Star.
London, England, 1829-02-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Kixo will hold a Cow' on Wednesday nett al
his Palace at Miadsor.

eAthinet Cooed* was held yesterday afternoon at isßlast
two o'clock at the Foreign OSlce, Downing street, which was at•
tended by the Loan Csianommia, the Doke of Wmaisomo. Earls
Batman and AIIMMIX, Viscount blmastax, • Lad Busman.
some, Mr. Secretary Pau. Sir Gamuts Missal. the Ottawas.-
oa of the Baroinwei, Mr. Vern lirrtionots, and Mr. thseass.
Lord Lemon Gowes, the Secretary of State fee Ireland, the
ATIIOIIIMOT 011X1M11.. the SIMIXIIOII Gamma'', sad Mr. Doornee,
the Solicitor General for Ireland, were in attendance during the
sitting of the Council. The Ministers concluded their Actin moo
after four o'clock.
A Gentleman arrived is town yesterday Ammo at the Mee
of the Secretary of State for Foreign Armin, is Doweing.storet,
from Liverpool, at which port be bad landed from Swath America,
I charged with dispatches for the Sari of Amuses. The Gentle.
man was admitted to a conference with the Noble Sari.

The Duke of Beseoste and the Berl of Rumen visited the Doke
elf -*summon yesterdiy. at the Treasury.
A deputation of she Tobacco Merchants of Liverpool, beaded
by Mr. Hestusson, as sew of the Meashen of that town, weeded
at the .Treasery yesterday: and had a long coercion,' with the
CIIANCELLOft of the litecusoese.
Sir hates Macumist transacted Mitoses yeeterday both at the
Treasury and attbe*Olice of the Secretary of State for the Howe
Departnient.
Harms Bartow, the Marquis de Pausetta, end C.ount Manua.
the Hanoverian Minister. had interviews with the Earl of Ana-
Otis yesterday, at the Foreign Mice, Dowtriag-street.
•-llis Munro received dispatches en &today night. at his False*
Wtodser, from the Earl of Aesnowts.
Comptroller of the Household et the Duke of Nouveau.
iptiptua hap been to Ireland toughie arrangements for the sawn.
stwitiailesi of the Duke sad Duchess of Nesenuaseataso end their

Heuerhuh!.
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CDAJIT OF KING'S BENCH—(Tuts DAT).

Y" rd sat this morning at nisi Pelt's. and
6proied of a corhiderable no mber of undefended causes.
.t.
iIIDOMBIOT.—TIII 511110 9. ACIAND•
It Will be in the recollection of oar Readers that; the
4e.lipi!sint, who was the Editor of the Bristolian Newi-
opti. hid beep found Guilty of a libel on the Mayor
aiid Corporation of Bristol. and had on a former day
Men 4naered up for judgment. On that occasion the
eail was ordered to stand over until this day, when Sir
+ilk* &MIMI= put in an affidavit pursuant to his
!elation..
•

TheCoutre intimated to the defendant that he might,
'he chow, have time until tomorrow to answer this.
Mr. ACLAIIII said he would, if their Lordships
pleated, state the objett be bad to Inaba in answer to
that Affidavit, which was, that although the plaintiffs
bad fullosiession Of every fact contained in substance,
io the'Brirfolien. yet they had net thought fit to pot in
any denial thereof.
The Cools—You had better male an affidavit.

The defendant accordingly retired for that purpose.
THE REMO 111. alumna.
Lord Tarrstban called on Mr. Sergeant Wilde to
proceed with his argument in this cause, which has been
partly beard. and which was expezted to occupy the
%thole of the day.
'mu mmmllMMlnt

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In canoeqseace of racist arse% several Ministerial
obnigos aro likely very .soas .ro aft *roe Lord Lowms ass
waders' Isis resignation u Pint tbamdipskist of Woods aad
Roos ; Air Joss Bosun, as Mit Admits Amoral; Mr.
lorsaS si Sienese, to Ste bid dr C•Wirld t obi ar to
experrod to mi. till Ma if Alttonsg.._n_
Pos4 - •

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TO THE PROTEBTABIfrOF AIREAT
11110Aow Cowman's,. bosses Pairig.basses—la the moue of
hIK Solanfrj sod Sot Ong Teal' spot yoo, without ass aseatestis
teen boldly to stead forward io defence of our Mordant Can.
imitation and Scission—of that Cooed:snap which is the issooda.
deo of oar lesitclierished liberties—of that rails* which is the
source of OW matey blessing. which thi. satins lea received frau
the Aaanamirr Governor of the Universe.
Let th/ voice of Preteetamtima be heard frogs one end of tie
Empire to the other. Let the anima of It echo froosxbill to hill,
and vale to vale. Let the tables of the Houses tit Po Low
greats tinder the weight of your Petitions. and let your pryers
reach the foot of the Throw; and, though the great body if your
degewerote Seaton are prepared to Rather, at ihe shrine of
Meese and rebellion. that C.aostkution for which our soceetore so
nobly foil& and died. yet I feel confident that oar- gracious Se.
verify', tree to the sacred oath which he hat taken up trtheakh
of ear country to &food our Coustitation god our keliglou froth
that Church which is best-upon their deltroation, top*
deaf ear to the prayers sad supplkations of his loyal !'rareataht
subjects.—l have the bouotir to be. with every respect. your 111111 i.
Me and devenid servant.-
WINCHILSRA aye NOTTINGHAM..:
Loudon, February tr. 1 as»r. . . • •
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SPOREING NIELI.AdENCE. . •
. - TA rrk lush LL'IL • ••
The betties yesterday was met gollicieselp inspertatu se require a
qpotatiea of odds, which generally remising so am .Therad hilt.
Sep.gnoUe and Canvas coedits., at teens, so die Indeed that we
are unable to state which bad the call at the close sm the moos.
Witte.the.Wisp was ergo is relays. 17 to t heisqg taken just at
the laMb. No other aberatino melt place ter the Derby; theOalis
as in our last. 25 to 1 wa. taken about Sir lirrculec end 30 to 1
@Erred easiest Prince Eugene, for the Si. Leger. For the lildsliss.
worth 3 to 1 waatakel &bye Less; Md 10 to 1 ghost Afore'; both
p.p. Time above casoprisesoll worth made. is yester4sy's bruin:
HUNTING. , •
Lent Elmore% Heusilsestut on Friday. at Link Colwell. •
The Cheshire Hounds to•nuarow at bilavingten;Jhareday. at
Caleb, Mtge i Saturday. at We:chary Village. •
The Plae Us Harriers. to-miorrow. et Hap and Saturday. as
Beckley
. The Westecre Sus Hapoda. co Friday. at Hilboroogis Swan.
Toe &Otos Harriers tomorrow, steer the Race Course; and
fiidiy. near the Dyke. ' • •

DUBLIN, Fsaito.tai 7.

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•The Dailia-Evesdag Post, in alluding to his M.
jesty's Seeech, says—" There is one 'met if the Sperch
which will be read with pain by the friends • t peace
and conciliation, and which we own damps the.essilts-
lion willE:whiLb we welcome the glorious intelligence
comnsenicated in this evening's Posi—it is that con.
coining the suppression of the Catholic Association as
a preliminary measure. This; if Government shall be
able to accomplish it, which,. after all, is a matter of
doubt, will tint be doing the thing graciously. We
know that it is done to soften the minuses to the Bruns.
wickers.of Great Britain and Ireland, as well perhaps
as to save the dignity of the Legislative."

ARRIVAL OF MR. O'CONNELL.

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Tl.is day, about twelve o'clock, Mr. Otosioatt. ar-
rived at Eau's Hotel. Dover-Mt et. in a coach and f• cur.
He was eccompatfeJ by one of his sons, Mr. °Vera.
MAO MAHON, Mr. N. P. &Limos, she Rev. Dr. DOTLI,
his Chaplain. Curate of St. Median's and Sr. Ann's,
Dobbs, Mr.MOOPHT, a barrister, and other Gentlemen;
forming a portion of the mi.sion from el .rid. The
carriages, as they came towards the metropolis, were
assailed with the cries of es No Popery !" The cries
ogle repeated as the carriages turned into I)over-stree.,
end as the party deicenJed.
A crowd surrounded the Hotel during t e day. It
we. not a little amusing .to perceive that some of the
Gentlemen, and all the atteodant., were asmeJ oith•
pistols.

• DREADFUL FIRE AT GREENWICH
Between two and three o'clock this morning, Green-
wich was .thrown into alarm and consternation by a
fire. which, from its rapid and devastating effect, i was
imagined would have destroyed half the town., The
watchmen. as they were going their rounds at two
o'clock. perceived smoke proceeding from the slso-ters
'of the house of Mr. Pratt, grocer, near the Church, and
next adjoining the Mitre Tavern. They gave an alarm
which soon aroused the inhabitants. of that peaceful
vicinity. The family of Mt. Pratt e.caped• by the
indows, it being impossible to de card the .taint they
had but a moment escaped.betorethe nouldnine fite
bunt into flames, and ascended upwards withdeariul
impetuosity. The townspeople were by this tionegene.
rally aroused. and in every direction and If celery
means sought a supply of water, with which to "took
the local engine -then oath' spot; but from some cause
or other, nothing•like an aJequ to supply of water•wae
obtained for two hours. In the mean time, the lions-of
Mr. Pratt was entirely destroyed. and the dteadtul
element had extended to the Mitt* Tavern, ~.which
was kept by a a iJoro Lady (Mrs. Coui.tze).• This
extensive ta.e th we regret to say, now lecame
volved in the ruins, and. burs ed with inch ravidsty tf:At
it was impossible to rescue a single article f t' e Jet.
niture or propertr. Mrs. Countze escaped hearty in a
state of nudity. The flames communscaneJ to 'Le retest.
sire stock of ipirits,wl.ich burhed'and eyloded et.
tials with the noire of gunpowder. 'The fro. ki
of Mr.Wheet ey, the house of Mr. D fferrrtg, tailiii.of
Mr Ilartktovitch maker, and Mt Fowling, uphi•lderer,
in one half-hour after the Mitre had caught fire, ei
included in the conflagration, and althouti the must
intrepiJ exertions were made by P 4 r. CIA Mr. Far ewer,
the officers and ode s. they were unable to *ve the
howe.. They, however, suet e.-cleJ in conveying a great
portion of. the property of the nnfoitunate cuff rent. to
places of safety. An express was sehttu London, and
before five o'clock several engine.' came down, and a
good supply of water being then obtained. ti e flames'
mete confined to the aboveisienti"neJ fi.e h u es. which
are completely destroyed, and, by sesen o'clock, the
fire was !guiltily sub u d.
Gegainricu,Torariag, 10 am.—Upon making mete
nisei, inquiries into the calamitous event above de;
to led. we have ascertained that the fire conweesced id
the lower pert of the premises r f Mr. Pratt, and sneipseJ
seat assignable cause given is, that a botrwho win at
work in the cellar late the 'previous night, melted?
placed a candle near some straw and matting, paeoug;s
which a spark from the candle may have fallen, aid
produced this distressing calamity. • The case oilers.
Countze, of the Mitre, is distressing in the extreme;
that Lady has lost all bee property, and Wan insured:
The other names are bitt putially insured. 'Omit
apprehensions were at one time entertained for the Po:
Tins Church, which was next to Mr. Prim's, bet did
wind fortunately carried the flames in another direction;
The Llnden eogines neared iery ',votive service.
Nothing can exceed the exertions of some at the' Sabi.
bitants to rescue the property; they deserve the utmost
praise. * The damage jane exceeds 40,000 k
It is some consolation to state...that no persons were
injured in their endeavours to escape froplptlsme' hernia&
nips, or in their etteseptt to save the ty;.
The R WADI'S wilt make his Report .4 the* risenere •
dill were wok* ONlololod at tbe lest Old lia*y Heil .as, se the.
Anis is Coaadlowetwevitot two *ids* as Ma castle.. • ,

'LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF KING'S BRNCU. Wioneirma, Via 9.

NU V MNIISET NAVIGATION COMPANY.
id TINTRIDeN pronounced the judgment of the
CM*. in this case. The question was, whether the
Company were liable to be rated for the poor ram on
ationtit of the Mersey and lrweH Navigation? The
jildjiment of the Court was, that the Company were
not liable to be rated for the navigation of the river.
They had no property in the land over which the river
flowed, but merely an easement. With regard to the
new cuts, locks, towing path, &c. they were liable to be
rated. The distinction was, that in new canals they bad
the land itself by purchase or otherwise ; whereas, in
the navigation of ancient rivers, they had no property in
the soil, but only an easement. The case was remitted
to the Quarter Sessions to amend the rate according to
this. judgment.
Rill V. Taman 01 X$E strraotrotts ROAMS;
Lord Timmins piiiiiiiititced the judgment of the
Court in this case. The
_question was, whether the
Trustees were bound to watch and light the road be-
tween Highgate and Hampstead?
• The Cover was equally divided on the question, and
therefore the mandamus could not be granted. But the
applicants might proceed against the Trustees by in-
dictment, if they thought they had good grounds to do
so.—Rule discharged.

ZIPARTE INGLIS AND RAINES.

Lord Merino's pronounced the judgment of- the
Covet in this case. There were two distinct funds ap-
pointed for the liquidation of the claims of two distinct
cl.tsbe, of British subjects. If the Legislature had in.
tended to combine the two funds, that might have been
done by a single sentence in the Act ; but there was no
such remence, nor was there any thing from which such
a'coustruction could be inferred by necessiry implica-
tion. II such 134 ben the intention, it would have
bee.) expressed in a, manner that would have made an
important 4iteration in the Act of the 59th of the late

King, applicable to this subject. The question was
this-... Can you say that the Act it Parliament gave
the Comma sinners authority to apply the surplus of the
one fund in aid of the other r The Court was of opinion
that they had nor, and that the fuads retnailied at the
disposal of his Majesty's Government.—The rule must
Le discharged.
• Mr. Justice BAYLIT-..HiS Minty% Ministers may
pay; and if the claim be well founded, we hope they-
will. MIX V. SITMOUR.
The judgment of the Court was called for on the de.
feldant, who was convicted at the last Wiltshire Assiies
of an attempt to commit, an abominable offence. From
the notes of the evidence taken at the trial, it amieared,
that the d. (cadent was a man of considerable fortune,'
a married man, and father of several children. It ap-
psared also that t' e defendant had intended to indict
some of Lis servants for a conspiracy, on •account of
certain reports circulated by them to the injury of the
defendant's character; buttbat his friends, on inquiring
int.r the matter, dissuaded him from prosecuting...-
Amongst other evidence produced at. the trial several'
letters written by the defendant were read, in which be
protested that he was innocent of the offence of which
he was accused, and ezpress-d his detestation of the
cri.s.e. The reading of the evidence, which is not fit
for publication, occupied the greater part of the day.
Mr. S2rgeant Mums ackressed the Court for the
defet.dant, and esptessed his hope, that on a review
of the whole of the evid.nce, the Court would be of
op•ninn that justice had not been done, and that the
vet diet ought not to stand. They had not come in
proper time to move for a new trial, but that was
owing to very psi-timid:. circumstances; and, notwith.
standing the objection in point of fours, the Coutt
would, from its own sense of justice, do what was
right. T, e defendant had been struggling for two
years and a half against this charge, and had hoped
that he would not have been brought up for judgment.
Lord formoss—The Court was disposed to give
every indulgence to a person placed in tte defendant's
circumstances; but the Learned Counsel had better con-

fine himself to the suggestion of such matters as might
be favourable to the defendant, without making a
lengthened speech.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE then entered into an examina-
tion of the evidence, and contended that the Jury were
influenced by circumstances which ought not to have
made any impression on their minds—such as therm.
mon talk and rumours circulated in the vicinity of the
defendant's residence, -and answers to questions which
were not legal, ■nd ought not to have been put. This
last observation applied particularly to the evidence of
a witness of the name of Johnson.
further proceedings in the case postponed till to-
1210frow. •

COURT OF COMMON Pi n% is. 9.
DI CRUPIONT, DART. V. WiLLIIIII.IIII.

The plaintiff having demurred to the.pleas Sled by
the defendant in this case, the Court heard the argu-
ments of Counsel last week, and then took time to
sionsider the judgment.
The Com JusTics pronounced the decision of the
Court this morning, in *A very elaborate judgment, and
reviewed the whole of the CM cited in support of the
aeniurier, observing that he did not see any reasonliby
the decision of the Couit should vary from that of for-
tact MO. The demurrer was therefore allowed.
PREROGATIVE COURT, Fu. 9.

IN TIRS GOODS OF .LORD LITTLITON, DECEASID.
Lustuttorom said he was instructed, by the con-
sent of all parties, to move the Court that it would
cider probate to be granted to certain testamentary
lepers, in the band writing of the late Lord Lyttleton.
kb' Lordship died, on the 12th of November. 1828 ; he
was at the time of his death, andhad been for some
Ottielpreviou,s, a lunatic. In the year 1826. a Coponis-
sips de Lusatia, liisireado passed the Great Seal,which
*tared him of unsound mind, and incapable of ma-
naging his affairs since the year 1825., A. Committee
was accordingly appointed, who immediately tor* pos-
session of all papers, and documents. One paper was in-
dorsed in thi haid writing of his Lordship, 68 My lust
Will." These were several other sealed packets found
indorsed Codicils to my will." There us/ alto, at the
time of his Lordship's deceaXe, another paper found.
Containing instructions, to his solicitor respecting the
which was, dated in 1794; the paper *as indorsed,
This piper is to be given to my solicitor after /ay de-
cerise:" bat) as it was only dated in 1827, the Court
Coal(' not take cognisance of it, his Lordship being at
that time a lunatic; the real property of his Lordship
amounted to
.-41+C•ut $0.6001. on which
,were ineum•
biaukces to nearly 20;0001. The will appointed the
Host. Mr. Legge and Mr,Bulliber, executors; the latter
-tleman died Wore his Lordship. and Mr. Legge
hid since renounced ndministration; the nest of kin
was, however 'Willing to accept probate, The. Learned
Cosniielsiheresfure. prayed t*.e consent of the Court.
s.r .14sue Noestou, . deemed, amordiosly, granting
probate of rill Use:papers in the land•ositing of the de-
ceased to- the• tient of kin. -

THE CONFESSION AND . DLCLARATIOE OF
BLJ ZE THE gupapulit.
TEMP ME CALEDONIAN MENCI7IIT.

mess raise sun suitiurr no run items nomeamen
MI LOND MOMS% * • -
Merin Oct, Edinburgh, Feb. 11, nu.
Mr Leas Paomee--As k is now fully understood that all pro-
ceedings of a criminal nature against William Hare have tersol.
sated, it has aPpeared to the Lord Advocate, that the columnity
have aright to expect a disclosure of the contents of .the essies.
.lons made by William Burke after kis conviction. I have, there-
fore, been directed to place • those coofeisions in your Lordship's
hands, with a view to their being given to the public, at such time
and in sues a manner as you may deem most advisable.
Your Lordship is already aware that ow *lnt of these cooks-
slew-was taken by the Bkoriff.flobedtute on the lid day of January
list, In Consequence of Burke • having iodinated a wish to that
elect. The second was taken on the Mid of the same month, a few
days before Burke. execution • and in order to give every degree
of authenticity. Mr. Reid. a damn Catholic Priest, who bad ban
Leagued in regular attendance on Burke, was to be present.
It may be satisfactory to your to know, that in Mein.
Isa Lion which Hare gave to the is the Ist et December
ricinte lukkett imputed
sew to
Bus
trok
Latrebtt active pan), Hare in those deeds
suite crimes in point of number, of doe, and of the description of
persons murdered, which Burke has thes confessed ; sod in the few
particulars in which they dilikred, no milldaml miasma could be
obtained calculated to show which of them was is the right.
Your Lordship will not be displeased to learn, that after a very
fullluid anxious inquiry, now only about to he tencloded, no cir-
cumstances have transpired calculated to show that any other per-
sons have Mot themselves to such practices In this thy er ha vial-
shy; and that there is no reason to believe that any other crimes
have been committed by Burke and Hare excepting those contained
in the frightful catalogue to which they have confessed.
In concluding. I mad hardly suggest to Lordship the pro-
priety of net eatfang those essimeimas ptrMe. until such time as
you are assured MN Hare hes been mu/ft Hatrated from gaol.
I have the honour to het, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant.
AD. DUFF. '
The Right Hon. the Lord Provost, Rt. Sm.

COSIPSNIIIOIIII er USX' DI 11111 JAM
Present. hfr.GeorgeTalt. Sheriff Substitute; Dlr. Archibald Stott,
Procurator Fiscal; Sir. Richard J. blowsy. Assistant Sheriff
Clerk. Edinburgh, Od Jan. Ism.
Compeared Burke, at present under sen-
tence of death in the gaol of Edinburgh, states that*he'
never saw Hare till the Hallow-fair before last (No.
vember 1827), when he and Helen M,D.rugal met
Hare's wife, with whoin he was previously acquainted,
on the street; they bad a dram, and he mentioned he
had an intention to go to the West country to endea-
vour to get employment as a cobler, but Hare's wife
suggested that they had a small room in their house
which might suit him and M4Dougal, and that he
might follow his trade of a cobler in-Edinburgh-and
he went to Hare's house, and continued to live there,
and got employment as a cobler. . .
An old pensioner, named Donald, lived in the house
about Christmas 1827; he was in bad health, and died
a.short time before his quarter's pension was don-..chat'
he owed Hare 41. and a day or two after the pensioner's
death, Hare proposed that his body 'should be iold to
theDoctoti, and that the declarant should •get a.shire
of the price. Declarant said it would be-impossible to
do it, because the.man would -be coming in with the
coffin immediately; but after the body was put into
the coffin, and the lid was nailed down, Hamt,atmed
the lid with X chisel, and he and declarant•took out the
corpSe and concealed it in the bed, and: pot • tanners
bark from behind the house into the ceffini. aad
covered it with a sheet, Mid nailed down the lid at the
coffin, and the coffin was then carried away foriater-
ment. That Hare did not appear to have been concerned
in any thing of the kind before, and seemed to ba,at a
loss how to get the body disposed of, and he and Hare
went in the evening to the yard of the College, ancliaw
a person like a student there, and the declarant asked
him if there were any of Dr. Monro's men about, because
he did net know there was any other way of disposing
of a dead body—nor did Hare. The young man asked
what they wanted with Dr. Munro, and the declatant
told him that he had a subject to dispose of, and the
young man referred him to Dr. Knox, Surgeon's-iquire,
and they went there, and saw young Gentlemen
whom he knows to be Jones, Miller, and Ferguson, and
told them that they had a subject to dispose of, but
they did not ask how they had obtained tt ; and they
told the declarant and Hare to come back when it was
dark, and that they themselves would find a porter to
carry it. Declarant and Hare went home, and put the
body into a sack, and curried it to Surgeon's-square,
and not knowing bow to dispose of it, laid it down
at the door of the cellar, and went up to the room,
where the three young men saw them, and told them
to 'bring up the body to the room, which they did,
and they .took the body out of the sack, and laid it
on the dissecting table; that the shirt was on the body,
but the young men asked no questions as to that, and
the declarant and Hare, at their desire, took off the
shirt, and got 71. 10s. Dr. Knox came in after the shirt
was taken off, and looked at the body, and proposed
they should get 71. 10s. and aothorised Jones to settle
With them ; and he asked no questions as to how the
body had been obtained. Hare got 4/. 51. and the
declarant got 31.5.. Jones, kc. said they would be
glad to see them again when they had any other
body to dispose of.
Early last spring, 1828, a woman from Gilmerton
came to Hare's house as a nightly lodger, Hare keep-
ing seven beds for lodgers; that she was a stranger, and
she and Hare became merry and drank together, and
nest morning she was very ill in consequence of what she
bad got, and she sent for more drink. and she and
Hare drank together and she became very sick and
vomited ; and at tha; time she had not risen lrom bed ;
and Hare then said that they would try and smother
her, in order to dispose of her body to the Doctors.
That she was lying on her back in the bed, and quite
insensible from drink, and Hare clapped his band on
her mouth and nose, and the declarant laid himself
across her body, in order to prevent her making any
disturbance, and she never ,tir red, and they took her out
of bed and undressed her, and put her into a chest ; and
they mentioned to D,. Knos's young men that they had
another subject, and Mr. Miller sent a porter to meet
them in the evening et the back of the Castle ; and de-
clarant and Hare carried the chest' till they met the
porter, and they accompanied the porter with the chest
to Dr. Knoi's class room, and Dr. Knox came in when
they item there; the bodyi was cold and stiff Dr:
Knox approved of its being so fresh, but did not ask
any questions.
The nest was a Ilan named Joseph, i miller, who
had heen lying badly in the house. That he gnt some
drink from declarant aid Hare, but was not tipsy; .he
was very ill, lying in bed,. and could not speak some-
times, and there was a report on. that account that
there was a fiver in the house, which ',made flare find
Ilia wife uneasy in case it shouldkeep awar.locigers,
and they (declarant and Ham) agreed that they should
suffocate him for the same purpose, and the declarant
got a seiall pillo-w and laid it scion Joseph's mouth,
,and Hare lay across the body to- heel; down the arms
And legs, and was disposed of in the same manner.lo
the same persons, mid the -body was carried by titer
porter who carried the lastbody.
to.May..lt jiethiAl
,po old vionien to
the house ac's Yadgen. and *sis; was the, vinise of "rfrfitir,
And she got more drink of het own accord, and, she be-.1

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came eery drank. and declarant suffocated 'ken sad
Ha, was'not in the 'house' at the tirisai; mill she wki
disPOseld of in therianie.'manner.
&Soo aftnrwuds an lerglilmai lodged there' for
sonse thug. and was ill of the jaundice; that he was in
bed very unwell, and Hate and declarant got ab,.ve him'
and Bdld him down. and by holding his mouth suffb
cate.i him, and dispOsed of him in the sans, maul er.
Shortly afterwards an old woman named Haldane
(bat he knows • nothing farther of her) lodged in tAX
nose, ant she bad got some drink it thalime, Ind Aot
more to intoxicate hri, and he and Hire suffocated her,
and disposed of her in the same manner.
Soon afterwards a cinder woman came to the house
as a loestr, as he believes. and she got drink from Hare
and the dielarant, and became tipsy, and she was half
asleep, and he and Hare suffocated her, and disposed of
her in theism* manner.

About MidstimMer, 1828, a woman, 'with her sonar
grandson, about 12 yeari of age, and wins seemed to be
weak in his mind, came to the boose as lodgers. The
woman got a dram, and when in bed asleep he and
Hate suffocated her; and the boy was sitting at the fife
in the kitchen, and be and Mae took hold of him, and
carried him into the room and suffocated him. They
were put into a herring barrel the same night and car•
tied to Ur. Knox's rooms.

That, wen afterwards, the. declarant brought a wo-
man to the house as a lodger, and after sonic days she
grit drunk, and was disposed of in the' same manner.
That declarant and Hare generally tried if lodgers
wottld drink, and, if they would drink, they were dis-
posed of in that manner.
The declarant then went for a few days to the'hopse
of Elea M'Dougal's father, and when he returned, he
'learned from Hare that he had disposed of a woman in
the declarant's absence, in the same manner; in his own
house; but the declarant does nut know the woman's
name, or any farther particulars of Vie case, ur whether
any other person was present or knew of it.
That about this time he went to hie in Brogan's
house, and a woman, named Margaret Haldane, daugh-
ter of the woman Haldane before menfiqued, and whine
sister is married to Clark, a tinsmith in the High-street,
came into the house, but the declarant does not re•
member for what purpose, and she got drink, and was,
disposed of in the. same manner; that Hare was not
present, and neither Brogan nor his son knew.the lease
thing about that or any :,they case of the same kind.
That in April 1828, he fell in with the girl Paterson
and her companion in Constantine Burke's house, and
they bad breakfast together and he sent for Hire, and
he and Hare disposed of her in thosame =miner ; and
Mr. Ferguson and a tall lad, who seemed to have known
:the woman by sight, asked. where they bad. got the
body ? and the declarant said boiled purchased it from
an old woman at the back of the Cannongate. The body
was disposed of fire Dellis hours after the girl wai killed,
and it was cold, but not very stiff, but does not reenl-
lect olanyi•temarks being made aboiethe* body being
warm. . , • •
One darin Bepteniber or Octoher:ll32B; a washer-
woman had been washing in the house for smoothie,
and he and Hare suffocated her, and disposed of her in
the same manner. -
Boon tifteswirds, owoman, named WM:ousel, who
was a distait relation of Helen MoDougers first hus-
band, came to Brogan's house to see M'Dougal; and
after she had been coming and going to the house for a
few days she got drunk, and was salted in the same
way by the detfarant ind Hare.
That 44 Daft jainie4'Was then disposedef. .ia the min—
aft mentioned in the indictment, esceptila;tHare was
concerned in it. That Hate was lying alongside of
Jamie in the bed, and Hare suddenly tufted on him,
and pat his hand on his mouth and nose ; and Jamie,
who had got drink, but was not drunk. made a terrible
resistance, and he and Hare fell from the bed together,
Hare still keeping hold ofJamie's mouth and nose; and
as they lay on the Sot togethe,. declarant lay across
Jamie, to prevent him from resisting, and they held
him in that state till he was dead, and he was disposed
of in the same manner; and-Hare took. brass wolf-
box and a spoon Irons Jansie's pocket, and kept the box
to himself, and never gave it to the declarant—but he
gave him the spoon.
And the last was the old woman Docherty, for whole
murder he has been convicted. That she was sot put
to death in the manner deponed to by Hare on the trial.
That during the scuffle between him and Hare, in the
course of which be was nearly strangled by Hares
Docherty had crept among the straw, and after the
scale was over they bad some drink, and after that they
both went forward to where the woman was lying sleep-
ing, and Hare went forward first and seized bee by the
mouth and nose, as on former occasions; and at the
same time the declarant lay across her, and she had no
opportunity of making any noise; and before she was
dead, one or other of them, he does not recollect
which, took hold of her by the throat. That while he
and Hare were struggling, which was a teal :sole.
1114Dongal opened the door of the apartment,. and
went into the inner passage and knocked at the door,
and called out police and murder, but soon came back;
and at the same time Hare's wife called out, never to
mind, because the declarant and Hare would not hurt
one another. That whenever he and Hare rose and
went towards the straw where Docherty was lying.
M•Dougal and Hare's wife, who be thinks were lying
in bed at the time, • or perhaps were at the fire,
immediately rose and left the hon e, but did not
make any noise, so far as be heard, and he was war.
prised at their going out at that time, because he did
not see bow they could have bad any suspicion of
what they (the declarant and Hare) intended doing.
That he cannot say whether he and Hare would have
killed Docherty or not. if the women had remained,
because they were so determined to kill the woman,
the drink being in their head ; and he has no know-
ledge or suspicion of Dockerty's body• having been
offered to any person besides Dr. Knox, and be does
not suspect that Paterson would oar the body to any
other person than Dr. Knox.
Declares, That suffocation was not suggested to them
by any person as a mode of killing, but occurred to
Hare on the first occasion before mentioned; and was
continued after Wards because it was effectual and shelved
no marks; and when they lay across the body at the
same time, that was not suggested to them by any per-
son, for they never spoke w any person on such a sub-
ject: and it was not done foi the purposi of preventing
the person from breathing, but wee only done for the
purpose of keeping down the person's arms and thighs,
to prevent the person struggling.
Declares, that with the exception of the body of Doe-
hefty, they never took the person by the throat, and
kh, ey never feipt npon them; and declares •that there
were no marks of violence on any of the subjects,
.and
!they Were sufficiently cold to pretest any suspicion on
:the part of the Doctors; and, at all events, they might
he cold and stiff enough before the box was opened up,
*ad be and Hare always told Mine story of *their having
;purchased the sabjects keit some relatiOn or other per.
'son who had the r> ends **Wing of their, about dif-
ferent peas of the toievOtad the stateMelos Which they

'mailt were each as to .pmatat the Meters bhebrir my.
suspicions; and. no inspidoris wee • expreived by be.
Knox or any of hicenistants. and.'lla questions asked
tending to show that they had auspicton.
Declaim-, That Helen M'D. sig.! sod Hare's wife
were no way concerned in any of the • murders; and
neither of them knew of any thing of the kind being ie.
tended. even in the case of D ieherty. And alihuaßk
these two women may latterly have bad some saspielne
in their own minds th4t the declarant and Hare were
concerned in lifting dead bodies. he does not think than
they could have any suspicion that he and Hare wave
ilconcerned in committing murders.
Declares. That none of the subjects which they bad
Procured. as before mentioned, were offered to an,
other person than Dr. Knox's assistants And he ant
[tire had very little communication with Doctor Koos
himself; and declares, that he has not the maddest sof:
picion of any other person in this or any other country,.
except Hare and himself, being concerned in killing •
persons and offering their bodies for dissection; and be
never knew or heard of such a thing having been dots
before.

Wu. BURY,
G. TAIT.
Present, Mr. George' Tait, Sheriff Sehatitste; Mr. Archibald
Scott, Procurator-Piaui; Mr. Richard J. Mosey, Assigns
Sheriff Cleft; the Re*. Wm. Reid, Roman Catholic Print.
Edinburgh, end Jan. ism
Compeared Wm. Burke, at present under sentence of
death in the Gaol of Edinburgh, and his declaration, ti"
date the 3d instant, bting read over to him. he adheres
thereto. D:clares farther, that he does not know the
names and descriptions of any of the persons who were
destroyed except as mentioned in his former declaration:
Declares; that he never was concerned in any other actor
the same kind, nor 'made any attempt or preparation to
commit such, and all repot ts of contrary tendency, some
of which hebas heard, are groundless. And he dues sot
know of Hare being concerned in any such, except as
Mentioned.hi his firmer declaration ; and he does not
know *of any persons being murdered for the pu•po.e
of dissection by other persons than bim.elf and Hare,
and if ' any persons have disappeared any where in'
Scotland, England, or freland, he knows nothing
whatever about it, and never heard of such a
thing till he was apprehended. Declares that he•
never had any instruments in his house except a cos.
mon table knife, or a knife used by hini is his trade as
a shoemaker, or a small pocket knife, and be never
used any of those insttuments, or attempted to do so,
on any of the persons who were destroyed: Declares
that neither he, nor Hare, so far as he knows, ever were
concerned in supplying any subjects fur dissection el-
-1
,ceps those before•mentioned; and, in partirul .r, never
did so by raising dead bodie. from the grave. D. claret
that they niter allowed D►. Knox, or any of hi. assist.
ants to know exactly where their houses were; bet
Paterson. Dr. Knox's poi ter or dour keeper, kw*. And
this be declares to be truth. WM. BURK.
G. TAIT.

Wednesday morning. J. Evans, alias Squire Small-
man, effisted his•eicape froth our county gaol, is a
manner equally daring and ingenious. On the preceding
night, when the prisoners left the yard assigned them
to exercise in, for the purpose of being locked in their
cells, whilst the turnkey remained in the yard, Evans,
who was amongst the first to leave it, contrived to slip
up a fI ght of stairs they had ro pasi. leading to an
upper range of cells, unperceived, and the whole of the
prisoners, as the turnkey thought, were safely disposed
of for the night. When the latter went his rounds, the
clothes of a man confined in the same cell-with Enos
'wale placed at the door, and he also answered she ia•
terrogatory of the turnkey, which is made in pursuance
of the regulations of the gaol, and the turnkey retired
to rest, assured that every man was secured. In the
upper range. to which Evans had escaped unperceived,
are fire cells. only one of which was tenanted by a pri-
soner, and the doors of the others had been. left open
for the purpose of ventilating them, with the sheets,
blankets, dtc. rolled up on the different iron bedsteads
belonging to each- department. In the farthest Evans
took refuge, and patiently waited till all was quiet, when
he removed two small iron bars from a leaded window,
which lighted the gallery into which the cells opened,
but which was effectually secured on the outside. tied
two sheets together, which he secured to staples affix, d
in the walle on each side of the cell, for the purpose of
hanging the prisoners' hammocks to, and to the centre
of the sheets be affixed a blanket, which he secured to
the iron bars of the window, forming a most ingenious
winging platform, which the centre stay rendered per-
fectly secure; on each side of this stay he placed his
fret, his back resting against the wall, and being a tall
man. with the iron bars from the window he cos-
triv.d to remove the bricks from the top arch of the
cell, making .a hole about 12 by 18 inches, through
which he get to the roof under the tiler, and then with
much judgment along from the west side. where he
was confined. to the east side. when he removed the
tiles, andasking with him a sheet tan in two, and fas-
tened together. he managed to descend to the boundary
wall, a task of great difficulty and danger; then icing
the ofie end of his sheet securely in a spike on the top
of the wall, by which the lead covering is fastened, he
let himself down to within about six feet of the earth.
and doubtless dropped in safety to the almond. It is
supposed he had not been able to completely effect his
extraordinary and certainly clever enterprise before sir
o'clock in the morning. as he was seen shout eight,
no great distance from this City, goingtoseards Fowls-
hope, having taken the precaution of putting on. the
coarse hempen thin worn by the prisoners over hissed
dress, so as to appear like a smock frock, and also rolled
up the trousers to the knees. Being more than six feet
high. his appearance attracted the attention of the
person who saw him, but the latter did not hear of his
escape till some time afterwards.-.. Hereford JoarNal. _

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