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prisoner mere than that hefortned with him at Dris•
coil's house as a fellowelodger. He agreed with tits !
other witnesses, that the prisoner was at borne on the
ni~bt of the murder in New Gravel-lane, but be as
wellits. the pther .witnesses, complained of a great
defeCt of memory d.s to other times and circumstan-
ces occurring immediately antecedent, and Wine-
cinent to that thy. He differed from Mrs. Driscoll,
in s3yieg that the prisoner lodged about three weeks
or a mouth at N.i. 5, frond iid-row, before the lag
murder. The prisoner had been about two or three
days in London, and came b.tck again on the Thurs-
day the murder was CC,lninitiVe•
The paoner WAS avid tased with his infamous
fa7sehoods,, which were proved in every step of his
exarsilation.

He aoc3owleiged ilyit he had been in London du.
ring the we.l in questi:ii, but declare d that.he w.is
at home on the '1 hursday nig►la He made an es.
traordin .ry colifcssion, that his name W 45 not Min
C:01111, but John Butler ; and that, instead til serving
in the 'Sligo Militia, he was 1 private in the South
Mayo regiment, now quartered at Culcheiter. But
he never joined this r.zinignt, only continuing uith
the recruits till he deserted.

When he was in England twelve months ago, he
only remained a short time, and returned it. Ireland,
where-he 'enlisted in the South Mayo Militia. He
came back again about six months since, and from
Fiat tittie'to the present he Contriied to live upon the
berittly teceited from that regiment, which amoun-
ted Only to £l5. During that time he was in no em-
ployment, but wandered u? and denim the country,
fr m Vierpont to London. Ile was a.ked whether
he had ever joined any regiment ? and he said he had
served for four years in the coda); eat Clare Militia,
and that he was discharged in consequence cf his time
j of servitude having. expired.
Mrs. Driscoll and her husband were called in again,
and confronted in their testimony. The husband
said he never tecelleitted the prisoner's lod&ng in his
house a twelveitionth since; hot Mrs. D. obsetved,
that as they had frequently thirty persons lodging in
the :r house of a night, twelve in a room, it w.:s not
possible for hint to have a clear recollectioh co his per-
son. But, us she managed the affairi al the house,
she had a Netter knowledge of the matter.
Mary Irevitedy, a native of the twins of Kiik-nry,
proved that she 1 ved in the house of Mr. Urisc..ll,
and that the prisoner wad hohle on the night of the
murder in Gravel.lane. Her memory was also very
lax with respect to other dates and cecirtences imme-
diately preceding that event.
The Magistrates prcssed the poisoner, far once in his
I to endeavour to tell 0b truth, and give a faithful
account of himself. He then began a new story. In-
stead hf being bred a painter and glacier as he told the
Magistrates at Marlborough; he said he had served ,
time to a saddler in the county of Sligo ; that instead
of living entirely upon the £l3 he got freM the.Sottoi
Mayo he had taken the bounty of sertiod
otlit r reg;ments (as be said many hundreds of eahers.
did) and lived upon theist as well as he could.!. He
confes,ed that he bad enlisted la one if the Lotleten
regiments of militia, but he did not Filow whit., Ai
he had never joined them. The Colonel's uami wee
I Hunter. In short„ he avowed boldri that 14 hti
twice by these it:Vinci. means obtained a cenirdeE.
able sum ; and observed, I defy Toni to prove use
any th ng more than a deserter."
The Magistrates committed, him to the Hatise Of
Correction for farthEt ex:rthination, 'with Ili's jpecial
übservation,,that they considered him eontpletely
exo-
nerated front any suspicion of being Concerned in do
late murders.
Has 3, Johnioise, at Dane, wai on Sundt; niSgl ti
taken into cu.tody by tie Officers, on suspicion i f
being one of the accomplices in the murder of Mr:
Williams-41's family. The man aniwered the descr p:
ton advertised, beim; tali and lame, but he very sa-
!sfactorily acccunted for himself, and was stschared.

Tot.ihnit, Dtc. l‘4.6.—Ekicuriox be ThOSIAS MAC:
stAta.Tlios. Macudir, sitter, coademited sone time
since, by the High Court of Justiciary, for the Aber):
of a Danish Captain, was brought to .his than v,
fro/if Stirling jail, in a chaise. estofted by a troop cf
cavalry: he arrived about one o'clock. ,The gibbet
was erected ii the midcfm of the street, and the
tary were employed in keepitg off the populace,
were not so numerous as it Was expected they wouLt
have been. chaise srop?ed near the gibber, ante;
on its arrival, the Rev. Henry Belfrage, one of t' e
ministers of this Place, went into it and aonVersel
with the criminal for a considerable time. A linkt
after two o'clock Kiinair ascended the sc.tffoli, and
Was followed by Randal hilDonald, Esq. of Staffa;
Sheriff-depute of the County of Stirltug, and Mr.
Beltrage, the -latter of whim offered up a very so:
lemwand earnest prayer ; and; in a few Mintites aft r.
wards; the crimival was launched into eteinity,—
He condticted himself waft decency, and appeared
very reigned. After hanging 45 minutes, he was
taken down; and given to a few of his friends and
acquaintances, who were waiting to reieive the body.
They carried the Corpse of the young rnalf to his fa-
ther's house, air& a detachment of the dragobis ac-
companied them to keep off the ciowd. This pfo-
, cession had a very striking effect.
With a view to secure the undisturbed and solemn
execution of the law, (it having been reported that am
attempt to rescue the unhappy culprit would be mode)
500 infantry and two or three troops of cavalry, were
ordered from Edinbdrgh to attend; however, it was
found unnecessary to bring more than a taird of them
'into the town—the rest stopped in the neighbourhood.
Aker the execution was over. the whole of the
marched away r and, it is but justice to say,That
they behaved with the greatest propriety:
The military became the less neceskary,ollaccount
of precautionary measures having been= h
the principal inhabitants, who formed tla t
night into a award, patroled the streets, and bae:.
ed, houses. Besides, some dap ago, hand
bills were distributed, intimating, that it was repo! t.
ed, that a number of suspicions persons vreoM be in
town duriag the execution, and par the inhabi-
tants on their goatd ioltotiScquence lie which,
the greateet olrdav was; Ptesersed, sad woe was
remarkably solemn:. . s.
The exertions of the Sheriff ht st M
inintitest pert of the
_precedes, eons
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him'; his 4tteinaOlr.;o. Wth.ll4l/164
Wri)ani4 of *imam s's spoke
'highest pm*.

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