Q. What dress did she leave your house in? A. In an old dark printed gown, much patched, short sleeves, open before, sewed with white thread in the back; black bombazet petticoat, and red striped short-gown. Q. Would you know these things? A. Yes, Sir. [These articles were shown to witness, and she identified the old printed gown, and short dress.] By the Court.--Q. Do you know what her age might be? A. Between forty and fifty. By Counsel.--Q. What size was she? A. She was a little broad set woman. By the Court.--Q. When she stopt in your house, was she in good health? A. Yes, my Lord. Q. Did you ever see her drunk? A. No, my Lord. CHARLES M‘LAUCHLAN _Examined_. Q. In the month of October last, did you reside in the house of Mrs Stewart in the Pleasance? A. Yes, Sir; along with one Michael Campbell. Q. What time did he leave that house? A. About the end of October. Q. Do you remember a woman coming to the house in October? A. Yes, Sir. Q. When she came did Michael Campbell live at the house? A. Yes, Sir. Q. What name did the woman go by? A. Mrs Campbell’s name was Marjory M‘Gonegal; Duffie was her second husband’s name. Q. Had you ever seen her before? A. Yes, Sir; at home, in the County Donegal in Ireland. Q. Did she remain some days at Stewart’s? A. Yes, Sir. Q. What time did she leave? A. She went away on Friday the 31st October, between the hours of nine and ten in the morning. Q. Did you go with her? A. Yes, Sir, as far as my own shop door at the foot of St Mary’s Wynd, where she shook hands with me. I asked her where she was going, and she told me she was leaving town. Q. Did she appear in good health and sober? A. Yes, Sir, she appeared to be of sober habits. Q. Did she come in search of her son? A. Yes, Sir. Q. Do you know if she had any money? A. No. Q. Did she complain of having none? A. I never heard her. Q. Did she pay any thing for her lodgings at Stewart’s? A. Her son paid for them. Q. Did she breakfast at Stewart’s that morning? A. No, Sir. Q. Did you ever see her again in life? A. No, Sir. Q. When did you see the body? A. I saw it at the Police office, on Sunday the 2d November. Q. You knew it to be that of the woman Campbell? A. Yes, Sir. Q. Did she ever call herself Docherty? A. No, Sir. WILLIAM NOBLE _Examined_. Q. You are a shop-boy at Mr. Rymer’s, at Portsburgh? A. Yes, Sir. Q. Do you know the prisoner Burke by sight? A. Yes, Sir. Q. Do you know a man of the name of Hare? A. Yes. Q. What do you sell? A. Groceries. Q. Do you recollect a body found in the West Port? A. I recollect a woman came to the door, and asked charity, on Friday 31st October. Q. Was Burke in the shop at the time? A. He was. Q. Tell us what passed between Burke and the woman who asked charity? A. He asked her name, and she said it was Docherty. Q. What did he say to that? A. He said she was a relation of his mother’s. Q. Did Burke say what his mother’s name was? A. No.