The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-15 00:00:00

HIGII COURT OF JUSTICIARY

(From the F:dinburvh Advertiser of Toes')lty.).
TRIAL OF THE OILMERTON MURDERERS.

The Court met yesterday morning, and proceeded to

'trial of John Thomson and !)mid Dalt., the Gilmer,
ton carters, charged alternatively with the crimes of rape,
'or assault with intent to ravish, or murder, or robbery,
alleged to have bees committed on the person of Margaret
Paterson, of which they pleaded not guilty. ihe Court
sat with closed dears, as is customary in such cases. The
Jury having been ballotted and sworn, the Counsel for the
proiecution proceeded to lead their evidence. The Crum,
witnesses summoned were 71 in number, and of these 8

were examined.
After the examination of the evidence, the speeches re
Counsel, and that of the Lord Justice Clerk, the Jury re-
tired at ten minutes before one o'clock this morning, an,
the doors of the Court were thrown open. The Jury
after having been inclosed for a few minutes, returned
(with a verdict unanimously finding both prisoners Guilty,
lactors art and part, of the murder, the robbery, and 01
the assault with intent to ravish, as libelled, and find the
rape Not Proven.

The Lotto JUSTICE CLERK, in discharging the Jury.
said that the verdict which they had returned was per-
fectly consonant with the opinions entertained by the
Court.

Lord MeanoweAter....MY Lord Justice Clerk, it is
little more than eighteen months since the melancholy
duty devolved upon me to propose the sentence of death
on a prisoner convicted before you of a crime at that time
considered almost unparalleled in atrocity. The utmost
stretch of our imagination then did not lead us to antici-
pate the possibility that there were then living in the
midst of civilised society men who could be guilty of still
greater atrocities, of more unparalleled brutality, revolt-
ing to every feeling that actuates the mind of man. lam
perfectly certain that were the details of this case un-
fortunately made public, as, thank God, the powers
of the law have enabled you to prevent, those de-,
tiils would have excited such feelings in this Chris-
tian community as were never before excited. It
hardly possible to imagine that persons living in
this Christian land could have brought their minds to the
commission of such atrocious crimes. Melancholy it is to
think that bad this unprotected female been wandering the
world among the most barbarous people, she would have
been in a state of comparative safety to what she was
within three miles of the metropolis of this most civilised
country. But such is the fact, that this poor unhappy
woman, after having fallen into the hands of these aban-
doned men, was treated in a manner which, of necessity,
was to produce death. She was robbed of the misetable
pittance which she had in her possession, and this brutality
was committed on a person on whom they had the inten-
tion of satisfying their still snore brutal desires. And this
is the worst feature of the ease. I have not words to ex•
prom the feelings which the details of this day have ne•
cessarily excited in my bosom. I have alluded to them
generally, and shall only farther allude to them by saying
that I think it was impossible for any human being who
heard the evidence to entertain a doubt of the perfect pro
priety of the verdict whielt had been returned. With
these observations I have now simply to propose to your
Lordships that the sentence of the law, which is that of
death, shall be carried into effect on Wednesday, the 18th
day of August next.

Lord 111oticaEirr said very few words were necessary
from him, in a case which, for himself he would say.l
beggared all his powers of language to describe, and all
hie terms of condemnation to characterise. It was not to,

be wondered that it should sicken the heart of any honest
man, much less a Christian man, to hear the dettils of
it. This was a case, in which were exemplified the work-
ings of the great enemy of the human race, and the dread-
ful lengths in wickedness to which the human heart will
go, when left to itself. To think of the poor creature
Hagainst whom those detestable things were done, it was int-
' possible not to shudder. She was found, and how she had
been found he would not attempt to describe; but sure I.e
was, that the law would be very unfit for its purpose if it:
did not deal promptly with such atrocious criminals.
The Loan JuarcE CLARK—John Thomson and David
Dobie, you have heard the verdict which has been re-
corded against you, and the opinions which their Lord-
ships entertain in regard to the case exhibited against you.
Following their example, I feel that no words that I can
use are capable of describing the unparalleled brutality,

cruelty, and wickedness of the foul transaction disclose

this day. The exhi ition which you have made is ca'eu
lated t 'make every man blush. Such wickedness and
brutal abomination could not have been believed had it not
been sworn to in evidence. Rest assured that if ever
►here was a case in which the law will take its full course
it is yours. Ms Lordship then read the sentence of the
Court, that the prisoners be executed at Edinburgh on the
18th August, and their bodies given to Dr. Munro, Pro•
lessor of Anatomy, for dissection.
I)obie said, my Lord, it's a grand thing that ye canna
disseek the soul.

The LORD Jusertoit CLIRK then gave a strong recom-
mendation to newspapers not to publish the detail of the
avidepce, should it reach them.

Bell's Wein London and Sporting Clira
de, of Sunday next, July 18th, price Sevenpence, w
contain, accurate engravings of "His MAJESTY, GEORGE
TILE FOURTH, lying in state in Windsor Castle," " Tin
Interior of St. George's Chapel during the interment of
the bridy," and the interior of " The Royal Mausoleum,'
showing the position in which the Royal coffin will be
placed. Price of Belts Life in London only Sevenpence.
Published at the Office, 169, Strand, on Saturday evening,
at four and to le bail of all booksellers and news
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agents, i°andsekif
sent to all parts of England free of expense.
At 'a half-yearly meeting of the Catherine's
Dock Company, a dividend of 3,046/, 9s. Sd. Was de.
Glared for the last half year. The Direetore recommend a
dividend of iiii per cent., leaving a !silence to be carried'
forward in favour of the Company of 10,421/.
Sixty minute-guns will be fired this evening
on account of the mournful solemnity of the late Kixtee
Funeral, at the following places :—At Gravesend, from six
until seven o'clock; at Mullett, from seven to eight ; at
Woolwich, from eight to nine ; at the Tower of London,
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from nine to ten ; at St. IOARS'S Park, from ten ti,
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eleven; and at Windsor, from eleven to twelve o'eloek. • Lord JERSEY, We believe, hits been appotnte : 1
The cannon on the north-east bastion of the Power, oppo- Lord Chamberlein by his Maiiterair.e—, Tinier. t'
This being the day appointed for the interment 1!
site the Royal Mint, which have not beep used since the
interment of the late Duke of Yong, will be fired on the
of his lite MAJXSTY, no holiness whatever was done in if e '
oceasion. The above arrangements were furwarded to the
City. The belle of the various churches tolled early in 0, e
proper prisons on Tuesday afternoon. The Tower, anti
the various docks along shore were kept closed during the morning, end will continue till late at night. Prayelo
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day. were, teed at all the ehurchee, and at the varioue Jewiil,
tynagogues; and' all places of public mute/mat will I,
GIBBON is the well-known name of Ow pa- closer] this evening.
triareb of English sapture. With him ornamental care The X tNo has intimated an intention of hold),
ing rose to its highest excellence in this country. No out ing a drawing-room in fktoller nest, prior to width I,' s
has since approached him in the happy boldness and nI. :114JESTX Win !VIVO is series of levees. tittle hors e,
tural freedom of of such productions: Under his chisel' etote i• 'seen fixed fur the Coronation, which, it it t itceigtiaetl, lei!! '
teemed touched with vegetable life, AM, Avond to look as eat take plate till the ensuing spring,.—elterniNi Pap ~,
fillet of the valley attil fruit upon the trues. His works ' The KING hat been pleased to appomt SAtt- -i.
chiefly are—the carvings in St. Paul's ehtir—the WORdel, lay next, the Pith inst., at two o'chick in the afternoon,
throne at Ceuteilmry—the einbellishment at Chatetvorth, Air receiving the Adams of Illie Court of Aldermen, ein.
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Petworth, Btirleigh, Houghton, S.:leitithivlek, in llampthire the Address of the (Vort ot °amnion Council, ~t S , 'w
where the whole gallery is embroidered in panel! by Gin Jame, palm,,,,
tioNt'own Band; and the altar-piece of Trinity College. It la ixt»fltiently rumoured that ehmtv.?.., are 4t ;
Oxford, This artist mkt appointed Master Carver in W,OOll
-.haul tri take place in the compnaition of the Minietii, ''
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to GEOACX the First, With a ell ay of eiti/ifeepenee —, . -
unto we think extremely probable. We have long look,".,1 11
to the junction of Mr. Iluttlettssou awl Lord PALItro,
a day, which splendid Allowance he. eo.koye,i coin 1711
t 5.1721, on the Sti of AugnstA in which ye.iir lie died.
STUN, and Mr. Cil.AlWo4 eitANT. It is laid that 11, aFA 1,1*.. ar ~,.% PORN WAittatOUSE......oi, LAN/MOWNx is alen,a,hoot;to enter the Ministry. 'We 'snots'
.„ Fri(isy winning list tbo inhabitants of this town were ' not on MAI eiotivw itY the retwur re'"6.---41/4"b• t 'Ar''''. '
thrown into a state of dreadful alarm end excitement in -., '1144 Ancient Britons are prepaiv% ig nit ...1 a-
the the report that the new and extensive warehouse of 4. i. dress to his MAJESTY, what at Doloof cl .AURN,e.•,, 11,, • '
Saturn, El. in If ighottreet, had Alien to tliu g.romcil* and .ided at their 114th anniverassry on St: Da.vq% fro . overwhelmed a number of individneilne
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