Star.
London, England, 1817-01-23 00:00:00

Mue4tru aud cumt.o'clurre baying tone on* at about
lialkst sevett in th 'mornin. -The pyi. sier* co
mtto tie Udine with.'some nailsg in phis hatd,p and wadi
teMPloyed in puttirfrate nails in his shoes-until about.
a quarter past four, when witness, Mes. Care, and
Freemen, had tea together. Mrs. Carr came in
iaboot three o'clock, when witness was cleaning the 1
,house; she often came to witness's house in the even-
ing. The prisoner did nothing particular after tea, i
but sat, and talked.
Cross•examined.—Witness employed herself in
collecting kitchen stuff- from different families. She
could not name any person for whom 'the prisoner
worked. A woman came us witness's house, of
b
the name of. Clayton, with Mrs.:Carr. Mrs:Clayton
drank tea with her, 'and staid. as long As, Mrs". Carr,
with whom she went away. Witniss never beard any
thing, on
,the du in
_question.
Mr. Justice rttilK summed up the evidence to the.
Jury.' and took. occasion to observe upon the eximi-
nations before Magistrates. Their province was to
examine witnesses before the commitment cr dis-,
charge of the prisoner, for their own security.; not to
enter into the niceties of the case, to hear evidence
on both sides. or decide upon the guilt or innocence
of the prisoner, for that alone was the ackowledged
province of a Jury. The examination before a Ma-
gistrate should be wow* merely ; for to be other-
wise, he reputed, would be usurping that power
Which was expressly vested in other. and more: com-
petent hands.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty.

Parich Dowms and 77sowar Walton, who were tried
and acquitted last Friday of the murder of Edward
Stanton in St. Giles's, were put to the bar, charged
with robbing the said Edward Stanton of a Bank
dollar, value 5s- 6d. and 10s. 6d. in shillings and
*spencer., his property.
Jane Jealous, a woman of the town, proved, that
on the 28th of December she was at Bastall's coffee-
shop in St. Giles's : witness saw Stanton and the pri-
soners in that house : Downes and Waltou, and
others, first took. Stanton into a corner of the room,
and presently the deceased broke the chair andlell.
On the ground : Dowses had his hand on his throat,-
and Walton. took some money out of his pocket.—
(Vl!itness then detailed what had already been. stated.
on the former trial, and which is now unnecessary 'to
be repeated). Wallets had no money in thabeginning.
of the evening ; but subsequently be seemed vety
flush, and offered a Bank dollar to a'friend of his,;
Called George the Groom. When Stanton came,
into the ceffei:-shop, he had a qeartetn-loaf in hiy
band, together with some paper and silver.
'Cross-examined by Downes.—She was afraid co
mention the fact of the robbery to the coffee-shops
'man, because Mary Lees was about to do-it, and
one of the young ruffians, named Thomas Jones,
took out a knife and threatened to sthb her if thesauri
any thing about it.
Mary Lees repeated her former statement ip cos-:
roboration of the 'former witness's evidence. and
added, that while the disturbance was gqing on .the
coffeeahop man came in, and ordered the men note
saying to a man called Pecirge, thogroom, 11 As for
you, Williams, I know:Y.o9,loe a notedthief, and
you only come here ie. kick pp.* row., !keystone.
When he came into the coffee-shop, hadsaperrawd
' silver ; and said, hitting his +Dykes:Smithy haide•
g‘ Ifs I lose this, miny perscitis will itterve.'" . •..•
Eliu Willem s, peeßnt 41901allaiagutIstielUIV
the attack upon. Stantoo in the same . whiter- pe
did out theformer trial. She saw yaw! sneer glit-
tering thrtiugh the deceued'i. ilend before the Inter ,
adios ; be put it into hislefatand,bceekhes pock*
. .
and buttoned it up.
John Smith, beadle of the ppriah of St, Giles, re%
membered that on the night af.ibe 28th of Deem-
bee, Stanton was brought intn*the tivatclt-house.
deceased had then no money.inhis pocket but 45.•
Francis Basun kept the cuffee-shop in. question.
He saw the deceased there on the night of the 28th
of December, but could pot say at what hour he
came in. He 'never had seen Stanton "before- The
deceased had a cup of coffee, 'far which he paid 2d.
in half-pence. Witness saw no money in Stanton's
posse lion, but these half-pence. The deceased was
not drink but fresh (rather tipsey.) He heard a
noise subsequently like the breaking of a chair, which
brought him a second time into the. room. There
were seven or.eight men and, a woman about Stan-.
*ton, who was then near the fire. Jane Jealous was
there, and. was in such a . situation that• she might
have seed all that passed.
Toe question from the COurt, witness said, that it
was after the, breaking of the chair that-the deceased
.pitid•the24. for his coffee.
Being again qrrestioned by this Court, he replied,
Abet be could net speak positively that it wasStantone
who paid for the coffee. Mary Lees did not come
to him and offer to tell him something, whichah
was deterred from doing by Thomas Jones, who
threatened her with a kaite.
• In their defence the prisoners denied any know..
ledge' of the transaction of which they were chargeth-
The Jury acquitted both the prisoners.
Mr. Justice Pane addressed the young men, -mad
recommended them in the strongest terms to teary
to another and an honest course. of life. The
Jury bad returned a verdict of. nut' guilty, because,
although tlierewas.strong,presumptive evidence, yet
that there was not quite sufficieut strength in thele-
shire' testimoay to bring thejact home, If, however;
they continued in .the same wicked ways, the nest
time the. evidence• Might be stronger, and they
would be punished i.s .they deserved, .At present
they must' be sliscilarged. • .
An appliCaiiun was made to 'detain Walton on a-
charge of burglary, but Mr. Janice Fang would:give
no order for iliac purpose. • ••• • - • • • - •
J. Irrise.was also capitally. Convicted for assaulting
T. Stubbs en the highway,...aed staling. from his
person a sitter watch.. . ,
Six wifficiiiiicied Of .felony, vin... Robere SHIA 4
for stealing niece sbirts.and. other artielea.• the pro-
perty of C. Jackson-740. ottorray,, for stealing tjaeket,
a pair of trpersersedtc: ti;kpappertyrorl. •Watslell—
Cheeks Primo:4.pr stealing 8111$14 ankles., of 4)4
Ploperty...aLit Smith /and G.
Maros, for stealing three pair of sines, the IsoPertY
or E. Sinclair—and W. Bodrr, foLsteahog: three pair.
of sheds, the property JphpstOne. . - •