The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-03-26 00:00:00

TRIAL of the RIOTERS at EDINBURGI

The trial of the rioters at Edinburgh, on the 31st
of December last, came on before the High Court of
Justiciary' on Friday last. The Indictment was
against six in all, and they were charged with-
1. The murder of Dogald Campbell, Police Officer.
2. Knocking &monad robbing Ensiga Cochrane.
3. Knocking dowa sad mbbiag Mr. Laurie.
4. Knocking down and robbing G. R. A. Brown, Esq.
5. Knocking down and robbing Mr. Hughes.
6. Assaulting and robbing Mr. Altair.
7. Knocking down anivebbing Mr. Ferguson.
P. Assaulting androids* Mr. M‘Lauren.
9. Knocking down and robbing Mr. Brodie.
10. Assaulting and aNibg Mr. 11,1maglilao.
11. Knocking down and bing Mr. Bruce.
" And ill the said acts of robbery, or ono or
other of them were committed by all and each, of by
one or other of the Prisoners in furtherance of pre-
vious agreement, or plan, to which plan or agree-
ment they were all and each, or one or other of
them, parties." One of the parties charged, James
Johnstone, not appearing, was outlawed. The Ar-
ticles, 4, 8 and 11, were not gone into. Two of the
Prisoners, George Nopres and John Grotto, were
remanded, and the trial went on against Hugh
M'Donald, Hugh Mlntosh, and Neil Sutherland.
It came out in evidence that a number of young
men laid a plan for raising a mob, assaulting the Po-
lice, and robbing Gentlemen in the streets of Edin-
burgh on the last night of the year (or hogmanae
night) which they carried into execotion in the most
desperate way, knocking down and robbing every 1
one they met. SOme , accomplices were admitted as
, witnesses. The trial occupied the whole day.
The Court met again on Saturday, when the ver-
dict was rend, which unanimously found the three
Pannels guilty of two several acts of robbery, and the
Parel ..iflnlosh, part guilty of the murder of Dug.
Campbell. Their Lordships then delivered their opini-
ems; and after a most solemn address from the Lord Jus-
tice CLERK, the Pannels were ordered to be executed on
' the '22d of April next, on a gibbet to be erected for
that purpose, opposite the Stamp Office Close, High-
street. The body of M'lntoskte be afterwards de-
livered over to Messrs. Munro, for public dissection.
The Pannels, who are young lads of from 16 to 19
years of age, seemed but little affected. The Court,
i and all the avenues to it, were greatly crowded, at a
t• very early hour, and a picket of 100 men of the Ist
I Regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volenteers attended,
iduring the whole time, to preserve order.

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PORTSMOUTH, Manes 25.
Sailed the Winces, Caroline, 74 gams, Captain Dolma ns;
Thehan, 36 guns, Captain Digby ; and Volage, 24 guns, COI.
Mackay, n ith the China ships soder convoy ; tits Princess Ca-
roline returns after teeing dam through the Bay of Biscay ; his,,,,
Theban goes on to Cantnn and returns with the annual China`
tea ships; the Votage takes Sir !Ivan Nepetua to Bombay, II
the government of which Presidency be has lately been appoint•
ed ; Linnet, with convoy for Cork. .
SHEERNESS, Mines 25. •
Arrived from Anbolt his Majesty's brig Crairer, Casale
, Toter ; the Captain and Oilcan &the Fly shoo of war, Imely
• ' ! wrecked oil* that island, came passengers in ber, and resale at
The statement that the last India Company would ! this port until a Court-Martial if lentietted for the purposed
require the Loan of Sir millions at least, to answer i enquiring into the ciremnsteisces attending hellos..
the bills which are come and coming upon them front I FALMOUTH, MAWS 23.
India, was yesterday announced at the Court 40 ; Appeared of this Poet this morning his Malesty's ship Coe-
i'roprietors. Though the India Company must pay , atlertrro 1704 conl* *lad theortti ffigate g isteelGrulvrZotwel
the interest of this sum, yet it swells the Loan in an I come ;id itranrc BZing Ina her rudder, Abe keel, and haling
amount that, in the present state of the sioney very leeakdyri:mlinihas.comeon. to an
tkaotni:;:ritlita:ebilt'westes
amar Bay, out-
market, and with the character which Mr. Pitts-
irr sieocedoaa
gadlee rligldety alt S. E. the bas rode It not In perfect safety. Serb
vA t. bears on the Royal &change, will be sawately . ral lighters, and the Active otter. withPaarr! front lite Packets,
felt by the country. The Steele F.:change was shot
c&newhaavrirsese gotta Iser axiiMocrote artl,l=reatith:
yesterday before the matter was announced; but it . in ink, part to-oionow.. Theitata frigate has Some in.
'tide a most sensible impression on all the' persons I DgAIL, Meow„?- • . -
';:trrested in the funds who were present. ' I Came down from the Blew Ide Majm_ty'sall_ie Calliope; Lord i
The suiting of oar East India Convoy is counter- i Cochrane, C'esele).ll4!"P!!cl; cgs 11"ili at' Pafrkk far A
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.r.:: ruled by Government, until the destination of the , Armed hi, agojedes . Mary, from's, Pladdisiimist
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fietl ilett is ascertained. ' the Ameries,#sens ii 441109 for HaL
'tic Prince Regent of PORTUGAL has given the, - PIM* WiCali% -
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