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and on the 243, three daysiafter the murder; Illiaratorth
And somcothes persoas 'eaankinod the-track which the
prisoner-had trarrened, and.found the mark of .a right

shoe and-an iron tip on the heel, alsonhe impression
the dust of a gaiter strap, they.also found the dent of .a.
leit shoe and four nails, butaso mark of a gaiter strap;
they traced this to Ale 'retired place close to the scene
of murder-, and in one or two- places about the spot.
Upon the prisoner being taken inao custody, and a box
of his searched, was found. a ^pair of :gaiters, one an
which only had a strap, and upon his feet the- shoes
exactly corresponding with the above marks. A person
named Scott saw him standing on the road, and a few
minutes after the same person saw Mr. Carter tiding
slowly in the direction which the prisonet west. About
six o'clock on the evening of the murder, theprisoner,
entered the Inn at Thornton Steward, kept by one
John Dry, who was in bed, but upon the urgent solir,
citation of the 'prisoner he was called up. The pri-
sOner wore the same dress. He drank several pints of
ale with the landlord and two other persons, and:
changed a 11. country note to pay a score of three shil-
lings, whch he had owed since last November.--s.
He insisted upon paying for all the ale, and then
left Thornton bteward at half-past seven to go to
Middleham, and on his &nivel there he went into
the house of one Thomas Morton, -where he slept, and
next morning paid a debt of three shillings and sixpence.
He appeared tq have plenty_cif money, and produced a'
handful of, silver—he on the Saturday paid 7s. 6d. to
Mr. Clarkson, for a hat which he was indebted to him
for. He said he had been paid his wages by his master,
Mr. Masterman, of Wensley, with whom he lived as'
farm-servant, sad that day had quitted his service
this was said in answer to a question . accounting for
having so much money then in his' possession. Mr:
Masterman, however proved, that on-the 13th. May, he
had advanced die prisoner ten shillings, is be had no
money, and again on the same day, gave him a sove-
reign, refusing to give any more, until he had given an
account of the monies he'had 'received for him; and
in order to account for the prisoner's disposal of that
money, Mr.Westgarth, of Wensley, deposed, Oat on the
13th May, the prisoner paid him 1!. on account of a bill
for clothes, and afterwards borrowed seven shillings from
a man named Spence, to pay the b *lance. Os the
12eth, thz.dAy alter the murder, he was at Cote Wini-‘
ley, and paid a man named Mason, a blll-of 11.2 a.
.and gave him eighteen-pence to give Westgarth, the
tailor, as he said he should not be able to see him, he
produced several country notes; and on the same day
he bought a gold ring far ten shillings, a pocket book,
watch seal, and riband, and paid some other trifling
debts ; he gave a half sovereign and two half crowns in
payment. He' on the ssme Jay paid a' 11.-note to a Mr.
Winsley, of Leyburn, which had been lent him as far
back as the ,k‘h May ; and also to Mr., Booth, of Ka-
kerb?, the Overseer, ( who had a demand of eight guineas
on an cider of bastardy against him) he paid four
gu'neas on account, and said he had iecrived some-Of
the notes fur driving and seling cattle for Mr. Itti
binson, during the past few clays,. but Cris was cuts-
traJicted by Robinson, who. siiii,the prisoner load 'not
driven any cattle for him for three. mouths
The remainder of the testimony *vas. Merely provin
that the wretched man. paid spine ,debts in a slrellar
manner, and gave his bro.iker Stephea'7s. is silver.
the Sunday after the murder, and talked of li;s
to be married, saying he had plenty of, mpney out'
his wages. It was 'also proved aliat Mr. Carter, ork'lfre
day of his death, received, at Hinton's^ bank, Leytiirii,
several IL notes, of the description found upon and
passed by the prisoner, who, it appeared, as the pangs
of remorse grew upon him, became.vety unsettled, and,
as his money was nearly .exhaested,mandered -about
from place to place in the vicinity of the murder, con-
stautly presenting himself within a few furlongs of Mr.
Carter's residence; as if some irresistible y bound
him to the scene of his dreadful crime.-4n Sunday
evening, the 21st of May, he was obseri.ed. by som-
persons walking in x hurried .and agitated 'Manner
through Frnghall village. His reinarkable appearance
induced the persons, who were entirely strangers to him,
to suspect him to be the person described in the
posting bills as the murderer of Mr. Carter, anti
upon consulting the placard, his deacription was
found exactly to correspond. Marmaduke Wyvill,
Esq. the Member for the City of York, accidentally'
happened to bo riding through the village, was
hailed by the villagers, and informed of the Cif*
cumstance. lilr.Wyvill instantly Pursued the prisoner?
and on coming up with him, dismounted and. seised
him. He made some resistance, but was neerpow'ered
and secured ; and upon being desired to deliver upsail
be had, he laid on the table at the Packhorse Inn, into.
which he was taken, two £1 states, some silver and half-
pence, and otheratiffing things. He then admittedthat
he was concerned in the murder, and made the folk's,
ing declaration before the Coroner, which was produced
is Court : . . .

" The man that did it bad a short jacket awl trowsen; I met
with him in Leyburn on Friday last (the day of the wader);
had seen this man (Mr. Caner) count his money over ; that be had
some five pound notes and some Gee pound notes and a bill; that
they came together by Hornby Hills. Examinant went by the
Parson's barn, and the man went by Barton. He said that if exa.
minant would go with him, he would rob this min (meaning the;
deceased). That examinant told the man be would have no hand
in it; but that if be would do It, examinant would meet him at
Fingal church. That he then went into the lane; to be ready
against Mr. Caner came. After he had done it, be came to exa-
minant, and told him that he had not killed, but nearly killed him,
and taken his brass from him; that he had done it with a ralL • .That
he bad three .5L notes, a draft, some small notes, and some silver.
That be gave examinant 11 small notes, a half sovereign, and I Is. in
silver. Tbat they parted then, and be went by John Baugh's; and
examinant went to *rhornton Steward. That examinant did trot
know the man; he told examinant his first name, which was Wil7
liana."—(The above is a literal copy.)
It was stated that be had confessed the crime in gaol, to some of
the turnkeys.
This was the evidence for the proweation. The prisoner, during
its recital, looked about with an air of wildness, and seemed, as the
trial came to a close, gradually to lose his self-possession, until, as the
reality of his impending dreadful fate began to unfold itself, be
became reduced to a state of despairing horror, almost* bordering
upon
his def stupor. •
In fence, he made an admission of his guilt, and spoke with
great incoherency.
The Jury found him Guilty. after a very short deliberation.
The Laaanzir 13•11071 then put on the fatal black cap, and death-
like silence reigned through the Court. •
The prisoner stood almost motionless, with his hands clasped
across the front of the dock.
The LiAltsas &gee after a most feeling address, passed en him
the awful seismic, of Death. and ordered him for execution ea
Monday mons* next, and his body to be anatomised.
YORK. JOLT 13.
TRIAL OF MIL THOMAS FAIRFAX C A RLIL R.

The Court was very much crowded in the, expects.'
tion of this individuars trial, for the manslaughter of
Mr. Joseph Blackburn, at Putset, in the West Riding;'
on the 23d of May last. At twelve o'clock he was put
to the bar, he is a respectable tooking farmer, and ap-
peared much agitated. He was arraigned upon. the
finding of the Grand Jury, for killing and slaying

Joseph Blackburn, °wilier:sight of 28d of May last.
lie pleaded not guilty. •
Miss . Rebecca Coble, a •young woman of about
twentpfnueyears of age,, but not -a extreme beauty,
Was.called. SIW burst into wars upOn being placetlin the
witness Being: examined by Mr. BAINES, she
deposed as-follows. I am daughter of the prisoner at
the bar, *d I. knew/ the deceased Joseph Blackburne.
My eldest sister is married to his brother. I went about
Christmas last .on a.:visit, to.my sister, and I there
became acquainted. with Joseph; he paid me some
attentions, and in affection increased be:ween iu, but
my father disapproved of it, and did not consider him a
fit match for me, and desired, me to break it off. I told
-him this, bat he still
_persisted, and once or twice he
came to me. I remember the night of the 29,1 of May
last, I was in bed with my sister Sophia, when some
earth WaSfilllig against the windows. My sister Sophi
jumped up.and ran out of the room; I went to the
wiadow, and 'judged by his voice that it was Joseph ;
:he wished to hive Some conversation, bin refused, And
desired him to goaway, and shut the window, and in a
moment after heard a crash of breaking glass, and also
heard' the deceased-jump down; did not the,,know what
'bad happened.; the deceased had called upon me twice
,ih the Aar,
Miss S iphia Cathie, another daughter of the pri
toner's, proved that on the night in question she was
alarmed, and ran out, thinking thieves weie breaking
into the house ; as the descended the stairs to call het
*brother, her mother asked her what WAS the matte,
and she answered, "Oh, thieves are lareaking into tht.
house;" upon calling up ber brother, .Ire returned
her room ; she did not know it was deceased that was
at the window. .

Cross.ezaosined—lt was a very dark night; she had not seen the
deceased at :the window ou the two former occasions.

Be.ezamined —She had heard her father say to deceased that he
woald get a pistol and shoot hint if he came to his 'mute, but that
was only said to deter him.
Bet the Judge—My father did not get any pistol, and did not
know who was at the window.
- Thomas Castle, the prisoner's son, and other witnesses, corrobo-
rated the foregoing evidence, the substance of the whole of which
was given in the STA% soon after the melancholy event took place.
Me. Baron Huu.oda.—Prisoner, have you auything to offer in
your defence.

Prisoner—My Lord, tam so agitated and so weak, that I can.
not speak • but I have here ao address, and would feel obliged If
your Lordship mould allow it to be read to the Jury. He handed
in a wrkiea. paper, *hid; was read by the Clerk of the Court.
It commenced by dePloring the melancholy act by
which he had deprived Mr. Blackburn of life, and de-
clared it .was only dine under an impression that
thieves were breaking into the house. At some length
the reasons for his rejection of deceised were stated, not
that he had any- objection to hi.n personally, but he had
to his family, and it concluded by appealing to the Jury
for his. acquittal under the circumstances.

A number of farmers and Gentlemen; among whom was Mr.
AliMyr, the Barrister, testified to the high ch4racrer of the prisoner
for good and humane conduct in every relation of life.
. Mr. Baron Hut.LocK summed up the evidence, and
said that. if.the Jury believed the prisoner labouied
,p.ndes.thc. impression that rubbers were forcing their.
his house at the lime of the act, then they
4eqpit.,him.,. But if, on the other hand, they
4117.400 m Icneaf Who.thes intruder was, no matter how
irk xpyer,his crm. duct, then they must find him guilty,
A 5,119 93*11.11:u'd a.right to take a fellow-man's 1 fe:under
mitt circumstances, but should have provided against
this de. scription ,o( conduct whicb.hati produced the un-
_foptinate...4sarys.deatla. . - : -
4Trlit Jury. ;0430M/for-a fe • mirirites.sAieturned a verdict of
N. Goyes.-sjklr, carAibr hewed, ar4warkilklossed.
, James -Warrd' was arraigned forihie manslaughter of
B:kift;)4y Striking: him. on, the breast, by which he
fell loins his chair against the wall, and died. Prisoner
kept a publiC house, and deceased, who was chinking.
in the course of conzetsation, having asserted that he
was a wireelwtighti as well as the prisoner, Wind called
%id a:&,-if liar, which was retorted, and the blow fol-:
lowed: The prisoner was found Guilty but the Judge
clone' ating him from malice prepense, he was sentenced
to ten days confinement. • .
A woman named Hutt was tried foi attempting to
poison her husband, by preparing him a pudding satu-
rated with arsenic. The poor man was in a dreadful
state for six weeks. The hu,bapd having been heard
in evidence, some witnesses deposed that the prisoner
'was subject to fits, and the Jury acquitted her, on the
ground of temporary insanity. Sae will be confined
for life.

. .
. • • SANG.
: . Yes.sever We we bop, 'cis ;true;

a01k.4 you not to swear;
• .But I look'd to those eyes of blue,
And svad a premise.there.
The •ow should bind, 'with maiden sighs,
That maiden lips have spoken ;
But that which speaks in maiden eyes,
Should last of all be broken !

VAUXHALL.—This delightful rendezvous of pleasure
and the arts beamed last night in all the lustre of its manifOld at-
tractions, and was graced as usual with a splendid assemblage of
beauty and fashion.
Tuesday, the Lords of Session in Edinburgh, unani-
mettsfy passed a bill of suspension, interdicting Lord liteentirrox,
.from all further rfilapidations at thsbury
Au immense crowd td" .gashionables attended the
third day's sale at Sir Waves,' &name% Mansion in Pall Mall,
The bidders for the Chased Plate were very numerous, and the
whole sold extremely well—from six to ten shillings per ounce.
FITIHRHERRT'S GRAND DINNRR.—Mrs. FITZ-
-111 mum gave a grand dinner and evening party on Thursday, at her
delightful-residence in Tilney-street'occasion
on the of the baptism
of the infant daughter of the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Dawson.—
01. Dawson is the brother of the Earl of POILTARLUIGTON. Mrs.
Dawson is the interesting daughter of the late Lord H. SITMOUR,
aid prat*, of Mrs. Fresneaszaz, of whom sbe has been, since the
death other mother, considered the adopted child. Mrs. 1). has also
been, a great favourite of his Nazism The infant was baptized
by the name of Gerisouta. Austese•. The whole suite of drawing.
roans, four in number, furnished and deCorated in the most splen-
did style, were thrown open en the occasion. The evening company
consisted of -niece than 200 persons of the first distinction.
Letters hum Manchester state the daily and hpurly
Increase of, distress in that neighbourhood; and considerable ap-
.prehension is felt by many of the manufacturen for their own per-
sonal safety, in consequence of the necessity which has been im-
posed upon them of closing their manufactories.
Figs.—Three houses were yesterday destroyed by
fire, in Hinton-terrace, Sc. John's Wood.road. The accident was
occasioned by the workmen having left some glue on the fire, whilst
they went to dinner.
This is the anniversary of St. SWITHIN• Bishop of
Winchester, and Prime Minister and Secretary of •Slate to King
ETHILWOLPIII. He died in 1154.—1 t is an old tradition, that if this
day be fine, a succession of fair weather will follow, but if rainy,
there will for forty days be more or less wet weather, in proportion
to what falls on this day.
NRAPOLITAN LOAN OF 1:2,500,000 NEGOCIATED WY
Ma. IC M. iltosnacnu.o ns Lexeoe,—The Half-yearly Dividend
en this Len falling due on Tuesday, the Ist of August next, will
be paid on that and every succeeding day, between the hours of ten
and two, at Mr. N. M. noenscnita's Counting-bouse, New-court,
Sr. Switben's-lane. It is requested that the warrants, with a list
, theses( in numerical order, may be kft one day fur the purpose of
Wing examined.

AR.
A detachment bit to the gag Italia Company's wen
was ordered to embark esterday evening, at Billiapiate, for
Gravesend, on route to.asatkatn. •

INDIAN ARMY.
SITIPACt FLOM DlTUiell OSOSIIII ST MAJOR St3IIIIIAL 'MOLL% COM.
SIANDISta Tits 2D DIVISION OF TYE •SKT.
kiead-Quarters, Camp, °concha Gong, J. 21.
Major General Nienu having most inadvertently Waited the
name of Captain Amos/SOM. of the Pioneers, who planted the ladders
with severe loss ou the 18th instaut, for Lieut.-Colonel Wasson's
column in the angle of the ditch on the right. under a heavy bre,
he begs to return that Officer his hearty thanks, and wishes him to
convey the same to the men who aided in placing the ladders on that
•nsesnorable occasion.

Brigadier FAGAN having reported that Major Waken and the Vat
Native Infantry joined the 2d Brigado soon after its arrival at the
Agra Gate, the Major• General begs to applaud the spirit shewn by
that Regiment, and to assure the Major that be has always been
pleased with its conduct.

Captain Hat+, of his Majesty's 14th Regiment, Aid-dc-Camp to
t►e lamented General Enwatins, is requested to receivtthe Major-
Gensrarsthanks for his share of the exertions of that day, and for
his care of his Chief, when the column was so unhappily 'deprived
of his example. A True Extract.
(Signed) D. D. ANDERSON, Assistant- Adj.-Gen.-2d Div. .
It Is said that the 17th and 13th King's are to advance towards
Ummerspoora, taking a rostrinto the interior, on the eau bank of
the Irrawuddy, and rejoining Sir Ancistsaxs Castraut. higher up
the stream. It is hoped that in thisline of mart* they Ira be able'
t • pick up cattle, and other supplies for the Army. - •