"In the course of my trial, the coroner laid some stress on the absence of _Charles Hilliard_, the lodger under my room; but Mr. _Hilliard_ appeared however before the sessions were concluded, to save his recognizances: he then deposed before the judges, all he knew relative to the accident; which being materially the same with the evidence he gave at the coroner's inquest, and as I have no reason to wish it suppressed, I made it my business to request Mr. _Hilliard_ to recollect the whole of it, which he was kind enough to give me in writing; and here it is. "_Charles Hilliard_ gave evidence before the coroner as follows. "That Mrs. _Daniels_ came into his apartment about eight o'clock in the evening to light her candle, and then went up to bed: that about ten Mr. _Daniels_ came home, and knocked at the door, calling _Sally_, two or three times: that not being admitted, he broke the door open: that then he thought he heard a knocking to make good the breach, after which some words ensued between the parties, and blows followed: that he heard Mrs. _Daniels_ ask forgiveness, saying, she would never do the like again: that _Daniels_ should say--_Damn my breeches, what do you shut me out for? don't I pay my rent?_ after which he heard a rumbling in the room, but did not distinguish any thing more, to the best of his knowledge, till Mrs. _Daniels_ fell from the window. "I lived in Mr. _Daniel's_ apartment but little time, in which I heard many quarrels and debates between them, which frequently happened by her aggravation and ill-treatment of him." "I was sentenced to be executed on _Monday, September 21_; the coronation-day was to be the day following, which led some persons into a conjecture, that this august solemnity was the cause of the first respite, which made way for my pardon. This however was a mistaken opinion, for I owed the redemption from my hard fate entirely to the kind Christian offices of my friends who, from a persuasion of my innocence, applied to the worthy magistrates of _London_; from whom, the circumstances of my situation were represented to his Majesty. The gracious condescension of this best of Kings, in attending to the representations made to him on my account, will never be forgotten, while I enjoy that remnant of life I now owe to his goodness! "I was condemned on the _Friday_; on the _Saturday_ I was comforted with the news of a respite until the _Friday_ following: I then heard of a farther respite, and was appointed to die with _Campbel_ and _Gurnet_; before the execution of whom, I was again granted a longer time: and then my execution was to be forborn until farther orders. I received my pardon on _Thursday, October 28_, and was discharged from confinement _Sunday, November 1_.