The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-01 00:00:00

FIFTH DAY,

t.TTICA, OCT. 8.
The Court sat last night 'until near ten o'clock, and
Judge Gridley appeared to be as much disposed to con-
tinue sitting as he has been at any period of the trial ;
but the jurors exhibited symptoms of drowsiness, and
the appeal was irresistible. One juror had tied his
handkerchief about his head, and appeared to be en-
joying a sound sleep while the depositions were being
read ; others were resting their weary beads on the
front of the jury box, and altogether they looked more
like twelve convicts, broken down in mind and body,
under the dreadful sentence which dooms to an igno-
minious death, than a jury sitting to decide on the fate
of another. The Court accordingly was adjourned until
a quarter to eight this morning, at which time Judge
Gridley took his seat on the bench. He wag, as usual,
the first man in Court, and with all the freshness of
joyous youth : he never fails, nor does he betray any
fatigue under his arduous duties.
The depositions read are those of Sir Allan M' Nab,
John Harris, Edward Zealand, and Wiiliam S. Light.

The Court-room is almost destitute of spectators.
An incident occurred yesterday which created much
amusement. The " Patriot" General Sutherland is
here busily engaged in reporting the trial for a small
pamphlet. While thus engaged a stranger quietly took
up Sutherland's cloak, under the nose of one of the
officers, and walked with it out of Court. Suther-
land's consternation was ludicrous when he discovered
his loss ; and the vexation •f the officer was visible
when he found a theft committed before his eyes; but
in his justification he said the man walked away with it
as though it belonged to him. There are many pick-
pockets in this neighbourhood.
The Counsel got through the depositions by one
o'clock, having read those of Sir Allan M`Nab, John
Harris, Edward Zealand, William S. Light, Jahn Gor-
don, Christopher Beer, Hamilton Robert O'Reilly,
Captain M'Cormack, Frederick Cleverly, Thomas Hec-
tor, John P. Batterb), and Neil M'Gregor, and the
Court then took a recess for dinner. These witnesses
were distributed amongst the seven boats of the expe-
dition, and from each boat there was one or more of
them proved that M'Leod was not in the boat in which
the witness was seated.
William Press examined by Mr. Spencer—l now re-
side at Hamilton, in Canada. lam a tavern-keeper.
1 kept the Promenade House. I lived at the village
of Niagara from 1535 to the Ist of last July. 1 was
a tavern-keeper there. I knew M'Lead well at that
time. I made his acquaintance soon after I went to
reside at Niagara. 1 lived about 300 or 400 yards
from him. I recollect the troubles in Canada. I was
at Chippewa only once during those troubles. I was
there on the 29th of December. I left Chippewa the
evening of the 29th, a little after dark. I put my
horses in a place a little way from Davis's. Mr.
O'Keith rode down with me, and Mr. M'Leod rode
with me to Stamford. I mean the prisoner at the bar.
Stamford is about six miles from Chippewa. The
roads were very bad from Chippewa to the Falls. They
always are in wet weather. In the state in which the
roads were then it would take M`Leod an hour and a
hell to ride down. M'Leod left me at Mr. Morrison's
gate. I knew Raincock, who has been spoken of,
very well. He left Canada before the troubles. I ex-
pect he has not been back since. Shortly after I re-
ceived a letter from him from New York. I have
heard of his being in England since, as a clerk on a
railroad. I was told by a person who saw him.
The proceedings of the Court were here interrupted
by a terrific hailstorm. The Court-room became almost
dark as night, and the rattling of the hail against the
windows, some of which were much broken by the hail,
overpowered the voice of the witness. The rain fell in
torrents, the lightning flashed, and the thunder rolled
for some time after, and rain fell through the ceiling of
the Court-room in copious showers. When the storm
subsided, the examination gas resumed.
John Morrison, examined by Mr. Spencer, I live
at Stamford in Upper Canada. I have lived there six
years. I removed from Toronto. I arrived in this
country from Europe in June, 1835. I know Alex-
ander M•Leod, perfectly. I made his acquaintance
in 1836. I had seen him occasionally from that time.
I heard of the destruction of the Caroline on the morn-
ing of the 30th December 1837, about eight o'clock.
My boy told me that Colonel Cameron, late of the re-
giment that I belonged to, wanted to see me at the
gate. I went to the gate and saw him, and he asked
me if I had heard the news ? I asked him what it was ?
He told me a party had cut out the Caroline, and
brought her and sent her over the Falls. He said it
was done the night before. 1 then said to him, your
friend, M'Leod, is in our house, won't you come up
and see him ? He begged to be excused, as he was in
a great hurry. M'Leod was then lain)? cottage. lie
came there at half-past seven the night before, and
slept in our parlour. He drank tea there that night.
He took his breakfast in the same room that he slept
in at my cottage. M'Leod and myself retired to bed
about half-past twelve o'clock. It wail pretty near the
" wee hour," at all events. Mr. M'Leed was an
old acquaintance. He was not used as a stranger,
and I left him in the evening with the family. About
half.past nine, or from that to ten, we sat down and had
a tumbler of toddy. He bad not left his room that
morning when I saw Colonel Cameron. When I re-
turned to the cottage from Colonel Cameron, I said,
" M'Leod, what do you think has happened ?" I then
told him Colonel Cameron had just told me, that a
party had gone last night and cut out the Caroline,
and selntshaeidr olveurndtheerstFooadils.it Hweassaisclo,." Ymo,uLedoodn'tsasiady,
so."
I would to God I had been there."
Margaret Morrison, examined by Mr. Sp ncer—l
am the wife of Lieut. Morrison, who i. e
ms just given his
evidence ; I have known M'Leod six years ; 1 heard of
the destruction of the steamboat Caroline ; I heard it in
the morning ; I heard the boat had been destroyed the
night before ; Col. Cameron, of Toronto, brought the
intelligence ; he brought part of the boat ; I saw the
small piece that Mr. Morrisos cut off; Mr. M'Leod was
then in our parlour ; he came there the night before
about 7 o'clock I think ; he took tea there that night ;
he remained all night ; Mr. Morrison would not allow
him to go away that night ; Mr. Morrison and Mr.
M'Leod sat up to past 12 o'clock ; I was in the room
with them sometimes ; they were taking a glass of toddy
together ; I was the last to go to bed ; but Mr. M'Leod
slept in the parlour on a" stretcher," that is, a bed that
closes up and stretches out when required for use ;
Mr. M'Leod's boots were taken from the parlour
and put before the kitchen fire a good deal before
bed-time. The next morning they were in the same
place. At night they were wet, but the next morning
they were dry. Mr. M'Leod did not leave our house
that night after he came in the evening. He could not
have left without my knowledge. He could not have
gone without coming for his boots, and he could not
have got them without my knowledge. I slept in a
lit-
tle room just off the kitchen, and I was kept awake
by
a sick child. There was also a
By the Court—l saw Mr. swatch-dafotgertl Mr.er.
e
M'Leod Morri-
son went to bed. It was past twelve o'clock, or near one.
By Mr. Spencer—l Baia him again about eight o'clock
the next morning. I had been up about an hour. He
was in the parlour when Colonel Cameron came along.
Mr. Morrison came up and told Mr. M`Leod what had
taken place. I think Mr. M`Leod wished he had been