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London, England, 1824-07-31 00:00:00

the deceased teas Wounded was 959 yards, 2 dicance
that a person might walk in about twenty minutes. This
was about eight °clock. In ten minutes after a gun was
fired by the brother of the deceased at a r.thhit, and it
wGuld he important for the Ju► y to pay every attentfon to
the evidence of the person who flied this gun. In ten mi.
notes after a second gun was filed. the report of which
was louder than the termer. This report was heard by
Jo-etult Mullin, but he heard no cry or groan. lie pro-
ceeded towards the spot from whence he believed the
teport proceeded, and saw the two prisoners in company.
He bad at conver•ation with them, and James asked him
if he had fired? He replied that he had not, hut ne heard
someone else fire. James then askei him it he had hrarl

any one cry "murder?" he said he had not, and janie3

said, is we %%ere standing by the milking stile (950
from the spot where the deceased was shot) and heard

a shot fi.ed in Hensgrove, and heard a cry of mur-
der, and we thuught it, was the cry of your brother dem.
If their account was true, they had paned by the place
Isom whence the cry had proceeded. The deceased's

brother left them, and they walked away he, however)
thought proper to watch their motions, and 34W them
go to a gap, from which they could have a view of the
deceased, who was lying in a dying state. His brother
went on and found the deceased in the situation in

which he (Mr. Taunton) had described. He was carried
to S:tothnioie Lodge,and died in half an hour afterwards.
In the course of that evening, the prisoners were at the
Hit or tLiss public-house. The: e were persons named
Rawley and Sims there at the time, and the pi isonet s said
that James Millins had been shot in the wood—that they
stood by East Hill gate and hoard the cry ot murder—
that they carried him to the Lodge, but he was not dead.
conversation took place at 12 o'clock on the
•niglit of the mui der. He ought also to observe, that
the prisoner Pittaway had said to different persons on
the niglit in question, that he should go early to bed;
but instead ot his doing so, he was seen our, at one time
with a brown frock on, and at another time without
one. It would also be proved that Pittaway had a gun
which took to pieces.
James said, that he and Pittaway were near to the
ast Hill gate, and saw a man running down the
riding; that they heard a sigh in the cover, and went
to the spot, and saw the deceased lying on the ground.
He (James) said to the deceased, " Where is thy gun?"
The deceased replied, " I have not got one." He also said
the poachers had shot him. The learned Counsel then
related certain declaravons of James before and after
his apprehension. To shew that the prisoner James en-
tertained revengeful feelings towards the deceased,
he should state that a man named Bayliss, who was an
assistant to the deceased, who was keeper of the forest,
bad preferred against James a charge of stealing veni-
son, and James subsequently declared that he would as
soon shoot the deceased's head off as he would take off
the head of a fly. Pittaway had also declared that_he
should not mind killing Malin, if there ss as nobody by
at the time, and that murder would he done in the Fo-
rest this summer. The prisoner Jan es had also laid,
•" Revenge is sweet, let the LORD pay it." He called
upon the Jury to consider the facts with the utmost
attention, and decide according to the evidence brought
before them.
Several witnesses were called in support of the open-
ing speech, and the prisoners being called on for their
defence, declined saying anything.
Mr. Justice PARK summed up the case, and after the
Jury had consulted for about a quarter of an hour,
without retiring from the box, they pronounced a ter-
dictof Guilty.
Mr. Justice PARK, in a most impressive manner, thett
pronounced the awful sentence of Death, aid that their
bodies should be afterwards dissected and anatomi2ed.
The prisoners repeatedly declated their innocetice, and
said that they were murdered men. As usual in cases of
murder, theexecution will take place on Monday next.
Samuel kessall, charged with violently assaulting,
stabbing, and maiming George Banfield, of Cavenham.
—Acquitted.

SPORTIMI i.. 1 t. LLIG ENCE.
BRIGHTON RACES—TumisoAT, JULY 99.