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      , 5 a following to the substance of Mr . Cooper ' s , i A man ' s general character is a scale Tfhich ahoold u eoBBdered when he is charged -with criminality If 5 , teBonr of hia life hare been such as to giro a "Lnsble donbt of the folly or inhumanity of the ^ XTtben the accused is entitled to that doubt The fzTJper before yon is charged with arson—a crime of JSSttha blackest dye , involvingthe destruction , not StiT of property , but frequently that of life itself . rilii opon my jndges to estimate the character of my ^ T ^ q u » present moment I call their attention to 5 , -jture of my studies and occupation *—the dispo-« mon to 5 * * k * 78 eTer eTince ( i ™ behalf of my fellow « r ssk if it be natural for s man who has for -u . fallowing to the substance of Mr . Cooper ' s

      ZZ jf jtndied to promote Qsppmeoo maoKma , to leA iat the incarceration and banishment of those fer f ^ isn fee had struggled ? I am not so ignorant of law d the benefits resultiDg from peace and order in ^ L sgty , as for one moment to entertain tba thought of * Zon- Eor am I so unealculating and excitable as to he led ' tv * f bT tbe ' 'wm ° ' lite lfisp ' of ^ momeat [ to AVTTiiBifc cntuB * « i call the attention of the Jury to that portion . Qje evidence aeaintt your prisoner , which relates ?* xjjg meetings where he addressed the people at Z-toiu times at the Crown Bank . I ask of the jury tZ ^ reizh weB that evidence—to sift it thoroughly . If i avtbin ? seditious—if anything criminal—be the result rf the investigation , let the axe fall upon the prisoner ' s had hut if , on the contrary , as I am sure yon will of the evidence is

      end it the nature contradictory , sod all of it tends to show that the views of the prisoner hare been peaceable , you will respect your oaths snd the vdee of your country , and acquit him of crim-Hlut v T am , it is true , a Chartist . In that faith I CZ ^ -red—in that faith will I die . Chartism makes taown the oppression and tyranny of the rich otbt the boot and seeks a peaceable redress for grieTances . I have icre&d snd Trill contiEue to spread thoseprinciplesforthe benefit of the oppressed masses . In Lincolnshire I haveBeen wealth sustaining poverty—in Leicestershire T hare seen a sad contrast—painful to the heart of every feeling man . In the latter place trade flourishes , while starvation and death seize those who give the life-blood to its meeess . It was to relieve the suffering ihat be had toiled—and surely a Jury having the

      many eliphW spark of philaslhropy would acquit him of sny desire to injure any man's life or property . I shall leave my case to you , gentlemen , with a haughty confidence in the supremacy and mercy of jnstice . I am innocent of the charge brought against me . If I am not , let heaven pour out the Tials of its wrath with jjrfsteona indignation on my perjured souL . I am innoMnt ! If ever in my life have I encouraged or even countenanced violence , nor do I wish to obtain the Charter by any bnt peaceable means . ' I rmnot—I will not say that I will give np agitation for the Charter , for it is based upon sound principles —the soundest of the sound . I know the length to whisk I may go , and that length I will work in . I will avoid anything like violence , but I will maintain

      the faith which is in me . Meetings calculated to break the pezce , I will avoid as I j have ever done—bnt I will Eumtaia the right of discussion and I will diBcuss fully and freely , and diseant energetically and manfully upon the benefits which I think will result from the adoption of the Charter . As honest end conscientious men , I trust the Jury will look to the evidence . It is a sound principle of law if there be any doubt of a prisoner ' s guilt , the prisoner is entitled to the benefit of that doubt This great principle of law had lately been overlooked . The Jury will be charged upon that point , and will , I hope , return that verdict which alone is just , and which alone is tma , that the prisoner is not guilty— as he regrets the transaction , in which it lias b ? en falsely sold he had participated , and which he from his eoul condemned . "

      Mr . Cooper then called two most respectable witnesses , who proved that he was at the George and Dragon , and afterwards on his way- to Bnrslem , where he was arrested , at the time that he was accused of having been near the scene of outrage . ' The Solicitob-Geseeal replied , and for one hour and twenty-five minutes laboured hard , but in Tain , to destroy the alibi so satisfactorily proved by Mr . Cooper . The Lord Chief Justice summed np the evidence with great clearness and with his nsual ability His

      Lordship completely frittered away the baseless fabric raised by her Majesty ' s Solicitor-General , and told the Jury that they should confine themselves wifhin the limits of the law , and return a verdict of Not Guilty , unless they were satisfied that the prisoner ' s language snd the burnings were so identified that they conld not be separated , that they were a part and parcel of the same thing , and that he was new the Epot when the burning took place . His Lordship was engaged upwards of two hours in his summing up .

      The Jury , after five minutes deliberation , returned a verdict o ' f Not Guilty . Mt . Cooper said you axe right gentlemen "; I am perfectly innocent of the charge . I w& 3 always a man of peace , and always preached peace . I beg to apologize to the Learned Jndge for the interrnptions wMeh , from the ferTourof the moment I gave to his Lordship . I thank the Jury for their patient investigation of my case . I thank the Counsel and Solicitor who defended , and I thank all my friends for their kindness towards me . Mr . Cooper . was then removed in custody , as an indictment for sedition has been laid against him . I : is also reported that a third indictment will be " preferred again * him for a conspiracy .

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      STEALING BREAD . James Dodan , Frederick Johnson , Aaron Thorpe , William Hughes , James Robinson , John Mauley , and George Edge , were charged with having , on tke 10 th of August , entered the shop of Joseph Howarth , provision dealer , Princess-street , Manchester , and stolen ten loaves of bread . The first witness called in support of the prosecution was John Stocks Turner Greene , Esq ., barrister , of Manchester . The learned gentleman stated , that between half-past twelve and one o'clock on the day mentioned in the indictment , he was passing along PrinceBs-Bfrreet , when he saw a mob of persons , amounting to bestealing bread .

      tween 40 and 50 , coming from the direction of Poolstreet into Princess-street . He heard some person call out , " Here is a shop f and immediately a rash was made to Mr . Howarth ' s premises . Among the mob he recognized Dolan and Manley ; the former of whom appeared to be the ringleader , and was the first to approach the shop . Mr . Greene stated , that he saw three or four loaves thrown , out of the shop , which were torn in pieces by the mob , and carried off . On seeing this , be ordered the police officers to be sent for , when the mob directed a number of violent expressions against him , whioh , however , they did not put in force . On the arrival © f the officers , Dolan and Manley were taken into custody ,

      The next witness called was Mr . Howarth , who said , that a mob of persons appeared in front of Mb shop , between twelve and one o'clock , on the 10 th of August , and seeing loaves in the window , they called out , " Hand out that bread . " Mr . Howarth did so , and the mob gave him several cheers , and walked on . In reply to questions by the Judge , the witness stated , that when the mob came to the shop the door was open , and that none of them entered the premises , though he laboured under the apprehension that if he had not given them the bread , they would have taken it by force . On this reply , his lordship expressed his opinion that the charge of robbery fell to the ground , as it was clear that the prisoners did not enter the shop , and that the apprehension of violence by Mr . Howarth was mere matter of conjecture , wbich might have been realized or not .

      After this intimation , the Attorney-General said he should not press the charge ; and the jury , in accordance with the directions of his lordship , returned a verdict of not guilty . The prisoners were subsequently arraigned on a charge of misdemeanour , in support of whioh a number of police officers were called to prove that the prisoners formed part of the mob who went to Mr . Hewarth ' s shop , and that tbey mi&iq subsequntly seen with bread in their hands . Mr . Howarth was re p ealled ; and , in answer to a question by his Lordship , he said , that it was the number of the mob , and the terror and alarm which they inspired in his mind , tbat induced him to give the bread . He added that if there had only been one or two persons , he should have refused complying with their demand .

      Johnson , Thorpe , and Manley were undefended ; and witnesses were called to prove their general good conduct and propriety of demeanour . The father of Johnson , who is a Quaker , and a man advanced in years , gave his son an excellent character . He said that he was the most affectionate lad imaginable , and everything he could wish him to be . His Losdship , in summing up , explained the law with reference to riotous assemblies . He remarked , that , in cases of thi 3 description , character could have but little influence : though he must Bay , that the manner in which the father of Johnson had spoken of his son had created an impression in his mind favourable to the prisoner .

      At the conclusion of his Lordship ' s observations , the Foreman of the Jury inquired whether they might be allowed to see a testimonial in favour of Johnson ' s character , which the Jury understood could be produced from his master . The Learned Judge replied in the negative , observing , that such , a testimonial could not beiecewed as legal evidence ; but it might possibly have influence on the sentence . The Jury consulted together ; and after a few minutes' deliberation , the Foreman intimated a wish on the part of his fellows to retire . Hi 3 Lordship asked whether their object in doing so had particular reference to the prisoner Johnson ? To which the Foreman replied , they bad doubta about other of the prisoners besides Johnson .

      They then retired ; and , after an absence of half an hour , returned with a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners , with the exception of Johnson . They accompanied their verdict with a recommendation to mercy on behalf of Thorpe and Robinson , on the ground of their previous good character .

      SENTENCE . After the above case had been disposed , the following prisoners were placed at the bar to receive sentence : — Rowland Davies , William Reed , Jeremiah M'Cormiek , John Piatt , and William Cash , convicted of a larceny in the shop of Mr . Shipman , of Manchester . His Lordship , after addressing the prisoners in similar language to that applied to Kelly and another , on the previous day , sentenced them to be transported for the term of seven years . The moment the sentence was uttered , the mothers of the unfortuaate young men uttered the most piercing shrieks , and earnestly implored bis Lordship for mercy , in which the prisoners joined , saying they had never been guilty of any offence before . They were then removed from the dock , but it was some time before order was restored in the

      court . ATTACK 0 ^ US . "MOKBIS ' S MILL , AT SALF 0 RD . John M'Cann , Giles Peter Hardman , John Hardman , and James Gorton , were charged with having , on the 27 th of Angnst , nnlawfnlly and tumnltuously assembled together , and conspired to make an attack upon the mill of Mr . William Morris , at Salford , with a view to compel the men employed there to leave their work . The attack upon thiB mill will be quite fresh in the recollection of our readers , it being the one in which a man , named John Lyons , lost his life . Several witnesses were called to prove , that the prisoners were among the mob , and that they took either a more or less active part in the attack .

      In addition to this testimony , Mr . Morris was examined . He stated , that his mill had been attacked three times on the day mentioned in the indictment ; and , as he anticipated a fourth , he watched the premises from four o'clock in the morning . During the time he was so watching , he observed the whole of the prisoners pass the mill several times , not in a body , but , at one time , alone ; and at others , two together . This was for the purpose of " picquetting . " The prisoners were apprehended shortly after the attack had been made . The two HardmanB and Gorton were defended by Dr . Brown , who called three witnesses , for the p * rpose of proving an alibi . One of these , a man named Driver , in the employ of Messrs . J . A . Turner and Co ., Booth-street , and who was acting as a special constable at the time of the attack , stated that he saw the mob pass his house , and he was quite certain that neither of the Hardmans or Gorton were among them . He admitted , however ,

      that there were several other roads to the mill , along which others of the rioters passed ; but , as these parties were engaged in throwing stones , he did not go sufficiently near to be enabled to identify any of them . The other two witnesses occupied fruit stalls in the Flat Iron Market , Salford , and both distinctly swore to the fact of their having seen the three prisoners alluded to in the market , at the very time the attack was going on upon the mill . The mob were not dispersed till half-past twelve , and the witnesses would not take upon themselves to say that they saw the prisoners in the market , from eleven o ' clock , the period at which the attack commenced , up to half-past twelve o'clock , when it ceased . After the evidence on both sides had been gone through , the Learned Judge ordered Mr . Morris to be recalled , when Mb Lordship put the following questions : — Have any reductions been recently made in your mill !

      Kot since 1835 . What kind of a mill is your ' s 1 Spinning and manufacturing . What are the actual number of hands employed by you ! In the mill which was attacked 238 , and in another mill , in which I am concerned , nearly 500 . What i 3 the amount of wages paid by you to each individual per week 1 That depends upon the number of looms they have , and the kind of work upon wbich they aie employed . Some of them have broad work , and others narrow . Those who have two looms get from 10 i .

      to 12 s . per week , according to the description of work they have . Those having three looms , get from 15 s . to 18 s . per week ; and those having four looms get from 18 s , to £ 1 and upwards , after deducting what is paid to the helpers . I may state , that , last year , I paid £ 500 more in wages than all the rest of the TniMs engaged in the same description of work in Salford ; and , this year , I am paying 20 per cent , more than any other firm in the same trade . Can you state the average amount of wages paid to each individual in your employ ! Yes ; taking the whole number of persons , men , women , and children , the average is thirteen shillings and fourpenoe , .... work !

      Were your hands willing to remain at Yes ; they e&id they would not be turned out , and that , if they were , tbey would return the nest day . Lord Abikgkr—I <*"" k your answers are of great importance . His Lordship then proceeded to sum up the evidence ; and with reference to the a&bi set up he remarked , that it was entirely a question of credibility as between the two Bets of witnesses , and it would be for the Jury to say which they would believe . The Jury retired , and were absent upwards of half an hour . They returned into Court with a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners ,

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      The Learned Judge immediately passed sentence and , after commenting upon the liberal -wages paid by Mr . Morris , and the fact ot there haying been no reduction in wagw for seven years past , and the further fact that the men employed by him ware unwilling to leave their employment , ordered each of them to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one year . The following prisoners were also respectively sentenced as follows : —James Dolan , George Edge , and John Manley , to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one year ; Aaron Thorpe and James Robinson , to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months ; William Hughes to be imprisoned three months . BOBBEBT AT THE MAKCHESTEH , BOLTON , AND BUSY RAILWAY , The T ^ aarnnd Jim / i * ; ^ i-t-i _ « . »^ j = « .. f MM .

      Edward Knowles was charged with feloniously entering the premises- of the above company , and stealing a quantity of wood , which was afterwards converted into bludg . jns , for the purDose of arming the turn-outB . The evidence in this caw was very short . The charge was clearly brought home to the prisoner ; and , the Jury having returned a verdict of guilty , his-Lordship sentenced him to be transported for seven years . At this stage of the proceedings , the Grand Jury came into court with a true bill against Mr . F . O'Connor , Rev . W . Hill , editor of the Northern Star , Rev . James Scholefield , Peter Murray M'Douall , and fifty-eight others , for a conspiracy .

      With reference to the abo * e , Mr . Wilkins rose , and , addressing the Judge , said , —Your Lordship is probably aware that Mr . Feargus O'Connor , against whom a true bill has been returned for a misdeamonour , was originally brought before Mr . Hall , at the Bow-street office , London , and there held to bail to answer any charge that might be preferred against him . My application to your Lordship is to allow Mr . O'Connor to plead by proxy , which would obviate all inconvenience . If this is not consented to , I must trouble your Lordship with affidavits as to the state of Mr . O'Connor ' s health , which is so bad , that it would be impossible to remove him from London , without imminent risk , and , in fact , danger to his life .

      Lord Abi . ncbk—This is only done in cases where the parties are in the Court of Queen ' s Bench . Mr . Wilkins—It is frequently done at quarter sessions , my Lord ; but I don't quote that as a precedent for your Lordship ' s guidance . Lord Abinger—The question is , whether the Attorney-General will consent that Mr . O'Connor should plead either guilty or not guilty ; and , if so , whether Mr . O'Connor would be bound by it afterward . The Attorney-General—I shall be quite satisfied with my Learned Friend ' s undertaking . Lord Abinger—Then , for the purpose , I shall consider Mr . O'Connor as being present .

      The Attorney-General—I have seen the affidavits referred to by my Learned Friend , and I have no doubt that if his application be acceded to , it will obviate much inconvenience . I understand that Mr . O'Connor intends to traverse , as well as several of the other defendants . Lord Abixger—Very well ; if you have no objection , I have none . His Lordship then took another case of a party charged with riot , which possessed no features of interest whatever . The Court adjourned at ten minutes before six o ' clock .

      CROWN COURT . Baron Alderson took hib seat on the bench this morning at nine o ' clock .

      TURNING OUT WORKPEOPLE . Richard Stacey and John Tear ( secretary of the dyers' and dressers' union , ) were indicted for having formed part of a riotous and tumultuous assembly , turning out the workmen employed at Messrs . Segar and DewavarBVB djevroiks , Salfoid , on the 12 th oi August last . Mr . Sergeant Atcherley and Mr . Hilliard appeared for the proseoutien . Mr . Cobbett and Mr . Whigham defended Tear ; the other prisoner had no advocate .

      It appeared from the evidence , that , on Friday the 12 th of August , a mob of about 2 , 000 persons went to the dyeworks in question , and broke upwards of 260 squares of glass , and committed other damages , amounting , altogether , to about £ 80 . Both the prisoners were sworn to as having been among the rioters . Stacey was an apprentice employed at the works vhere the outrage waa committed , and had received , within the last 14 or 15 months , upwards of £ 40 in wages . When arrested , he denied having been among the mob ; but afterwards said he would sooner be transported than continue any longer to work as a block printer . Mr . Cobbett called two witnesses for the defence , who endeavoured to prove an alibi . The prisoners were convicted . Sentence deferred .

      WEDNESDAY , Oct . 12 . ( Before Lord Abinger . ) SENTENCES OP PRISONERS . John Hickey , Hugh Cavannah , Mathew Dalton , James Tweedale , and James Saxton , were brought up to receive sentence , having been convicted on Monday of an attack on the mill of Messrs . Stirling and Beckton , at Manchester . Saxton was sentenced to three months' imprisonment , and the rest to twelve months' imprisonment in Kirkdale Gaol .

      THE CONSPIRACY CHARGE . Immediately after the passing of sentence on the above prisoners , the " great gun ' of the Government , which is to blow Chartism out of the water , was adjusted and cleared out , by the arraignment ou a charge of Bedition , conspiracy , and a host of formidable et ceteras , of Feargus O'Connor , Peter Murray M'Douall , James Scholefield , James Leach , Christopher Doyle , Barnard M'Cartney , James Arthur , David Rosb , Richard Olley , George Julian Harney , James Cartledge , Thomas Cooper , William Hill , Robert Brook , James Taylor , John Hoey , John Thornton ,

      Norman , William Fletcher , Thomas Brown Smith , ThomaB Frazer , John A Hanson , James Grasby , William Beesley , James Chippendale , Samuel Parlies , Thomas Raition , Robert Ramsden , Mooney , Mahon , John Leech , John Morrison , John Lomax , John Arran , John Skevingtoo , Wm . Scholefield . Richard Pilling , Wm . Aitken , Canington , George Candelet , John Durham , James Fenton , Wm . Slephenson , John Crossley , Albert Woolfenden , Geo . Inman , John Bell , John Massey , Jonathan Brirstow , John Campbell , Robert Lee , John Lewin , George Johnson , Thomas Storer , Wm . Booth , Frederick Augustus Taylor , Thomas Pitt , Peter M . Brophy , John Wild , William Woodruffs , and Clarke .

      Of these , the parties whose names are printed in italics answered , pleaded , and traversed ; ( Mr . WilkinB answering for Mr . O'Connor ;) the rest are not in custody , but bench warrants are issued for their apprehension . They were ordered to find bail , themselves in £ 200 , and two sureties in £ 50 each , to appear at the next assizes , and to keep the peace in the meantime . RIOT AT ECCLES . John Bell , Andrew Pearson , William Forrest , Alex . Braid . John Tootle , Leonard Boardman , Geo . Grimshaw , Edward Williams , ThomaB Hodges , and John Eccles , pleaded guilty to a riot at Eccles , and are to be sentenced this morning .

      ASSAULT . James Dunn was placed at the bar and acquitted on the charge of assault . The prisoner was tried on Monday on another charge , and acquitted , and the Attorney-General declined to offer any evidence in this case . PRINTING A SEDITIOUS PLACARD . Thomas Turner pleaded guilty to publishing a seditious placard at Manchester , and expressed his contrition for so doing . He was to be brought up during the day .

      PUBLISHING A SEDITIOUS PLACABD . Richard Warwick was charged with having , at Oldham , wickkdly , seditiously , and maliciously published certain false , seditious , malicious , and scandalous libels and placards . From the statement of the Attorney-General and the evidence , it appeared that on the 16 th of August , the prisoner exhibited on a board at his door , the address of " the Executive Committee of the National Chartist Association" to the Chartist , and that on being requested to take it down by the chief constable he refused to do so . , The Attorney-General read over the placard , and at some length commented upon the evil tendency of its contents .

      Joseph Wild , the head constable of Oldham , stated that he saw the placard at defendant ' s door , where there was a great crowd assembled . Defendant refused at first to pull the placard down , but ultimately allowed it to be taken to the magistrate He had seen the placard on the 19 th and 20 th at defendant ' s door , and it was not taken down till the 22 nd . Mr . Irvin , of the Manchester police , and others , gave evidence of the progress of the riots , about the time of the riots , and the object of the rioters . His Lordship summed op the case at great length , and the Jury almost immediately found the prisoner Guilty .

      He was sentenced to tix months' imprisonment . Richard Warwick and William Walmsley Warwick , his eon , were then arraigned on another charge of publishing a seditious libel , but the Attornby-Genebal refused to prosecute , and they were acquitted . Alexander Hutchinron pleaded Guilty te publishing a seditious libel at Manchester , and on the application of Mr . Wilkins , approved of by the Attorney-General , he was held to bail , himself in £ 100 , and two sureties in £ 20 each ) to appear to receive judgment when called on , and to keep the peace and t e of gcod behaviour fox two years ,

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      BJOTING AT SCCHDALE . ' Thomas -py « m , David Taylor . James Taylor , James Smith , and Thomas Townley were charged their work ? ' s * ? P tiil > g * o force parties to quit Dyson pleaded guJMy . It appeared that tire prisoners formed part of a mob whioh went to themillof Mr , Hudson , at Roohdale , and demanded tb * fc iho men should tnrn oat . Mr . Hudson told them tf » i if they stopped ; the men it would cause him gres * expense , and he asked permission to remain at work until ten o'clock . They said that would not do ft » them . He still » emonstrated . and at lastone of tne crowd saggeslied that

      , they should have some money . Mr . Hudson gave them a sovereign , land they then went away . They had previously been at a coal-works , for the purpose of taking the plug on * of the boiler , but they were prevented . M , LKIN 8 , who appeared for the two Taylers and Townley , addressed the jury , and concluded by stating that he should ca'l witnesses to prove ah alibi , on behalf of J . Townley . A number of witnesses were then called , who stated that they were playing at pitohmg with Townley all the morning , till about five minutes past one , at James Clege ' s beer-house . He came back again before two , and remained till nearly seven

      , Witnesses were calUd , who stated that they went with David Taylor to Oldham at eight in the morning of the 12 th August , and remained there until three or four o clock . The Atiorney-Geneeal rose to reply , when Hjs Lordship intimated that it would be better to take the rest of the case in the morning , and the court adjourned at six .

      f Before Baron Alderson J RIOT AT MANCHESTBB . Richard Malloy , Michael Lynch , Thomas Scott Job Berks , Bryant Kearnan , Francis Kearnan , Morns Burns , John Fitch , John Campbell , John Collins , and Francis Sheridan , were charged with having , on the 11 th of AuguBtlast , been concerned in certain riotous proceedings in Granby-row-flelds and Canal-street , Manchester . Mr . Sergeant Atcherley and Mr . Hilliard conducted the case for the prosecution ; and Mr . Whigham appeared on behalf of the prisoner Collins . The first count in the indictment charged the prisoners with conspiracy , the second charged them having incited persons to quit their work , and the third and fourth with havjng been present at an unlawful assempiy . ,

      Mr . Sergeant Atcherlky said the prisoners were charged with having been , on the forenoon of the 11 th of August last , engaged in . a riot at Manchester . The mob was very large and violent , and when they were attacked by the police , they attacked them in turn , and had a conflict with them and the spacial constables for he believed , nearly two hours . One police-officer had been serioualy injured , and waa carried off the ground to the hospital . This was the general character of the transaction ; the particulars would transpire in the course of the evidence . With regard to nine of the prisoners they were apprehended on the spot . A number of witnesses were called , some of whom were casual spectators of the riot ; others were constables and special constables . It appeared that on the morning of the 11 th of August , at half-past

      eleven o ' clock , a large mob had assembled in the streets adjacent to the mill of the Oxford-road Twist Company , to whioh great damage had been done on the preceding day . Charles-street , Back Charlesstrep * , Canal-street , Garratt-road , and Granby-rowfields were completely filledbythem . andtheybehaved with great violence . In one place a party of them were seen with their shoulders to the door of a private house , endeavouring to break it open . At length a party of special constables came up , and advancing upon the mob . from Oxford-road into Charles-street , attempted to drive them back- They succeeded at first , but at length the mob betook themselves to stones , and , rushing on the speoiala drove them back . They turned towards Druid-street , but the mob drove them forward , and when they arrived at Canalstreet , the mob found stones in Granby-row , and

      attacked them with great violence , using large brickbats and other missiles . At length , Superintendent Stevenson appeared with a party of the regular police , upon which the mob retired to a heap of gravel , which furnished them with abundant ammunition , and made a violent attack on the officers and specials . One policeman , Abraham Lee , was very severely injured , having received eight wounds on his head . He was carried off the ground in an insensible state . A young man , named Joseph Grimshaw , an assistant to a surgeon , created some amusement in describing this part of the case . After establishing the important point that not one of the prisoners was the person who struck Lee , he said he was sure it was an Irishman who behaved so brutally . " It was , " repeated he , " a tall Irishman : 1 am sure it was . " .

      Baron Aldebson—Why do you think he was an Irishman ? Grimshaw-tI don't know : he had a sort of glazed hat on . ( Laughter . ) Oh ! he was a fierce ill-looking fellow , with whiskers . Oh ! I am sure he was an Irishman . ( Renewed laughter . ) Baron Alderson—Do you think every man who wears a glazed h&t and looks fierce is an Irishman ? Laughter . ) Grimshaw—Oh , he was a very ill-looking fellow—I am sure he was an Irishman . ( Laughter . ) Baron Alderson ( laughing )—Well , I perceive you think it impossible that an Englishman could have been guilty of so cowardly an act . Grimshaw—Yes , my Lord . The prisoner Burns accused this witness of haying kicked him after he had been in custody .

      The witness said he might have struck him , "For , ( said he ) when I saw the policeman knocked down , I rushed in amongst the crowd whether or not . I struck about me with my stick on all sides whether or not . When I saw the officer bo hurt I could not help it , so I rushed in and atruok about me whether or not . ' The witness identified all the prisoners as present on the occasion , and some of them active participators . Lynch was stated to have been throwing stones , and one of the first who mounted the gravel heap . Malloy ( a mere boy ) was seen in the crowd . Hugh Campbell , one of the Manchester police , said he was struck with a stone from behind ; and , on turning round , he saw Bryant Kearnan , whom he took into custody .

      James Dent identified Fitch and Bryant Kearnan . The latter , he said , threw stones at the police-officers . " One wa 3 a very peculiar stone—a very strange stone indeed !" Sergoant Atcherley—How was it peculiar ; Witness—Why , it was very peculiar . I don't know how—it were neither round nor square—a gravel stone—as big as my fist : it it was no shape like— a sort of 'hoblong . ' Mr . Gawthorpe , who acted as a special constable , stated that he saw Fitch throwing stones , and that he apprehended him with a stone in his hand . Mr . Whigham addressedthe Jury on behalf of his client . The other prisoners having severally spoken in their defence , denying their participation in the proceedings . His Lordship summed up very minutely .

      The Jury retired at a quarter before two o ' clock . They returned at twenty minutes past two , and found a verdict of Guilty agaiuat all the ptisoneis . CONSPIRACY AND RIOT AT SALFORD . Thomas Ward , 21 , was given in charge for having been concerned in a conspiracy and riot at Salford . It appeared from the statement of Counsel and the evidence of the witnesses , that the transaction had occurred on Wednesday , the 12 th of August , at Salford , upon which occasion a mob of 2 , 000 persons assembled and attacked works belonging to Wilson and Co . The prisoner took an active part in the attack , and , after the mob had effected their purpose at Wilson ' s , the prisoner directed them to proceed to the concerns of Mr . Langworthy , Mr . James , and Mr . Greatrix , whither they went and direoted the lands to be turned out .

      The prisoner was found guilty on both the counts of riot and conspiracy . Mr . Sergeant Atcherley informed the Court that the prisoner had been convicted on a former occasion on a charge of having been actively engaged in drilling the Chartists , and that he wvs then sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment . He had been convicted in that very court ( the Crown Court of Livsrpool ) , and he bad undergone the punishment . The prisoner said he did not deny the fact of bis former conviction . His Lordship then sentenced the prisoner . He said he had been convicted on the clearest evidence ; and he asked what right the prisoner had to stop the works of any man!—what injury the people in employment had done him!—or why they should be prevented from earning bread for their families ? If euch acts as those of whioh the prisoner had been convicted were done by the force of a despotic monarch—the Grand Turk

      for instance—all mankind would lift up their hands and eay , " what a tyranny do the people endure under such ft monarch ? and that the prisoner , who pretended to be for freedom and liberty , should exercise such a despotism and tyranny—an insupportable tyranny—over his fellow-men , would be marvellous , if it were not true . He had been convicted before os a charge of being engaged in drilling the Chartists , doubtless with , some ulterior view ; and , therefore , ' ho should now abide by a severe sentence . Undoubtedly the beBt way for the country would be to send euch a person out of it ; but the law did not visit his offence with transportation . All it imposed was imprisonment . Perhaps that law would require revision ; for , if dangerous sots of the present kind should continue to be perpetrated , it would be for the Legislature to enhance the punishment , in which case , the prisoner mvold inflict another calamity on the public , by subjecting them to a heavier punishment than they would I otherwise have to endure . The sentence of the . Court

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      was , that h& be imprisoned and kept to hard labour fortwoyeWrs . The prisoner , as he retired from the bar , said . "As soon as I come out , I'll-start again . " WOT AT WEST LEIGH . ¦ Bold Ratdiffe and William Gorton were given m charge for baying been concerned in a riot at Weft Leigh , and filling out the fires from under certain boilers in that town . It appeared from the evidence that the transaction took place on Thursday , the lltb » f August . and that toe fires were milled out in the works of Messrs . Issaewood and Hayes . _ The prisoners were convieied aod sentenced to imprisonment and hard la&our for three calendar months . ... . ,

      Er * C AT HIMWLEY .. Jaines Mather was given in charge for having been concerned in a riot at Hindley , near Wigan . It appeared from She evidence that oa Monday , the 15 th of August , a mob of several thonsand people Btopped the mills at Hindley , and abstracted provisions from different places , and that the prisoner , who was a ' stranger in the neighbourhood , was heard to cry out—** I have done the job . " The prisoner was convicted .

      RIOT AT ENTWlSTLEv Jabez Birch , William Tootal , and Win . Bridge , were given in charge for having been concerned in a riot at Entwistle , near Bolton-le-Moors .. It appeared from the evidence that on Saturday , the 13 th of August , the mills of Messrs . Roxborough and Bust were attacked by a large mob , armed with sticks and bludgeons , and that the prisoner Birch , was the person who took the weights of the safety-valve and let ofEthe steam . The jury acquitted Bridge and convicted ' the other two prisoners , recommending them to mercy . The Court adjourned at a quarter after sis o ' olook to nine this morning .

      ( Before Mr . Justice Cresawell . ) SENTENCES ON THE CONVICTED PRISONERS . George Thornton , Joseph Webb , James Melbourne , and Patrick O'Brien , convicted of having , at Manchester , feloniously begun to demolish the mill and premises of John Preston , were first put forward . His Lordship passed sentence upon them in an address of considerable length . He said the prisoners were without excuse for their conduct , even if they alleged that they had been led on to commit their atrocities by men more wicked than themselves . It was quite impossible that any state would be worth living in , that any country would be fit for the residence of peaceable and orderly men , or that life itself would be worth having , if the towns were

      to be subject to the scenes m whieh the prisoners had recently taken » part . It undoubtedly appeared that many persons had quitted their work very lately in this and other counties . Whether they were dissatisfied with the wages they were receiving or not , there was no evidence to show ; but so far as the inquiry had gone it would appear that they had no pretence to be dissatisfied with their wages . It was true that for sometime before much distress had been experienced , and persons were without employ ; but it was a very remarkable feature in the present disgraceful transactions that a single criminal had not been brought before the court who was himself suffering from privations , or driven to the excesses by either want of employment or want of the means of

      subsistence . It was those who had been at workthose who had the means of subsistence , that had chosen to become the most activo in creating and fomenting the disturbances . The conduct of the prisoners had been particularly bad . Not content with leaving their employment and aggravating the appearance of the tumult by joining a crowd which excited alarm in the minds of the orderly , they had joined others for the purpose of exercising one of the most cruel and abominable species of tyranny that conld well be conoeived . Every man had a right to judge for himself whether he would work or not , but if , being able to work , he refused to labour , he had no right to expect that he should be maintained at the expense of others . If he chose to remain idle ,

      he should take the consequences . If some were orderly , peaceable , industrious , and contented to labour for an honest living , they should not be dictated to , interfered with , and told to quit their occupation , and to take the chances of starvation upon pain of having personal violence exercised upon them . It was impossible that such a state of things should be suffered to exist , while those who thus sought to break the laws and to exercise tyrannical influence would find the law too strong for them . The sentence of the Court was , that Thornton , Webb , and Melbourne should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for twelve calendar months , and that O'Brien should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months .

      His Lordship next sentenced John Cannon , Geo . Thornton , James Harrington , Edward Mitchell , and Barney CollinB , who had been convicted of being present , forming part of an unlawful assembly , and assisting in creating a riot at Manchester . His Lordship said that Thornton appeared to have been a ringleader on the occasion , a practised instigator of the disturbances , one who exercised control , commanded silence , urged the parties on when he pleased , and , in short , acted as the leader and exciter of the tumult . Some of the others were also very active , while more of them appeared not to have taken any share in the transaction beyond the fact of their having been present . A distinction might , therefore , be made between the several cases . For euch a grave offence , Cannon , Thornton , and Harrington should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months , and all the others should be confined for six calendar months .

      His Lordship next sentenced Joseph Thomas , John Oldham , John Edwards , Ellis Hall , John Lever , John Holme 3 . and Michael Clarke , convicted of being members of an unlawful assembly , and creating a serious riot at the Mill of Messrs . Birley and Co ., of Manchester . His Lordship said it appeared from the evidence that the prisoners had proceeded in a very large body to the place , determined to put a stop to the honest labour which was going on within , and that they had committed great havoc and devastation . There was evidence against every one of the prisoners that they had been active members of the assembly , and that each had taken a forward part ia creating the riot . There was no question in the case as to the motive which had led any of them to the mill , except perhaps as to one .

      All the others appeared to have been seen taking a distinct , although separate , share in the transaction . The prisoner , Thomas was said to be a person of weak mind , but he appeared fully capable of taking care of himself and exercising a most mischievous mind , because he was prepared for any act of violence , and , not content with breaking windows , had absolutely inflicted a personal injury on Mr . Birley himself . Another , and the oldest of the party , Richardson , appeared not to have taken any manual part , but to have been exceedingly mischievous in fancyiag himself acquainted with the laws of the land , assuming to instruat the unfortunate men in the outrage , and preventing them from taking their departure from the scene of their misconduot . It was to the ignorant meddling person , who fancied he had some knowledge of the law , that many of the misfortunes into which the

      humbleminded and ignorant people were often led , had to be ascribed ; and , although Richardson had not taken any manual part , yet he was the very worst of the whole set there assembled . All the rest had taken a share with their own hands , and there was every reason to suppose that this had not been the first part of the riot in which they were engaged , because they had previously pone from place to place . Clegg , however , stood in a different predicament , he having been an apprentice , and driven from hiB work by the tyrannical mob ; and , therefore , in hia favour an exception would bo made in the measure of punishment . The sentence of the Court was , that all of them , except Clegg , should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction fop twelve calendar months , and that Clegg should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar months .

      His Lordship next sentenced Abel Matley , James Ingham , William Hughes , Thomas Morris , Thomas Ley land , James Harrison , James Ashley , Samuel Sigley , and William Harret , who had boen convicted of being engaged in a riot at Ashton-under-Lyne . His Lordship said that the species of tyranny which this case had exhibited , waa not to be endured , and that it should be put down by exemplary punishment . The honest and industrious were entitled t » know that tijemselTea and their probities would be proteoted , and others should be made awaie that if they broke the law , condign punishment would follow . In the present instance tnegri-8 oners had stopped the works at a mill in Ashtoa- ; fires and

      tbey had set about putting out the taking the plugs from the boilers ; aad then some of them thought they , could withstand the force which , bad arr ived and was arrayed upon the side of the law . They had foand , however , tkat the law wastoostrong for them ; and it was to b # hoped that others , would take warning by their fete . What ham the prisoners gotten by joining these disturbances , t They had abandoned their labour ; their money , * if they had bad any , was spest j many of thesj , wiu > had no money before , had endured privations , i they found thai whereas they had gained nothing during the ttnulta , so , when they were ended * they had to receive punishment . The sentence of the Court was j that Sigley and Harret should be imprisoned am kept to hard labour for nine calendar months , and that all the others should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar moatht .

      His Lordship next senteneed _ Edward Wabh , Patrick Mooney , Patrick Ferns , Thomas Tn » nand John Calvert , who had been convicted ° t **™ & stolen 5 s . from Thomas Snibson , at Manchester . In doing so , he said they had been convicted of a robbery committed in company , under circumstances of very great aggravation . It was unfortunately too weii known to . ' the Judges who ha 4 to take a part

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      in acministenng . the justico of the country , that most unhappy and- disastrous circumstances had taken place ia Manchester recently—circumstances disastrous fo the town as well as to the men who allowed themselves to be led into them . Whether the prisoners were participators in the general disturbances the court knevr not . There was no evidence on this subject ; but one of two things wn plain—either they had participated in the generpl scheme to put a stop to all honest labour , and then , going beyond their fellows in wiokedness , had proceeded to acts of outrage and robbery , which were no part of the general scheme . or else , not being mingled in \ the general design , they had taken advantage of the confusion to plunder the shopkeepers in the tov . m . This waa one of the Durooses turbulenca

      was generally converted , into ; and no sensible man could doubt that if large masses quitted their employment , and became turbulent , whatever might be their pretence for quitting their work , thenaturr ' result would be that they would soon feegin to prey » n thoso who possessed property , and that neither persons nor property would , in such case , be seoure It wag , therefore , especially important that such excesses . should be put down by great severity of pu-siahmeut . The Legislature had taken such a , riew of the subject ; for , by a statute passed not long ago , ¦ a great distinction was made between robberies eommitied by one and robberies by two or more persons . The- latSer wa 3 an aggravated effcnee ; and , if this were thecase in ordinary times , more especially was it necesthat the

      sary severity of the law should bo- felt in tunea such as those that haid existed of late . He ( his Lordship ) had De-doubt about ; the guilt of any of the prisoners . He found no difference in the oircumstance 3 in which they were engaged . One of them appeared , *! a fowaer period of his life , to-h&ve » served his country , and it was very painful Jo-the Court to have to pass sentence on a man who had been a member of the army , and who had quitted the serrice many years ago < What his conduct bad since been , the Court knsw ^ not ; all that was kmwro was , that he had participated in the present very heinous crime . He should , therefore , share the lot of the others . The prisenor , Feras , had made an * appeal on behalf of his wife , i > ut it should beknowa that this was a circumstance which the Court wasnot at liberty to . take into consideration . Men ,

      whohad wives and families , were supposed to have given * hostages to the public that ihej would noi becomeviolators of the law ; but , if neither a regard for their dnty as subjects , nor a regard for their families ^ , served to restrain thdir turbulent dispositions , were they not worse than those who had no such tie !" . How then could the Court make adistinocion ia . their favour ! The law had pronounced againstsuch an offence as the prisoner ' s tho punishment of transportation for life , or any term not less than-15 years , or imprisonment in England . He ( his Lordship ) would not be justified in sentencing the prisoners to imprisonment in this cowatry . He felt bound todismiss them from this land . The sentence of the Court was , that tbey be severally transported ? beyond tho seas , to such plaoe aa her Majesty , by direction of her Privy Council , might direct , for the term of IS years .

      James Ashley and John Hoyle were indicted for a riot and conspiracy at Todmorden . Mr . Wdrtiey said the prisoner Ashley was a Chartist lecturer , and had been instrumental in creating a riot at Todmorden , and the rioters had gone to the mill of Messrs . Hardman and stopped the works . Hoyle had also knocked out the plug from the engine at the time the riot took place . The prisoners were both found guilty and sentenced— Aehley to 18 months , and Boyle to 12 months imprisonment . Patrick Agnew stood charged with being present at an illegal assembly , but as no serious consequencehad ensued , he was bound over in recognizances to appear when called on . John Woolstehcroft and Jtoseph Bailey pleaded gailty to an indictment charging them with a riot at Manchester . They were also allowed to enter into recognizances . to appear when called upon .

      Joseph Turner was indictedifor an illegal assembly at Dewhurst' 8 mill , in Manchester , and with causing the hands to"leave their worfc » He was found guilty , and sentenced to three months' imprisonment . Israel Crook pleaded guilty to an indictment , oharging him with being present at a riot in Manchester , and was bound over to appear when called

      upon . William Collins , who aho pleaded guilty to asimilar charge , entered into- recognizance to appear when called upon . Robert Taylor , WilliamMarsland , John Travis , Rowland Beatley , William Gartfide , and Robort ; Warburton , were indicted for assembling , along with other persons , at Hartley's- mills , in Oldham , and breaking the windows , as well as endeavouring to force the hands to leave their work . Gartside and Beatley were acquitted . The others , were found guilty and sentenced to twelve months' ' imprisonment . James Pith ' eld pleaded guilty to an indictment , charging him with riotous assembly , at Manchester * in August last , and he was allowed to enter into recognizances to make his appearance whea called on . The court rose at five o'clock . j- j-i f— i-ib— ¦¦ i ¦ ¦ - i ' ¦ . ^^^^^^^^^^ i ¦ - ¦* i- i- ^ i i i-i i . n ¦

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      TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In my lecturing through the country I consider it my duty to make myabU acquainted with facts of daily occurrence , and sot only so , but to give ell through tbe medium of the press , to the all-search'ng eyo of au impartial pubife . : Then , Sir , for tbe beaefit of the Lancashire tapecheck cotton weaver , I have seen bleached tape-checks , sell at the . ra ^ e of twenty shillings per piece , that ia twenty-four yards'Bo ton-le-Moors fifty reed coun * thirty-seven inches wide in cloth . I should Jike some one of theBolton correspondents to communicate to the Star the real cost of the above twenty-four yards .

      piece , in order that the workpeople may see the amount of retail , profit realised by their labour . Theabove is the retail price of the cloth , that is , 1 / Jd . per yard . Again , I saw another piece of cloth sold at 7 d . a yard - retail . It was a thirty-four reed , BoHon ' a counts , twenty-nine inches wide , weft under forty ' s count , and the reed yard in proportion . The cloth was printed , or say , priated calico . I should Ilka some ona to become acquainted -with the net cost of the cloth , last stated , communicate it to the Star , so that the people may 13 the better able to measure the sympathy of the middle class by a true standard , that ia , by a standard of pounds , shillings , and pence , in order that the people may become intellectual Chartists .

      In this town there are about twelve masters employing about 900 frame-work knitters , that is , seventy-five to each master , the gross weekly average income is about 9 s . to . 6 ? 3 h frame-work-lnitter ; . allowing each frame-work-knltter to paj only Is . per week for frame rent , ( and there are in this town who pay 2 s . per week for frame rent , ) , the workman will be subject to an expense of at leset 2 s . Id . per week , including a many items , 80 that there is only left as a . net income fora working man , 6 s . lid . to provide for himself and family . And now for the cost of a frame . It is acknowledged by men in the trade , that the original cost of a frame is about ' £ 12 , and repairu about £ 3 , making £ 15 , which £ 15 frame- will continue / a good service for at lec . st nine yeaca . Now , suppose a £ 15 frame continues in good service for nine years , and supposing the workmen pays no more than Is . per week for frame rent , what ¦ will the amount of profit be in nine years , to be realiasd by tbe application of £ 15 as capital ? I say £ 8 8 a . or £ 15 per frame , and £ 23 8 s . pe * frame-rent .

      Now , each master has seventy-five bands or frames employed , consequently , he nnut realizj a profit for the use of seventy-nve frames , not . less than £ 630 , 2 s . in nine years , or say , £ 1 , 125 per . seventy-five frames , and £ 1 , 754 . pe * rent of seventy-frames , therefore , the -whole of the piofitB derived for the , use of 900 frames . for nine years , is J 540 . , ¦ wholly absorbed by twenty individual * , out of 900 slaves , Jetting alone the amount cf profits-derived from labour The-anti-monopolists haaa are carrying on another foul piaetiee ; that is , anjjoae going to engage work muatsttbmit to master ' s tenns , and such . Senr . ii are as follows : —If a working aaaa has a frame-cf bis own , he must sell such frame , ti > his master for any price proposed by such maateii . « not be employed . Therefosa , let a man be ever . ao-frugal in bis demestic circle , to , save tbe price of a frame , in order tareap the profit

      o £ bis own capital , hoMnast not do so , masters will not allow him . No , no U working men raaat give up employing a little capital of their own , and give at least £$ Is , every-nine sears , besides tho profits of their labour , for having , the privilege of labouring Jor a paltry existence , and yet those , wasters are wry pious ; tbey go . t » the Established Kiik and the dissenting cbapaik and the man ia tbe tub will . " ' cry aloud and spars-not , " "My poo&brethren , be patient , be humble , spbiait yourselves , a * under the Esighty hand of God , tow those whom he- loveth he ehaetenetn ; he does not ¦ willingly grieve or ifflict the children of men . Noltfc * gospel is preaahed to tho poor , and he has chosen UisiB to be rich ia faith , and heirs ot salvation . Thswfoie , my dearijr . beloved brethren , if you be persecuted , here , God will , abnndontly reward you ia the woild to come . "

      OodWM the people &&m such surpttejd ruffians , ia thej « a $ « of Tooth Peteb Bigbtt , from Chorley . Bawlek , in Scotland , Oct ., 10 , 1843 .

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      On Sunday last , aged 38 yews , Mary , the beloved wife of Mr . Jobu Ripley , oordwniner , of this town . On Sunday the 9 th ingt . in the 59 th year of his age , Mr . Joseph Wade , of Keynsham , Somersetshire , father of Mr . George Wace , of Leeds . On Satyrdsy , the 8 tfc tost ., William Lister Fentoa Scott , Esq ., ot Woodhall , in thiB connty , and registrar of deeds for tho West Riding , in the 62 nd jear of his age . Same day , aged 70 , at his residence , Hammersmith-road , John Walker , Ebq ., of Hew Inp , Londoo . solicitor , toother to Mfo T « Walker , of York

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      CONSPIRACY TO BREAK OPEN STAFFORD GAOL , A 2 sD LIBERATE THE PRISONERS . Yesterday a letter vras handed to Mr . Brutton , Hie Governor of the Gaol , informing him that a conspiracy tras entered into by the prisoners to break gaol and free themselves . A 3 soon as he received the information , he communicated it to Earl Talbot and the magistrates , who immediately assembled , and ordered that every preparation should be made to resist the intended attempt to break the Gaol . Acting under these instructions , Mr . Brutton ( the Governor ) double barred all the doors of tke faol , on the wing where the conspirators are kept ,, and added fresh iron doors and likewise increased the guards . The information came from a prisoner named Neale , who having been led into the secret , communicated it to the governor . From his statement it appears that Ellis , who has been convicted of burning the Rev . Dr . Yale ' s house , was at the

      head of the conspiracy . The plan was as follows : — It was agreed that upon a certain day , and at a certain hour , they wonld seize upon the ward ' sman as they entered the day-room . They would there take from him the key of the armoury , v ? hicb he always carries with him . Having placed - the ward ' s-man in a place of safe keeping , they would furnish themselves with the arms , which consist of a siisd of sixty-nine guns , and thns equipped would hasten to the liberation of their fellow-prisoners . The whole body would then rush out , and if resisted oppose force to force . If this plan had succeeded it is impossible to guess te what results it might have led . The gaol is , however , now well guarded against any sueb . attempt by an increase of men on dnty within , and the donble securing of all the gates and doors . Amongst other precautions , there were four pieces of cannos within the gaol , and the infantry and cavalry were kept in readiness to . act on a minute ' s notice .

      « is expected that Capper , Richards , Cooper , and Ells , will be tried for a conspiracy on Friday or Saturday . This day , a fellow named John Masser , an attorney by profession , was brcnght before Mr . Baron Parke charged with having received £ * 2 . 03 . for the defence of Hannah Boon , but which he neglected to do , leaving the poor woman who was put en her trial this day undefended . The fellow acknowledged having received the money , und in irrigation of bis effence said , that he was not furnished with the money to fee counsel . In answer to Mr . Baron Parke , he said that he had not prepared * brief . John Taylor , au old man , the father of the prisoner , who had not a coat on his back , declared that the fellow hadreceived from him £ 1 . I 03 ., and prottised to defend his daughter for it . On yesterday he demanded a further sum of 10 s . which was paid iiffl i jet he left his daughter , then at the bar , undefended .

      Mr . Baron Paeke immediately ordered the fellow w refund the money , and that if he did not do that , his Lordship ihonld be informed of it the next day . . A Barrister said , that the fellow ought to be ttoicted . The fellow sneaked out of Court , promising to okj the orders of the judge . In answer to a question from Mr . Baron Parke , he said that he was an attorney on the rolls , bHt not qualified to act .

      LIVERPOOL . KISI-PRIUS COURT , Tcesdat , Oct . 11 . ( Before Lord Abinger J CHJLEGS CF IXTIXIDATION . Sis Lcrdship took hia seat on the bench at a qamer-past nine , when . John Ihmn was placed at the bar , charged with " lEiinjidatiEg persons from going to work . Before the case was proceeded with , the prisoner K « uty , ed that tb . & witnesses against' him might be admitted into the Court separately . His request was complied with . _ . . . The evidence against the prisoner consisted in his having gone to a house in Peter-street , Manchester , occupied by & young woman , named Harroway , and threatened that ifshe returned to her work , at the Bill of Messrs . Waterhouse and Co ., Temple-street , Jpank Top , he would " make the bed-stocks into nre-wood .

      After the evidence had been gone through , the warned Judge intimated to the Attorney-General , thai he did not think the allegations in tha indietffisiit had been sustained ; and , under the-direction of hi 3 Lordship , the Jury found a verdict of Not ueilty . The ArroEKET-GETEBAi . then applied to have the prisoner cetained , in oj der that an indictment might « preferred against Mm for an assault upon a weaver named Henry Houghton 3 with the intennon to intimidate him from going to his work . xne prisoner was detained accordingly .

      Deaths.

      DEATHS .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 15, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct775/page/5/