The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-18 00:00:00

HIGH TRE-4SON.

AL COMAIIMiIIoN OF oTRA AND TIMMINER.
/6, JULY 15.—Vesterulay the Court met at
4 the Lord President was absent throughout
the day. The prisoners were all brought in, with the
exception of Hardie, the unfortunate man tried yester-
day. John Baird was i 11111 l edintely put to the bar,
sad the Jury having been sworn, the 5m.:m..111-oc.
sans'. opened the case for the prosecution, and at half-
past six yesterday evening the evidence closed by the
reading of the prisoner's declarations, emitted at Stir-
ling, and before Adam Doff, Esq. Sheriffof the county
of Edinburgh.
31r. Jarrecv addressed the Jury at great length,
with that eloquence of which he is 'master, for the
prisoner. and was •followed by the holm Amo' ATE,
for the Crown, also at rowiderable length. 'I he
Lola) Jubilee CLEna summed op the etideture with
his usual discrimination and iwp,•rtiality. The Jut y
retired at a quarter past twelve, and at a quarter past
two this morning returned a verdict of Onilty on the
secotud count, and Nut Ouiity on the first, third, and
fourth counts.

CONVICTION OF 11.1ItDIE, ONE OF TIIE BONNY-
Iit HADICAI.s.
STittuNE, Jrt.i 13.—the whole of the prisoners
seissul at llonnymuir (Itf in number) were brought
hole the-Castle cinder an escort of the Eltli foot, and
placed at tree bar.
Mr. JErruvr, us Counsel fur the prisoners, rd-
dressed the Conrt, and stated an objection to Mr.tier-
jeant !fetlock appearing. on the part of the pro., en.
lion, as lie was entitlell to plead only in English
Courts.
The Lean PursiDENT said, that by the articles of
u the law was the same in Scotland as in Eng-
land. There vas nu ditierente.whatever; and if Mr.
Jeffrey thought roper he conic' claim a right to plead
for the traitors ai the approaching Court of flyer and
Terminer at Vork. The Coma would not, even with-
nut the ojec:iou of the prisoner's Counsel, have al-
lowed .31r. Hollork to appear, lint the point hail been
attended to !loth in the year 1794 and on the present
occasioa. There was 110 doubt 11 hatever that English
t'ounsel lied a right to appear in dont Court. Scot.-
:isit Counsel had been allowed to appear even in Eng-
lish Courts, when disenssing the law 'ef that country.
tilt J.Dalrpliple Was allowed to pl«ad in the House
of Lords, in a case whiting tie literary property. Hie
Lordship elincled to another ease where Scottish Cones-,
set was all,bwed to plead.
Mr. sit clialletNed the arraign. as the Shedd*
was not qualified as required I%y the law of Euglautl.
Ile was appointed by the Crown, aid w nut that dt'•
seriptiou of officer calleirSheri:r in England, and of
rousse could nut be qualified to return the panel.
The Lou;. P?.s:stices‘w said, that the law requir-1
the Sheriff to wake the return, and the Sheriff of En :-
Lta had varion- qualifications. Soule of them were
elected by the citizens: one of thew was appointed by
the Bishop of Durham, and Lord lhaticit was liereili-
tary Silent of 11'estinorlaticl.
The Lo ID JOITICZ eLlittlt observed, that if the ob-
jection sc as us vll f: v.l, the law of treason was a
nullity. '1 he other Ccontuissioners coinaided in this
opinion, acid the obi ction n an repelled.
The list of Jurymen, consisting of 153 names, was
tipme,called. ,One gehtlentatt, in forwaruiag a certifi-
cate of excuse. Li" &Nen 114 it their Lordwhir a "fir
respecting a saddle and bridle. I his was raturick
him, and the proper paper forwarded. 'I his eircaus-'1
stance relicvs.,l the dryness of the procee dicigs. by pro-
clueing a momentary sudle upon the an inner. , Our
gentleman claimed etemptioa as a medical practioner,
which was rlltsiird.
Hardie was th.ninforniel' that lie was to be put en
his trial.
Sere r... 1 of the gentlemen called for this trial were
challenged by the prisoner's Counsel.
'1 hr Loan l'at:•titeaf r prohibited the publication of
the report of :he proceedings, not only in this county,
hut in all the other,t, until the gluing,' are finished.
lie observes), tl.at it it us useless to inclose the nit-
nesses while they could learn, by means of a news-
paper, what was salt) by each other. His Lordship in-
timated, that a eery severe punishment uvula j
flirted on any person who disregarded the prohibition
of the Coml.
The Limo Amor see opened the case on the part of
the Crown. Mr. JEFFItt:T delivered a lung :Teeth fur
Iris client, but calk) Ito exculpa•ory proof. The So-
Lit loR-fiY.NEI:AI. replied,sild concluded liv expressing
his firm conviction that the Jury would find the pri-
soner guilty. The Right lion. the Lou Is PREFIS'ENT
charged the Jury, who after retiring a few minutes, '
at a quarter past one o'clock in the ..... ruing of the
14th, retureell a verdict of Guilty .in the 2d au.l .ith
counts of the indictment.

The counts and overt-acts are the same in all the in-
dictments brought before the Special ComiukAon.
The late Earl of Strathmore was married ou Sunday,
the 2a of July. to Miss Mintier. Ilia Lordship has
left a sun by this Lady, who chtims the Earldom of
Strathmore. 'I he title of Bassin Bowes is extinct.
His Lordship's estates were not entailed, and he mate
a full settlement of his property. A curious question
will arise its to the legitimacy of the son, .as it must
depend whether a marriage in England, subsequent to
the birth of a child, it wild legitimatize that child in
Scotland.
lionnymnir where the prisoners now on trial at Stir-
ling were seized, is situated in the parish of Falkirk,
and lies about four miles west of that town. It is a
piece of healthy ground, slanting from south to north,
and may be seeu from either .the road front tilasgow
or Stirling, or from the north road front ttlasgow to
Edinburgh. It lies a little distance to the southward
of the Forth and Clyde canal, and only be reached from
the north by a passage below the canal. It le a short
distance trout the ground where the memorable battle
of Falkirk was fought in the rebellion of 1745.
Oil Friday, as the Prince Regent post-coach was'
proceeding through Anglesea to Holyhead, when op-
posite Ileadrefaig, trout some failing in the structure,
it unfortanately upset, ahem, uselaocholy to relate, an
outside pas.enger, whose name we bats heard was
Roche. a lineu-draper in Unblin, received so severe
a coutosion ip the bead, that after lingering a s►ort
time be expired. A Coroner's inquest was held. when
the Jnry unanimously found the verdiet—Accidettal
Leath.

STATE*MAN,
teof the City.--(.1 laugls4—The sacred
y had bees too lightly twisted. lie cos-
iest. more reinarlmon whirl' be was Ire. arketal.
41 order, and concluded by voting for the STIRI.I/44
on. 10 o'clock ;
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