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came up n liis springing his rattle, the. Prisoner was
secu red.
This Witness was strictly cross-examined by the-
Prisoners' Counsel, as to the latter part of
.his evi-
dence, but the Witness persisted in his original state-
ment.

Two Watchmen, of the names of Swift and
Kearney, corroborated','" in a great degree,- the ac-
count given by Remington, of the apprehension of
Shires; and spoke as to the• finding of the gold
Watch, and the silver laddle, which, it appeared,
were picked up in the horse-way, in Little Nice-
ney-street, just by Grange.court, at 'about five
o'clock in the morning. One of these Witnesses
stated, !bat he saw Shires's hat in his hand, when he
was apprehended.
• Mr. Wm. Jennings was called up a second time,
in order to identify the property, which he did, par-
ticularly the plate, most satisfaEtorily : with re-
sped to the watch, it was usually deposited, by his
"Uncle, Mr. J. in a drawer, which had been opened
that night, and he had every reason to -believe it
was taken from thence.

The Prisoner Johnson's defence consisted in some
remarks upon some points of the evidence of one or.
two of the Watchmen, who,'he asserted, had sworn
differently when before. the Magistrate : those points
were not held to be material, and farther, they ap-
peared, on reference, to be 'untrue in point of fad.
Shires said, he knew nothing of the afEiir. . He
.had been drinking in a house near St. George's
Market, and was rather intoxicated ; he had stopped.
at the gateway at the bottom of Grange-court, when
he %yds stopped ,by the Watchman, with whom he
professed his willingness to go any where. He also
remarked upon some alledged contradiaions in the'
testimony of the Watchmen.
Mr. Baron TFIOMPSON summed up the evidence,
and ably charged the Jury upon the case. He de-
scriind the indiarnent, which was so framed as to
lay the house in question to be the dwelling-house
of Thomas Starkie and John Jennings ; it was laid
as their joint house, but which, on the explanation
of Mr. William Jennings, .Whose spirit, activity,
and resolution, his Lordship highly commended,
.appeared not to be the case, and in consequence of
tvhich mistake in framing the, indiament, a -point
of which the PrisonerS had a right to avail them-
selves, the capital-part of the' charge could not -be
supported.
His Lordship made a variety of comments on the
faEts of the Case, and observed that the Jury would
consider Whether the second person observed by
Mr. Jennings coining out of the house, and who
had' escaped over-the rails, was not the Prisoner
Shires.

The Jury after conferring some time, gave their
Verdi& in the technical shape, of Guilty of stealing
the goods, but not in the dwelling house, and Ac.
quitted them of the chaige of burglary.
After ,the Verdia was.pronounced, Johnson said,
that his fellow:prisoner; Shires, was as,-innocent of
the charge as the child unborn.

On Mr. Jennings's quitting the\ Court he was
called back at the instance of Mr. Sheriff At.,ax-
ANDER, whn, as we could colleEt, politely invited
that Gentleman to dine with the LORD MAYOR, 86c.
above stairs, which invitation Mr. J. in very polite
terms seemed to-decline.

THE ADDRESS OF THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFI-
CERS AND MEN OF THE LOYAL SURREY RAN-

GEES, DISCHARGED IN NOVA-SCOTIA. TO LIEUT.
COL. EDWARDS.

COLONEL,

Impressed with a lively sense of your worth as ant Com-
manding Officer, the various and unremitting exertions on•
your part. to promote the welfare and comfort of each Soldier
under your command, we the undersigned, beg leave to ap-
proach you with.phis testimony of respedt, esteem and gra-
titude, before yourdeparture from us.
We, feel it, we assure you, Colonel, a,very essential part
of 'our duty, to make you adequate acknowledgments for
your goodness to, us while under your Command ; this we
cannot, we confess, do proper justice to;, you will therefore
be pleased to accept .a vain attempt, considering it in its true
intent and meaning, the just and honest effusions of grateful
minds.

You are now, Colonel; with the remainder of the Regi-
.ment, on the eve of returning'horne, we sincerely wish you ,
a pleasant, speedy, and a safe passage to your respedive des- 4,
tinations ; we fervently wish every success and' happiness
may attend the pursuits of our Officers ; that that part of our
Brother Soldiers whose pleasure was to continue in the Ser-
vice, may be evei.niindful of their duty as Soldiers and Men,
and those who' may he again restored to their Country anti
home may become Industrious and WOrthy Members of the
Community • and that you, Colonel, and your worthy Fa--
mily, may, though remote from us, enjoy an uninterrupted
state of felicity ; that, upon retiospedive review of past ser-
vices in public life, you .-may. add .the pleasing recollection,
the heartfelt delight, of retiring therefrom with the plaudit's
of your Men, who will ever hold theroinembrzince dear, and--
regret sincerely the loss of so'worthy an Officer and Gentle-
man. _ _

Signed, for the Non-commissioned Officers and Men,
Donald Noble G. Dalton
• C. Ashworth - R . Norton
J. Coulson • j. MiCarthy
P. Philips 1. Lauder),
Fielding . Ross
j. Brewer j , Eaton.
Halifax, 29th Sept. 1232. •