Star.
London, England, 1825-03-05 00:00:00

WINCHESTER, MARCH 3.

James Dawes, and his brother, William Dawes, were
indicted fur breaking into the house of Mr. Henry
Watti, with the intention to commit a robbery. They
were further charged with intent to commit murder.
Ruth Waller, examined by Mr. POULTER—I am the
niece of the prosecutor, Mr. Henry Watts, who lives at
Brereton; he is a farmer ; his house stands in a lonely
situation in the parish ; the prisoners had lived in my
uncle's service; and had left about a fortnight before his
house was broken into ; between twelve and one o'clock
in the night of the 19th of February, I heard a noise at
my bed-room window, and on looking up 1 saw it fall
backwards into the garden, from the hands of a man
who was standing on a ladder; that man directly
leaped into the room, and was followed by another; ,
they were both dressed in smock-frocks, and one of
them had his face disguised with something white over
it ; I rushed past them, and went into my uncle's room
to alarm him; I then got down stairs to the street door, ,
and cried out Murder! I also struck a light, but on
going up stairs again, the men were gone. I returned
to my uncle's room, and saw him lying on the floor,
with his head and face covered with blood, and a
hatchet in his hand. There were several considerable
wounds on his head, and another on his arm; one
wound on the back of the head appeared as if it had
been made with a hatchet. His eyes and nose were
also greatly injured. In the morning I found a hazel
walking stick in the hay-house, which I gave to the
constable of Brereton. On the hay there were the im-
pressions of two persons, as if they had slept on it.
Mr. Henry Watts examined—When I was disturbed
by my niece, I went to her room; it was quite dark,
and in feeling about I caught hold of a stick, which
seemed as if it had been held out at me by a man; a
scuffle followed between us, in the course of which I
was knocked down, and received many blows on my
head, arms, and body, from the effects of which I am
still suffering great pain. During all the time we
were scuffling, neither of the men spoke. I was stunned
by the blows, and fell on the floor senseless, but on re-
covering myself, I found the men were gone. When I
came to myself, I had an axe in my hand, which I had
left in my tool-house the night before. My niece'
washed and dressed my wounds, and put me to bed.,
Next morning I picked up a mask in the garden ; it was
a piece of white calico, with eye-holes cut in it.
Several other witnesses were examined, and the Jury
found both the prisoners Guilty.
Mr. Justice BURROW:Ms in passing on them the sen-
tence of Death, said he had made it an invariable rule,
in all cases of robbery where personal violence had
been offered, not to interfere on behalf of the prisoners,
but to suffer the law to take its course. He should pur-
sue the same course in this case, and therefore earnestly
entreated the prisoners to prepare for another world, as
mercy could not be extended to them in this.

The Coronation of CHAauts X. is positively fixed for
the Mb of May nett.
Monday, in the High Court of Justiciary, on a wit-
ness being asked the question, if he got sny thing for being an eel.
rlesee ? answered, " Yes." Ceurt--" What did you get, wry*
Winton replied** I got a sesnowsktrons Cassias Brown.".

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