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he went on, when one of the men seized him behind the neck, another trip. ped up his heels, when he fell, and a third put a pistol to the left side of his head, when he cried out, "Save my life, and take all!" The man answered in a low voice, to hold his tongue, or he was a dead man. They first robbed him of his watch, and then of his pocket-book, which contained the articles libelled on, and also took an eighteenpence piece, a sixpence, three half-pence, a penknife, and the key of his desk. - They also took his great coat, shoes, gaiters, hat, and his wig, which latter was thrown back to him. All this happened on Howmuir farm, and not far from that house. There were four men in all, and some of them had dark - coloured clothes, and one of them was a pretty tall man. When he recovered, he went forward to Beil west gate. A hat and pair of shoes being shown the witness, he identified them as those of which he was robbed that evening. Cannot identify either of the pannels. Thomas Wilson, late farm servant to James Nicolson, tenant in Blackhouse, said, That he was acquainted with James Leigo, servant to Robert Howden, at West Garlton: That he was at Dunbar fair, along with James Leigo, and, upon the public road, three miles east from Haddington, they were attacked by three men, one of whom tripped Leigo, who fell, and another tried to do the same to the witness, but they both fell into a ditch: That while lying in the ditch, another of the men struck him on the head, jaw, left arm, and back, with a bludgeon: That being upmost in the ditch, he got up and ran to the Hailes onstead for help, having only lost his hat: That on returning along with others to the place, he found an old hat, much worn: That he was so much hurt, that he was obliged to stay all night at Hailes. Being shewn a hat, said it was the same he was robbed of that night: That he saw Leigo next

day at Spittlehaugh, who said he was robbed of all he had, and then he mentioned the things libelled on: That at the time they were attacked, which was about ten o'clock, witness was carrying Leigo's bundle. They had been drinking, but not much; witness was perfectly sober, but Leigo seemed hurt by the drink, altho' he could walk well enough.

James Leigo, farm servant to Robert Howden, tenant at West Garlton, said, he was at Dunbar fair, which he left between six and seven o'clock, in company with Thomas Wilson: That near Hailes houses they were attacked, when witness was tripped and dragged backwards, and robbed of all he had, his watch, seven notes, twenty shillings in silver, and several other articles: That his watch was silver, maker's name Charles Tomlin, London, No. 9201. Being shown a watch, says it is that of which he was robbed that evening, but the chain and seals are not his: Had got some drink that day, but not so much as to prevent him knowing every thing that happened. He had got his wages that day before he went to the fair: That he followed the robbers west, but lost sight of them in a strip of planting, and then went to his uncle's at Spittlehaugh, where he staid all night.Saw Wilson next day, who had been hurt, and told him what he had lost.

Thomas Helleard, publican, near the barracks, Musselburgh, said, That on a day towards the end of November, on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, four men came to his house : thinks O'Neil was one of them, but is not sure of Kelly, or Corn, a witness for the prosecution, who was brought into Court.

Janet Thomson, daughter of David Thomson publican and carter in Haddington, being asked if ever she saw the pannels ?-cannot be positive if they are the two men who were in her father's house one afternoon: thinks that Corm, who was sent for, is more like one of them than either of the pannels: thinks from their dialect they were Irishmen.

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Helen Amos, wife of Robert Bertram, carrier and publican in Haddington, says, she remembers Dunbar fair, and that two men came into her house, scavenger looking men, and thought they were Irishmen. As there was a death in the family, paid very little attention to these men. Does not know the pannels.

Robert Lilley, keeper of Ravenshaugh toll-bar, said, that the morning after Dunbar fair three men came to his house, and while he was letting a cart thro' the toll, they sat down at the fire and called for some whisky: that they were very dirty, and appeared much fatigued, and complained they were cold: That they were whispering to each other, but he did not understand them: That the pannels were two of the men. They asked for change of a note, but he denied having any silver, as he had a suspicion of them, and he called up his brother, saying that he had suspicious people in the house: That the man asked if he had a dog, and if he would attack any body? when he answered, the dog would not attack any person on the road, but if any person attacked him in the house, he would attack them. The Court highly complimented the witness for his conduct on this occasion.

with him, he would also: That he joined them at the barracks, which were then taking down: That Jeremiah and Kelly were in a house, and witness and Neal joined them, and had a gill of whisky: That they all set off; the witness in company with Jeremiah stopped at a public house, when Neal and Kelly passed them, and they afterwards stopped at the Black Bull inn, and had some drink: That they stopped at a planting before they came to Linton, when they saw a man on horseback, whom Jeremiah proposed to attack, but the witness opposed this, as a woman was present: That they went through Linton, when witness pretended to be sick, and would go no further. They all went into a wood, and then came out into the high road, when witness left them, and came to Musselburgh, having previously received a penny from Kelly, and three-halfpence from Jeremiah: That next morning, about nine o'clock, O'Neil's son came to him, and said his father and two men wanted him: That he went to O'Neil's house, and Kelly gave him nine shillings to buy shoes: That Kelly said, he had got a watch, a great coat, and a hat, but the hat was a fair exchange, which was no robbery. Jeremiah had a bundle and an umbrella, but they had no such thing when they set out the day before. Jeremiah and Kelly had pistols, and he saw the former load his : That he parted with the prisoners and Jeremiah near the old bridge, Musselburgh, and never saw any of them again, till he saw O'Neil in custody in Edinburgh. When witness left them in the planting, he brought home O'Neil's stick with him, to assist him. Kelly and Jere

Cornelius Corn, weaver in Newbigging, Musselburgh, said, that about a month ago, Kelly and another, calling himself Jeremiah, called on him and O'Neil, as they both wrought together: That they went into a house opposite the shop, and had some whisky: That Kelly asked him to go to his room to shave him, which he did: That after he had shaved Kelly,miah had pistols; O'Neil had none;

Jeremiah sent for half a mutchkin of whisky, when they asked him to go to Dunbar fair to rob: that he refused to go, and then went and informed O'Neil, and said, if he would go

Jeremiah loaded his pistol at the entering the planting.

After a serious admonition from the Lord Justice Clerk, this witness was set at liberty,

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Andrew Inglis, serjeant-major of the police, Edinburgh, said, That he apprehended Kelly at his lodgings in the West Port, on Thursday the 24th of November; he searched the house, and found a watch, marked Charles Tomlin, London, No. 9201, which he identified: That he apprehended O'Neil at Inveresk, and he took a hat from him. Being shewn a hat, thinks it was the hat Kelly wore, and it was taken off his head by Captain Brown, but is not positive. This was Wilson's hat, and has witness's mark on it. Joseph M'Kenna was along with witness.

Joseph M'Kenna, serjeant of police, Edinburgh, said, That Inglis and witness searched Kelly's house, and found a silver watch and umbrella. He identified the watch, which is Leigo's watch. Being shewn a hat, could not identify it.

George Douglas, serjeant of police, said, That he, in company with Mr Maclaren, searched Kelly's house, and found a tobacco spleuchan, which he identified.

made off: That his horse was found afterwards, and he was brought on it to the police-office, where his wounds were dressed. Kelly is the man who threw him into the ditch, and O'Neil is the person who stopped the horse. He identified the tobacco spleuchan, and described very accurately what was taken from him. The Court said his evidence was very satisfactory and complete.

Andrew Black, smith, at Braid'sburn, said, That he passed two men at the Thornbush, in company with Samuel Payne: That he remarked to Payne the two men were gallowslooking fellows; thinks the pannels were these persons: That shortly after, they heard the cry of Murder, and passing the men again, he found first a horse on the road, and afterwards found Loch lying in a ditch all bloody: That he pursued the robbers a little way, but soon returned, being alone, as Payne was lame: That he got assistance to Loch, and sent him to the police-office. The Court complimented this witness for his zeal and humanity in this affair.

George Dichmont, Sheriff officer, said, that he searched O'Neil's house, and found a hat, which he identifiedit was Mr Welch's hat. He also identified a pair of shoes, which were taken off O'Neil's feet. They were Welch's shoes.

David Loch, carter in Biggar, said, That he remembers being employed to bring a gentleman's horse to Edinburgh, three weeks past last Wednesday: That he had on him three pounds in notes, twenty-eight shillings for hire, and twelve shillings of his own: That he left Biggar about one o'clock, and about six o'clock, near Braid's-burn, he met two men, one of whom seized the horse, while the other threw him in-nels being in her house on the night

to a ditch. He, the witness, asked what o'clock it was, and they answered, it was eleven o'clock: That while he was in the ditch they picked his pocket, and when he cried out, one of them struck him a blow on the head over the nose, which made him all over with blood, and he has the mark yet: That one of the robbers threatened to blow his brains out, if he cried. Black, and another, came to his assistance, but the robbers

Grizel Paterson, wife of James Paterson, change-keeper, Wright's Houses toll-bar, remembers the pan

the man was robbed near Braid'sburn, and had a gill of whisky and a bottle: That O'Neil seemed sleepy; but having heard of the robbery, the witness's daughter desired them to go away, or she would call the police; on this they went away, having paid their reckoning.

The declarations of the pannels were then read, as emitted before the Sheriff - depute of Edinburgh. In these declarations the pannels confessed fessed the whole of the charges contained in the indictment, and completely corroborated the evidence given by Cornelius Corn, the accomplice, who went with them to Linton, but who drew back, and returned home before any of the acts of robbery were committed. The pannels declared the fourth accomplice to be a Geoffrey Moore, and they were all natives of Ireland. O'Neil, in the concluding part of his last declaration, emitted before the Sheriff, admitted the enormity of the crimes he had thus committed; denied that he had ever been concerned in any thing of the kind before, and hoped he would be mercifully dealt with, as he had freely confessed the whole truth, and had a wife and five children, she being also at present pregnant.

This concluded the evidence on the part of the prosecution, and no evidence having been adduced for the pannels, the Solicitor-General charged the Jury for the Crown, and Messrs Gillies and Brodie for the pannels, when the evidence having been summed up by the Lord Justice Clerk, the Jury, without leaving the box, returned a viva voce verdict of Guilty, against both pannels.

After a suitable admonition from the Lord Justice Clerk, in the course of which his Lordship said, the Court were determined, by the most prompt and vigorousadministration of justice, to punish enormous offences of this nature, and endeavour to correct the loose manners of the times, in which highway robberies had been committed of late to an extent altogether unknown formerly in this part of the united kingdom. His Lordship sentenced the pannels to be executed on Wednesday the 25th day of January, at, or as near as possible to the spot at Braid's burn where they committed the robbery upon David Loch, (being the third count in the indictment.) His Lordship, in pronouncing sentence, addressed the prisoners in the following terms:

" It is now my painful duty to pronounce on both and each of you that sentence which the criminal law of Scotland, from the most early period of its existence, has affixed to the crimes of which you are guilty. The Jury, after a most candid and dispassionate examination of your conduct, have, by an unanimous verdict, found you guilty. That crime, for which your lives are forfeited to the injured law, is indubitably part of a systematic plan, and obviously very atrocious, as from its very nature, from the circumstances attending it, and the awful results to society, it is subversive of the essential principles of social union, good order, and harmony. Your conduct was attended with circumstances particularly odious. Independent of the evidence of one of your associates, who, happily for himself, repented in time, your own explicit declarations prove you to have gone with the utmost coolness and deliberation to that most nefarious transaction. This is known to be the case by all who heard the evidence against you. That crime, I am sorry to say, is now become too frequent in this country, where for ages it was unknown, and is attended with aggravations which make one blush for humanity. Your trial to day has developed a circumstance, which, I regret to say, militates strongly against you. It has shewn us, that men, even in this happy time, in the abundant enjoyment of work, and with fair wages, can disregard every consideration of safety, can sacrifice every feeling of affection to dear relations, and form purposes of cruelty, which, if allowed to pass with impunity, would lead to the dissolution of good order, and tend to the annihilation of society. The inevitable issue would be, that if persons cannot go in their lawful business to markets and fairs without being in danger of being beset, assaulted, and robbed, and their lives taken away; that they must go armed; and thus would our country be deluged with every species of vice and outrage. This must be obvious to all. The crime of which you stand convicted, while it is odious in every point of view, is in your case most heniously aggravated.

"One of your associates, not yet apprehended, but whom it is fondly hoped public justice will soon overtake, in forming his plan, went so systematically about it as to consult an almanack, to know when, and where, and at what particular district, the fairs were to be held; a strong proof of your purposes of robbery being deliberately formed. I have enlarged on the atrocity of your crime, for the purpose of cautioning you not to believe for a moment that you will be the objects of royal mercy. I must tell you, that your days are few and numbered, that your fate is now decided, and that it well becomes you to reflect on your ill-spent lives. Let it be your first and only concern to humble yourselves before the Almighty Judge of the Universe; for, be assured, that in consequence of the verdict, in a few days you must appear at his tribunal, which will be arrayed with awe infinitely surpassing an earthly tribunal; and where not only your public crimes, but the whole transactions of your lives, and the secrets of your hearts, will be judged. Let me, therefore, implore you not to waste the few moments allowed you, in the delusive hope of any application you may make, being listened to. Prepare for the great change that awaits you, by praying to Almighty God to renovate your hearts, and grant you proper dispositions and a proper state of mind, for the unseen but eternal world. Whatever profession of religion you may be attached to, avail yourselves, I beseech you, of the aid of those ministers who will come forward to your assistance; and while you sincerely repent of your sins, let me exhort you to ask divine grace, in the name, and through the

merits of our blessed Saviour. Your temporal fate is decided-your crimes have been great, and therefore the means for repressing such crimes hereafter must be great also.

"You are to be executed, not at the ordinary place, but on the spot where you robbed and assaulted David Loch, or as near as possible to that spot. I trust and hope, the promptitude, celerity, and expedition with which you have been apprehended and brought to justice, will open your eyes, and the eyes of every one, and shew them, that though they plan in secret, not only the eye of God, but the eye of the country, and its police will be on them.,

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Lay these things seriously to heart, and be assured that it is only by fervent prayer, heartfelt sorrow, and contrition, that you can hope for access to the favour of God in that world to which you are now soon to go."

Pannels appeared to be about fifty years of age.

Counsel for the Crown-Mr Solicitor General, and H. Home Drummond, Esq. Agent, H. Warrender, Esq. W. S.

Counsel for the Prisoners-Andrew Gillies, George Brodie, Alexander Pringle, and Archibald Alison, Esqrs.-Agent, John Alison, Esq. W. S.

Much praise is due to the activity of the Sheriff, and the Edinburgh Police, in apprehending and bringing sospeedily to justice these delinquents, it being only three weeks since they committed these robberies.

Eulogy of DELILLE, the Celebrated French Poet, pronounced by м. CAMPENON at a meeting of the National Institute, 16th November

1814.

GENTLEMEN, IN casting my eye over this imposing assembly, I find almost all those who

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