The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-15 00:00:00

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The whole of the trials which have occupied the
lineation of the Court this day, have been totally
uninteresting, and also of a local nature. Must of
the prisoners were convicted ; and the Chief J estice,
in dressing the various prisoners, observed, that
he was sorry to hear all of them use such made-up
jskoceewithout containinga single particle of truth.
It did them great harm ; and it would seem as if
it were " one story- put into the mouths of all the
priories, by some person or persons who might
hoe access to them. Such mode of proceeding
Lid much better be avoided ; and he threw it out
as a hint for their benefit and general adoption.
.!'lnnis, the unhappy man who is to suffer the
ntenCe of the lave on Mittureav next, for shooting
at B:rch, the constable of Stockport, still continues
a most sincere penitent. Through the humane at-
teatiia, of Mr. Keeling. who has been very as-
siJateis in endeavouring to awaken this rash yonng
man to a proms sense of his awful situation,
!linnis declares, that if ever any person was
troaght to acknowledge arid feel comfort in the
toltaidages of religion (previously to which he was
so entire stranger), he is that man. this sudden
change e•f conduct hes Pstouished every one in the
prison.—No respite for Bruce has yet arrived : but
it is expected be will not antler.
The Attorney-General at the close of the day'
infoaned the Judges, that the whole of the calen-
dar of the prisoners would be gone through to-
morrow stout two o'clock. and begged he might
be permitted to mention the '• king rerxtut Har-
rison," as the first Special Jury ense. The Chit f
Justice said, all he wished was to accommodate the
Gentlemen of the Bar; and if the latter had no ob-
jection, it was a matter of indinrence to him ; but
perhaps it had letter stand the last upon the list.
It appears there are two indictments against
Parson Harrison, for preaching sedition in his
chapel Lt Stockport. Upon the Atterney -Cent-
ral's leaving the Court. the termer addressed him,
tad solicited it as a favour, that the I.enrued
Ceielenn.n would bring un► his causes without
tielav, as he vs 's a roar man, and had seven wit-
to keep. at an eat,ense of three pounds a
day. Ihe Attorney-General said he would take it
into cousideration, and sr:•ak to the Chief Justice,'
in order to accommodate Mr. Harrison. 'the Rev.
Goldman smiled, and seemed pleased with the
politeness of his opponent.
The esecetion of M'lnnis is expected to attract
a very large assonbly of persons. Chester still
continues very full, and nut a bed is to be gut at
say of the inns.

:'.IC rol.t.t WINIII LETTER HAS /MEN M BITTEN BY
47AsEINti.
" For Mary Jones, No. bl, Vnion.street, Stockport.
" April I I, IME
" MAR FittNDS—This COMPS to take may last farewell
ot you all, and I lo.pe you nil! look on my last dying
words of adi,ee. This is the last—yes, the last of ali
Nr fri.131% jen all know steel that issy principle* lima
brin the flt.e of my death. Vote all know that I have
Urn:el tie finer rewards and punishments doe to sin—
s-es, strove to make gs many infidels as I could. Yon
hare been ere-witnesses to my fearless principles ; you
know tlest I feared [wither tlo.l nor Min.—My dear
friends, lam happy to thiuk lam hear. I hope it will
Ire a blessing both to you and me—let the nerds I am
going to tell you shark your heart and soul with
delight, and alien vodebour it, believe it is true, I
hill tell von no falsity now. After I was sentenced
to death I rime ..ot of the Conrt laughing, thinking
I would be soon cruet—thinking that boll soul and
body would he soon dear!. Ait that grieved me was,
to think that a ILIIUCCtmt Mall tlilould suffer for nes
transgressions. My dear frirtid%, I come into my sell,
an:ln a Ned• urier a Mill come into thy sell, and in a
little atter a man come int., me, and begun to speak to
me about my soid. I laughed at him he asked to pray
by no., Lot I 101 l him I waneed no priesteratt about me.
lie reasutrA very fairly, and said he was no priest, and
got roe to I (MIAMI to kneel down. prayed. aml
pointed out ( deist to tre, whom I have oft times denied
11l such a manlier. that I Iwon to bare a doubt of trey
own principle. After he went out of my sell, I kneeled
down by my hedsiole, and asked Cud for pardon it I was
wrong, and begged bur the truth. My dear friends, I
said no more, fur I was speechloss. I fell doss non my
foie to the Rrnnnd, and if ever I'hri• t was revealed to
MAN, he was revealed to um I see the necessity of
Christ. I seesaw) the future rewards and pnnishments.
I see as it acre hell gaping for me, and all this time
1 did set speak a word. I was seized with such a
honor to think I had been so far deluded that I lay
on the groimd fee I elate say a hone, in such a state
of madness, that it was most shucking to et the
tears tug .town try hardened cheek. I sleet ant atoned
and seen el my sin., before me. So my dear friends
rejoice that tend has been so kind to me, to revisit him-
self to such a wratcli at the last bones. My dear frieuds,
uu longer—look to time—look to yourselves—dishe-
tree no more. Prey to tloel sincerely fir the truth—
pray fur nie, unit think it a blessing that I am going to
everlasting happiness. If you think of coming for my
body again Saturday, I could wish you to bring me
some uid Cose to lie executed in—l could wish you to
hire my s!ose to keep them in remembrance of ine, and
wheu yen see them think on en--don't grieve for we,
fejtlice for my relase, and thinking of meeting me in
everlasting bliss. Yoe sill have one Wog to do forme,
and don t fail, and that is, pay Andrew Alanrot the
said of thirty shillings. You may pay them as you
chest. 11e will take it at a shilling a time. Now my
friends I will be happy. I send my love to Mary Galls-
more and to the other two men, and to all my friends
both small dint great, and ask pardon of those 1 hare
led astray by my false doctrine—So a due—a due fe-
tter:4NT one. JACOB 311.01:1111.

The above letter is addressed be M'lnnis to his sweet-
heart. It was sent yester:lay. 'Brow, who continues
perfectly composed. Gas seen him ; and *lnnis said,
had be not shot Birch as he did, he should hare at-
tempted it at another as it appeared to him a duty
to destroy a person in his (Birch's) situation. He
is nowt etoplo)ed io writing his life, which is to be pub-
14t1ed.

The Metropolitan and Central Committee ap-
pointed for the Relief of the Manchester Sufferer 4 have
puldisheti an account of the distribution of their 'funds,
e.nd other document,, by which it appear, that, in ad-
dition to the relief afforded to the unhappy sufferers,
ti ey have paid 7101. on account of the trials at York ;
at. i that they have advanced 150/. more than the 'chola
sawant of the funds raised.