^i y / ^zZy ^^^i^L, /ZfL 'Ot^sfy/f ' f /tO - ' ' . ¦ ¦ ,'3 . ' ' ' ¦ ' - . ¦ . . . . . i ...... ¦ ¦ A/uL. ^a/Ll M -- tftar tigt ZvteTlismtt. London. —A general meeting of-the" Weat End Ladies ' Shoemakers was held on Wednesd ay even- ~*\ ing, at the Temperance Hall , 50, Tottenham Court -US&E.—At a meeting, held en Monday night, Road B»e following resolution was , to receiv e delegates from the Trades ' Dele- ^^ TRtrtbB'a room, gate s Committee , and to consider the propriety of *' . Reamed:— " Thaof i thia meetingof i» fiighly nM n*? ^, onduct the brave men London , forming themselves into a portion of the Chartist ^ c &** -?„ forw ard to supply the places of the body, Mr. Shute was palled to the chair. Mr. Arm- go boldly of onr strong Walton ' in ~ZjL& membwtrrt *** Executive, and . more , delegate from the Trades Committee , ^ in a long and elcquent address , explained the bene- ^f^jj TV tthii 1 jnnefco jre, whenWe faction is doing *** ^ to crash onr holy cause . hereby tender fits which TradeB ' Unions would derive from the attainment of p t po and was received with & ' ^ heartfelt th anks , and oonsiaer them worthy ol : { oli ical wer, great app lause. Mr. Skslton moved a very lengthy of an tme rfemocrata.- AND . g^^ rT LEEDS GENERAL '^M Wl^S0i& -0: resolution , pledging the trad e to join the Chartist %rcRT& Ta TTDVtt. —At the weekly meeting of body, and sen d delegates to the Chari ist Tra des' Chart er Associat ion, Mr . David p»vie» in the chair, ¦ ¦w,»»»woi halfpenny or Committee . Mr. Andrews britfly seconded the S! fnttoiri ng resolution was nnanimouily passed :— - YOL. Y. NO. 257. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1848. resolution . Mr . ithers se- TydviL / £ ' "* ve Salllinga per Quarter. Burden mored .and Mr. Sm H * acts of outrage allegedagainst his fellow prison ers. It Mr. Heath swore to going with Ellis to a barber 's on Reported iNCENDuay Fiee A report reached credence in the testimony of the witnesses, that they finding of the Jury. Of that interval the prosecut or s THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONS. is easy to sax, that /when tbe Judge sums up, he will the following mornin g, and afterwards to a grocer 's in here last night tbat an incendiary fire took place at were guilty of the offence laid to their charge. The made ! the best possible use. Mr. Stepheoson , the take care to divide the canes, so that tbe jury may Haniey . Mr. Smith' s at Elmingt on, a distance of six miles from learned Counsel then went over the evidence again st Solicitor , set off for the Potteries on Saturday, and (Continued,daily f rom,our own Correspondents) decide each on its individual merits ; but experience Then came tbe barber, Mr Billingten. He had been Stafford. Engines with post horses wer e Immediately the several priso ners at grea t length , reserving Ellis for retu rned on Sunday night with th ree; witness es to has shown that there U no plan for convicting an inno- subleased on the other side, and produced his sub- dispatched to the scene of the fiery element, which the last He would then take the case of EUis, and be disprove the alibi. That they did tb the satisfact ion cent man , saf e, t s ng a d confusi poena. He recollected shaving tbe prisoner on the bad been got und er before their arriv al, through the called upon them to dismiss from their minds every- of the Jury. The Solicitor-General , in bis own oily 7. more than he clas i n ng STAFFOR D, Frida y, Oct. him with those who are real ty ox apparently guilty. mornin g ©tine 16th August His face did not appear to working ot the fire-engine from Earl Talboti Anxious thing they had heard which was likely to prejudic e methodistical way, turned the evidence of those wit. to ascertain the troth of decide upon the evidence are quite the order of th e day—no master The trial is adjourned till to-morrow, aud probably nave been blackened ; bad it been so, be should have the report , I made the minutest their judgments, and to nesses got up at the eleventh hour —to hU own par. Convictions inquiries , and the result laid before the m. When they called spotless may bare be«n the characters of the pri- will not terminat e before Monday * perceived it was, that I learned that this that bad been pose. He occupied two hours in that meritor ious bow next witness was Mr. Livesey—He was at tbe flra greatincendiary f ire was neither conduct and speeches on tbe morning of work dut y, and for doing that soners— no mtt±pi- how excellently they may have con- Tbe more nor less than a to mind bis ; that was his duty good members of society, in tbe (BefortMr. Barm Rolfe.) from half-past one till three. Bid not Bee Ellis there. fire which took place in an out-house of Mr. Smith , the f ire, and his subsequent addresses to the mob, he is paid. The Chief Jus tice was engaged five hour s ducted the mselves m if they believed be , husband *, children , or servants— The prisoners, Jones, Jarvis, and Parry, were ar- Saw Goodwin there ; Goodwin was drank. and which was caused by sparks tha t escaped from an they could bave little doub t , was in summing up, an hour of which time was devoted capacit y of father s there with a criminal intention. how derated they may have been to the altar raignedfor arson, just at tbe rising of the Court But Mr. Bradle y gave testimon y of a similar nature. adjoining forge. The report of an incendiary fire was present , that he was to Ellis's case. His Lordship certain ly took great no mat ter circulated solely Counsel had not closed his address Sod, or faithf ul to their Sovereign —the moment in consequence of the lateness of tbe hour AU these witnesses were snbjected to a most rigid and with the view of exciting, In the The Learned pains with the case, but he dwelt with more than of their breasts of the jurors was despatched. - th e evidence sifted they are charged witt. having been caught within the their trial was adjourned till to-morr ow morning, searching cross-examina tion by tbe Solicitor-General , who are to decide their fate , a when our repor t ordinary confidence upon eut last magic cins'e formed by the police, all those excellencies, and the Jury having been sworn in, were locked np for but the Lea rned Counsel failed to shake them, although prejudice against the nnbappy men that are to be tried. (Before Mr. Baron Rolfe.) night in the Potteries , to which he affixed the gre at , are lost si g be bad recourse to all bis well-known quiet ingenuity in A magnanimous , glorious, Christian objeot, well worthy est impor tance. The Jury bad to retire before they all those virtue s ght of, asd they are Tiewed the ni ht Samuel Simpkin, Robert Clish, James very -wont characters that can be possibly such cases. Tbe only variation was between the evi- those who had it in view ! J ohn Hollis, had agreed . But by their countenances on thei r re- as the con- CLOSE OF THE TRIAL OF THE PRISON ERS , John Room, Geor ge Sharpe , Nay, the men who are summoned dence of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers , as to tbe question of Mason, Francis Taylor turn to court it was easy to discern how the balance eeived. as jams to MONDAY, October 10. , George Fletche r , and John Brook , ecid f ate of those sunken, degraded , naked , CHARGED WITH ATTAKING MR. FENTON15 whether they breakfasted or dined with the Ellises on William Duffield turned. Th eir names were , called over in the usual d e the for an unlawful assembly at Mr. Host' s e starring men, have been beard to declare openly, that H0U8E. tbe day after tbe fire. (From the Morning Chronicle.) were indicted ord r, as al so were the names of the prisoners . The colliery, And assaulting Benjamin Benton. clerk of arr aigns asked if the Jury had bo matter how good their past life have been, it shall prisoners having clcsed That is my defence , said Mr. Allen : and the Court agreed to The several Counsel far tbe At nine o'clock the eighteen prisoners implicated in Mr. Sergeant Ta.lfod ed state d the caae. It was their verdict. The foreman replied in the affirm ative. avail them nothing when they come before them. This their addressesto tbe Jur y, was again immediate ly hushed for the Solicitor-Gtmeral' n the charge of barnicg the Rev. Mr. Aitken 's hous e wer e the most serious charge that had arisen out of tha riots He then r ead the list according to the ver dicts." principle is as novel w Englishmen as the mode that is Mr. Baron PABK.B charge d the Jury. rep ly. placed at the bar ; and the Jur y having been called over , division of the county. On the adopted of their retarding verdicts seriatim of in the southern Duriug the reading the most breathless silence pr el , where the Mr. Serjeant Ludlo w said, tbat on behalf the Bnt the law officers of tke crown were paralyzsed. It the Chief Justice entered the court and took bis seat of August , four perso ns were taken vailbd. The list was as foIIowB fats of thirty or forty fellow-beings is to be decided. day was evening of the 15'h :—Elijah Simpson prosecution he begged leave to say that he weuld not was lost; tbe next Sunday ; the reply was post- upon the bench. into custody, and locked up hi Wolverh ampton , on a t e Guil ty ; Thomas ' Yesterday, four prisoners wore convicted of a lar- or the boy Monday morning. Guil y ; John Ow n, Murr ay press the charge aga inst the woman Yeates poned till The court was rather more crowded than on previous charg e of riot ; the next morning a large mob assembled Gui lty ; Geor ge Kilson , Not Guilty ; Philip ' cecy aod burglary in the bonse of Mr. Hill, a pawn- Deane Tooth. The unfai rness of this is too glarin g to require com- days, and the greater numbe r of tbe auditors in the with sticks and bludgeons. The mob the n went away Not Guilt y ; W. Spoor , Not Guilty ; Henry ' broker , in the parish of ;oke-upon-Trent. It now Howard 1 S These two prisoners were accordingly discharged. ment Mr. Roberts wss most indignan t It was, bow- gallery were ladies, who appeared to take much interest of the collieries, and in their way they Guilty ; Wm. Ellis Guilt y ; A. appears that tko3e wretched yenng men instead of towards one , Wood , Guil ty. , The J ury, after a short deliber ation, returned a ver- ever , utterly useless to complain. Mr. R. asser ts his in the proceedings. met a constable named Benton. Some of the mob E lijah Clay, Guilty ; J ames Green e, ty ; being burglars , were actually carried asray by the tide Guilty Guil Richar d dict of Not Guilt y against Farrington : and of conviction tbat the tr ial was length ened out till Saturd ay At the sitting of the court proclamation was made cried out , " Tha t is the man who took the prisoners Croxton , Guilty ; John Rat-hbon e,Guilt y; W. of people, who were bending their coarse in that larceny against KU&an , Simpson , Dunne for burglary and night with the express view of having Sunday to get np that unless all parties out on bail surrendered them- yesterday. " On that some of the inob threw stenes at Gailty ; Thomas Roberts , Guil ty; Wm. Fear ae' direction; and thit when they saw t&e mob attack Parkes , and Banks ; and of larceny alone against another case againet the prisoner. selves in tbe course of the day their recognizances him, aud he made bis escape into the house of a Guilty ; and George Colclough , Guilty . ' the pawnbroker 's aad that their foods were rikely to Barrett. would be estreated. The Grand Jury having expe- woman named Hanshaw , who had a son lying sick in Mr. Ellis bore his sentence as if he waa pre be destroyed in the general scramble , thai then only, were again arraigned for a riot , but We are happy in being able to say that the universal pare d All tbe priso ners rienced sornu inconveni ence frsra the non-attendance of bed. The poor woman being terri fied, shut the door, for it. A slight ; quiver passed over his counten ance they took away a porticn of thpsB things in order that the Crown declined prosecuting, and they were conse- feeling among the townspeople is, that Mr. Eilis will be acquitted on the present charge. We wish that we witnesses , an order was posted up in tbe hall , stating but at lost was compelled to open it, when the mob which immediately resumed its Usual calmness. He they might keep them safe, and then return them. If quently acquitted on that indictment that any one who did not appear when called would be rushed up stairs and found Benton concealed in the as no doubt ii shall , reach the Judges ' ears , it will William Roberts, Edwin could be as confident of an acquittal on the others , bnt and his doomed assootates w ill be brought up for this , John Hall , James Lockett , fined. room. They dragged him out of bis hiding-place , and sentence to-morrow. If transportation be their have a great effect upon the port ion of punishment M oss, and James Saunders, were indicted for having, the Anti-Cora Law policy is to get rid of Ellis by trans- fate , portation. The following witnesses were then called :—¦ commenced beatin g him witb bludgeons and cinders , th e people may bo assured that their immediate re- that -will be meted out to them. Another most curious on the 11th August, demanded , and with menaces ob- Lavinia Benin ? gave Murray a good character. and continued to do so until he becam e almost insen- before Still we have hopes , tkough they are very slight. moval from this town will take place. pawnbroker 's prosecution came on this day, tained , three shillings and sixpenc e from Ann Shirley, The Solicitor-General said the counsel for the sible. They cut and wounded him in a most dreadful prosecutsr , Gvorge Henton , of Ellis is a man so qui et in his manner , his language , and Before Mr. Baron Rolfe. Buron Tarke. The servant of Mr. Harv ey, in the parish of Stoke-upon- defence had some other witnesses to call to tbe charac- , and he would show that the prisoners , or one years and ten monthsof age. disposition, that tbn Sidney Smith and Cobden men manner Eaniey, a child cf fov-ieen Trent , with intent to steal the same. ter of partic ular prisoners ; but as they were not pre- , would seem to bave desired his death. He John. Room , John Hollis, Samuel Simpkin?, swore that tbe establishment was feel the absolute necessity of " fixing " him. H:s power of them This child positively , Mr. Serjean t Ludlow stated the case. sent , he would call one or two witnesses to speak as to would show that the prisoner C ieb, af ter the constable Rober t Clerk , James Mason , and John Tayl or were father nor his mother nor any one as a popnlar orator is very great , and bis exposures of bi3. tbst neither his , Mr. Spoonbb defended Roberts. the time when it was alleged some of the witnesses had been severely beaten , raised him up from the convict ed of having attacked and beat & policeman ghtest control over it, and that he might their grinding treachery have earned for him their else had the sli Ann Shirley, cook to Mr. Harvey, said , that on the examined on Saturday night were in their houses. ground, and said , "He has not had enough; " that named Boston. They ware all transported for life. do what he pleased with the property. 34th of Angnst ten men came to Mr. Harv ey's house eternal hatred. Charles Lee was arraigned for , and convicted Stafford , Sunda y Night. Elizabeth W&in , examined by the Solicitor-Gene- Clark then struck him in the face several times. In It is worthy o! remark tint this precious youth , and demanding money. She was enab led to recognise only ral —I iive at Burslem. My husband is in town now evidence would go to show that of a riot. He was sentenced to six months hard swore that he lost on the day fact , tho whole of the what is termed " Uncle," Hall. They told her that they came to try their The work is going on. The Judges ascend the judg- I know Peter Rogers and his wife. They applied to the assault was of the most serious nature , and the case labour. cf the attack , £1,000 worth of pledges. Now, as he is generosity, and if they had any to show it She gave ment seat each morning at half-past eight precisely— me on the 11th August to sleep at my house. She consideration of the Jo seph Linney , and Michael Byrne, were con, the persons whose property was said to be would require the most attentive xtEaer age, them 2s. 6d., and another servant Is. also. They said the jurors ar e empanelled—tbe prisoners are arraigned came to me on the Sunday morning, and I agreed tbat inasmuch bs the punishment which would follow victed before Mr. Baron Rolfe, of an unlawf ul Etwltn could have no hope of remedy against him ; but Jury, that they bad been at Bailey Ross's house, and bad —the Crown prosecutors state the case—well-drilled they should sleep at my house. Thoy slept at my house a conviction upon a char ge of that nature would be of assembl y ; on the 27th of August. They were iu. if it was proved that ius father , who lives in the ad- Bailey Rosed him in good style. witnesses are sworn-—the juries are charged—the list of on Sunday night , Monday night, Tuesday night , and Ju ry would hear from dieted for riot and assault , but that indictme nt then they a very serious description. The joining hou£e , had an iaterest in the concern, Mr. Fairbanks , groom in tbe service of Mr. Harvey, prisoners is banded up to them—a verdict of guilty is Wednesday night On Monday night I went for them the witnesses a description of the kind of cinders with failed. could make him pay for it. Bat now they are deprived said tbat a mob of ten men, armed with sticks, returned , and the victims 'are hurried bock to their to Mrs. Brooke 's between eleven and twelve o'clock. which tbe constable bad been baaten and cut ; they Those convictions are what the people expee'ed. of that remedy. came to the bouse and dema nded money, saying that ctangeons , while their places in the docks are as I went to the doer, but did not go in. My husband would hear tbat they were uot ol the light description The Special Commission was not got up for a mete There was another strange -feature in the case. A they were in want, and that if they were , not relieved qwckly Aiied np as are tae ranks of a battalion , whom was with ma. Mrs . Rogers came to the door. I saw but of a weighty and idle mummery. Sir Robert Peel and his par ty ar e having commonly known as cinders , female named Susannah Yeates was indicted for 5,000 men would be there directly. When the last the gtape and canister shot of an enemy mow down at her husband and Mr. Gibbs coming from towards most dangerous kisid. It would be Bhown tbat , after too much men of business , to be guilty of such a taken a part in tha attack , but the jury having deelared Witness gave them 2s. 6d. one of them said , " here , every well-directed fatal volley. By this moae about Haniey. My husband was standing by at the time. that Bavage manner in folly as to send down to this county these jud ges, , when having beaten the constable in that they could not agree, were about to retire gentlemen , is 2jd. for each of you." They asked bim sixty fellow beings have been convicted , and are now , Rogers and his wife, and myself and my husband, t the brewhouse , and merely to strike awe by their presence. No! W ork Mr . Sergeant Ludlow told them that the Cro wn, to hen the house, they dragged him to for money, and be handed them Is. They then told with all tbe agonized feelings cf parents , sons, and went strai ght to my heuse together. It was then about some of the mob called out. " kill him , kill him " he and his par ty were resolved upon , and wor k thej save tkem trouble, wsuld forego the prosecution. In him where they were that day. ^ brothers , torn from their families, awaiting the half-past eleven o'clock. Rogers aud bis wife then Benjamin Benton waa then examined , and deposed hav e done. What may be the result of tha t work this , as in Hill' s case, it was proved that many peTBons Thomas Procter identified the fiv8 prisoners as hav- sentence of the tribunals before which they have been went to bed. We left Gibbs at bis own door , Rogers Learned Sergeant in his will be shor tly known. The eyes of the country are brought back the pledges that they had taken on the to the facts as staled by the ing gone with the ten to Mr. Harvey 's. The mob were convicted. and bis wife breakfasted at our house on Tuesday address. He identified Mason as one of the mob who upon the Special Commission ; the feelings of the day of the attack for safety. armed with sticks. Some few are escap ing from the meshes within which morning, and left between nine and ten o'clock. John Room up country are throbbing around it , and the country , struck him with a cinder. He saw There were two men Toothe and Roberts , acquitted — Ellis, a servant of Mr. Brassington ' B proved hav- they were tempora rily caught. Amongst those are Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEN—My husband is a up; but he could not itsolf will nndisguisedly pass their verdi ct upon the this day. Their counsel applied for their release as a stairs when they were beating ing seen Sannders , Lockett, Hall , and Roberts at Mr . Jones , Jarvis , and Parry, accused with fi rint , Mr. clockmaker. We do not usually let lodgings, but I swear that Room ill-treated him in any way. He was objeot and the operations of thisSpeoial Commission. matter of course. Bat, no.' they would not b= allowed Harvey 's house. He did not see Moss. The prisoners Harding 's house. A fallow named Potts , who had him- knew Mrs . Rogers. There was great excitement in the of tbe party in the Neither fear , terror , or tor ture , has as yet reconci led and were told that they would not be amongst the mob. Hollis was one their discharge , divided the money amongst themselves , a^d Roberts self been convicted of felony, was the principal witness. town on Monday nigbt , and many people about in the and struck him on the bead with a large a country to a tyrant' s rule. released until the grand jury returned , which vrill not brewhouse , said that it was a pity to take the money from the His evidence bore all the char acter of tbe dealers of streets. I think it was in August this occurred , After tbe mob had beaten be until the Monday, as they are .on leave of absence , the stick two or three times , TUESDAY, October 11th. servant blood in the Daneraile conspiracy in Ireland. He, a second week. I came to Stafford last night I did not him he was taken home in a cart aud put to bed. He that they may go grouse shooting. So, to suit the con- Th\s closed the prosecution. stranger to the men, actually swore tbat be bad seen come of my own accord. A gentleman called for me Mr. Bast , surgeon , and had not then , (From the Morning Chronicle.) venience of those masters of tho was attended by hack-ridden working Mr. Spoohxb addressed tbe Jury on the part of them in the open dayligh t , and «n the public road , yesterday. I don 't know what be was. I was never tbe beating he had BURNING OF THE REV. MR. AITKEN'S HO USE. classes , these poor fellows are deprived^ of their liberty recovered from the effects of Roberts , and having called witnesses for the defence, preparing the combustibles that set fire to Mr. Harding 's asked about these matters before. I cannot swear where until nsxt Monday. received. CLOSE OP MONDAY'S PBOCEEDINSS. his Lordship charged tbe Jury, who deliberated for a house. A servant girl swore to having heard one I was on the Thursday preceding the fire , but I am cer- Mr. Huddleston , for the defence , subjected the'wit- At the time my despatch was forwarded yesterday , There were twelve convictions this day for petty Guilty against short time, and returned a verdict of of the men speak (he is a Welchman ) good English. tain I was at my own bouse. I was out on the Monday, nesa to a long and searching examin ation , bnt nothing the Solicitor- General had not concluded his reply upon offences, such as begging earnestly for eleemosynary Hall , Lockett , Moss, and Sannders , and Not Guilty The Coroner 's cleri positively swore that the accused about ten o'clock in the morning, assistance. to hear about tbe material was.elieited. the evidence. Upon the conclusion of his remarks the' against Roberts. could scarcely utter an intelligible word in English. fires. My husband smoked his pipe and we had two examined as to tbe attack Twelve new prisoners were brought in from tbe Pot- James Henshaw was then Court adjeurned for ten minutes , to enable the jur ors to They were again indicted for robbing John Brassing- The evidence against those ponr fellows was not for glasses of ale at a public-bouse. I took two small corrobo rated the evidence of the last teries , and •war rants are out for a great number more - on his house , and obtain some refreshment. ten on the 15th of August. On this charge the Crown a moment believed , and they were accordingly glasses. I was yesterday told what Mrs. Rogers bad witness. In fact , our calendar is daily swelling out to a frightful did not prosecute. On the re-assemb ling of the Ceurt , acquitted. sworn on Saturday. Charles Gibbs was with us at the John Davis said he distinctly heard one ef tbe mob The Chief Justice in his usual clear and per . bulk. On to-morrow the prisoners from South Staf- Tbe Metropolitan Blue Bottles are here in disguise, , A lad , named Crutchly, was arrainged before Mr . time. He beard what was told to me. There was say, after they had beaten Benton, " D—m his eyes, he Bpicuons manner , summed up the evidence ; and after fordshire , (amoag -st whom is O'Neil ,) will be brought so we may expect more informations and more arrests. Baron Rolfe for cutting , with intent to do bodily harm to be tried befora Mr. Baron F&rke. something said about Godwin. I did not get any money is dead enough. " Bent on was then lying on the gro und a powerful address , which occupied nearly five hours, to a policeman. The only evidence against him was the quite insensible. It was admitted by Sherley, SATURDAY , OCT. 8. yesterday, nor did my husband or Gibbs. We were bleeding very much. He was then the Learned Judge left the case to the Jury for thair the co«k of Mr. Harvey, policeman , who, it appeared , while in coloured clothes , " Kill the—— ." of Haniey, th3t the colliers who went to the bouse The l brought in a carriage. My husband paid for the ale. He heard Drew shout several times, decision. , " E lis" Tragedy was re-commenced at half-past went up to him and attempted to arrest him. The eleven o' merely asked for assistance, and that ten of them went eight o' Re-examined by the Solicitor-General— I did not Tke assault was committed about clock in the The Jury asked leave to retire for a few minutes , ana , clock this morning, ana we th en, for the first youth very naturally hesitated allewing himself to be cl»cfc in Henshaw 's aw^y upon receiving 4s. 6d. amongst them. This will time , know who the gentleman was who came for us. He put morning. Simpkin stopped the at the expiration of about ten minutes , returned into heard the evidence against Mr. Ellis. The only arrested by an unauthorised pers on, and in the excite- questions to us, but did not write down tbe answers. it over. Never ment ioned that cir- be found to be the case in many other instances , where witness to prove the prisoner 's presence at Mr. Aitken 'a house by kicking Court with their verdict , which was read over by tbe ment of the moment drew a knife f rom his pocket with There was no light in the room when he went to Mr. cumstance before to any perso n. Witness identified Clerk of the Arrai gns as follows :— it is said that large mobs riotously and with threats fire was George Goodwin , a cabineUmaksr. It was ¦which he cut the policeman acto ss the knuckles. For flemacued money. known that on this man ' Brooke 's house. Hollis as one of tbe party wbo surroun ded and attacked " Elijah Simpson , J ohn Owen , and Thomas Murray, s evidence the whol e case de- that ofll-nce the youth , who is only seventeen years of , The fact is, that the royal proclamation , offering a pended ; and the court while he was giving it Thomas Wain husband to the last witness , examined Benton. Guilty ; George Kelsall , Phili p Dean, and William , , was in age , has been sentenced to transportation fo r life. by Mr. WADDINGTON—I am a clockmaker. I know he said be had never been reward of £50 fcr information and conviction , lias a state of breathless silence. Goodwin's story was to On his cross-examinatio n, Spode . Not Guilty ; Henry Howard , William Ellis, A. Two other youths , named Whlttingslon and Pries t , Peter Rogeis and his wife. They came to lodge at our asked about the clock, but it was the foct He did not Wood, F.ltjah Cray, John Cuuiiff , Josep h Green , worked wonders in magnifying the ideas and enlarging this effect :—He bad been at school with Ellis twenty were indicted for a riot and assault. The evidence the fears of many of the individuals who have figured years ago bouse about the middle of August. It was the Sunday know any others of the prisoners. ' Richard Croxtou , John Rathbonc , William Turner , , bat since then be bad never spoken to him. against them was that on the day of the turn-out at before the disturbances. They slept with us on Sunday away very conspicuously in the courts here sinca last (In his depositions before the magistrate he stated that The trial waa proceeding when our report was Thomas Roberts , William Fearae, and George Col* Messrs. Barnes and Best's colliery, W«at Bromwich , night We went out about ten o' , and went up the and the case is likely to occupy the remain- Monda y. hi had known Ellis s*ven or eight years). On the clock despatched, clough. Guilty." they were seen at a public-h ouse door near the colliery, town and came back again. I went to the door of Mrs. der of the day. The prisoner Ellis burst into tears on the verdict being night of the fire , two o'clock in the mornin g of tbe with a crowd of forty persons who booted the men TR IAL OF Sir. WILLIAM ELLIS. —MOST EXTRA .- 16th August , be was standing outside tbe railing which Brooke 's with my wifa While standing there Peter (Before Mr. Baron Parke.J announced. that worked for reduced wages. It was further proved Rogers and Charles Gibbs came np from to- They were then ordered to be removed , and the ORDINARY PROCEEDINGS , surrounded Mr. Aitken's bouse, and observed a man o R y Th omas Smith, M that Wittingaton flung o bit of turf at one of those wards Hauley. We were talking about the disturb- Thomas Rowley, J hn »wle , ark Court adjourned at seven o'clock till tbe following with his face " blackish, " " sort of brown ," " very men. But the only thing proved against Pr iest was Baugh, and Cornelius Hicken , were arraigned for a Before Chief Justice Tindal. dark , " standing within-side the ances, and Mrs. Rogers came out We all four went morning. " " not exactly black , his being amongst the crowd , while it was not pre- towards my bouBe. When we get home it was near riotous assembly and riot , and for an unlawful assembly, rail , looking at the fire. Of this man be catched a (Before Mr. Baron Rolfe.) The trial of William Ellis-commenced this morn- " tended to be insinuated tbat he took either act or part about half-past eleven o'clock. Rogers and his wifo on the 3rd of August , in the parish of Norton Kanes, ing, before Chief Justice TindaL - He was indicted , view," and be swore it was Ellis. (In the depositions in what waa done or said by the crowd. Yet both South Staffordshire. The trial of Thomas Rowley, John Rowley, Thomaa ' then went to bed. Gibbs went into his own house as Smith, Mark Baugb , and Cornelius Hiehen , for rio- with about eighteen others , for setting fire to the he had sworn that Ellis s face was " blacked. ") These these men -were ftund guilty of a riot , and an unlawful we were going towards home. Mr. Sergeant Ludlo w ai.d Mr. Godson conduoted house of Mr. Aitkens , oc the night of the 15th . or discrepancies were , with many others , elicited in a most assembly. the prosecution ; Mr. Meteyard appeared for the de- tous assembly and riot was proceeded with. powerful cross-examination by Mr. Allen. Cross-examined by Mr. Allen—I had been tbat The evidence against these prisoners was given in rather on the morning (two o'clock) cf the I6ih of Griffiths , Jones , Byrne, Gettings , Fownes , Bowling night through the town of Burslem. I was not look- fence. , AU£U£^ 2A.T. Goodwin also stated that only a week elapsed (a man completely - deaf), Pitts , Walker , Gould, Solo- Ms. Hanbary , jun., was part proprietor of the Brown- my despatch of yesterday, at the time of closing of ing at tne fixes at Haniey. 1 went into the Leopard which Mr. Huddleston was about proceeding to address Bit a few minutes elapsed before another exhibition between the fire and his making the depositions on mon, and Wiliiam Jones (a boy) were arraigned for hill Collier y, Norton Kanes. On the 3rd of August, and had a pipe. We had two jugs of ale. My wife the Jury on the part of the prisoners. Having done to, occurred of that unfairness and cruelty to which he has which Ellis was committed ; the fact being that four "riotously assembling and forcing the men to leave Mr. drank nothing ; she never drinks in public-bouses. I abeut 300 persons , armed with clubs , came to the weeks instead one was the renl interval the flre The Learned Jud ge summed up the evidence, and been throughout subjected. Immediately after the < f ; , Salter 's collir-ry." will swear she drank none that night. The gentleman Cro ft-pit, and requ ired the men to leave work , saying, priFOBMs had been arraigned , Mr. Allen mnce an appli- it will b« recollected , occurred on the night ol Mon- Charles Danks , constable , and bis two sons, were tbe who was with me paid for the ale. My wife was at •• We will have the out" As the men came the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all the cation to the Judge , that Mr. Ellis mieht be tried day the 15th of August , and tbe depositions were chief witnesses against those pr isoners. Their testimony out he protected them as well as he could. When the prisoners. horns on the Thursday evening before the Sunday—at The prisoners , being called upon by the clerk ot separa tely : he groun ded his application on the fact that taken on Tuesday the 13;h of SBptember. It was, as a matter of course , quite conclusive as to. the least I found her there when I got borne. Tbe gentlemen men reached the pit' s mouth , one of the mob read a till tbe reading of tke indictment a few minutes ago further appeared in the examination of a subsequent identification of tb.9 priseners. An old fellow named ¦who paper , containing a resolution of a public meeting, arraigns , vebenienently protested their innocence. witness came yesterday never told us a word of what the cot the slightest notice had been given to the prisoner , that Goodwin was dinnk at the time of tbfa , an engineer , who deliberately s wore that he fetched afterwards. I which was to tbe effect tbat the meeting bad agreed The Learned Baron said the prisoners had been fire. Emais Rogerses had sworn. Gibbs was clearly found guilty of a felony, which disclosed a scene of the present charge; indeed the commitment by the would have killed any of them that appreached bim , was told nothing of what any witness hod sworn on that the men should not work for less than four magistrates , the publications in the newspapers , aad all Other witnssses swore to inflammatory language on was equally successful in his evidence. These wit- shillings a day, for nine hours each day , including ' one of turbulence and violence rarely detailed in a court of Saturday night. Nothing was said about a witness God- justice. Tfaey were indicted under a statute which , if the attendant proceedings had induced the belief that the mornin g of the 16th August; but the only expres- nesses for the Crown gave a ni o.tt frightful description win. I was at home the Saturday before tbe burnings. I hour for dinner. They were also to have two quarts of sion which could at all be said to allude to the recent pressed to its fullest extent against them , would have the charge to be preferred would be High TheaSon ; of the mob, whieh consisted , as they said , of 200 got to bed before twelve o' o a g t. beer each day. fire was io the effect tha t cl ck tb t ni h I can led to their being capitally convicted , and had they for these reasons, and many other , which be most " Fires bad assisted the car- persons , all of whom fledas soon as Dan ks raised his hat hear the town clock of Bnrslem from my house. The Mar low saw the mob who knocked up tbe men rying the Reform BilL" at the Seedbouse pit belonging to Mr. Hanbury. been so indicted and found guilty, be should have felt eloquently elucidatedbe, the learned counsel torequested upon a slick. He then pursued them. While pursuing clock was broken on the Saturday week by tbe colliers, that jfr. EUis mi^ht allowed a shor-: time prepare In order that the object of these last witnesses may and the brave constables ; Rowley, Smith , Hicken , and Baug h were there. Baugh great difficulty in recommending a miti gation of the them the yeomanry came up, but t bad keen set agoing again previo usly to Saturday, by bis defence, and that be might also be allowed te be understood , we must refer to the Solicitor- General' s , giving as many as possible into was a leader. extreme penalty of tbe law. They bad , however , isounced upon the men tho 13th of August tbe clemency of the Crown been indicted upon tbe peruse the list of witnesses, (this had been refused last opening uddrers so far as relates to Ellis: Qoodwia, it the custody of the yeomen. Griffiths produced a letter examined by the Solicitor-Gene- James Yeates saw the mob at the first pit of Mr. , Charles Gibbs milder provisions of the act , but still they were guilt; night to Mr. Roberta) ; and , lastly, that he might be will be seen, had sworn to no act implicatin g Ellis in to show that he was on his way to a gentleman who ral : I live at Burslem. I am a tailor. I know Peter Hanbury, which was called the Craft pit He then the destruction of Aitken' , of a crin.e little short of murder. During the painful tried separately from the other prisoners ; it was most s house or in approbation of had written to him to give him work. Bowling said Rogers well. On the ni ght of Mon day, tbe 15th of saw them at the Seed-house pit , fr em which they com- tbat destruction investi gation that had taken place he had hoped there unfair to mix up his case with theirs , as the preju- , beyond the fact of his presence ; and that be was stopped by the mob, who said that they August , I went with bim to see if it was correct that pelled men aud horses to come out. There were four dices against the prisoner would thereby be fearfully it was admitted by the Crown that many per sons were " Solomon said that he had pits , belonging to Mr. Hanbury, within half a mile of was one bright spot in the outrages that bad disgraced were "looking for a loaf. Mr. Forester 's premises were on fire. We went off per- increased. present from motives of idle curiosity, and who, of stert. He was endeavouring to each. He saw John Rowley active at tbe Seed-house pit that part of the country, namely, the absence of his option to beg or about half-past nine that evening, and went to Haniey. atrocio us This application was at ence refused , and the trial course , if they took do active or encourap ing part , and was out looking for work , when he John Rowley waa there. sonal violence. Theirs, however , was a most avoid both , The flooring wA roof were on fire when we got to Mr. case of violence ; they had been clearly convicted of it, proceeded. were not criminal. Our extract is from the Morning was seized by the yeomen. Mr , Fellows, a constable , hour , and then returned Sarah Martian—Mr . Hanbury 's colliery consisted of Herald . Forester 's. We stayed about an and he would not be discharging his duty if be did An application by Mr. Roberts last night , to see the — gave Gettings an excellent character for twenty- five to Barslem : the distance is about a mile and a quarter. four pits, viz., tbe Craft , Seed-house, Rising Sun , and indictment , and to look through the list of witnesses, " He (the Solicitor- General) woul d not be able to and the other prisoners re- Shallow pits. On the 3rd of August she saw a mob of not in f lict upon them a mark ed punis hment , and st years. Pitts , Walker , I saw Rogers go to Mr , Brooke's door , and then he once sentence them , one and all, to be transported for there being thirty-two now Bubi ceoaed, although only show that he (Ellis) took any active part in the destruc- ceived similar good characters . It was proved that went away with Wain and his wife. It was then about 160 persons coming two and three a-brenst , with Baugh four were before the magistrates , had also been refused. tion of the property by fire ; but to jud ge from his ex- with the mob to prevent them com- at their head , from Pelsall , towards the colliery. tbe term of their natural lives. Gould expostulated half-past eleven o'clock. Charles Lee was indicted for a riot at Mr. Johnsto n's Indeed , till Ellis placed his foot in the prison van , he pressions and conduct on previeus occasions during the mitting any acts of violence. Cha rles Danks and by Mr. Allen : I waa never asked Witnesses to character having been called by the pri- day, Cr oss-examined pit at Bil&ton. had not the slightest intimation that be was to be tried they would be able to judge whether he was O uston, the specials who appeared as witnesses , had about these particulars before yesterday. I have pre- soners , his Lords hip summed up, and tbe Jury returned to-day, or of the charge against him. there with an innocen t or laudable purposs , or from on tbe previous night , a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners of " an un- From the evidence it appeared tbat a few men con- black eyes, which they had , viously mentioned that I had been with Rogers to came The trials , it is expected, will last till Monday night idle curiosity, or as a leader and eneourager of the mob, in the street Pretty lawful assembly. " ' tinued at work after the turn-out , hut a gr«at mob inflicted upon each other in a fight Forester 's fire. I was the first person asked questions and brandi shed a Six counsel are engaged in the defences, and they are aiding them in their attack on the house. They would * conservators of tbe pablic peace. much to what was going John Rowley, Thomas Rowley, Mark Baugh , Samuel up, among whom was the prisoner , scoundrels ! to appoint yesterday. I did not atten d c dg f of of t e , an d by intlni* all doing their duty. find that after the previous outrages , Eilis had spoken On this evidence the prisoners , with the exception of being called on as a wit- Smith , Matthew Hart , J oseph Key, and Cornelius u el in the ace one he workm n on, as I ffllt rather nervous at dation , and their numbers and violence, induced the men Mr. Alien and Mr. Neale defend Eliis. As to tbe of them not in terms of condemnation , bnt of praise Gould were found guilty. notice. Hioken , were arraigned for a riot , an unlawful assem- and approval. , ness at a short to leave off work. issue, I can form no idea ; judging from the evidence " Six unfortunate men, charged with stealing six- bly, and an assault , with others , on the 13th of Bbfore soing any further , we may be permitted to The Solicitor-Gene ral said it had been stated August. Tbe prisoner was defended by Mrv Whallet , w&o already adduced , I should say that all would be acquit- pence ! .'! pleaded guilty late on Saturday night What although the ted. The witnesses swear as Juird, perhaps , is they express a doubt of the correctness of Sir William that the witness Godwin was drunk, Mr. Sergeant Ludlow Baid that tbe Crown was not said it was quite unworthy of tbe Government to make an idea ! Six stout , able-bodied men to go out on the himself. He asked did in Dr. Yale's case, bat they seem getting sick of Follett 's law with respect to after expressions. The question was not put to Godwin in a situation to put Samuel Smith on his trial , and such trifling cases objects of prosecution by the Crown. public road , and be contented with stealing a sixpence ! the court to put the question to him , in order to ascer- which the badgering they receive. From the hands of tho iaw is, tbat the prisoner , to be convicted , shall be that no sane man therefore wished him to be acqu itted. The man , if he bad committed the offence with Such an idea is so preposterou s, tain the fact before tha prisoner 's counsel they meet with no mercy ; one afte r proved to kave been acting, assisting, encourag- can entertain it for a moment Yet those six men The Court accordingly directed his acquittal. he stood charged , ought to have been brought . ing, Godwin was then recalled ; and in answer to qu es- another their former lives and character s are Exhibited ; or approving in the destruction on which tbe are now in their dungeons awaiti ng their sentence for Mr. Meteyard defended tbe prisoners. magistrates and summarily convicted . charge is founded. Now tions f rom the Chief Ju stice, stated positively that he and he was sen- and I really believe that a more worthless set never admi tting th»t Euis were tha t crime. Mr. Serjeant Lbdlow stated the caae , which mad e The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, proved to have been at , was not drunk at the time he saw Eilis at tbe fire. f tencfld to six months labour ; occupied the dock than some of those who are now the fire and afterwards to Mr. Eilis , the particulars of whose tr ial on last Satur- Mr. Hanbury 's colliery tha scene o the riot and ' imprisonment and bard polluting the witsess box! In reply to a question put have expressed himself in terms oi apprebation of day are subjoined , Will, no doubt , unless a miracle saves In answer to Mr. Allen, the witness said there were assault . The Court then adjourned. to Mr. Roberts , respecting his opinion as to the result that fire , it is by no means a fair inferen ce that at no other persons , friends of his, witb him at the fire. Mr. W. Hanwr.y, jun. , wasat his colliery (the Brown ¦ him , be sacrificed. On this day the Crown has sent ¦ (Before Mr. Baron Parke.) he answered that he bad not the slightest hope for Ellis; the fire , he was an approving party. His appr o down to the Potteries for fresh evidence. The mes- It was ne«r three o'clock in the morni ng. Hill), near the back yard , on tha 13th of August £hu although so far as st present known , thtre ia no bation may h»ve arisen from subsequent reflection , four pits extended over 400 or 500 acres. On tbat day Joseph Linney, aged 33, a man who appeare d much , senger has been sent off espress , with orders to let no Mr. Allen then addressed the Jury on behalf of aud evidence whatevsr to support the charge againtt him. or from facts that afterw ard s occurred. Not a he saw a mob approaching the men , four of whom were superior to the general class of his co-pris oners , expence interfere with his getting up evidence to the prisoner Ellis, in reply to the evidence that bad Micnael Byrne a&Km- The Anti-Cora Law men have determined that Ellis word , aB we before said, was elicited to the cf the Crown. The repairing the bank. There were barrows at the place. , were arraigned for an unlawful break down the alibi so satisfactorily proved yesterday juBt bean called on the part bly, riot , and assault , on the 27tb. August , in ttie parisa *haii ba " got out of the way "; and thty have too much effect tost Eifia had at any time either directly or by witnesses of the most irreproachable characters . whole question they would have to decide was, whe- Witness said , •• What do you want here ? we don't in- icnuenoe in the selection of the iary. indirectly approved of thi s wanton destruction. terfere with you ; why do you Interfere with us ?" Tti» of KiDgswinford. This mai oauvre of the enemy has greatly embarrassed ther he was prese nt at any time during the burning of ; The progress in the three courts ha» net been so rapid Bat if the case were otherwise , we submit that a sub- mob cried out , •' You get bread and cheese here ; -we Mr. Sergeant Ludlow and Mr. Godson pros?cut ed the solicitor and counsel for the defence. . An ex- Mr. Aitken 's hous e, with his face blackened . The Mr. Neale defende d Spooneb as was expected. Not more than ten or twelve have as sequent approbation does not prove a " then " approba- , -which they were not can get none , nor shall you have any. " He said , "Why Linney, and Mr. press , I believe, has already gone to Mr. Allen, Crown bad peculiar advantages 1 appeared for Byrne. yet been tried . The pris oners being all defended , and tion. ¦who had the dispositions six must not we? ' One cried out , " Read the law -," is at Birming ham , to return witb all baste , that a alow to make use of—they Mr. Sergeant Ludlow stated It appea red ¦well defended , acts as a " Drag on the wheels of Several other witnesses were examined, but whose and were all aware of the nature of which a man did. Tba law stated that the miners tha case. consultation may be held with him, Mr. Lee, and Mr. weeks previously, that , ia consequence of a proposed meeting at Kings- Jus-ice." evidence did not appiy to Mr . Eliis. We pass these by pre ferred against him, while the should not work under four shillings a day , for ni ne Huddleston , as to the best course that can be pursued the evidence to ba winford , on the 27th August , a noticu of it was sent to Before I conclude, I Hust mention enothtr cir- in the belief that we Bhall bess satisfy our readers by vn the emergency. As we are completely ignorant of prisoner was in total ignorance of the movement of the hours , including ore hour for dinner. They wete cumstance illustrating the special spirit if this coin- connniRgourEslv es to the prin cipal victim. the magistrates , who called toaetker the yeomanr y. the nature cf the evidence , or character of tho witnesses Crown , or of the evidence that was to be called against also to have two quarts of ale. The men of the pit be tho cri- mission. were rolling spoil on barrows , which the meb over- Whatever (said the Learned Sergeant ) uii ^ht Mr. Allen then commenced bia reply; and never to be adduced , it its impossible to say, or even judge, him. Such was the pre sent practice of the criminal riots, a When tbe three Courts opened , Mr. Roberts found has it been our turned. Two of the mob went up to this man , minality of others who took part in the late food fortune to listen to a more elo- what may be the result Before this extraordinary, and , l aw in this country, and it was only on Mond ay last the or tho constitu- it impossible to attend personally to aB his eases as qnent appeal to tbe Cresswell , and collared him. Witness interfered ; when greater offence agains t religion , morals , justice of a Jury. The Learned if I may use tbe expression , extrajudicial attempt of prisoner was app rised of the nature of the offence of tion could not be conceived than thut which, had been they were going on ; he was desirous not to leave the Counsel disclaimed the argdment which would still be the Crown to secure a conviction , all, not excepting which he then stood charged. What conld the pri- tbe mob se:z*d witness by his legs and arms , and rolled the Court -wh ere Ellis was being tri ed ; he, litre fore, him into the canal , into which he was flung, and went committed by tho guilty persons who encouraged re- in favour of E'lis, even if proved to have been at the the Queen 's Solicitor-General , were confident of Mr. soner do under such circumsta nces but endeavour to Linn ey, an quested ilr. Peplow , the Chartist Secretary, to come fire , and h« took but slight notice of the to the bott om. His head was covered with water. perpetration of those acts. He alluded to discrepancies Elli s's successful escape from the snare laid for procure the best evidence at the moment to show that itinerant orator , place to place backwards and forwards between the different Cour ts, which he had so ably Samuel Thaekyard worked at-Mr . Hanbury 'a on the who went abou t from elicited in the cross-examination hiw. But now it is all donbt , f ear, and be was not present at the time alleged in tho indict- poisoning the minds of the people. His object was to eo that no case might be neglected. of Goodwin. He boldly would bear in mind that the pri- 13th of August. On tbat day the meb came up, and rested his defence on the fact anxiety. He is also indicted for blasph emy ; not only ment? The Jur y exasperate and pollute the minds of the poor wotting For a short time this was permitted , but no sooner that BUia was not at the fire ; that he was in bed at that , but he is likewise coupled with Capper and soner was then before them on a capital char ge, and if said , ." Put your tools down and go witb rxe. We will was PeploWa well known face observed by the magis- duck you in the canal if you don 't. '' They came up in clacaes. No punishment could be too sovere for per sons the time ; and this fact be would prove by such unde- Cooper , in an indictment for conspiracy. What hope any reasonable doubt existed in their minds, be felt s trates on the Berj ch, than the doorke eper was directed niable and bodies of two, three , and four , and insisted on making who lad theii on to crimes , bnt who, cowar d-like , fi i cogent evidence as should be beyond the can he or his friends have ? satisfied they would give the prison er the benefit of ' lactd to inform Mr. Roberts that Mr. Peplo' -r could not be ingenuity of the Counsel for the the Ken go with them. They attempted to tfirow from the danger into which the. r followers were p •¦ Cr own either so per- I bave heard of two most flagrant instances of bullying that doubt. The Learned Counsel tuen proceeded to by their agai n admitted , and tint he, Mr. R., EnEt go out to vert or shake . It has been said evidence adduced Cressvr ell isto the canal. When Mr. Hanbury was inflammatory haran gues. that EUrs's face was witnesses by the Grand Jury. One witnes s, who was comment at some length upon the Air. Reub en Goosetr-J- bim on every occasion ," when he wished to s«e him. blacke r , and the harber who shaved him that they could not , thrown in , he heard a cry of " Throw him in." The Plant , a coahuaster, living at " _ on the fol- stating the facts as he knew them, and which were in favour of Ellis, and contended banfc , near Brockmore- green exami ned This impudence was too oppressive to be borne ; Mr. io iring mornin g had baen subceeuaed by the law ofioceTs believe that Eilis was at the fi re. prisoners King, Baugh , Smith , John and Thomaa , close to Dudley; favourable to the accused , was asked, " Was he giving after such evidence, !>y Mr. Godson— August 27, &»¦ «* Roberts Immediately wait into the Hail 2nd demanded for the prosecuti on. What -was he subptened for ? Ho of the witnesses on Saturday night Kowley, were there. On Saturday, ¦sr evidence for or against the prisoner ?" The man simply The discrepa ncies P" ople going to a meeting Brockmore-g reen. B . of tb * doorkeeper the reason for . this interruption ; tbe .is sub c cfiacd to prove something ; what was it ? Tke trifling and utiimj iortani kind , while Mr. Mete yard near replied , replied that he was merely telling tbe truth , which be were of the most addressed tte Jury, and called .wit- hnd been a place for meetings. held there doorkeeper that he had received his orders " not barber wi;o had shaved a man on Tuesday morning would befor e bad uoc been disproved in tho slightes t nesses for the defence. Oise was to admit no Chartists no hoT. the Judge. Another witness, who did the main fact s on the 24th. He saw Linney at a quart er to 9re " Mr. R. explained to would no doubt be nble to say something as to whe- notgiva bis testimony He conld not help remarking upon the Thomas Creswell corroborated the previoDB , them—for all the doorkeepers had received similar to the satisfacti on of their m;'ghty particular. evidence o'clock , p.m., going towards Brockmore. Witne a ther his face were blacked on the previous night H« highnesses , experienced a similar course adopted by the Crown in em- and ititcd that Bicknell , the two Rowleys, Smith and instructions—that he was defendin prisoners whose rebuff. Those things severity of the , iv ; ;s greatly alarm ed before and nftrr seeing linney. g was therefore a most proper witness to prove what , will come out when the prisoners ploying the whole of the previous day in bunting up Bauyh , were in or nea r the mob. trials were expected to come on in each of the perhaps against whom they There was a repor t that tho co]lior3 would meet , was the most impor tant point in tha inquiry. were summoned ar e tried. It is expected Mr . evidence to rebut that which bad been produced in - Yeates, jun., and Hr. Roberts , gave similar three Courts , and that it- was quits impossibl e for " The Crown had th at Linne y, and then have a reckoni ng. • Witness subrcsnaed him, but they had not Cooper will be arrai gned on Tuesday. It is truly favour of Ellis The Learned Counsel , after a most evidence. Mr. Roberts identified Baugh as one of thu vitz them all to be attended to, unless ce was per- thought proper to call him : they bad not dared to put leave the case with ha
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