to be paid for the 111“
.and small beer of non-commiseitoned officers unit
soldiers; and 'tipsiest per dry but hey and straw
for ascii horse.

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