Star. — 1808-05-05 (London, England)

MEA.D3WBANK.  ..... Richard APDermond and John M'Kinnon, accused of stealing goods from a carrier's carts, at Kirkmuirhill, in the county of Lanark, were outlawed for nonappearance. James Gilchrist, accused of the murder of Margaret Brock, his wife, at Camlachie, near this City, was then brought to the bar. From the letter o in the name of Brock, being wrote in the copy of the indictment served on the prisoner, like the letter e, so as to read Breck, an objection was taken by the prisoner's Counsel to the trial going on. The case was certified to the High Court of Justiciary, the diet deserted, pro loco et tempore, and the pannel recommitted to prison. This morning the Court proceeded to the trial of John Waddell, accused of theft and housebreaking ; but, after several witnesses had been examined, the Advocate Depute stated, that he found himself unable to prove the libel, upon which the Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. He was thereupon dismissed from the bar.  The Court immediately thereafter proceeded to the trial of John liraclddl, smith, Margaret M.Donald, his wife, William Sanderson, travelling merchant, Mary M'Farlane, his wife, and Mary Kyle, wife of George Rodger, bricklayer, and John Hodge or Hodgen, late weaver in Lanark, afterwards travelling merchant, accused of various acts of housebreaking and theft, and of reset of theft; and all the prisoners, except' Hodge or Hodgen, who did not appear, and was therefore outlawed, having pleaded guilty, a jury was enclosed, which returned a corresponding verdict of Guilty; but the Court delayed pronouncing •sentence, , and the prisoners were remanded to prison. John Lerhy, grocer in Calton, Catherine M'Lean,' his wife ; and Mary Duncan, wife. of the said John' Hodge or Hodgen, were next brought to the bar, accused of receiving part of the articles stolen by the other prisoners, Waddell, Sanderson, &c. but, 'on account of some particular circumstances, the ADVOCATE DEPUTE thought proper to desert the diet against them, pro loco ct import; but they were recommitted to prison on a new warrant. Thomas Howard, alias Charles JaCkson, alias Charles Thomas .Tackson, was next brought to the bar, indicted and accused of different acts of shop-breaking and theft in Glasgow, and of being habit and repute a thief, pleaded guilty. The Jury were thereon en. closed, and the Court continued sitting until the verdict of guilty was returned, after which the Court adjourned till to-morrow, then to pronounce sentence. This day the Court having met, Andrew Radler, from Kilsyth, accused of forgery, being called, and appearing in Court, the Advocate Depute stated, that he had learned that the information which had been given him, and ♦which had compelled him to bring the action, was erroneous and unfounded ; and he therefore moved that the diet against the prisoner be deserted simpliciter. The Court accordingly deserted the diet simpliciter, and dismissed the prisoner from the bar.  John Waddell, Margaret M'Donald, his wife ; Sanderson, Mary M'Farlane, his wife ; and Mary Kyle, or Mrs. Rodger, were then brought to the bar, and adjudged to 14 years transportation beyond seas, under certification of death in case they returned sooner. The Lono JusricE CLERK, after a solemn address to the prisonerThower Howard, pronounced sentence of ' death upon him, and ordered his execution to take place on Wednesday the Bth of June next. The criminal business being finished, the Court discussed some appeals from the inferior Courts. At the Jedburgh Circuit the post boy of that town was convicted of stealing money out of a letter entrusted to his care, and sentenced to be transported for seven years ; as was J. Norman found guilty of forgery.—At Aberdeen a woman, convicted of the murder of her child, was banished from Scotland for life.  The boatswain of the Thunder bomb was on Monday tried by a Court-Martial, at Sheensess, for drunkenness, and striking one of her crew on the head with a marline spike, which severely injured him.— The Court, after hearing evidence for and against the prisoner, sentenced him to be dismissed his situation, and rendered incapable of ever serving again in that capacity.