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 to plant them—they were rubbed over with pitch and grease; he planted them at the bottom of the rick-yard, under the stump of a post; on the Saturday following he shewed them to Mr. Dale and Mr. Linwood, who took them.

On cross-examination, he said what he had stated all took place on the Saturday night and Sunday morning; all the prisoners were not together at any one time to work, as some went out others came in—they were all together at supper,

Re-examined. They could not all be employed in that work at one time; he planted a die in the wheat rick, and a quantity of 3s. pieces under the side of the rick, by the direction of Booth, which he shewed to Dale—this was about a week before he shewed them.

Re-cross-examined.—Does not recollect the day they were given to him by Booth—they were not any of the 3s. pieces struck on Saturday.

Re-examined.—He cannot say which day they were struck.

Mr. Brownell confirmed J. Ingeley in the finding the 3s. pieces in the Marsh Field, and produced 47 of them, which, with the one specified in the indictment, and taken out for that purpose, made four dozen.

T. Dale corroborated R. Ingeley as to the dies found in the rick yard.

Mr. Linwood did so too—they both identified them.

Mr. Philp examined the dies—they resemble the dies for the 3s. Bank tokens.

Mr., on behalf of the prisoners, said there was no proof that these were the dies used on the Saturday:

His said, the prosecutors must elect elect whether they would take the Tuesday or the Saturday as the day on which the offence was committed—they could not take both.

Mr. said, if such was his Lordship's opinion he would take the Tuesday;—and as that day's operations only related to Booth and John Yates, sen, the Jury found Booth and John Yates Guilty, and acquitted the rest of the prisoners—who were accordingly taken from the bar; and John Yates, sen. Scot, and Chidlow, being set up,—