Star.
London, England, 1804-09-19 00:00:00

CIRCUIT INTELLIGENCE.

The Circuit Court of Jußiciary was opened at Jed-1
butglt, on the loth inflant, by the Right Hon. Lord
ARMADALE. The only bufinels before the Court was
the trial of Archibald Douglas and Robert I)ouglafi,
weavers and manufatt triers in Hawick, accused of
flealing a quantity of carpet yarn from the dyehoufe
yard of William Rokertfon and Co. carpet manufac-
turers in Hawick, in the month of March, 1 803.—
After the trial had proceeded a certain length, the
Advocate Depute Rated to the C urt, that owing to
the length of time which had elapled fines the cum-
in
Rion of the crime charged in the indiftment, and
the manner in which the goods lred been labelled and
kept, he perceived from the evidence alreadyied, that
it would be impotlible now to identify them, and
therefore did nut mean to infilt fur a verdict againit
the prifoners. The Jury were then inclofed, and in
a few minutes returned a verdict, all in one voice
finding the indielment nct proven, upon which the
priioners were affoilziedimpliciter and dill-Mired from

the bar.
STIRLING, SEPT. 14.—The Circuit Court Or JUtli
ciary was opened at this place upon Wednefday the
12th infl. by the Right Hon. Lords JUSTICE CLERK
and CULLEN, and proceeded to the trial of Andr:w
Burt, nailer in Camelon, who was accufed, at the
intlance of his Majeliy's Advocate, of murdering
David Cal Lander, cne of his apprentices, by (hiking
him upon the head with a rod of iron. After the proof
had been concluded, the evidence was flaunted up, on
the part of the Crown, by DAVID llovi.r. Efq. Ad-
vocate Depute, and on the part of the prifoner by
JaMES LAMY, Efq. Advocate ; after which the whole
was fummed up by Lord Cutt.sm, and the Jury
being enclofed at tight o'clock at night, returned
their verdia ycflerday morning, finding, by a majo-
rity of ten to five, the prifoner guilty of culpable ho-
micide, and he was this day tentenced to be whipt
upon Thurfday, the ttab' day of Ottober next, re-
ceiving ten (tripes oppofite to the door of his wotk-
(hop or fmithy in Camelon, where the deceafed was
killed ; feventy (tripes at fevers different Ilaticns in
the town of Falkirk ; afterwards to be brought back
to Camelon, and to receive other ten (tripes, alfo op-
polite to the door of his fmithy, when he is to be re-
committed to the tolbooth of Stirling, therein to be
detained until t, anfported beyond feas for the fpace
of tourteen years.
Yeflerday the Cout t proceeded to the trial r f Peaf-,
fon Steven, Officer c f Excife,at Uenny, w who was ac-
cufed of filing a pitiol, loaded with ball, at, Gilbert
Isl.Pherfon, fFirit dealer at Lochend, in the parith of
Port, and wounding him in the head to the effullou
of his blood, and danger of his life.
After a long trial, the Jury having been addrefTed
on the part of the Crown by DAVID BOYLE, Efq. Ad-
vocate Depute, and on the part of the pannel by the
Hon. HENRY ERSKINE, the evidence was (rimmed rip
by Lord Cti tun, and the Jury having been inclofed
lall night, did this mot sting return their verdia, find-
ing by a plurality of voices the Ile/ not proven, %%het e-
upon the pannel was afroilzictifimplieiter and difmiffed
from the har. In the coutle of the evidence it ap-
peared doubtful whether the firing of the piflol was
intentional or by accident.
Another cattle was then heard, which terminated
the bufincfs at this place.

On the evening, of Monday, the 3d innaot, lime
malicious perlim fired a gua through the win aw of
the bottle of Taut, as Pie itt aino, of Yeekforton, in
Clielbite, the ctintetos of which lodged in the upper
part of the face and left hand of the laid T 14021 As
PICK EKING. 11l lilt ni;.,lies Gazette, his Majtny's
pardon is offered to any accoutplice, and a reward
of 2GO gt1;111:145 (MT Sir Tinittas lklos TY N, t, Mof
tyn, and too by Titum S RLI TON, Efii. of Bolef-
worth Cable, for the dilcovery of the offender.
CosoNER'S Isto•rtiv.—On :iiturday an inqacft
was held, at Dosc, CA1..., on the body
of John Beale, the lettei-c articr.
John Glover (a watchman in Butt-lane, Dept fire!),
being fa tun, laid, that he wason duty when he law
the deceafed, between eleven and tsaklve o'clock on
wednefday rigl t, come out of one of the GT eenwich
Rages; the coach went on, and the deceafed came
up to the itrels ; h e (coned to be then much in li-
quor. and enqiiired whelk he could vet a lodging.—
They had press lily notch convei Cation. The witnefs
could nett provire a I.•dging at that late hour ; but
pet mitted the deceafed to remain in his 1. ix from half
p tfl tw elute until half pail doer, during which time
flt pt. 'The ssi.ticfs being then hear the time ha
was to leave the watch, bt,,ll!llt the deceafed to the
honk of Mr. aimniitt, a tallow chandler, as they
were up, being at 1. 01 L, where he might amain un•
til day light.
George Don:mitt, tallow.chandler, being fworn
laid Os AI he was up all night ; that the hall witnefs
tame to his Ito p about half pall three o'clnek on
T:intfday morning, and laid that a very rtipCnable
I okir.p noun was then in his boa, and tegoeiled that
•ctity,ell would permit him to remain in his Ihop until
Jay-l':;nr, as he was csaiting for toe of the Rages;
w 'ands anfweied that he did nor like to let in lllau-
per•
:it that wifeafl.nahle hour, but as he knew the
watel man he might bring him. 'the dece•fed came
in abrict five minutes pall three, and remained until
fitur via, he teemed drottly, but did not Ilcep, he
appeard i le a man recovering from a di unken fit,
and withed mash t,:r fhmething th di ink, as he hod
he was vet y tltnby. NVltas he went out at lour
o'clock he athed witnefs for a hick, awl he gave him
the handle of a I.;reh broom, he kiwi: cd the way,
and witneti e.i•ehed him round the cotter.
lair met. (wing neat called
and (worn, ;.•ii, ;; ht about five a'clt;ek oill Thutiday
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moran.g. as be was going to v.oi 14, he flopped at the
!).heel Cattle, to wall leis face in the trou!a,li factor;
the door, ‘4 Let, th.• hoi fes .11 C watt. red, as he
did ill a nvitt MIT, and in putting Lis hand in the wa-
ter I.: t.ir•k 11.1.! tit a roan's Sup, on wli h witnefs
fhirtt b;:e;:, he; nut It altrnicd, hat being acc.-.m-
pariled by ni ti r man they I. di advanced, and
fa and the de, eafrd 11teti hed at full largth in the hot fe
tr ugh lying on his lace, itl; his head towm dsGt cent
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