Star.
London, England, 1827-08-06 00:00:00

and water the great blubta tikinfd sink, and di-
finer particles only remain on the top; there would not
be mud* adtissiou to the sides uT the
Mr. Davies, chemist, of blanchestat,.•inaJe severa
eiperiments.on the contents of the stomach, lid in the'
powder which he received from Kipling, and disco-
vered arsenic each time; arsenic is rather of au adhesive

• quality.
Mr. SWARBRICK, solicitor for the prosecution, de•
scribed the situation of the rooms in Mrs. Robinson's '
house. Mrs. kobinFon spoke to hint from the tOO,ll,
where Anne Hamilton was whilst he was in the other
Iroom, and he heard every word said. Witness was of
'opinion that a conversation in one room might be heard
clearly in the other room. Donald whispered when he
was on the other side of the partition; and he heard
every word distinctly. He went •to the fire. place, and
could nbt hear what Donald whispered whilst be was
at the bed•head.

The prisoner said he was innocent, and left his de•
fence to his Counsel. No witnesses were called for hqn.

Mr. Baron HULL'OCIC minutely summed up the evi-,
dente, and observed, that the case depended principally
'upon the degree of credit the. Jury give to Anne Ha-
milton. They would consider that she had not given
her information until after she had quarrelled with the!
prisoner, and that she had perjured herself when she'
swore the children to Bitlett at the instigation 9f the
prisoner. The evidence of Mrs. Robinson was very
important: it confirmed a great part of the evidence
of Hamilton, and 'hewed that the prisoner had a mur-
derous intention towards the children. They would
consider the case seriously before they convicted the
prisoner, and consigned him to that punishment which
a conviction must carry along with it i but it they were
satisfied he was guilty, they would do 'their duty, and
let the law take its course. .

The Jury retired for about an hour And three quip
ten, and then brought in a verdict of-t-Not tiritty.
The pt isonerwris put rutin baron another indictment,
for the wilful murder of Willi.an, the other chat.' ; and
as no evidence was offered,

Mr. Baron Hut.t.ocic directed an acquittal. His
Lordship observed, that in this case there was not, sullE
cient evidence of the manner in which the chid came
by his death to warrant the prosecutors pressing the
indictment.

John Garth, of Barnard Castle, Durham, apothecary,
was indicted for administeiing drugs to the same Anne
Hamilton to procure her miscarriage.
Mr. STAMM said that the only witness he had to
produce against the pi isoner was Anne Hamilton, and
AS she waSherself the applicant fur the medicine, she
was, in point of law,- as much giiilty as the primaci
was. It was true that persons had been convicted on
the evidence of accomplices, but then their testimony
had always been corroborated; but in this case, as the
evidence of the accomplice would be entirely without
confirmation, his Lordship would probably direct the
prisoner to be acquitted ; and if so, it was useless to
occupy the time of the Court about this case.
. .

Mr. Baron Hutt.ocK said, that Juries were not in the
habit of giving credit to the unconfirmed statement of
.accomplices; and as no other evidence could be offered,
it was very right in the Counsel for the prosecution to
make the statement he had done.
The pris.ner was accordingly acqmilled.