The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-15 00:00:00

ire. As to Kidtnan,his Lordship bad at one time feared an
oversight had been committed, is net including Kidman
in the indictment, but be thought it due to that
young man to say, that the...lad who deposed to his
barin4 passed through the Turnpike wit)l his
donkey, a few • minutes after the coach; had
„acquitted him of all culpability as having been concerned
/-1 qbe murder; still, however, this yonng.maa was highly
1-ionarahle for his connexion with such a tamn as the•pri.
son r; then drinking together for 2 or 3 hours at the
coach and Horses, was a circumstance that could not but
reflect much discredit oa the witness, Kidman ; whose
isientificatioi of the knife lent to the prisoner. had. how.
ever. given to the evidence an a•lditional and important
clue. The eiycumstaoce of the stick being found in the
turnip-field, where the footsteps fitted the prisoner's shoes
• was-of great importance; so also in connexion with this
Tact was the stamp or stool of the hszle•tree being found
bear tbe place where Kidman had lent his knife to the
Prisoner.
His Lnuestatr regretted he had but little to remark upon in
f tsour of the prisoner, and after chaiging the Jury to give him
tNe edsantage of any reasonable doubt, directed then to con-
• eider of their verdict.
• Nlr. B toe made a commuuication to his Lordship,
• r ;id
The learned Jonas observed to the Jury, that the Counsel
for the prisoner had most properly sailed his attention to the
evidence of Mr. Hall. ills Lordship then concluded by re-
ferring briefly to the nature of the acknowledgments made to
NU. Hall, which Ise thought of itself might have furnished sull•
• dent ground of the fact, even in the absence of all other et&
d
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of—GUILTY.
The prisoner' being called up forknigment, his Lordship
proceeded to pass the awful sentence of the law, in the
C.lttawing terms:—
..• John Pallet—after a patient. and impartial trial, a
Joy of your country has, without the least hesitation,
fours., you guilty of the dreadful crime with which you
ivere ebarged. IVo man living can have a doubt of your
guilt, and you now stand there a convicted murderer.
Meer the most minute investigation, you appear to have
h-en actuated by a deep rooted malice, anti that without
. • the slightest ground of provocation against your unfortu-
. n.tte victim—watching for three or four weeks an oppor-
twaity to pounce upon your prey. For this foul offence
pin wilt very shortly have to answer at the liar of Guth'
whom you have so wit kedlv offended. The murder ej
this unfortunate gentleman cries loud for vengenre. You
have:hitt a very short time to live—a longer time indeed
than you allowed your victim to live for repentance ere you
drove him by a cruel and untimely death, into the presence
of his Creator. Let ne, young man, earnestly conjure you to
employ the few remaining hours of your existence in making
peace with the Almighty before whom you must soon appear.
The sentence of the law upon you, John Psilett, is, that you
be taken from this Mace to time place from whence you COMM
and from thence. on Monday next, to a place of execution,
there to be hanged by the neck until you are dead, and your
hotly to be afterwards taken down and delivered over to the
surgeons to he anatomized, 8:c. pursuant to the Act of Partial.
want—arid the Lord have mercy upon your guilty soul."
During the passing of the sentence the prisoner hi i his rice,
ht leaning his head upon his hands on the bar in front of the
dj:k.
• At the conclusion of the sentence he asked for water, which
being handed to him in a jug be took a sip, and then, dipping
in his hand, wished his temples and the upper part of his
face.
As he was leaving the dock he recognized a person, with
whom he shook bands, and, shaking his head, ejaculated "God
bless you
After Pallett was finally removed, his Lordship asked if
Kidman was in Court; he stepped into the witness's box, and
his Lordship told him that the reason he had directed him
during the trial not to quit the Court was—that he might take
warning against the consequences of keeping bad company,
and drinking in ale houses, as he had been in the habit of do'
ill with the unfortbnate culprit just taken from the bar.—
/Wallin *ea then allowed to depart.

PALLETT THE MURDERER.

enet.stsroao, Deeember li.--Since the condemnation of
C.is unhappy man, he has demeaned bleself in a manner which
sh.tws that he is not lost to feelings of remorse under his awful
sifustion. BOth last night and this morning he received fre-
citteet visits from the Chaplain, and expressed his deep eontri•
tion for. this dreadful eft ne which will so soon consign him to
an ignominious end. He is, however, entirely resigned to his
fate, and talks of this life only as a scene in which he bad but
too long pursued the career of vice. Mr. Hutchinson, the It
Gentleman by whom he is attended, has been mainly lustre.
mental la producing this happy change on his mind.
While
advinistering to him the consolations of religion, he has never
ceased to urge the necessity of earnest and heartfelt repent.
&nee, as the only means by which he can hope for mercy before
the tribenel of the Great Judge of all mankhi,l. Tsse
unfor-
tunatesnan listens to Lira with profound attention, and seems
enxious to employ every moment of the short intern! between
him and eternity, In preparing for his last. The keeper of the
prison, acting to the very letter of the Act of Geo. 1.. which
affairs all Recess to the cells of murderers after sentence of
visual, is past, was peremptory in excluding every person not
officially employed, and therefore it was Impossible for any
other to get to to hearths condemned sermon which was preach
est ht two o'clock,the usual hour for the afternoon service on
such occasion;. However, from all that has transpired beyond
she pteeihcts of the goal, it appears that the prisoner was
greatly affected by the discourse of the Reverend Divine, and
particularly at those passages which Immediately referred to
the terrible enormity of which he felt conscious.
The execution takes place to-morrow morning at nine o'clock
precisely, and the person whose duty It is to make the last ar-
rangements, has already prepared every thing for the dread
award of the law. As the prisoner moved only in the obscure
sphere of a labourer, and lived eta distance of 30 miles from
this town, the people here know nothing of his habits beyond
what has been developed by the crime for which he has forfeit-
ed his life.

COAL TRADE.-..-411 adjourned Quarterly Sessions was
held at Kingston last week, to titers igate a compl Ant made
by Mr. Richman. Deputy Coal Meter for Surrey, against
Francis Digit, Esq. Ms principal. for neglect and misbe-
IlatiOUT in his offiee. The main charges Were, that Mr.
Blgg obstructed Mr. Richman% his ezertions to detect
sod prevent frauds, by refusing him all information and
access to books, encouraging the labouring meters to dis-
obey his orders, and stigmatize him amongst the trade us a
common informer. That Mr. Digg declined to interfere
o ben gross misconduct and fraud were palpable. anal de-
tained meters in his employ who were detected of malprac-
tices. Tbat he did not employ a sufficient number of
meters to perform the necessary duty. That be did not
keep proper officers, nor visit the stations ao frequently as
Is Ought, neither did Le pay the country meters adequately.
And generally that by the negligence of Mr. Bigg, sigh-
elect security was not afforded to the public, either as to
the quantity of quality of the coals delivered in the Surrey
district.
Mr. Richman conducted his own case, tool less opposed
by Mr. Nolan, the Ring's Counsel. and Mr. Jentmett. The
ease occupied two whole days, and the Court, after nearly
an hour's deliberation, delivered the following judgment:
•• That they considered the complaint not sufficiently
proved to justify the dismissal or suspension of Mr. Mgr,
but they ordered more attention in future to the visitation
of the stations and the paritent of tbellabouri og meters."
Directly ibis opinion of the Court was pronounced, Mr.
Richman publicly ram in his resignation. saying lie was
dseermined no Longer to bold any appointment under Mr.
Bigg.
latterlientloman addressed the Court. and said that
be had never aitherised the labouring meters to insult Mr.
Richman or withhold information from him; but as to
office books nine were kept. consequeetly none could be
produced for bk. Richman's inspection.

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