WITNESS--I saw Mrs. Wallace, who lives at the foot of the wynd, whom I saw among the witnesses just now, and she said, “Oh, Jean! who would have thought on Thursday morning, when Mr. Brodie came down this stair and clapped his son’s head, and put a halfpenny in his hand, that such a thing as this would be soon after here?” To which I answered, “Indeed, Mrs. Wallace, I dare say none would have thought it.” [Sidenote: James Laing] 6. JAMES LAING, writer in the Council Chamber, Edinburgh, called in and sworn. Examined by Mr. HAY--Do you remember of any process being brought before the magistrates against Mr. Brodie some time before he left this place, for using false or loaded dice? WITNESS--I do. Mr. HAY--At whose instance was the process? WITNESS--At the instance of one Hamilton, a chimney-sweep in Portsburgh. Mr. HAY--When was this process? WITNESS--I do not exactly remember; but steps have been taken in it within these six months. Lord ESKGROVE--I suppose this Mr. Hamilton is not a common sweep, but a master who keeps men and boys for the purpose? WITNESS--He is a master, as your Lordship observes. Cross-examined by the LORD ADVOCATE--Do you know Mr. Brodie to be a gambler? WITNESS--I never gambled with him. [Sidenote: Robert Smith] 7. ROBERT SMITH, wright in Edinburgh, sometime foreman to Mr. Brodie, called in and sworn. [Illustration: The Lord Advocate (Ilay Campbell). (Showing the old Parliament House.) (_After Kay._)] Examined by Mr. HAY--Do you know that a spring-saw is a proper instrument for cutting off the natural spurs of game-cocks, in order to adopt artificial ones? WITNESS--I do. Mr. HAY--Did you ever see Mr. Brodie using a small spring-saw for that purpose? WITNESS--Frequently. Mr. HAY--Is a spring-saw a usual and necessary implement for all wrights and joiners, as well as smiths? WITNESS--I have one myself, which I use for cutting off brass knobs and several other purposes. Mr. HAY--Are old keys and pick-locks usual and necessary implements for wrights and smiths? WITNESS--They are. Mr. HAY--Do you know that a box of old keys was always lying open in the corner of Mr. Brodie’s workshop, to which you and the other men had access? WITNESS--There was; and when a key of any of our customers was either broke or spoiled, we could often fit the lock from some of these keys. [Here the witness was shown the keys libelled on.] WITNESS--I never remember to have seen any keys of that kind before. [Here it was proposed to show the witness a pick-lock, and to ask him whether or not joiners or cabinetmakers kept such an instrument, when the Lord Advocate admitted that it was not uncommon for a cabinetmaker to keep such articles as the above. There were several witnesses cited by Mr. Brodie to prove this fact.] The exculpatory proof being closed a few minutes after one o’clock of the morning of the 28th day of August, the Lord Advocate then proceeded to address the jury. The Lord Advocate’s Address to the Jury.