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London, England, 1820-08-14 00:00:00

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r. GRANT rose ani -tat was authorised
by the prisoner, Thomas Mackay, to express that be
wished to' withdraw his former plea of Not Guilty,
and plead Guilty to the 4th count of the indictment.
The LoRD JUSTICE CLERK having warned the
prisoner of the. step he was going to take, he was
asked by the clerk if he wished to withdraw his plea
of Not Guilty, and plead Guilty ? to which he
answered, he did; and his second• plea was recardid
accordingly.
• The Loan Anvocain then rose and said, that he
meant to save the Court the trouble of further Fre-
ceedings in this matter, by consenting 3p,a verdict cf
acquittal in-favour of the other prisoners.
IConsider-
ing that twenty-four individuals have. been *heady
sentenced to- death tinder the Corninkssioni he cOu:d
not help thinking. that enough had been done to
satisfy the ends of justice. , . •
A jury was then appointed, who returned a ver-
dict of Nog Guilty against the • prisoners:. Ilnih
Wallace, John Dickie, and Andrew •
• The LORD Juarics CLettt then adinonished,them
in a suitable manner as.to their futureconductpaftar
which they were dismissed frorn the, bar.
His Lordship then addressed the remaining pri-
soner.—He told him, that although the Court might
do all in its power to 'obtain for him it pardon, or a
mitigation of his sentence, yet as they had no-juris.
diction' in that important matter, his .safest course
would be to prepare for the worst. . Sentence waa
then passed upon the prisoner.
The prisoner was told that a warrant •Zgonldlie.
issued to the Sheriff for his execution on the:/fith•tef
September next. He was then conducted fratii the
bar; after which, - 7 •
The LORD Aevocevz nee and expressed his satisfaction that
the Commission was now ended, except in so far-as it relate:4si
too, who bad escaped the hand- of justice. bad horn
found against no less than 98 individuals; of these SI, the prin-
cipal ringleaders, hid escaped appri.hension; std b(•:flteoi'he-
waled say, that if they ever presumed again torthety their fiepdg,
trusting to the contusion of the Commission, they wotild be
miserably disappOinted, at the pyriereding tAnisi
fled weuld•he removed into the Court of J,lsticiaetfor the
Purpose of obtaining an outlawry against them. which, in the
ease of treason, was tantamount to a verdict Of Onillyr VETO
hid been only two acquitted after-trial, and although ¢e.4llonot
wisitet intend to call in question any verdict of a Juri,
_hermit
say, that there was much doibt as to howl.ar'ode of MC& vki
• founded on sound principles of law; andAt ctritaindieeirriniaheet
individual, who compesed one of tit et Jury, hod blessed ter.- •
timents somewhat similar. Of those who ninetieth there were
44 on whom capital sentences were proncenmed, and he en.;
mach afraid that, out of that number, some examples must cf
necessity be made. The repairing 21 were acquitted witiolat
trial. The Learned Gentleman hoped, that the inaante
which he had treated the different prisoners wou:d glee satiafte..
don; and.he did pot doubt that much good would be derived to
the °poetry frdm the late trials—u the picture whic,lehad been
ertitibited-to them of the pure justice administered-is this land
must loth the effect of rendertng them' more trnal, trce jdliXcg
them a higher idea of the excellence of tbelCeuetaranac,o..s..-&11, •
however, the country would require to be beaked Atomism!, kr
this salutary-superintendence, he wiaild trust to the v‘floce
the Magistracy. • . •
The Loan Jess= Cease made an eloquent address to the
Court and Magistrates. Ills Lordship paid a very
compliment to the Lord Advocate, for the prudence anal •Jeaki
which he had exhibited from the commencement to the tern:-
nation of theie proceedings=-conduct for which he was entiilA
to the utmost gratitude from his country, and which eelle.cted
high honour on his character; and he could not but likewise c -
press the deep settle he had of the very able and meritorious
ner in which tire prisoners' Cousin I had conducted the importkr.s
charge entrusted to them.—The Court was then adjouretd tit
Saturdays the uth December next.
Conn-Ev.masex, Male-troax, Atalsal 24.--The supplyref
Wheat was rather small to-day front Estee, Kent and Suffolk,
which, however, met very heavy sale, at a redaction of Ei. tie}
quarter, owing to the continuance of fine weather for the bat-
,v otto. Two or three samples of new Wheat appeared this awe&
ing, from Essex, the quality of which was very inferilse,Ovintt
to the• 'elect of the mildew. Barley is 2s. per sjirarterlewer,
sad Oats were dullsale at a decline of Is. per quarter. Nil:
and 'Peas are as. pkr .quarter cheaper. In other irtictessbewas-
no alterations. • „
, tiariLitiaca Nasser, akuoust 14.—Beef, 41.0 d. to eolOd, per
stone °albs. ; 'Minton, 4e. Od. to 4s. 10d. 111811..50.404, to
•Park, Seal. to 61.0 d. Lamb, 54,0 d. to os. Ilitop-rpatrie at Ithrket t`
blatsl9oo ; Calves, 523; Sheep and Lambs, 29,500; eso,
ieLlos. 459091/1406a. • Stith, )14.
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