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and the tut upon it became larger: witness ,did say
that he would know him again i • did not say he was
pock marked ; the other man that was taken up had
a cut on his face, but he, witness, said that he was
not the man. Youthful as witness was, he spoke with
great firmness, and was quite collected.
Michael Anglin sworn.—Saw the deceased once;
k was more than six weeks ago ; it was at Church-
town, near Newcastle ; it was before he was killed ;
knows the prisoner at the bar well ;'has known him
six years; saw him on the day Mr. Hoskins was shot
on the hill of Barna ; he was coming across from
Slanmore ; saw him before on that day at Lissorula
bill ; these were five men with him ; it was a good
while before six o'clock ; the sun was " turning,"L e.
going down ; Gallivan was armed with a blunderbuss
—his companions were each armed with a gun.
They applied to witness the night before to go with
them ; it was not Gallivan that called on him to do
so ; he did not go with them, but went after to watch
them ; Gallivan was amongst them ; they proceeded
towards the little bridge where the murder was com-
mitted; heard the shots on that day, heard, he thinks,
four at the bridge, and four or five more at the quarry;
all the shots were not fired at the same moment;
saw the persons who fired them—(Witness was pre-
vented from mentioning the names of any save the
prisoner); saw the prisoner fire at, and strike Mr.
Hoskins with his blunderbuss. It was the last shot
which Gallivan fired ; he was under the bridge when
deceased was coming down the mad ; he was riding ;
SAW Gallivan fire two shots, the first when under the
bridge, another after he (deceased) fell ; after the first-
four shots were fired from the bridge, Mr. Hoskins
went on his knees; another person then came up and
said, " he had get enough : ' the watch was after.
wards taken from him, and the bundle from the boy ;
the second shot prisoner fired the is certain) after the
deceased was on his knees; witness was in a field in-
side a ditch opposite the road.
Cross-examined by Mr.O'CoNNELL.—Yes, he would
be ready to prosecute any man who committed such
a murder; knew prisoner at the bar very well; he
lived within two miles of Newcastle; Mr. Hoskins
was shot about the hour of five ; does not recollect
precisely : deceased was about one hundred yards
from the road when he was shot ; does not know whe-
ther the prisoner would or would not find any diffi-
culty in ',getting a good character; witness, on his
arrival at Newcastle, was seized by Mr. Hoskins,
sen. and a pistol was taken from him by that Gentle-
man, out of his bosom , he was confined for three
days ; was told by a Gentleman in Newcastle, that he
would get one thousand pounds if he would put
down the names of those who had fired at Mr. Hos-
kins, jun. did not know if prisoner remained at home :
could not say positively, heard that he did not fly the
country; the persons who committed the deed were
disguised; they were Coloured with yellow ; perhaps
ochre ; would not know any one in the disguise they
were in; not even his most intimatefriend ; did not re-
main looking at him. •
John Hartnett, the sportsman to Mr. Hoskins,
as he was called by a former witness, was with the
deceased on the day of his receiving the mortal
wounds; they had been coursing ; was with him on
the hill of Barna ; when deceased and witness rode
across the little bridge two shots were fired from
behind at them ; the boy Cornelius Crowley was with
them, they had galloped forward shortly after the
shots were discharged; some of the fellows then ran
on and fired across them from the quarry ; after Mr.
Hoskins was off the mule, witness followed the animal,
seized it, and begged deceased to get up again; he
did not reply, but leaped off the road, and faced to-
wards the hill; witness saw six of the party who had
fired ; two men ran from the bridge, and two who
were before the deceased, one of whom closed on him,
the remaining two hovered about the bridge, and pre-
sented a gun at Mr. Hoskins, the other struck at wit-
ness, who rode off to some distance ; he then turned
about, and saw the party closing about Mr. Hoskins,
who was then on his knees, he thinks; heard one shot
fired after that; did not wait to see the effect of it;
saw no more of the little boy (the first witness).
Cross-examined by Mr. O'CoNsm..—Witness had
remained where he was after the murder; after Mr.
Hoskins lay seemingly dead, the perpetrators danced
and played on a fife for about an hour ; witness got a
breeches from Mr.Hartnett ; thinks he will be without
clothes (his coat was ragged) till he earns money to
buy them ; expects no clothes for this testimony; never
lived with Daniel R iordon; and (addressing Mr.O.Dell)
"I am telling the truth, although you are looking at
me !" Did not see them drink after they danced ;
saw them after the murder ; their faces were painted
yellow ; they were not painted when coming from
Lissorula hill ; five of them danced; one played a fife;
witness was not examined at the Inquest: he swore
his informations on the 14th of the present month ;
never told any one he got anything for swearing ;
never told his father so ; "he had it not to tell " be
ought perhaps take some of the reward if he got it ;
'saw the persons who fired two miles off; knew them,
that is, knew them when they came near him.
T. P. Yokes, Esq.—ls a Magistrate; saw the first
witness at Mr. Hoskins's funeral; Gallivan was taken
by a party who went with witness on the morning of
September 6; first witness saw prisoner on that morn-
ing, and several times afterwards; prisoner did not fly.
'The Judge handed down two of the informations
sworn before witness, which were not dated ; witness
admitted that it occurred in the hurry of business.
Henry Ashe, son of the Rev. Mr. Ashe, knows pri-
soner at the bar; he lived with him for 'about two
lyears as herdsman;. his character was a very good
one; on the 27th of July he was going to Glen; met
his brother at Shannon Castle; returned with him and
Mr. Lloyd to Craver; returned at five o'clock on the
evening that Mr. Hoskins was killed; prisoner ran
from the field in which he worked to_take his horse;
he knew the hour accurately, for within a few fields
of his own farm-house, he took out his watch; it was
going; it wanted some minutes of five, and he gal-
loped his horse home; prisoner was in his working-
dress, and not disguised in any wni; Shanahan was
Iworking with prisoner; heard of the murder about
an hour after his return; was to dine with Mr. Par-
ker at half-past six.
Cross-examined by Mr. GooLD.—Witness was un-1
armed; did not see James Barry at the farm-house ;
owed him no money; owed Guirey money for sugar
and tea; owns the kitchen part of the house; until
he went to dinner Gallivan remained with him ; he
came to him on business immediately after he had
put witness's horse up; heard the account of the mur-

der from a messenger of a Mr. Shaughnessy; spoke'
to Mrs. Parker; asked her if it was true that Mr.lros- ;
kin% the deceased, was killed? She told him that it
was true; did not hear that any one fled for the mur-
der ; beard of the inquest at Newcastle; received no
summons to -attend it; beard that a summons bad !
been issued; only heard it, at Abbeyfeal, last Satur-
day week ; did not attend the inquest.
Baron PENNEFATHIM summed up the evidence in
a perspicuous manner, and commented on it alter he
had read his notes to the Jury ; he dwelt much on
the alibi just attempted to be proved by last witness,
and on the possible errors and biassed dispositions of,
the witnesses. The Learned Judge concluded a lc
urinous charge thus—" Gentlemen of the Jury, you
will judge with care, you will deliberate fairly and
impartially, remembering that in one band you hold
the justice of the country, in the other the life of a
fellow-being. On the whole, if you have any ra-
tional doubts on your minds as to the identity of the
prisoner, for on that everything depends, he must
have the benefit of that doubt. The law, which is
always as merciful as it is impartial, says, that it is
better that 99 guilty persons should escape, than that
one innocent person Should suffer. Gentlemen,
doubtless you will exercise your solemn and impor-
tant duty firmly and conscientiously ; you will ac-
quit yourselves as. becomes you, and you will dis-
charge the trust vested in your hands by your coun-
try, in an adequate and laudable manner:'
The Jury retired at six o'clock, and after deliberat-
ing some time, returned a verdict of Acquittal for the
prisoner at the bar.

GUI LDIIA L L.—Wednesday last, Charles Crowder
was put to the bar, charged on suspicion of being
concerned in a burglary in the house of Mr. Webb,
in Fore-street, when Reynolds, a constable, who had
previously stated that he had known him for many
years, refused to swear to his person, and he was dis-
charged. This conduct of Reynolds exciting some
suspicion, an investigation took place yesterday, when
Mr. Webb, whose house had been entered, stated,
that some time previous to the apprehension of Crow-
der, Reynolds said he could have fifty pounds not to
know the man. Reynolds did not deny this conver-
sation, but said that no such thing as fifty pounds, or
any other sum, ever entered his head, till MgGuire,
another constable, told him he thought he might have
it. M'Guire was then called, who said there had
been a good deal of conversation among the officers
about Crowder, and he believed he did tell Reynolds
that he dare say he could get I:50 or £lOO, and there
would be an end of the business. He had often heard
Reynolds state that be knew Crowder very well.—
Harrold, a watchman, who came to the assistance of
Reynolds of the time of the robbery, stated, that
Reynolds told him he knew it was Crowder, and that
he could take him in half an hour, but they did not
go to look for bim. J. Botfield, a constable, assisted
Reynolds to take Beavan in Moorfields, when the
former told him be had known Crowder from a
child, and he dare say they could take him in half an
hour. Upon this he offered to accompany Reynolds
for that purpose, but Reynolds would not go. It ap-
pearing that no bill had been presented to the Grand
Jury against Beavan, Mr. Webb was interrogated
upon that point, and stated that Reynolds told him
that he thought nothing could be done with the pri-
soner, and, in consequence, he did not atttend with
his bill. Mr. Alderman WOOD observed, that how-
ever strong the suspicions, there was no actual proof
of the constable's having received money to withhold
his evidence, nor was the testimony sufficient, he
feared, to convict him of perjury. He could not,
therefore, under the circumstances, direct him to
be indicted. He was, however, a very unfit man to
be a constable, and he should discharge him.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday an inquiry
took place relative to some property stolen from a
caravan, the property of Lord Radstock. A carman
was employed to remove some goods from his Lord •
ship's town house to Tunbridge Wells, and instead of
going the direct road, the carman drove home with
the goods, to take his sleep, leaving, as he stated, a
trusty dog in the caravan; a box, however, containing
some valuables, was stolen, and the box, emptied of
its contents, was found in the ruins of some neigh-
bouring houses. Plank, the officer, is employed to
investigate the case farther.
MARY-La-Boma Oreice.—Yesterday the Office
was thronged with tradesmen, more especially licensed
victuallers, to hear the decision of the Magistrates,
Messrs. RAWLINSON and GRIFFITHS, on an informa-
tion, wherein Mr. James Proctor, landlord of the
Prince of Wales,. in Great Barlow-street, Mary-la-
Bonne, was charged with unlawfully using and having
in his possession sixteen pewter pint pots, without the
Exchequer mark or stamp (W. R. and a Crown) im-
printed thereon. Mr. GRIFFITHS, the Magistrate,
considered the Act of William 111. was made only to
prevent short measure; and that in order to detect
the same the Legislature had caused a certain mark
to be imprinted thereon, which he considered to be a
mater of convenience. The pots found in the pos-
session of the defendant were not proved to be de-
ficient of their due measure, consequently he did not
consider the information to come within the express
meaning of the Act ; which, together with the infor-
mality of the information, caused the case to be again
dismissed,to the infinite satisfaction of all present, and
to the discomfiiure of the informer.
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE...--AbOUt six
weeks ago a Clerk in a Merchant's house in the
City quitted the country, having committed a forgery
upon the Banking-house of Sir J. Esdaile to the
amount of £5BO. Application was immediately
made to the City Magistrates upon the subject, and
Samuel Fogg, the Marshalman was selected as a pro-
per person to follow the delinquent and bring him to
the hands of justice. Fogg having procured a war-
rant for the apprehension of the Clerk, followed him
to Holland, where he accidentally discovered that the
object of his search was on board an American ship.
He instantly proceeded to the ship, but had at this
time no authority about him but the warrant granted
in London, and felt aukwardly upon findhig that the
delinquent was within. his grasp, and that no legal
controul could at the time be exercised over him.—
The conduct of the young man, however, removed
all uneasiness of the kind, for upon being spokes to
by Foggl he said, " I know what you are come
about: do not expose me; I shall gladly go with
you ; indeed I have been miserable since I committed
the offence, and I am rejoiced at the opportunity of
going and throwing mpelf at the feet of my late era-,