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      ( Continued fromour 6 th page *) ¦ when Prost appeared .. There was much shouting Outside when new bodies arrived . "When we arrived there Was ranch shouting . I hire - scarcely any doubt that Frost was the leader of these men . TSTienhe came into the room they made way for Mwi . When I wa 3 discharged I had thirteen miles to walk . I did not know the country very Well ; hut I made the best of my way to the point I knew best , —ihe tumulus on the end of the xergebf the hills—Tym 'Barlwin . I wa 3 so exausted that Ispread my Mackintosh on the f one bushes and laid down . 1 was frequently obliged to do so before I got home , I was so dreadfully , fatigued . With the exception of the intervals which 1 have mentioned , I was in durance from half-past ten on Sunday night till halfpaet six on Monday moTniiig . Mr . Wil'iam Merritt Townsend here forced his way up to the front of the table , to make an application to see one of the prisoners professional . < Goniinwd from wr 6 ft page . )

      By the Rev . J . Coles : What profession are you 1 Townsend : An attorney . Sir B . Hall— Are \ ou a certified attorney 1 Townsend—No ; but the prisoner desires my asdstance . Sir B . Hall—Where did you see the prisoner ? Towksend—In the roomin tViij ; house where he is confined ^ " After a long altercation , which interrupted the proceedings of the court for nearly half au hour , it appeared that he had gained access to the prisoner , Ebenezer Williams , by a false representation , and now attempted to impose on the oetieh that he was an attorney . He was therefore , and on account of lus indecorous behaviour before the magistrates , ordered to be committed , and brought up again tomorrow .

      The case of Thomas Davies was then resumed . John Davis , sworn—I am a special constable . "Was ^ oa duty at the top of Stowe-hill on Monday morning last , with orders to detain all snspiciouslooking persons . I saw the ^ p risoner between four and five o ' clock that morning . He was coming from town towards the turnpike , on the road to Uisca . Xstopped him-and asked his business . He Jteid he was going to theOefnto look for a job of work . I said I could tot allow him to pass . Mr . Hogers came up just then , and I gave h '" i into his custody . Cross-examined "by the prisoner—I have known you three or Four years , and never knew any harm of you . - - The prisoner in his defence said the arms were for Ms own protection . If he had idone wrong , he was Tery sorry ; but as he had a wife " and four children dependent on Mm , he hoped their worships would consider them .

      He was then committed to take his trial for high treason . Richard Beanfield and John Rees were next placed at the bar , charge d with high treason . Isaac Yenn having been sworn , said—I am a special' eonsrable ; -was on dnty at the "Westgat * on Monday morning lasL 1 was appointed to keep the doorway , by the Mayor . There was an attack on the hotel that morning . It commeuced at about June o clock . As I stood at the door a mob of people armed , marched , about four abreast , very regularly down the hill , an J a man ¦ with a gun to each four , as far as I could judge . They were not * ttackedrfrom the house first ; about eight or nine came np to the door . One of them , who had a gun

      in his hand , came and spoke , to me . I raised my stick , and said , In here you shall not come . " The man said , trYou have got our prisoners-here , and ¦ we win have them out . " I believe the man is one of those now lying dead in the stable . On saying this they fired and rushed in and filled the passage , 3 ! hey fired instantly I spoke , right in through the passage . They that were in continued breaking the glass and making towards the bar . Two of the Chartists were shot by their own men who wei e outside . I stood in the passage all the time . Th ey did not molest me as I do not think they knew j ^ to be a constable . I resolved , in my own mind t 0 make my escape as soon as the firing ceased . / jfier the firing they began creating everything they came

      to . As soon as the firing abated , I escaped v j ^ ^ yard at the back of the house . A man was g } j Ot ^ I -was passing through the passage . I shor j ^ t > , i ,, y ihe shot came from where the soldiers -n- ere . 1 remained in the yard about five or six jni jiutes , " and then went into the house again and np > jairs . The firing soon ceased . I went to the house ^ d assisted those who were wounded . I should th jfc . tne firing lasted about a quarter of an hour ; 1 JUl i ^ 33 j ^ much agitated to notice particularly- In that time I saw five dead in the passage and tlie doorway . After the filing I was ordered to -shut the front door . I walked over the dead bodi- js ot three to siat It . I could not shut it on account of a dead man ' s arm lying between the door and the frame I took the arm and put it outsit ie . I could not see who came in , there was snch a r » jsh ; but when I had

      Ant the doorl turned round an d saw the prisoners , one standing in the passage by the pantry , and one standing in the other corner . Oae had a long pole in his hand with a spear head at the top , and a spear was by the other . 1 think it . - was Rees who hid the spear . I do not know whether the . other Lad hold © f the spear or not . I -do 1 , ot keow . 1 was standing dose by him . I spoke ~ io them , and asked what they wanted there . At this moment Li . utenant <^ ay came up wi ti his sw ird drawn and said , Here are two of them . " We t > ok them into custody , and placed them under the gu ard in the soldier ' s room . 1 am q nito oerwttn the prisoners were not in the Itouse before the-attack . They * lid not say anything to excuse themselves itor beiag there . 1 have no doubt bat thejvere a part « f the Chartist rioters ¦ wh o casie in .

      Basil Gray , iisutenant in the 45 th regt . of Foot , sworn- I received orders on Monday morning last , mt a liale after eight o ' clock , from Siajor Stack , to proceed to . the Westgate Hotel , and put myself under the -orders of the Mayor . I repaired there imia&diately with thirty men , and formed ia front of the building . The ilayor then desired me to enter tibe eenrttjasd , ^ tfce gate of which was closed after me . The " ilayor then look me to the building on the light of theiotel , and asked me if that wa Etfor my service ; k was a room on the right flank . 1 said it would and I immediately proceeded to clear it of -the furniture and other articles . This took some time , as the room was fiile » i with smoke , 'and -not babilauie . li had been fuU of constables -a night .

      I then marched my men in . The Mayor gaie _ me instructions to conceal my men as much as possible , to avoid irritating the mob , which was then approaching- in order toeffaci this , 1 closediie under shutters x > f the room ; there wheie three projecting Imw-winaows . I bid only xime to give my men a few instructions , when 1 . heard cheering , and the jnayor iold me the mob was approaching . They formed in front of ibe house , ¦ and 1 could . see a few of the spear heads . They immediately let fly a ToUey of small arms . This demolish e d the windows of lie room we were in . I immediately gavcthe word to load . I did no do this before , as I was in lopes matters would not turn out so seriously . While mv men were loading , about one-third of a

      minute , the crowd effected . an -entrance into the passage , which communicated with" a door from our room- As soon as we hadloaded , I stepped forward to unlatch one o the window shutters , and the mayor opened another . This unmarked us and a auactity of FT"aH arms were discharged at us , by which the mayor was twice wounded ^ nd my serjeantby my side ( Daly ) wonndsd in the head - I saw Mm covered with blood immediately after . I heard them both say thai they were tit . The mayor said it to me only in a whisper which could not be heard by my men . He went and sat down . The aesgeant-also only spoke tome . My men soon \ got to work and enfiladed the streets from the bow ¦ windows , and the passage from tlie door way in our

      room This continued for about ten minutes , when I saw our shots bad become thin for want of objects . The Chartists' shots were not repeated after our soldiers commenced firing . I then went into the passage with a few men , to see how things were looking . 1 saw there was do more attack , and 1 returned to the room and ordered the men to cease firing from the bow windows . I then made everj preparation to strengthen my position in case of a # econd attack- While so employed II entered a fiidexoom leading- from the passage , and found the two p rison ere in the corner , lordered them to follow me , and gave them over to my men as prisoners . I saw sothlag in their hands ; but on examining their persons Ifonhdaquantity of ball ammunition

      onlienfield . When 1 saw them I was removing a dead body from the passage in case of a second attack . They had evidently gone into the-room to avoid the fre of my men and could not get out again . My men searched them j and just after their pockets were emptied saw them eating some bread and cheese given them by my men- I collected nine dead bodies . I dare say the JI ayor gave the orders to fire : but I do not recollect . When 1 was tired upon I did not want any instructions to return it . He Mayorwas bymy side . . . Ihe prisoners were called on for their defence " Benfiell laid , " I lave noiMng to say agamst this . " Itees , througli an interpreter , said , - At eight o clock &e 7 eamelo every one ' s house-to threateu them . He was 4 fi muei afraid tp . refuse as to go wiA them hand when he to

      5 hero was nothing in his came Newport . He had no more to say . . ^ Prisoners were then committed to take their ft ^ for high treason . Afterthey were committed , SrisoQer ^ e es 8 » d he nev er was be fore a ^ tice befweTaudl this was the way the innocent suitered for the guilty . a rewSd of £ 100 was olfered ^ . vraa ^ ken on Thur ,-day afternoon , and bronght into Newport hand-SedT He fid been hiuiug from- place w place snte the riots , and this afternoon he went into a pobHc-house , where te was soou ^ ecogaoed by perions present , on discovering which , ie hed , botjaf immediately pursued ^ nd surrounded . He drew a onfiWDOsniJiuu

      pistol , and threateued to shoot a ^ y attempt to take him ^ but seeing he iras cmnpieie . y jnirounded . he threw It dow » and EurreuUered ,

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      saying , he knew his fate , and was prepared to meet it . He will be examined , to-morrow . FRIDAY , Nov . 8 . The magistrates present this day were R . J . Blewitt , fiq ., Sir B . Hall , Sir C . Morgan , W . Brewer and L . Edwards , Esqrs .. and the Rev . Mr . Coles . \ - ; . . ¦ -:- ¦ ¦ Townsend , who was committed last night , was brought np , and , after receiving a severe reprimand , was discharged . The caso of William Jones was then called on . It excited considerable interest . William . Evans , haviug been sworn , said—lam clerk to Mr . Morrisson , of Crumlyn . I know the prisoner Jones . I assist ed in apprenepding him yesterday , in a field adjoiuiug the Navigation Inn , at Crumlyn . He passed through the Navigation Inn , and endeavoured to make his escape out at the back door , and had nearly Teached the road , when I and Edward Jones followed him . He ran about ^ ying ^ new fate , and was prepared to meet

      thirty yards , and then drew a pistoL out of his side-pocket . 1 ^ called to John Willis , who was about fifty yards behind me , to go aud get his guu , and then Jones immediately surrendered himself . He then threw down the pistol , and while I was picking it up he came down to me and surrendered himself . 1 produce the p _ istoL It was loaded with ball when Jones gave it to mt , and a cap on the nipple . It was unloaded in my presence , aud I sent for a constable . There were present , besides myself , John Willis , Edmund Jones , aud Wills . We then seut for Richard Thomas , the constable of theparish , who found on Mm powder , balls , and copper caps . I knew nothing of the proceedings at Newport on Monday , but on Sunday night , at seven o clock , I knew it was to take place , as crowds of people were passing through all night . I was at a distance , but I saw the lights . They did not attempt to molest me . W « brought Jones down here , and delivered him up to the magistrates .

      John Willis—I assisted to take the prisoner iiuo custody . When we were at the May-pole , Jones requested that the pistol might be given up to him that he might unload it . He took it and mis- . rewed it , and I shook the powder out . I took th * cap off the nipple , and asked if he had any more f Jm ! . He took every thing out of his pockets ' , and p * t them on the table . - ¦ Edward Hopkins , superintendant of police , sworn —I received the prisoner Jones ir ito my custody last night . I searched him / and f 0 Und a printed paper containing ^ inflammatory address and seditious song . I also took from ' jis POcket il 12 s The witness th « n repeated his <; ome £ evidence as to the attack on the WestgateH . jtel , on Monday . John Prosser : I live at ? J ew Inn WtW iv > t ;« Vi of Pantfgue , In the , road f- . om ^ -pHo ^ w-VS" £ \ A "• vff the ^ ani l live with L ™« On bunday night lr ^ t about J hundred m h came to our nouse 3 . t ^^ between eleven and twe . ve o ' clock . Most of them were annod . lb ™ -

      Jones tne watchmak « , . The prisoner at the bar is w ™ !™ tT - ' - ^ tliemeu - They called for ntr i fu ?{ forl no « g ' of rum to put into ri ^' T V PaUed » ut ofhiB pocket . At that m Jv ^ a P ^ ut ^ mething like a dagger . 5 ^ h i £ ' Jst € r how she should like * at stuck W v ? 1 said ' " Oh ' Lord > Mr - Jones . what H ? J ^ ,- * HesmUed , and eaid , " Nothing . ' " ™^ Tn ^ dagger . About tha t time one of the men jump ^ aud took a gailtiat was nanging in trilf ^ en > ^ ^ n took it into thepassage , and rnl ^ Ti J lock ' Tflerc- > va ? no flint in it , and auotier 111311 w x ) k a flint out of his pocket , atd put in the S ^ d , and ti , e , i fij-ed j ti j took ho ] d of it ^ aQ < j £ aid _ ,, ' JU mnst not have this gun ; it is mine , and 1 " Jtit . " Themenwonld not irive it uu . I then

      w jut to the bar , and told Jones , and asked him to F .. et it baek . Jones said " Oh , never mind about tho gun , I'll see you shall have have it bick a ain . " 1 then retarded to the men who had the gun . I took hold of it , and said to Jones I should like to have it . He again said u Never mind . 1 shall eee you have it back . ' He did not say when . The men then took it away . Jones returned to tho kitchen , and was tapping the men on their backs , and said , "Now , my lads , light your pipes , and let us go on . " There was a great noise proceeding from a great number of men both inside and outside © f the house . While Jones was still in the house , a man in the Dassaire

      aademefeel him , to show that he had a number of pistols about his person . He had a gun in his hand . He asked me if Leigh ' s carriage had gone down . I said it had , and bad come back again He said , I am sorry for that , as we meant to have attacked him on the road . I have no doubt at all thai he meant Squire Leigh , the Lord Lieutenant of the County . The Lord Lieutenant lives about two ^ miles from that . I saw the Lord Lieutenant go down that day towards Newport and I also saw him return . lam quite certain the man who said this came in with Joues , and went out with him . 1 do not know that man , nor any other of the men but Jones .

      Cross-examiced by the prisoner—There were only three or four persons in the house when you came m . When you showed the dagger you did not ap » pear to have any intention to use it . You have been on friendly terms witi our family for years . I should be sorry to come against you , but I was compelled to do so . I thought it was a joke your showing a dagger to n » y sister , Mr . Blewitt here reminded the prisoner tna ne might have professaenal assistance but the prisoner declined the offer . Cross-examination resumed : When you left onjf one person remained in the house . I do not know that you had a similar intention with respect to A * . Leigh tnat tfie person had who spoke me about him . The person who spoke of Mr . Leigh I did not see speak to you . From what I saw , I believe it was the intention of you and the persons with you to do some mischief . -

      BaailGrey , Esq ., Lieutenant in the 4 oth Foot , repealed the evidence he gave yesterday as to the outrage . ' . Johii Phillips gave similar testimony to that which he gave in the case of Aust . varying onl y in this respect , th * v the pnsone laueinpted to s-hake the testimony of witness by a close cross-examination with a view to show discrepancies . Christopher Xiduer and John Matthews also repeated their testimony given In Aiist ' s case nearly verbatim . —Che prisoner cross-examined these witnesses also . Edmund JDouy . I am a carpenter living at Bisea . I never saw Jones but once : it was at Sirhowbj ' , lecturing the people , - and I knew him after . He was lecturing about the Charter . He was telling

      the people Kiat they ought to have their jighta . I do not know whether Frost was there . I saw the prisoner between breakfast and diuner on Monday last . I saw him by the Hi gh Cross public-house , leading from liisca to Newport . He came across the field , apparently from the canal . He came over a style into the road ; there were fifty or elxty men with him . Some of them were armed with guns and sticks . Those with Jones were walking ; but there were others running from Newport . Jones asked them what made them runaway . He said that Dr . Price was . goiug to meet him with seven pieces of cannon ; and that if the men did not-stand true he should be hanged and the other ringleader * He then went into the pubac-houee , and I wem home .

      The prisoner cross-examined the witness , but nothing material was elicited . The . Rev . Mr . Coles informed the prisoner that the case for the prosecution was now closed ,-and that this was the proper time to say anything iu his defence . The prisoner declined saying anything , and he was tlieu committed to Monmouth gaol ou a charge of high treason . There were about seventeen or eighteen other cases of minor importance disposed of . Nearly all were persons who had been arrested on suspicion , and there being no evideuce against them it was thought right not to detain them in custod y longer . Three or four were committed as vagrants , not being able to give a satisfactory account of themselves . The remainder were remanded . The court adjourned at ha ' . f-past six . Newport , Saturday .

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      y ^ Sai ^ Th ^ ^?^ t 8 * re aU dead f r so ^ SU ^^^ Mo ^ wa ^ pMsent wb ^^ lS ^ ^ iliw ^ ii ^^^ mmm ^ i ^ mi carrS ^^ toinod : « iat I can't say whether he S - * : ' $ va . or not . The prisoner said to me " Are *«» Vnaitists all dead my boy | What do you think v « . as nowr . I made no reply , and they passed on . 1 have before nowat difforent times baid to the

      , priHQiier , " How iwe the Chartists getting on now 1 " and he would say " They , are goiul on very well . " . ¦ ¦ ° & Ihomas Dyer examiucd by Mr ; Prothero . —I lately remdiad with Air , Phelps , of Stow-hilK as his butler . I was at Mr . Phelp ' a house oh Monday mornmg last . I saw , about nine o'clock , an iinffiense ^ body of men ; coming down , between 4 , 000 and o . QOO . Tlip front part were arranged in military order , marching in . lines ... I saw the prisoner marching with the mob . He had a single-barrelled gun in his hand . He saw , me , called me by my name , and Said , " Come with us . " I did not go with them . In about ton minutes after , I heard firms ' . •¦' , :: ¦' . '¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ . '¦; ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ . '¦ ¦ .-

      -_ Matthew Pembro , examined by Mr . Prothero . — I was at home on the morning of Monday last . I saw a largo number of porsons coming down Stowhill ; tho mob filled the street entirely . I saw the prisoner among them , about twenty or thirty from the front . I know him well , for he used to attend a club at my house . I am certain it was he ; he earned agun on his shoulder ; he spoke to me , arid said Fall in j fall in ; " in a very short time afterwards I hoard finne . H ' enry Evans-H-I am a saddler in Newport ; I vvas at home on Monday morning last . I saw a , large number of persous coming dowa iii the direction of Stow-hill about nine b clock . Tho men inost m advance wonV to tho gate leaailig to tho Westgate

      yard . There was a man a littlo itt advauce , who appeared to lead them to the gate . After he had gone to tho gate , I saw him return again and speak to some bhe . The person to whom he so spoke : appeared to be leading the mob at the time . I don't know the man who wont tb the gato , but tho leader of tho mob to whom he spoko was Loyoll , the gardener . The prisoner is the man ; I was so well acquainted with his person that 1 could not mistake . Lbvell immediately addressed the mobj but I did iioi hearwliat ; ¦ The mob immediately fired on the house . Tmmcdiatoly after the prisonor addressed the mob , ke went into the . 'thick of the mob , and I lost sight of him .

      Daniel Evans swbrn- ^ -I am a Bhopkeopor and tailor' residing in Newport . The first man had a aword , and waved his hat with his left hand . Ho was dressed in . a blue coat , and had a handkerchief rbuud his middle * I perceived him lead them up to the Westgato . Wlion ho saw the gate was fast he withdrew the mob , and led thorn to tho front door . I know Lovell ; I see him now . 1 am well acquainted , with hini . jj j S the prisoner who wa 3 lying on his back . I saw him iu the mob with ; a gun . He appeared to bp aiiitive . The last place I saw the prisoner preyious to the fii-ing v ? as when tho mob wore rcturmhg round the front entrance . Lovoll came round the corner and called to ths men— " In , my tnen . " He ^^ yfalkcd by tho side of the mob , and I heard those words distinctly . After ho said that , the mob instantly assailed the house ili

      o'snuu-erS' -were then opened by the soldiers , and I then ran into my house for fear of " T ) eing shot . A short time eince I kept an inn in Newport ; the Chartist meetings were held there > t first . I joined them . I paid towards thorn as a member . I continued Until -I liaw they were getting on in a way which I thought would end in violehce . I came to that conclusion from the speeches they made , aud ^ in consequence , thought it was right to withdraw from the Association . Lovell was one of the loading members of the Chartist Cominittee , and I never knew ; a meeting without hw ' . attendance . Iheard Loyoll often say—M They would havo the Charter . " I Heard him say at various times— "If they should not have tlie ChartOr by fair means , they wou Idliave i \ otherwise . " I saw him with tho mob at Vincent ' s meetings ; ¦ ,

      Tho prisoner Was then committed for tria for high treason and sedition , and was again carried to . bed . ¦; '¦ . , ' ¦ " ' .: . ¦¦¦ . ¦ ¦ ' . ¦; ¦ ¦ '¦' . ¦• " . "' ¦¦ The Court adjourned at half-past eight o'clock to Mouda ymorning .

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      TeHPEIUNCK SOI REE IN THE M AYQRALITY ROOMS , Drooheda . —On Monday evening last the members of the Drogheda Total Abstinouco Society held a Soircie in tfia Ball Room of the Mayoralty House , ¦ in this town , for a two-fold object ^ naWely , First , lor the purpose of paying a tribute oJt respect to Aldermau North , late Mayor i and also to preseut him with an Address , testifying their gratitude to that during his Mayoralty . Secondly—3 . ' o commemorate tho aunivorsary of the Society .- The room was laid out ina Verv tasteful manner , and brilliantly illuminated . Three lines of tables were laid out tho lull tB'gth of the room , and might well be said to sigh under the lead of ^ tea services , and piled heaps of bread and butter—" neither few nor far between . " St . fioorge . Smithy jEsq . entered tho

      room about seven o ' clock , and was received with much applause . Mr . North iii some time after , entered , accompanied by Mrs . North and daughters , who was hailed by tho cordial greetings of the vast assemblage—consisting of at least four hundred persons . St . George Smith , Esq ., ; presided . On the righiof the Chairman saA Mr . and Mi-s . North and family ; Mr . C . F , ( 3 ollu > s aud consort i Air . P . M'Keuna , « kc ., &c ; On ibe left , 0 . L .. Corkran , of the Dublia Toniperance Union ¦ Mr . JVF . Mbrton ^ Superintentlaut of the St-James ' s Doiik Yavd , and oousort ; Mr . Bagnall , &c . - Tho : cloth boing drawi , the addiiesa was presented to Mr , North , who returned a very gratifying reply . Several speakers addressed the assembly , which separated highly gratified with their eutertainmeut .

      It appoara from other Irish papers that the Cathohc clei ^ y are exeriihg themselvea with greatauccess to put-down drnnke nness . At laying the fouBdatioh of a chapel at Kiirush 600 temperauoe men marched in u body to tho spot , with the Catholic clergyman at their bead , and . the workmon of an adioininE distillery in the rear . At Dungarvoh Father Foley has enrolled 15 , 4504 in Cork tlie number already aoiouutB toCl , 2 U 8 ; and in several ot Her . places these moral revivals" are making similar progreta . In Dublin the Workmen refuae to swear to tlie total abstinence system , but engage to limit themselvos

      to twopiutsoi porter a-day . Speaking of Cburtfiof Rfl ^ iests , a Lond on paper says ir-A glance into the outer hall of these . courts would furnish a vihdicatibn- ^ if indeed such Were possible—of the absurdities of ^ teototalisni ^ A large proportion of those wlio weekly crp . wd to tJieso places aro the wives of labsturing menj aud their common object is to implbrfl Bome unrelenting publican t » feraiit a littlo furtjier timfi for the payment of a ; debt For drink which their sottish husbands , to the xuin of their hal&clad and ; famished families , have selfishly suffered . -to accumulate .

      TEETorAX . Lecture;—Ou Friday week , ah address on the principles of total abstiuence from intoii « 5 ating liquorfl ; was delivered in the Methodist Chapol , Driffield , by thB ^ lebratedMr . 'Johu Hockmg 8 aiias the , * Brmnmagem blacksmith . " The Rev ; James Normanton i Baptiet Miiiistor , waa called to the chair , ind also made somerefy sensible and fervent observatioiis on tho pernicioiia custom of drinkirig alcoholic liquors . Mr . Hbpkings then commenced a long , powerful , and comic . address , which was . listened to . with marked 4 ttehtioh ^^ and evident pleasure . ; Ho has a particular happy manner in illustrating his numerousi anecdotes , aud His htimour in inimicry ia extremely amusing : ha ¦ vary

      adroitly proved that stimulant , more than nourishment , was sought for by the devotees of Sir John ijarleycorn , and hefrequently caused ; his audience to breakout into loud bursts btiaughter : on the cbntraty at other tweS he > ras deeply pathetic . On the conclusion of the address , he exhorted his hearors to become teetotialers , but it was observed ho one came ^^ iorward to sign the ^ pledge . " ^ Tt is to be regretted that for some time past all operations of the Temperance Society here have been suspended : although there may be in these societies persons who go to extremea , yet there are individuals in Driffield who owe much to the society : there , for being snatched from a state of degradation to a comparative domestic comfort aud happiness . ¦ ' . - ¦ . " '

      Barton Temperance . FeStiyal . —Thb seoond anniversary of the Barton Temperancei Society was celebrated by a public tea-party , on Tuoeday week , in a large 8 chool-room , ficted up tastefully for the occasion . Several , tee-total and Rechabite banners adorned the room , and from the ceiling was suspendeU a beautiful chandelier composed of evergreens and ribands ^ and having three rows of lights above another , which had a very attractive appearancc ,. Iho refreshmeuta wereof a good aud substantial character , and had been to a coh ' siderable extentprovided ^ ratuitousl y by Tariojis ladies who are fayourablo to th « cause ; of total abstiuBnce . The «* v . J . Wmterbottom , Iridepeudorit Minister , and President of the

      Society j took the chair , and after some excellent and appropriate remarks , read the report , which ' wasbf the niosteccouraging character . it appears that there are 400 mehlters iit the society , sixty of whom are replaimed Characters , and were , two year ^ ago , amongst the most degraded characters ; in Barton . - ; The meeting , whfch was highly respectable , was addressed in -able and animated speeches , by Mr . ; Adelshaw of Brigg- and Messrs . F ^ sb y , Firth , Sinithj and Jones , of Hull , and ^ didnot separatetill after ten o ' clock . ' The Barton . lajid wero in attendance , aad euliycned the proceednigs . of the evening with sevoral pieces of Bacrcd music , which were executed in a very superior style It was "ever our fioodfortuno to witness a more ' ini \

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      wresting meeting than tho one of which we write . Oldanay-ouhg ' iwerdmetto promotethegbod . Qf their fellow-men ,, and all appeared happy in the consciousnesg that they were performing their diity . ' A large portion of the obmpahV were of the fair sex , and it would not ; perhaps : boeasy to flndainore lovely spectacle than this asseinbly of the young men and maidens , the old nieu and children of an agricultural district , congregated together in thei ' hteresting and delightful town of Barton . We felt convinced when the President took the chair , and wo looked down the room , that Thompson was perfectly correct , when he styled Britain a " Blest isle , with matchless beauty crown'd , - And manly hearts to guard the fair . " . ' —Correspondent .

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      Fire at Coixuhpton . —Another fire took place on Inday night at Collumpton j by which six houses were burnt down ^ and about two thousand pounds worth of property consumed . The fire broke out about halt-past seven o ' clock , in a house op-posity the White Hart Inn . How it originated has not been satisfactorily expiaiued ; but it is supposed that there was some flaw in the chimney , through which theihatch caught fire . The house is one . of a very closely standing group , and five- others caught fire . The proximity of other dwelUngs to the Bceue of the coriflagration caused tho greatest anxiety during the progress of the fire lest it should extendto

      , them ; if it had douo bo , the amount of damage would have been far greater than it was ; The exertioiis of the firemen were incessant till about three o'clock next moriung , . when the danger appearing to be overcomej they relaxed a sliort time for rest , and to bbtain . refreshment . The flames then appeared to be effectually subdued , but at about four o ' clock they again broke out , and it : was found necessary , to set the engines again at work , and they continued playing . until six ; ; o ' clock , when tho conflagration was completely checked , and all &pprehonsi 6 u of further mischief dispelled . — Western Times .

      The-. " . Privilege" Question . —Mr . Stockdale has brought another action against Mr . Hansard , printer to the House ; of Commons ; and the question of tho right of that House to violate , with impunity , \» ^^ of tho land , is again about to be mooted . Mr . Stbckdale has , on the present occasion , laid his damages at £ 50 , 000 . Mr . Hansard has allowed judgment to go by default . Tho decisi « n of this question of ParUainentary right can scarcely , therefore , be delayed -much longer . We are very sure that Lord Denmari , and the yenerable judges by whom ho is surrounded , Avill not deviate from that straighforward course whicli they have already adopted . It is their duty to expound the Jaw of Eriglaudi aud to take care that no maladministration on their part shall sanction the perversion or corruption of that law . . Most nbblV have

      tho judges of the Court of Queen's Bench , hhUerto , performed that duty ! The pretensions of the" House of Commons in this matter are of the most preposterous kind . To tolerate these pretensions would be to establish a tyranny o -the most odious nature . Ihe claims of the house are condemned by law ; by cpinmpn sense , and , also by public opinion ; Mr . Sergeant Wilde , in his very clever speech on th , is questionih the House of Commons / recommended the house to attach the sheriff , aud if necessary , to commit the judges to Newgate Neither Mr . Sorgeant Wilde , nor his officialpatrbh E , however . wjlJ itl raality . dream o Ipushin ^ matbet i tcsuc nextre - mitie $ . No ; the Houso c i ^' ommon iw JJswagger and talk fustian about its privilege a-d -finally , succumb , as it did , '¦ o n the last occasioiw To borrow Sir Robert Ihghs's illustration "the leek' will agaii ) , "be eateu "—although "horr itkyengeance may be threatened by the leek-eaterB

      Steam Boat Accident . — On Monday afternoon an accident ^ which was nearly attended with the loss of three lives , occurred pat the river just below London-bridge . A boat , containing Mr ; Searle , juh . th © boat-builder of Lambetlij and two others named Spratt and Simmons ^ in hisemploy , was going up the river with the tide , in the middle of t % strea _ m , when the Shamrock , a wooden steamer , which piies above bridge , was crossing the river from the Surrey shore , toward them , and although llr . Searle ; and his men did' all in . their power to get out of tho way , the steamer ran into the boat

      m midships and cvit her right down . Mr > Searlo jumped bu board the Mhamroek at the moment of the collision , ajfmmona and Spratt were thrown into the water and after struggling some time ; wae picked up by Mr . Evanp ; the superintendent , of the Thames-police , who with his boat- ' s cew were going down the river at the time . Mr , Evaus lauded the two men at Old Swan-stairs in a vdry exhausted state _ Thebroken boat and the gear were afterwrds picked up by Croucher , a Thames ^ police inspector , and the crew of his galley , and towed up to Lambeth .

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      COURTS AND COURTIERS . ( From Merry weather ' s * ' Kings the DeviVs Viceroys and representatives on Earth" an American Worle . j So notorious have courtiers ever been for excelling m tna . arta of fawning , flattery , falsehood , and deceit , that when we ; reproach a person for any of these viie propensitiesy we say he fawns , he flatters , ho lies , or liei deceives like a courtier . The courtier ' s character is the same in every nation , language , ' and tongue OU tilO face oi" the whole ^ earth ; and the origin and duratipn of thirf one universal character , is coeval wriih the eai-liest record of history , and remains unabated » and glows iu full fervour up to this hour ;

      The homage ^ which the Pevil requires of those whom , he constitutes his viceroys and kings on earth , and on wlioni he confers his Satauic glory and power-j tho like homage do kings requiro of those whom they select for : their choice associated , namely , that they sha * l fall doicn and icorship them . ' ¦ . ' -. ¦ _ - - ¦ ::- . ¦ ¦ .- ¦ - .. ¦ . ¦ . ¦ Having with alacrity andergone the ceremony" of prestration aad adoration , and thus given proof of tiiou : qualificatipn and fitness to rank as tho king ' s chief favourites and the ready abettors of his will and pleasure . ; ihe king stomps upon , them his royal mask , as : Satan stamped -hisi dtabblical inarkon the kings ; to wit , ihe rnarkof the Bt . kSt I . Ilie operators employed in the performance of

      tniB . goodly work ot tatooing and affixing the royal mark on the man whom tho kiug ' dclighteth to honeur ; are the cdurt-taylors , tirewomen , norries , gaiters , bishops , ushers , . pages , &c . ; and the precious anaterlahs jaade use of on this important occasion , are a faragb of shreds of vai ious coloured . cloih elips of ribbon , red , blue of green ; knee-bandsj proieiitatio ns , - oatJis , knd av « nien ts * before God the lather , the Soil , aud Holy Spirit ; that they will abide l * y , and be tme to tlic-ir Order , and defend unto death their tattooing stars , garters , ribbons , orders . * ud titles as the invaluable andl aPDroDriate symbpjs . of royal coiapariioBgLip . . . rhepiouB dignitary of the king ' s church , my Lord Bishop , ' jiudl ^ g nt Hevereud Father "in God . uaving pertormed the tattopine part , arid ' punched and hammered into the soul of the ambitious aspirant his unctuoas oil-and-snuRowderblasDliemv : and f . lvft

      other funclionaries , the worthy bishop ' s co-operators , hayiag finished their part in the-decoration and transfprmation of the Opt ward man ; the nowly created cour ^ -peer . kisses the king's hand , arises irom his knees ; aud being emptied . ' of the very last particle of manly uprightness ; aiid ^ infiated with vanity and with ; pride ; he Bteps fifrth arrayediin all me paraphariialia ofharlequin or mountobahk-dress to claim in his turui at the hahda of the gapin < r multitude ^ the dirty homage of prostration which he himself has jnsfcpaidi : . 5 uch is the real composition of a a court ; namely a Devil ' s viceroy ; the appenda'it coui-tiors of his train ; and the ; pre 3 idihg " dembn 8 , ithe princes of tho Power of the ; Air .:, ¦ "• ; :: . - ,, -: ¦ - ;' ¦ ' . ¦ •¦ ¦ "• : : " , ' -. ¦ . • : ¦ . From kingly palaces { Earth ' sPandemoniums . " arid Laboratories of Darkness ) , issue the royal mandate to plunder , and destroy mankind /

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      The Land the Pkopebty of ALL . —It is labour alone which bestows : value ; for labour , as it has been truly said , is ; the purchase money which is paid for everything w « eat , or drink , or wear . Every manbttsiahundoubtedright to all ; : tlia ^ liis honest labour can procure him . When he thus appropriates the / rttiteof his labour , he commits no injustice upon any other human being ; for he interferes will no other man ? a right of doing the sake with the produce of his , labour . But if any ^^ individual appropriate tbhiiaiselfthe ^ feW bu which all . labour ie r exsicised—if he attempt to sot up a claim to any particular part of the earth-rhe clearly does that / which is unjust , aud contrary to -the common equality of rights , for he interferes with the equal' riaht of ' everv

      numan _ beiny , to appropriute that same particular spot . Priority bf possession gives no title whatever por can any duration of enjoyment estabUsh a fight * where a right , did not origiua'ly exist . From the very nature of the thb j , aud the position in which man stands With regard to his fellowsj he never did wSiT ^ - - " ' ¦ FP'y ^ Ji-- possess any exclusire ^ SA °° ^ l ^ ^ ^ Where ^ r such bb assumed right is set up and acted upon , thero wili alw ^ exisUnjustice ^ hd tyranny , aud poverlyS Sb £ & t - ' w ^ ethe 5 the ^ P 6 ° P le be und « r ; the monarchical orrepub ican formof ^ oTemmentvrfor nu «? e

      - " ^ wrongs a ; woes" which . man has ever committed orendured , maybe traced to the assump-SwS *; " $ ?' & th ? SQi 1 ' ^ ^ taiiiindiyidua ' s ^ ud rfco * ^^ ^ c usion of ; other individiiak and ^ f ^ Eauahty ^ rights can never be enjoyed ^ ntil air iH dmdu al claims : to landed property are suprerted and merged in those of the nation - at ? Z * - * " , steP wJl 5 ch man has evor taken , atter having claimed property in land , has been ' to aiajm property in man ; at ^ wherever one man possesses Jand i ^ ud another has none , the Matter , mnst alvyays be the slave of the former . From this prolific source of evi ^ -exclusiye possession of thei soil ^ -

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      have arisen BernivciTiiizeii despotisms , and govern mentalpower of every description ; tor an infriiigemeht upon one of the rights of man soon leads to a disregard of all his other rights . But we hava seen , from the very nature of thingsVthat no man canever possess a Tight to th ? i obedience of another , nor claim property in him ; and therefore , wherever such a pretension is set up , it must bo denounced and resisted , for it is contrary to the letter and the spirit of Nature ' s great charter of equality . The Creator of manorily is the owner of man ; : and theassuinptioa of power and dominion by one nian or one class Over other men and other classea . jimply because the one claims : land and the other , does not , is as unjust as the . . inequality : ofpropert ^ v is unjust upon which snch claimtoexciusive authority is ionnded .- ^^ rajrV Zabour ' s Wrongs and Laboiirs Remedy .

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      Definitions . —The following etymologies and definitions of the word , " Tory'' are given iii a Country paper . "A cant term , derived , L suppose , fiom ' an Irish word , signifying savage . "—Dr . Johnson . lories are ; so called : ftom tho Irish -vyord toree , give me ; ( yonr monoy ) S '^~ Malohe ; " Letsuch men quit all pretences to civility and good breeding ; they aria ruder than toryes and wild Americaus *'' ~ G'lanmlle . - ; : , .-,-.. . -

      Lardner on Liqiit . —Dr . " Dionysius Lardrier , ia ono of his astronomical lectures , says light is fiftylout , years in travelling ; from : the smallest of the visible ¦ stars , and from the telescope ones j v / lucli look hko a , puff of silver powder , about ono thousand years . Thusj when we see a fixed star , it is : a star that did exist fifty ^ four yearsV-agb , bu * which may never have existed since we . wer » born , having been destroyed since tlie light which we sea ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦— --- - " --r

      leftltr ¦ ¦ " . " : ¦/ . ¦ - . A Genuinb ToRY .--Picd lately , at Radford , near ISiottmgham , ag ^ d M , Phoebo TVillatt ; she . V / as a leader of the ferfiale : loyalists , who in 2-704 aided in dragging the Nottingham Reformers of those days from their houses and their beds , and ducking them in the river , Leen . Some died , and others suffered through life , but none of the offenders iu those day 3 of Tory ascehdaucy were brought to pur . ishnieut . —^ Lincoln Gazette . ' / ' ¦' - ¦¦' ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' . ' .- '¦ '¦ ' r

      LiEAnNisG hath gained most by those books by v , hichthe printers have lost . —Fuller . , a Comjiercial Industry . —Iudustvy and industrial employments are not created by imperial decrees , O . S A ^ cts of Parliament ; Oovernmeiits have been led to believo that they can create them'b y the : facility icith which they can destroy thenij or / prevent their birtn .- ^ DeBcaumoni ' s Ireland . : ; ' ; Too Bad . —A shoemaker at Lynnj Mass . j theplace whefo ¦ they shbTel so . many : shoes togetherj aud so fast , lately whipped . one of his apprentices aliabitto death because he could not hang up tho shoes as fast as the master made them !

      Scholastic Divinity . —Scholastic Divinity , was of uso in its day , by aifording exercise to the mind of man . Astrology and the finding : out tiie philosopher ' s stoae answered tho sariie purpose : ; ¦ If we had riot something to doubtj to dispute and quarrel ' about . we , should be at a loss what to do . with . out iivae . —Itaxliii . :.. . ' ¦'¦ . ¦ - ¦''' -. , ' : ' - .. . ¦ ; :. Tuuth . —rr-Truth bv lawyers , from their parchment slips ,, is esteeineaalibelj-r-by army men , from their " luncs militarv" lie ^ bv churchmenfrom 4 1

      . a , «« v « UU ^ v ] UUUUWJ ) Ut . lit — UJ' V > UUiUUlUCU j | 11 UUt their clergy ; tonguesj infidejity;—by st : atesmeH , ; froni their protocol jaws ,: sedition ;—by monarchsj from theirluxuriousmouths , treason ; - ^ -by autkorSj from their ' sweet voice , ' fiction;—by dealers and chapmen , frpm their narrow throats , foolishness;—by respectable men , from their moral speeches , baa taste j— -and by all other kinds of folk , in all other kinds of sayiiigs , an exceeding useless and disrepuablei commodity . —Don Juan jun .

      Ntw . M OTixG PoWER ,--The Chicago Sentinc : / says the fever and agne ma . lady is getting so a-head down there that the settlers are going to turn its movements to some , useful purpose . It has ; been estimated , that twelve men in the paroxysms shaka sufficiently ; to propel ai boat of one hunured tons ., If this be correct , the days of steam are numbered . ... . . """¦ : ¦¦ . ' . ; . ¦ ¦ : ""¦ - '¦ - ' . ¦ ' ;¦ Debtors . — - We have now imprisoned one generation of debtors after another , but we do not find that their uu' -nbers lessen . We have now learned that . rashness and ^ imprudence will not be deterred from . - . taking credit : ' . let ua h-y ' whetherfraud orayarrice may fae more ea-jily rcscraiued from doing it .-r-Jnhii ^ on . . " - i . -

      Ox the Means of Subsistence : —There are fev ? countries ¦ which , if well cultivated , would ' not support double the number bf tlieir inhabitants - ; : and yet fewer where pne-tbird part of the people are not : ektremely stinted , even in the necessaries of We—Swift . : . ¦ ¦ ' ; : . . f . ; - Kew BusiSEss . ~ Thcre is said to be a woman in Cent re .-strc " e't , New York , who ; takes in children to wash ; She g ives them a good scrubbii ' g With soap aud eaiid ,: and then seta them intha siin to di y . She washes at four shillings' per dozen ; \ " . ; . ; ; :. . . ' .. . .. - ' .- ¦' , ¦; : " :: - .:- ' \ ' ~ :- ¦ ¦' A Schoolmistress Abroad . —The foliowingletter wasreceived by Sir . Bellamy , the renter bi ' : tha County Assembly Rooms , Lincoln , on the eyauiug of higfcall— - . : " .

      Sur- ^ -I . give you notis , that iff you sell likers too morrow hite hat at your bg . wl you will be informbn sorember . .. ¦; ' - .. ¦ - '¦' . ; . ; : : ¦; . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ - ' : ¦ - \ - ..: V-- YOCRS A 5 TRIKT INFORMER . p si shall bee thir . . , . Mr . Bell&me Saiatle rooiha Linkon ... / Dangerous j Very t ^ -Thore is a young lady of our acqu « iiiitanco own east , whose eyes are so fiushr ing au ' tl bright ; that ; there is a . direct order against admittingbei-into ; any ^ gunpowder maga zine .--AVntucky licgisler . . . . ; . . ¦ - ¦ " . : "• ' . ; .. -: Wuy ia . a Temperance Society like a sawmill Because it goes by waterpower ; ¦ ; He shale be ; immoftal who liveth to be stoined by one without fault . — :-Fuller . . ' ¦" - ¦ ";'' : ¦

      Violence is the argument of falsehood ; aud to impose aoreed authoritatiyelyj is tho index and proceeding of a , tyrant . —Yolhey ' s Ruins . MiSANTHROpiiY . —Disaatisned with the » present , man supposes in _ the past a perfection which does not exist ; aud which is ; merely tha : discblouration of his chagrin . He . praises the dead from ehniity to the living ; and employs the bones of the faihers a * au instrument of chastisement agains the chiid ^ n .- ^ Volney . , -:- , - ^ . - . ; ;\ ' - - . ; ; . / V-- ; ,. : ¦ ¦ ^• '¦ . It is aij old Discovery , that man passes ' front knomedge to doubt j and then again attains to knowledge- But it ia avulgar error to suppose thatvwe return , not only fo the . Eaine kriowled " ¦ but in tho same forms , and under the same limitations as ¦ before . ¦¦ ¦' .. ' - ¦ ¦ . ' - ¦ ' ¦ ¦ " - . . '•¦¦ . ' •¦' . ; v ' - . •¦ ¦' - " ¦"¦

      A Jocose Couple . —An accepted iuitbr . one day w ^ lkingmacountry village with the object of hi affections hanging upon ; his arm , anddescdbinie the ardency of / his affection ; ; said , : How transported I , am to have you banging upon 013- arm I" Upon my wofd , Vsaid the la , dy , you make us out to bo a very respectable couple , when one is transported aad thi Other hanging / : . AMAxifAMED Johnson is in custody a « Newcastle , charged with having not less than Jive wives j ^ vinir a ^ the present time ; and it ig also said he has thirty T HE ^ EGYPxiANsJipply gold leaf with gum to tha fa « e 8 of persons afiected with the smaltpok and thii prevents marking . ¦ ; "¦ ' ^ Earl Stashore has invented a lph « i toK ;/» T » magnifies 4 , 096 times , the ^ field ^ | ew ^ in ? fi ya mcxiGs * - .. ¦¦ '' . ; ¦ ¦ . . ' ¦ -.- " > : " -. * - " . ' . ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦¦ . ¦ .

      . ^ XRBER , pysORTI ^ RAPHY . -MARCH OE INTELLECT . At a barber s shop in Drury-lanea : bill is exhibited ni . the window , which states' that ' * Ladys can have ^ ^ air dressetUn : to ; Victorier fashS ^ S * l ° x 7 iK arge ? " ? y ? tt Gentlemens hair dressett in th Melburn style-charge , onl y 3 d , XtB ; A varyetty of fancy combs and bares greas . " J Plate 6 i ^ s . --The ^ manufactory of St . Gbbairii near Pans , has lately cast an enormous plate ^ gl W * single piece , whioh is 195 inches ^ ixteea leetthree inches ) iigh , 138 inches : ( eleven feet ^ i inches ) broad ; . .. : ¦ ¦ ¦ ;; ,: '; ¦ . : . "~ . ~* . . - ^ ew ^ ifS BuoY , ^ Captain Harvey , : RN ; ha * invented a buoyof the simplest cdristwotibn ; cols ^ in g ^ fah glit woodenJraine , in the shape « horse-shoe / bii ^ suffi « e , tl y wido to admit a man * body : it is rendered buovant KvnlatBc , ov ^ ^ : " . A > itj ^ ne

      ^^ tta ^ edta ihind ^ parl ^ pbh , - bStfi fro ^ t : is beak ^ shaped , for more readily cutting th * t ^ AiL : 'THEATREs ^ - Fbr my ^ . own part ; " said t ' . 'lampartialtoasinalUtheatre , wherehryoKay x $ ** r *™ & ^ every mark of the hare ' s foot on hi * cheek jTj here tliey can praotise none of that roguery " digmhed b ^ the term , illusion ^ but where paint 18 palpably pamt ^ d tinsel , tinEel . " - ^ Pco ^ ' * ¦ '' ¦ ¦ « Stbiihs ( J JDRAtH ^ -Towarda the middle of th * seyen-teenth century , a man is stated to have been Wiled by tha fain 6 n 3 clock in the square of St : MarlEat Venice : while repairing the' clock , he stooi > ed hi « head in such a place , and ia : such & nict . of tiine , that the quarter boy struek : it . with his hammer and knocked him over the battlements . —SeeEve ( tin ' m Diary , v : ; : : ¦ ¦¦ - ¦ "• - . . ¦'¦' ¦ ¦ ' " . .: ' - ¦ , - ' : ¦ : *' -

      The effect of the Groat- Western Railway hai already'been felt' severely ty the innkscpera on tb » line . Cfno of \ W lsirge inns at Salthili is already shtit up , and several Tothers on the road are shortly expected ; to be . closed . Maidenhead , likewise Hounalbw , Mil also suffer materially ,, .. : I . v tup olden / tiiie there was no pnnctuation inliteiary works , which is still the case m legal deeda v aud other legalinstrumcn ^ s . Stops were first introduced in the year 1520 , the colon 1580 . and the seiBicoion . 1599 . ' -: , ,. ; ¦ " ;;^ : . ; \ - ; V ,. ¦' - ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦; ¦/ - ¦ .- . ¦ ' vT ^; " ' . - ' Likes , which- ia tie . staple ' manufa . cture of Ii ^ land , was first made in England in the year 125 S , arid was only worn by ^ the lu ^ iojB » -dte ^ aeralOT of porsona wore wobllen isliireK '^^—^^ p ^/ . 7 ' -immf

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      COMMirTAL OF XOTELL , THE LEADER OF THE " - . ; ¦ ' : ¦ •" - ¦ ATTACK . .. ' /¦¦ ¦ . ' .: . ¦ John Lovell was next brought in , and charged with Wh treason . The prisoner Was shot through the thigh on the day of the iusurrection , and wbs brought in wrapped in a blanket , and placed to lie aSected 6 Stre ^ her ' Le ^^ very low and much Edmud Williams , oxamined by Mr . Prothero . — On Monday mornmg last I was between the Waterloo-gate and the weighing machine ; I saw a liumber of men coming towards tho weighing machine—thev were armed with deaoly weapons . I k ^ iJi pnsoner John ^ LoveU-thero he ^ is- he was th ? man 1 sawcommgiromthe Waterloo ^ ateV heVaSS tnerewere

      mm a gun ; 200 before the prisoner ; they ordered me to fall m ; I was not wilLg io do sb , and they , caught hold of me . I was comp ^ lkd to go aod . Z- ^ oon after , escaped , I was awoVa in as ' a special constable m the month of May last . I remember the day Vincent was bronght here for exam ^ twn ^ Lovell was ono of the mob on that day iu fro ^ t of the King ' s Head . I mean the day when Vnicent was here The mob that day attac&d the theSl- 'lf ^ r T cd to f ^ e their way iuto the Iting s Head . Lovell was with that mob . The prisoner knew that I was a special constable . The second day I saw the prisoner Lovell : pass by the weighmg ^ machine ^ Me Ihen Baid "iio ' s Wank there , he ' a d—d blank ; he ' s d—d inecial nnrt ' tin made himself d-d buay , and I'll fi ? ht a' i d * l speoial among them for a soTereign . " - ^ £ 2

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      The first important case heard to-day was that of JBdward Ifrost , who was charged with treason . The prisoner is an uncle to JohnTiost , the leader of the riot , but has not , I am informed , taken bo active a part in the affair . The first witness examined was- — Miss Emily Hunt , a governess , who , having been sworn deposed as follows : —I reside at How-hill , in this Town . I was at home on Monday last . At about aine o ' clock in the morning I saw a large crowd coming down the hill . They were armed some with guns , aud others with pistols ,

      swords , pikes , aud different kinds of weapons . I was very much alarmed , but I do not remember seeing any one I knew iu the crowd . I saw the prisoner going away from amongst them . I heard him say to a man , "There shall not be one of us runaway—we are tired now . " I heard firing , and it was , to the best of my recollection , after the fir ing , that what occurred with reference to the prisoner took place . The prisoner seemed quite cool at the time .. The man to whom he said this replied , " There will be 20 , 000 more down here by aud by , but we ha ^ e had no rest since Friday , and are very tired . "

      Cross-examined by the prisoner—I suppose that the man you Epoke to was a Chartist , as 1 saw him corns out of the crowd . Mr . Taylor has not instructed me what to say . Told him what I heard pass between you and the Chartist . He has given me no advice now to proceed . I corns here by compulsion to give my evidence . I wa 3 much alarmed at the time , and did not notice the colour of the clothes you had on . I have heard that you are a Cha rtist . : . . The Rev . jEdward Rees Taylor was then examined . He deposed as follows—I am curate of the Wollos Church , Newport . On Monday morning last , I saw a crowd approaching Newport . As I was in bed I heard soldiers pass under my window . I knew they were soldiers by their measured stcp 3 . I did not get up fcaen , aa X had had a cold , Shortly afverwurus I

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      did fj » id ; as I wa ^ dress ^ did ; and as I was dressing I looked out and saw " the Chartists pass . Miss Hunt resides in the same house as I do . I should say I saw full 3 , 000 Chartists ; they were variously armed ; and marched about five abreast . I do not think they were quite in regular order as I heard several of them ordered to fall in the line . This lessened my alarm , as I knew then that they Couldnot stand against tho soldiers . I heard the firing , and afterwards saw the Chartists muning . back again , j then came but of my house , and the first person T saw was the prisoner talkisg to llr . Johii Williams , the malster . It isnow time for me to close , as the messenger is about to leave , to save the passage ferry .

      Newbridge , Nov . 8 . —It is expected that f ^ colliers in this vicinity will resume their wor ' ^ jOi day . At present the Taff-vale Iron Wo ^ j-g are standing still for want of coal ; but this tnorriing every indication is favourable to a retur a of the men to their regular duties . A furious r ^ g ( lator j a : tbis neighbourhood , who assumes to De a chartist leader , and is generally reported " -tf unsound mind , V has great influence over the ' joluded people—many of whom he has seduced fro ^ the ir work during the late periodofturbulence . rfi 3 apprehension andlodgmentm safe custody , Y / Jlotheriuono ot - . vi a ^ osty ' s gaols , or in a lunatic , asylum ,: would go far towards rcsionng the peae , : of this thriving little town . , The iron works at . . xerthyr and Aberdare are again in tun work , a- i jjj hands at their business , like honest aud f . ensibic mftn .. "

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      ( From the Sun : ) Newport , Saturday Night , 11 o'clock . 1 flenry Scard , a policeman , examined ^—When I oame out of the iouse I sa-w aiiother man . with a pike ; I pointed him out to a special constable , but he said lie would have nothing to do with him . The constable's name is Davis , whokeeps a beer house . The consequence of this was , he escaped . After I came back I saw four dead bodies in the street j and five inside the house . I afterwards " saw . one in tho Friars ' -fields . I saw many persons wounded ; I saw a great quantity of arms , and picked up upwarda of 150 weapons myself . I also picked up powder and ball . I searched the house of a porsoa named Aust , a gardener at Malpas * who has beon

      committed for high treason . I found there a Chartist card , with < rEdward Prostj Treasurer . " upon it . That card now produced is the ^ card . The names on the card were " Edward Frost , treasuror , and Charles Waters , secretary . " The words pi it were " Newport , Monmouthshire , Working Me ^' s Assb ^ ciation . It is safe to do right . This ticket to bo renewed quarterly . July 23 to October 22 , 1830 j No . 79 , Edward Frost , treasurer , Charles Waters , secretary , John Partridge , printer , Newport . " I found another card in the sanie house . I havo read it . ( The card was here produced . ) The words on it are *' Monmouthshire Working Men ' sAssociation . Motto—Peaco , Law , afid Order' Equal cares and equal rights we advocate and claim as our inalienable birthright ; and as citizens Universal Suffrage , Vote by Ballot , Annual parliaments , and r . o Property Qualification—we advocate for tho electors and the elected . No . 0 " 35 , James Rose , S . E .

      Secretary . John Part- 'idjte , priuter . Newport . ' *) - I afterwards found two flasks of powder in the same house , and a quantity of gun-caps . The flasks contained about half a pound of powder . I brought the things I found away with' me , and returned into this town . Ihero saw Aust andhis wife . Austwas in custody with other persons . I asked Aust in the presence of his wife if he had placed anything in the chimney of his house . His wife said there . was nothing there but what they had bought and paid for . She said sho would « wear Ehe had placed nothing iu the chimney , aud if there was any tiling but a bag ofstraw other porsons had placed it there . Aust also said he would swear ho had not placed any thing there , and that he had nothing to do except with the Chartists , and that ho paid a penny a-week to their funds up to the present time . Tasked him of whom he had the cards I found in his houses and he _ said that he had them from Mr . Frost ; he did not say which Mr . Frost .

      The prisoner , having been cautioned said would they point out to him what was h \ gh treason . Court—Not to argue what is tho law . ' ' Prisoner— dou' want to argue . I want instruction . Is tho evidence given against . me sufficiout to convict m « of high treason . Will you give mo an answer . Court—No . : Prisoner—I do say I was not out of Newport churchyard until half an hour after all the transaction was dono . I will bring numbers to prove if . I had nothing whatever to do with it . 1 was sliandiu ff with Mr . Payne until the whole of the mob had pa-ssed the upper side of the Pin ^ end of : the Six Bells ; then l % ent over from Mr . Payno s , asd was at my own house for a considerable time ' , and 1 stayed in the church yard fora considerable time , and

      1 stood ( here unti 11 saw hundt eds and huudrcds , and many hundreds fl ying . After I had stood a conr siderable tiuio ( lor \ was afraid to go do ^ into the town ; I proceeded slowly with Mr . WilliamSj the maltster , and ia our going down w « met Mr . Taylor and Mr . Evans coming up , and Mr . Evans said be thought it would be Tory dangerous for me to proceed further ; be had seen two or three dead bodt * 3 . " If thero Is danger , " I said , " 1 am sure 1 will not go further . " I went home , and novercamo out Axain , further than a few yards , until betweou tliree and four o ' clock in the evening , when I happened again to see Mr . Williams , and went down into town with him . The prisoner asked " Is it necessary for me to produce evidence f I believe the witnesfes have made an error with regard to the time 1 liust I call witnesses V * ¦

      jThe Chajrinaar ^ Certainly ; you may send for any witnesses you tbiuk proper . The prisoner then called Eliza Llewelin—I ain daughter bf Mr . Edward Frost , the prisoner now chargetL An hour and a half had elapsed after the mob had passed before yoa went one I Bhould ' nt tkink it was more than ive minutes afAea the last of the Chartists passed when you came to your own hbuBe . You continued there nearer au hour than any other time . I do not recollect seeing you go ioto the church-ya-rd . I recollect your staying in Hie abase until after dinaer . ^ .

      _ Sarah Frost gworn ( oxamiaed by the prisoner)—You were standing with Mr . Payne when the mob passfrd . More than half au Jiour passed after they bad gone b y before you left Mr . Payne . You then continued in . your houso ab hour . I am not certain whether my father went into the house , but I saw him in the house , \ as . near as I Can say , at hali-past nine . I did not see my father go out of the house before dinner or ifter . James Payne ( by prisoner;—I am a road fiurveyor at Stow-hilL 1 recollect being with the jarisoner at Stow-hill when the mob passed . We ebatiuued together until the whole of / theia had paseed . We might have c « atinued togetucr for five or ten minutes after they had passed . You went into tlie

      church-jard . About an hour And a half after I saw you in the church-yard- It was then about eleven b ' clock , or tea minutes afttrwards . Cornelius Evans sworn , examined by the prisoner —I liveon Stow-hill , audama sciioolmaster . The first time I sawyou on Monday morning wasi at a little before nine o ' clock . We walked down to the hill leading to the Waterloo-gate . The effect of the appearance of the Chartists was T « ry terrible to me , and you shed tears . " : ' The prisoner—I was afraid . - Examination reEumed—I certainly expected at first that they would havegone the lower way to the town . I then came up with the prisoner , and returned to ruy own house . Just as tie firing commeacedl saw an immense body of men ^ comer up the road ; they divided into two bodies , one Went by the k nars aud the other the road towards Bazeley , arid Captain Stack brought out his inen in double quick time , and formed them across the road , and the mO " ? . d ° wn their weapons and ran away . ' The Chairmau—Mr . Frost , when you were brought into this Court to-day , you were brought iu the first , because you had be on long in coufinement , and we nad hoped that your case would have been bo short as not to have occupied fire minutes , and we should have had the satiefactibn of discharging you ; but circumstances of such strong suspicion have arisen in tho course of the investigation , that we consider it our duty to bind you over , yourself iu £ 200 anil two Buretiesin £ 100 each , to appearat the next gaol delivery to answer any charge which ihay be brought against y « u . ¦ = ' ' " . ¦" -., •* .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 16, 1839, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1083/page/7/