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The vrincipat Wirnevi against the Pri4onct ,was
Mrs. Oarloid,the Prosecutor's wile. From het

statement it appeare:l, that, OR the above men.
titmeti day, the Prisoner 'came to theii- house (4

public one, in the vicinity of. Smithfield), in a
chaise cart, accompanied by a person he called his
man. She had nerf,r s:en the Prisoner before. He
mer Mr. Girland'and a friend of his, a Clerk to
their Distiller, viii; ova:. The Prisoner &puke. to
the latter, and see:nett well acquainted with him.
He said,. he cline there to pay and to receive
money; 'that' he had .a little to receive from Mr.
Potts, a neighbour of his, the. Distiller's Clerk._

Prisoner and lais companion then descended
from the *cut ; they had, in the first instance, some
ale, brandy and water, and peppermint. The
son he called hi, inan, Mit. G. (the Witness)
said was a shabby to :king man ; they desired to
go into the back-parl,,ur, and to have some "paper
brOught ;—the Prison, r said. he had a bill or two to
make Qin :7-one .rartienlarly for Mr..Potrs. They
had also sonic ruin -.oat water 'to drink ; the Pri-
soner told the Witness he had
•a favour to ask of
hercould she change him a tot. or it 151. note ?
She said she had just parted with all her money 'to
their Distiller's Clerk, 'but she should see What-she
could'do—he believed she had .some small Otto*
left. On this, she Went up stairs, and btought
doWn the money laid in the indidment, which
would have changed a 51. note. This she laid upon the
table ; the Prisoner said' it was of no u4e, he wanted
change of at least a tol. note : he would, hoWevet,
see it the 51. of cash would do ; he then went out,
saying he would be back in five. Minutes, which
the interval it would take just to go to and re;-
. turn fruit Mr. Potts's.' He returned in about that
time, 'begged to see Mrs. Garland, and asked her,
envhatieally, what money she could let him ha% e?
'She repeated, the five pounds, already proffered, was
the utmost: on which she laid it on the table—the
Prisoner said he would
.take it,. and try- what it
would do, and return again- in five minutes. 'He
immediately swept the money off the table, pocket.
cd it, and
.Went au ay ; but "returned no more.—
The 'man teMained. Ina kW minutes, thisper3o
however, Uegaii to aft. He told Mrs. G. that his
master Would want some refreshment when he return-
ed. Had they any ham ?--No. Any salmon'?--His
master was very fond of it ; nano in -tht!bouse, but
probably it could be got in the neighbourhood, 'and
Mrs. Garland Said she would 'send the maid for it ;
this was a trouble the man said he could tot !Milli.
of giving, he would go for it hinitelt ; 'on which
,he took a basun aril said he would fetch it im-
mediately. He then went our, burretUrned no more.

----- Smith, the Officer, was the only othdr Wit.
nets. In consequence of some information he re..
ecive.d, he took the Prisoner in a pi blic.hou,e. On
being apprelintied, the Pri4nner_said he had bor.
rowed a 31. Note from the Prosecutrix, antl lie would

rcturn U.
Proseeutrix was questioned not only by the.
1:i-i,oncr' Counsel, but by the Court, respcaing ,the
impression, under-which, she gave the troney to the
pilsooer. Whether as change for a 51, Note, which
.she immediately expeaeti to get from hefriencr,
or whether she It3Li lent to him, expdling him

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duly to return it as at: honest man ? ": •
To which she replied, she had no :idea oncOing
'it, nor would she have let him take,the money,
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:it he had not ran off at once with it.
In his Defence,: the Prisoner entered into a ;very.
circumstantial :11arrative in the course of which,
,he said, 'he:Went:to- the.how,e .imeompany with a
friend ; he had bought a:cart in the neighbourhood,
and wanted some cash to.pay_for it. He applied to
the Landlady-for the change of a tol. or a .1 51.
Note; not being .able that, he, begged to
know he- cnuld' snake. a .ItielA 'of her,: if ;she-
would lend...him, the money she produced as Mart
of the change fir seven or eight -minutes, What, he.
said, was as true, he observed, as God Almighty in
,Heaven ;.'but he would,ldave the issue.to, twelve
'respeEtable Gentlemen-men of feeling and charac.
ter. The affair, he,iseemed to say,- originated -in.
''pique, as be had -seen- a young,. many there, :with.
whom he had played a game of cards for a belly of
tripe, and quarrelled, 4c.„;
The Loan CHIEF BARON, who tried the case,
observed, in. his. charge to the Jury, that the etipital
part of the indictment- WaS.ollt Or the question t—
stealing -in the dwelling-house, as the property:
taken by the Prisoner was not .of that-deserip.
tion, .whichi in the-estiMation of the Law; was
proteCted by the dwilling-howie:. the question 'of
grand larceny remained.; and,- incleciding that,they,
would have .to -consider, whether the Prosecutrix
had let the Prisoner have :the' money in the way of
change-, and in expectation of immediately receiving
a-note to that amount ; or- whether it was given as
a loan ;. as,: in such case, ,though it would be a very.
foolish-one, considering she never saw the Prisoner
betbre, the proceeding would rot be a larceny'. •
After having the evidence (to the above effect)
recapitulated to them, by his Lordship, the Jury.
found-the Prisoner Gui4y-orstealing, hut not pri,
This Prisoner was tried it pon a second Indielment:
for knowingly, designedly, and feloniously obtain.
jog from 'John Verrey, under false pretences, the
sine 'of sl, his property with- intent4).cheat and
, defraud him,
•-ois was in most of its important circumstances,
simibq to the receding case,, and was shortly dis.
posed, of. 'he Prosecutor was a Publi:an near
Westminster inatket ' • otci the Prisoner, in the lan,
guar; of the Loan CHI Er 13Attorr, by-a train of
artifices, got the Prosecutor to produce the mancy in
que,tion, which he t,:ok: out* his,hand and ran off
with it. As,to the other parts of the case, they
were in a similar predielment e. lilt the former ,one.
I,he
~ury-iintnedittiely found t! :e Prisoner Guilty.

From List lately made, pursuant to the At o
PArliament, aprars, there are n,lt less than 65
Cotton and Woollen.Mills ani F.s;:tories in I'vlan.
chester,. which employ 8,475 MAICI and Fmale's
weekly ; and it is to be ob,servcd, that this ILit is
only taken, where there are 20 w uktnen or upwards
coployid, and three or mutt', apprentices.

iiICH COUAT OF JUSTICIARY,
(dot:timid frota our Paper ohesterday )

john Ewing, merchant in Aberdeen, has resided
in Aberdeen for a great number of years,, and saw
fewer peofile on the streets on the 4th of June last,
than is comiton on such occasions ; he saw several
boys diverting themselves in die usual way ; that
lie saw a number of the Military drawn up in Castle.
street, and a Gentleman informed him they were
loaded with bullets ; that afterwards they fired, and
one man fell, and then another; that there was a
crowd of people, chiefly boys, and' they were throw.
ing things atone another; after he went home, he
received a letter from the Magistrates, desiring his
attendance at .the` Tow n.house, as they apprehemied
some disturbanCe.

Robert GIB, merchant inAberdeen, was in the
-10%6i-hall on the 4.th of June; from that he went
to Gordoti's Inn, from a window of which he say,
Capt.'nictionagh quarrelling with a parcel of boys;
that • Capt.'MaCcionogh and Mr. Lanigan had-both
their 'swords' drawii; Mr. Lanigan said that Capt.
Macdonogh and he had been insulted ; and'the
ness' answered, if he could point them out, they
would be punished next day; that Witnesi advised'
him .to send for a Magistrate, but 'he said he would
not ; at that time the Soldiers were come from the
barracks, and were drawn, up ; that the. Witness
asked Mr: Lanigan if they Were to fire ? and he an.
Swercd they were not. Lieut. Brown, and others,
much blaMed the Officers, and said they would ruin
the Regiment, and that the men would coo what' they
were bid, but they would be answeiable ; the U.
ficers were Capt: Macdonogh and Ensign Lanigan ;
that they agreed to return the men to the hate
if some of the Townsmen would stand between the
mob and the Soldiers ; that then the SOldiers ‘vbetl-
ed, upon which the people huzzaed, and some, stones
were said to be, thrown, but the Witness saw none ;
that then there was an order given to front and
charge ; that they accordingly turned, and the wit.
mess and 11.12 people with him ccide.tyoured to stop
them; they stopped two Scrjcants, bui'boc of them
said he would be at the Rebels, and 'then Went for,
ward with ateir bayonets, when the Witness run off ;
he pointed out one of the Se•rjeants, Mackay, at the
bar, Who was the one who took Inld of him ; he
cannot say; 'which` of them it was who said they
• would he at the Rebels; the Witness was of opinion,
that the intention of the Serjeants who came before
the Soldiers when they turned, wits to lead them
on, and not to prevent them; that after lie run
down the streets, the :Soldiers gut nearly opposite
to the GlCird-hoUsei and had'firedo! and the Witness
endeavoured to get into a- -close,. -hot ccui ,not ; tit
that time he heard the word, Fire, but did not know
by whom ; he then run:across the at rectiand sereen_
ed himselt behind the Cross, when he heard a second
fire, and SAW hose

George WiCeriiie, 'merehant;Abeideen, eft
Townmail About a quarter past eight; arid going to
die.Castle.bill, he passed through 'Castle.st tee; ; that
the street *was ontohimcinlY quiet fri,' r the occasion ;
that passlng the GuisidehouSe,.he thntight there
wbald 'be some disturbance from the number of
Biers walking about ; that he crossed Castle-street,.
and came opposite thee New Inn Windows, Where''
he. saw the -Soldiera drawn up e Cipt. Macdonegh
came to the''Creild -and m ide a IoW boW, and his con.-
dusti seemed' he Soliciting proteetion from them
that h'e was soon afterwards in the crowd, and the.
Witness lost sight of ;he thinks the Military
were a lititblarther up 'on 'the street at thk time,
and they strotkalad with a blade 'Coat ; a few tuL.,.
Mites after this there were'a good many flying shots; .
but such of 'nieces as he
,discerned lvere all point.
eel high ; the Sehliees then retired towards the hare.
ricks ;' that he sites, Mr. Gibb come from the Seppo,
site side of. the street ; but he.. saw an Meer with'
' his' sword. drawn, `who 'appeared to be an-,duty ;•
that same Gentleman 'begged hiM to use 'his 'ender_
voars to cause the men to retire to the,barrackse but' ° •
they 'Weaned to be but little ander' his to,ntroul ;
the Witness said;:if he would march ofd' his men, he
and some (Abet-Gentlemen would 'endeavour to keep
off the mob ; that he then gave the word of Coin_
mand'io face to the 'right, and when sOnse of them
•g-at near the
,barracks,..,ome person thresV a stone
and a number buzzaed ; that immediately she men
turned round, and- some running down tee street
instantly commeeeed an irregular flee ; that going
down the streets he was encirCled be the Military,
and used every argument to epacify them e that'
shortly 'after this there was •a 'cry Among the' Sol.
biers that some 'ofeheTowriss.people were murder.
ing thciz-oflicers ; that he saw a Serjennt with seven
or eight men; drawn up in froet of the others
bring deired to lank at the Serjeants atehe liar, the
Witoes, aid, whatever opinion he may have; it is
not sufficiently grounded to warraet him in saying,
any of these is the man; the Witness asked, pine
what he was about; he answeredoainn the Rebels
let us haveeat them ; that immatately after this,
lieeinst the Men run. down to the end of the street ;
that when they were opposite to the East corner
of the New Inn they 'made 'a halt, and TAO; on
their firing, he saw a man drop, and thought from
'the dusk, he was dressed in green, a Rifleman's tarsi.
form ; that he continued among ,the men fur some
little time, endeavouring to pacify them ; ther :iftet
thi's the men stationed in the other end of the street
came dawn along with the Magistrates; and went
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off to the barracks ; that the Provost desired Cold.
net 'Mackenzie not to allow any of his men LO
out Of the barracks that night.
Alexander Cooper, Serjeant in:vthst.ollfeiguittnee.ntal
Foot, was in` Aberdeen on the
there were a number of people on the street; that
he' sawiSerjeant Sutherland walking with a woman,.
whom the boys, abused by throwing dirt at; that
the Serjeant interfered and defended himself with
his sword for some time, and afterwards got awey;
the sword was not drawn, and the Witnetsheetiesttiercecet:
he could not, get it draWn ; that he Saw Colonel
Mackenzie and Captain Macdonugh
and saw the crowd batter them up with dirt ; that
Captain Maedinoeth timed rimod, and asked „1„;
:offence he had given them, that no Soldier c„,,walk thG •
without eciss.sof
ulteAdbleiyidetleie6 toronw arejtaidicirnegmedtany
being it .
Legg the. Commanding 91licer of a Regimen; toVtilich

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he formerly belonged being knocked awn repeat.
edly ran one, of those days that he saw the mob
lu,ll down Colonel Mackenzie when going to the
Guard.house cannot Say Whether the Colonel was
sober or not; that he
,saw the Regiment come down.
from the Barracks to 'reinforce the guard ;. that he
knows Serjeant Mackay, and pointed hint out ;
that tie saw Serjeant Mackay that night, when
the Regiment :Was formed on 'the street ; thar he
saw a party, and if Serjeanl along with them, when
Ross wag killed, but could not say who he was ;
that the Serii.ant he saw was very adive, pointing
his cane down to the crowd in the direction they
fired ; 'that he did not see Serjeant Sutherland that
night ; that C tptaio Maialonogh, after being abused
by the -mob, wok of liis hat, and asked in a
mild manlier What he had dune to °fend them ;
that when the Soldiers were drawn up on the
Street, Captain Macdonogh took off his hat and
said to the mOb, Good people, let the Geotleinen
and the Soldit:* will be Marched back to the
. Barracks ; that a Iyai !,tones were thrown at that
time, and there was. a td-in knocked ,down with
stones standing in the' ranks, and then the men
began to grumble ; that Captain Macdonogh or.
dried the men to. prime and load with cartridge,
and then ordered them to support arms, and went
among the mob again, still endeavouring to quiet
them ; and when be came bark, finding the ntob
a little quelled, healcsired another Officer to match
the Men back to the Barracks, which he accordingly
dhl ; but the mob following them, threw atones at
them, and, damning, them for Highland b--1, to
go to their Barracks; that he thinks this was the
occasion of the firing, for the men then broke their
ranks and fired, most of them in disorder; that
when they came back they had
~no Orders (win an
Officer, but brokeoff of themselves and fired singly';
that there were several men in the mob besides
bos.
John Thomson, painter, Aberdeen, was on the
plainstones in Castle-street on the aal: of June last,
and he saw John Russ shot io the evening ; that the
shot by which he was killed was from a party headed
by a Serjeant; he waa desired to look eche bar for
the Seijeant, and he pointed out Captain Mac.
donogh, saying, if he was not the man he did not
know built ; that the. Serjeant appeared to hint to
be desiring them to level their pieces, by touching
their bayonets with something in his hand ; that
" the SeldierS fired accordingly, and in consequence
of the fire Ross was
Andrew Isfileck, late Adjutant of the Aberdeen
Light Volunteers, was in Castle.street about
twenty minutes past eight, when the .aaltliers
were, drawn up, who were ordered .to prime and
load, and was certain from the motions of the
men they were ball cartridges ; there .was a great
deal of noise on the street; Captain Macdonogh
was on the front, and nt)cither Officer there; that
Captain Macdonogh went towards the crowd, and.
immediately after that. there was an order given to
the men to wheel backwards, and immediately the
firing took Place,. the soldiera advancing on the pea.
pie; that he thinks there were about 3o shots'fired,
and a great number of people on the at reer ; that after
the Magistrates carne out, the men returned to the
Barracks ; that Serjeant whom he pointed
oot, apeeared to be very tkiive ; that he went
op to M,Key, and endeavoured to persuade hiM
to return to the. Barracks ; that, lie told him hi
was allot; very, improperly ; that the Serjeant
said, no man in Aberdeen should iiretice him go to the
Barracks unless he thought proper ; that this happen.
ed about five minutes after the last fire upon still ad-
vising him, he seized the witness ; but upon Serjeant
l'AdKenzie diming up, took him by the band and then
he became quiet,: and did all ,be could to take
the Men. away ; he also behaved very well in the
Barracks ;tilt 'Witness thought he,had the command
of the party s`alin, fired last ; that two men were
killed by the fire, a rifleman andlaoss ; that M'Kay
When the soldiers with him retired ealled theta
back.
Janes Littlejohn, wright in Aberdeen, was in
Aberdeen on the. 4th of June last', and it consists
With his knowledge, that a number of startse, calm
down from the Barracks ; that' befirst in a
window in the New inn, but afterwatds down to
the street ; that when he came down Captain Mac.
donogh was °ratting the soldiers back to the Bar.
racks, but they turned again and commenced firing;
that he and Mr. Chalmers were standing together,
when they. begged Serjeant M'Kenzie to take ofF
the soldiers, :but hr refused to do it ; that Serjeant
M'Kay also Came up, but he was more violent than
MlKenZie ; this happened after the firing ;. that he
thought M'Kay was very much to blame, and he
saw him frequently going about leading on the men ;
that the street was nut more crowded than on for.
titer similar occasions ; that one of the first things
he heard was the people wishiag captain Macdo.
nogh would draw oft his men, and lie arsswered,
if they would behave in a stria, manner lie would
do it, but not if tifOy threw a:single:olooC.
David
,chaltners,,Fintei iii Aberdeen, wits in
Castle.street about eight o'clotk, where there was

a great mob ; that he saw the mob gather stones
from a nc,,v building, and curry theirs towards the
Guard.house„ to which the Soldiers had committed
a man ; he went up to Mr. Lanigan, and said he
should release the man, which he refused to do;

that he spoke to two or three of the people who
had been carrying the stones, and represented to
them the in propriety of their condua ; that they
answered it was wrong in him to take part with the
1111ilitary ; that a Gentleman advised him to go
away, fur he might be hurt, which he did, and met
Col. M'Kenzie, and returned with him` to the
Guard-house ; that Col. ''Kenzie' fell, tlte mob
threw stones towards th, Guard ; that he had sane
conversation with Serjealit MeKen.zie between the
firing, about drawing oft. the Regiment, and ''Kay
came op and asked what they were saying, and prc.
sented his halbert to his breast.

Frovoit Hadden was hi the Town-house when
word was brought to him of the disturbance ; he
immediately came to a room below for his hat, and
throwing tp a window, he saw the Military drawn
or, and thr firing Commenced ; that he ordered one
of the Town Officers to seize the Commanding OEN.
ctr, be whu he would ; that he then went Out with

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