Star.
London, England, 1829-06-12 00:00:00

I companion and Enid, "Do you mean to NM me.soe
They did nil wins to be quatrelling. This was
all be heard until the deceased's body was discovered;
witness went to the barracks, and saw the prisoner, who
then wore a cap; he was asked if !meter wore a round
ihat with a cockade in it. and he said, H He had never
worn one," or to that effect; it was proposed that wit•
rms. and Bennet should go to the whom s roontorthere
two hats were found, one of which the prisoner put on,
but witness could 'not identify him as the person he saw
walking with the deceased.
William Chichester Reynolds deposed to finding a,
knife, now produced, about 44 yards from the spot
where the murder was committed. The knife was here
produced—it was a mere common case knife.
William Leigh, (brought up from the New Prison,
Clerkenwell.where he is confined on a charge of felony),
examined—lt was not the first time he had been ion.
prisoned for felony; had been imprisoned several times
for misdemeanours. The witness then swore that]
when the prisoner was brought into the prison, he
Asked him (prisoner) to have a -pipe of tobacco,
which he did. The next morning the witness and
prisoner were walking up and down the yard, when
prisoner said. 44 this is a terrible job ;" witness said,.
" you left a penknife in the lodge;" prisoner said,
"yes, I did r witness then said, "it looks as if there
were stains of blood on it—is it so?" the prisoner said,
68 No, it is pot—it is rest, which I tried to rob off: wit •
nes, said, "then.she was not murdered with it?" pri!
saner said,. " No, it was not." Witness said, 64 how was
it that half a crown was found in her pocket?' prisoner
said, "he knew she bad that," snd added,"so helping
GOD, I gave her no *Riney that night;" witness then,
questioned thewismer as to the breast pin. and be re-
plied, "I don't mean to own it, nor do I think they•
can prove it is milie." Witness then communicated what
,he had learned to the Governor, Mr. Kilsby. 1112 sub-
sequent conversation, witness asked the prisoner, was it
done with a bayonet, and he replied, no, it was not, nor
did he-think they would easily find what it was done with:
The prisoner then expressed a hope that witness would
not divulve what he had told him. The witness then
deposed to the fact of the prisoner. while in bed, jump-
ing up and exclaiming," By G—d, Mary. I've done it!"
and to his conduct on the Sunday morning, when the
newspaper was reading, which has already appeared in
the police reports.
Cross examined by Mr. Costwoon—Witness first
cautioned the prisoner to say nothing to any body. The
prisoner, when speaking about the penknife left in the
lodge, said, if there had been any blood on it he would
not have been fool enough to have left it there. The
witness admitted having been committed once with the
Moses Wolfe gang of swindlers ; twice for stealing in a
dwelling hon.e; once for burglary ; once for obtaining
goods under false pretences, &c. In answer to the last
question by Mr. Osmond, the prisoner replied—" In
that case. you, Sir. defended me"--(A laugh).
Samuel Arundell—Was also a prisoner in the New
Tustin. and on the Sunday morning was present at the
reading of the newspaper. This witness also deposed
to the altered manner of the prisoner on that occasion.
Thomas Stirling, Coroner for Middlesex, produced
the pin found on the deceased.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner declined saying any thing in his defence'

FOR THE DEFENCE.
Ferdinand Ives, Lieutenant ih the 15th Light Horses,
stated, that the prisoner was in his service for about'
three years. On the 13th of May Witness sent him to'
town, And he returned about nine; at eleven p'cloek I
witness went out to a bill. the prisoner having assisted.'
in dressing him. On witness's return he bad every
reason to believe the prisoner was in bed.
Mr. Davis. the landlord of the public house opposite
the barracks, deposed to the fact of the prisoner joining
a convivial pasty'at his house, on the evening of the 13th
of May. He left about half past eleven o'clock. Had
seen the prisoner in comp Any once with the deceased.
John Bryant, a private in the 15th, saw the prisoner
between eleven and twelve o'clock, come out of his
master's room, and go up the guard room, and got a
light; be then went up to his bed room; witness wagon
guard until one o'clock, and again went on at five
o'clock; a private named Duckworth relieved witness;
saw the prisoner come down stairs about a quarter be-
fore six o'clock, and go to the stable; the prisoner could
not have gone out without the sentinel seeing him.
Thomas Duckworth, the person alluded to by the last
witness, swore to the same effect.
iosiah Bradly, also a private in the 15th. was on duty
on the night in, question, and relieved Duckworth at
three o'clock ; did not see the prisoner come down stairs
while be (witness) was on duty; the prisoner might
have gone out and he not have seen him.
Sergeant Davis left his roam about five o'clock in the
morning. About a quarter past six the prisoner came
down ; he was half dressed as usual whrn he went to
stable; he had his neckerchief in his hand ; always
considered the prisoner a very kind. good-bearted,
cheerful man.

Richard Edwards, clerk of Hatton Garden police-
office. will, called and swum—l do not believe the wit-
ness Lligh is worthy to be believed on his oath; I hull
konwn him swear to informations which were false.
S 4 muelGo g er, of Tottenham. court road, linendraper..;
would nut believe Leigh, the witness in this case, ow
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his meth.

Leadbitter, tbi.eite Marshalman, would doubt
Leigb.oo hicamth ; -bed-toowo biro Syr sod !waltz
years.

A number of other officers were called, but they did
not answer..
Mi. 134r0s MuLt,oc. x calmed up the evidence to the.
Jury with the utmost minuteness. and left it to them to.
pronounce on the prisonerl guilt or innocence.
The Jury faired the prisoner Not Garilly.

Biron ANSILIII as ROTHSCHILD son-in-law to
N. M. on Itonessana, Esq. arrived this tnertslag teem Paris.
Tbi worshipful, most ancient, and highly respectable
CeMpany of Needle-makers yesterday held their Atonal Festival
at the Albion Tavern, la Alderipm-street. Hamar Reams, Esq.
the Master for the present year, was In the Chair. On this owe.
gen the dinner was served IN the large hall, which was brilliandy
illuminated with gas. The banquet was superb, =misting of every
deikacy, including ewe entire course of Ash. The wines were ex-
cellent, and the whole entertainment was highly creditable to this
extensive establishment. The Earl of Laioneasmx, who is a
needle-maker. was prevented frost accepting the invitation, by his
indispensable dram in the Home of. Lards. The conviviality of
the company was kept op Mtn AI late beer by the kind attention
and goad humour of the' Mama, and the vocal talents of several
professional Gentlemen.
Friday night a hole was bored in the door of a weaver's
shop at Par khead, near Glasgow, and a quantity of vitriol
squirted through, which totally destroyed one web, and
partially injured another. In the neighbourhood of the
UM village, at the north toll, another web was totally
destroyed by similar means; and in a third shop a web
was partially injured. On Thursday night, in the same
village, one web was completely destroyed, and about
eight ells of another. In one of the above cases the
miscreants left behind them a tin box containing a
quantity of vitriol. The webs which have thus been
destroyed won working under the Omaha prices.