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proceeded, before the British Jury aforesaid.

As an honest man, I scorn to say anything of either of you: but address myself to my God, the Lord God of Israel, in the words of Solomon:——

"If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:

"Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked to bring his way upon his head."——(1 Kings viii. 31, 32.)

examined:——

"I attended the meeting at Bakery-hill on the afternoon of the 29th November. Mr. Hayes was chairman, and the prisoner was on the platform. He made a speech to the effect, that he had come 16,000 miles to escape tyranny, and they should put down the tyrants here . PRISONER ALSO TORE UP HIS LICENCE and threw it towards teh fire recommending the others to do as he did."

N.B.——At the next state trial of Jamas Beattie, and Michale Tuhey, said witness George Webster, on his oath, was cross examined by Mr. Ireland, and stated:——

", was at the meeting on the 29th November.——(A gold licence was here handed to the witness.)——This licence is in the name of and the date covers the period at which the licences were burned."——(Sensation in the Court!)

I was present in person, and a free man. I hereby assert that I did not burn any paper or anything at all at the monster meeting; I challenge contradiction from any bona fide miner, who was present at said meeting. I paid two pounds for my licence on the 15th of October, 1845, to Commissioner Amos, and I have it still in my possession.