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      CONSPIRACY TO BREAK OPEN STAFFORD GAOL , A 5 D LIBERATE THE PRISONERS . Yesterday a letter was handed to Mr . Brutton , the Governor of the Gaol , informing him that a conspiracy -was entered into by the prisoners to break gaol and free themselves . As 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 . Brntton ( the Governor ) double barred all the doors of the gaol , on the wing where the conspirators are kept , and sdded 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 EUis , 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 hoof , they would seize upon the ward'Bman as they entered the day-room . They would there take from him the key of the armoury , which he always carries with him . Haying placed the ward ' s-man in a place of safe keeping , they would famish themseives with the arms , which consist of a stand of sixty-nine guns , and thus Eqnipped 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 imr > ossible tognesste-wbat results it might have led . The gaol is , however , now well guarded against any sneh attempt by an increase of men

      on duty within , and the double securing of all the gates and doors . Amongst other precautions , there were four pieces of cannoH within the gaol , and the infantry and cavalry were kept in readiness to act on a minute ' s notice . It is expected that Capper , Richards , . Cooper , and Hlis , will be tried for a conspiracy on Friday or Saturday . This day , a fellow named John Masser , an attorney by profession , waB brought before Mr . Baron Parke charged with having received £ 2 . 5 s . for the defence of Hannah Boon , bnt which he neglected to do , leaving the poor woman who was put on her trial this day undefended . The fellow acknowledged having received the money , and in nutigation of his offence said , that he was not furnished with the money to fee counsel . In answer to ilr- Baron Parke , he eaid that he had not prepared a brief .

      John Taylor , an old man , the father of the prisoner , who hid not a coat on his back ,. declared that the fellow had received from him £ 1 . 15 s ., and projoked to defend his daughter for it . On yesterday , he demanded a farther sum of 10 s . which was paid kim , yet he left his daughter * then at the bar , undef .-nded . Mr . Baron Paske immediately ordered the fellow to refund the money , and that if he did not do that , bis Lordship should be informed of it the next day . . A Barrister said , that the fellow ought to be indicted . The fellow sneaked out of Court , promising to obey the orders of the judge . In answer to a question from Mr . Baron Parke , fie said that he was an attorney on the rolls , but not qualified to act .

      LIVERPOOL . NISITRIUS COURT , Tcisdat , Oct . 11 . ( Before Lord Abinger . J CHXEGK OF OTIXISATIOS . His Lordship took hia seat on the bench at a iUirter-past nine , when John Etann was placed at tie bar , charged with intimidating persons from going to work . Before the case was proceeded with , the prisoner requested that the witnesses against him might be admitted into the Court separately . His . request was complied with . The evidence against the prisoner consisted in his hiving gone to & house in Peter-street . Manchester ,

      stcopied by & young woman , named Harroway , and threatened that ifEhe returned to her work , at the Bull of Messrs . Waterhouse and Ccs Temple-street , Bank Top , he would " make the bed-stocks into flre-wcod . After the evidence had been gene through , the learned JtrxsE intimated to the Attorney-General , teat he did not think the allegations in the indiet-Oent had been sustained ; and , under the direction of his Lordship , the Jury found a verdict of Not Gailty . The Attoeset-Gekeeax then applied to have the prisoner detained , in oj der that an indictment might be preferred against him for an assault upon a weaTer named Harry Hcnghton , with the intention to intimidate him from going to his work . Cte prisoner wls detained accordingly .

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      STKAL 1 K& BESAS . James Dodan , Frederick Johnson , Aaron Thcrpe , William Hughes , James Robinson , John Manley , and George Edge , were charged with having , on the 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 ia support of the prosecution was John Stocks Turner Greene , Esq ., barrister , of Manchester . Tie learned gentleman stated , that between half-past twelve and one o'clock on the day mentioned in the indictment , he was passing along Prinoesa-street , when he saw a mob of persons , amounting to

      between 40 and 50 , coming from the direction of Poolstreet into Princess-street . Ho heard some person call out , Here is a shop f * and immediately a rush 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 , he ordered the polioe officers to be sent for , when the mob directed-a number of violent expressions Against him , which , however , they did not put in force . On the arrival ef 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 his shop , between twelve and one o'clock , on the 10 th of August , and seeing loaves in tte window , they called out , " Hand oat that bread . " Mr . Howarth did eo . 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 oonjecture , which might have been realized or not .

      Alter 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 which a number of police officers were called to prove that the prisoners formed pa . rt of the mob who went to Mr . Hewarth ' s shop , and that they were subsequntly seen with bread in their hands . Mr . Howarth was re-called ; 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 , that 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 Lobbship , in summing up , explained the law with reference to riotous assemblies . He remarked , that , in cases of this description , character could have but little influence ; though he must say , 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 bis master .

      The Learned Judge replied in the negative , observing , that such a testimonial could not be received 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 . His Lobdship asked whether their object in doing so had particular reference to the prisoner Johnson \ To which the Foreman replied , they had doubts 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 ths exception of Johnson . They accompanied their verdict with a recommendation to mercy on behalf of Thorpe and Robinson , oa the ground of their previous good character .

      SEKTEXCE . After the above case had been disposed , the following prisoners were placed at the bar to receive Eentence : — Rowland Davies , William Reed , Jeremiah M'Cormick , John Platt , 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 unfortunate young men uttered the most piercing shrieks , and earnestly implored his Lordship for mercy , in which the prisoners joined , sayiBg 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 OS MB . HOKBIS S MILL , AT 8 A 1 FOEB . John M'Cann , Giles Peter Hardman , John Hardman , and James Gorton , were charged with having , on the 27 th of August , unlawfully and tumultuously 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 npon this 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 Eeveral fimes , 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 purpose 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 btalls 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 ihe 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 his Lordship put the following questions : —

      Have any reductions been recently made in your mill ! Not since 1 S 35 . What kind of a m'll is yonr ' s ! Spinning and manufacturing . What are the actual number ef hands employed by you ! In the mill which was attacked 238 , and in another mill , in which I am concerned , nearly 500 . What is the amount of wages paid by you to each individual per week ! That depends upon the number of looms they have , and the kind of work upon which they ue employed . Some of them have broad work , and others narrow . ThoBe who have two looms get from 10 s .

      to 12 s . per week , according . to the description of work they have . Those having three looms , get from 153 . 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 mills 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 f Yes ; taking the whole number of persons , men , women , and children , the avenge is thirteen shillings and fourpence . Were your hands willing to remain at work ?

      Yee ; they said they wonld not be turned ont , and that , if they were , they would return the next tiay . Lord Abikseb—I think your answers are of great importance . His Lobdship then proceeded to sum up the evidence ; and with reference to the alibi set up he remarked , that it was entirely a question of credibility as between the two sets of witnesses , and it would be for the Jury to ay which " they wonld 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 of there having been no redaction in wages for seven years past , and the further fact that the men employed by him were 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 . E . 0 BBEET AT THE MANCHESTER , BOI . TOW , AND BDBY RAILWAY .

      Edward Enowles was charged with feloniously entering the premises of the above company , and stealing a quantity of wood , which was afterwards converted into bludgeons , for the puroose of arming the turn-outs . The evidence in this case was very short . The charge was dearly 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 abore , 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 bis life .

      Lord Abinoer—This is only done in cases where ihe 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 Abingeb—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 Axiosnet- General—I shall be quite satisfied with my Learned Friend ' s undertaking . Lord Abikger—Then , for the purpose , I shall consider Mr . O'Connor as being present .

      The Attoenet-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 Abingee—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'olock . CROWN COURT . Baron Alderson took his 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 aesembly , turning out the workmen employed at Messrs . Segar and Dewhurst ' s djeworks , Salford , on the 12 th of August last . Mr . SshGEANT Atcberlet and Mr . Hilliard appeared for the prosecution . Mr . Cobbett and Mr . Whigham defended Tear ; the other prisoner had no advocate .

      It appeared from the evidence , that , on Friday the 12 ; hof August , a mob of about 2 , 000 persons went to the dyeworks in question , and broke upwards of 200 squares of glass , and committed other damages , amounting , altogether , to about £ 80 . Both the prisoners were sworn lo as having been among the rioters . Stacey was an apprentice employed at the works vhere tne outrage was committed , and bad 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 . ) BENTENCES OF PRISONERS . John Hickey , Hugh Cavannah , Mathew Dalton , James Tweed&le , 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 oat of the water , was adjusted and cleared out , by the arraignment on a charge of sedition , conspiracy , and a host of formidable et ceteras , of Feargus O'Connor , Peter Murray M'Donal ] , James Scholefield , James Leach , Christopher Doyle , Barnard M'Cartney , James Arthur , David Ross , Richard OUey , George Julian Harney , James Cartledge , Thomas Cooper , William Hill , Robert Brook , James Taylor , John Hoey , John Thornton ,

      Norman , William Fletcher , Thomas Brown Smith , Thomas Frazer , John Allanson , James Graaby William Beesley , James Chippendale , Samuel Parkes , Thomas Railton , Robert Ramsden , Mooney , Mahon , John Leech , John Morrison , John Lomax , John Arran , John Skevington , Wm . Scholefield . Richard Pilling , Wm . Aitken , Carrington , George Candelet , John Durham , James Fenton , Wm . Stephenson , John Crossley , Albert Woolfenden , Geo . Inman , John Bell , John Massey , Jonathan Bairstow , John Campbell , Robert Lee , John Lewin , George Johnson , Thomas Storer , Wm . Booth , Frederick Augustus Taylor , Thomas Pitt , Peter M . Bropby , John Wild , William Woodruffe , and Clarke .

      Of these , the parties whose names are printed in italics answered , pleaded , and traversed ; ( Mr . Wilkins answering for Mr . O'Connor j ) the rest are not in oustody , Jbut bench warrants are issued for their apprehension . They were ordered to find bail , themselves in £ 200 , and two sureties in ££ 0 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 Boardma-n , Geo . Grimshaw , Edward Williams , Thomas Hodges , and John Eccles , pleaded gailty 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 PLACARD . 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 npon the evil tendency of its contents . Joseph Wild , the head constable of Oldham , stated that he Baw the placard at defendant ' s door , where there was a great crowd assembled . Defendant refused at first to poll the placard down , bat 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 np the case at great length , and the Jury almost immediately found the prisoner GoUtr . He was sentenced to fix months' imprisonnent . Richard Warwick and William Walmslej Warwick , his son , were then arraigned on another charge of publishing a seditions libel , but the Attobnry-General refused to prosecute , and they were acquitted . Alexander Hutchinson pleaded Guilty to publishing a seditions libel at Manchester , and on the application of Mr . Wilkiks , 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 fce of good behaviour for two years ..

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      BJOTINQ AX ROCHDALE . Thomas Dywn . David Taylor , James Taylor , James Smith , and Thomas Townley were charged with noting , and attempting to force parties to quit their work . r Dyson pleaded guilty . It appeared that the prisoners formed part of a mob which went to themillof Mr . HudBon , at Rochdale , and demanded that the men Bhould turn out . Mr . Hudson told them that if they stopped the men it would oanae him great expense , and he asked permission to remain at work until ten o ' clock . They said that would not do for them . He still remonstrated , and at lastone of the crowd suggested that

      , they Bhould have some money . Mr . Hudson gave them a sovereign , and they then went away . They had previously been at a coal-works , for the purpose of taking the plug out of the boiler , bnt they were prevented . Mr . Wilkins , who appeared for the two Taylors and lownley , addressed the jury , and concluded by stating that he Bhould ca'l witnesses to prove an alxbx , on behalf of J . Townley . A number of witnesses were then called , who stated that they were playing at pitching with Townley all the morning , till about five minutes past one , a . t James Clegg ' s beor-houBe . He came back again before two , and remained till neatly seven

      , Witnesses were called , 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 Attorney General rose to reply , when His Lordship intimated that it would be better to take the rest of the case in the morning , and the court adjourned at six .

      ( Before Baron Alderson . ) H 1 OT AT MANCHESTER . Richard Malloy , Michael Lynch , Thomas Scott Job Berks , Bryant Kearnan , Francis Eearnan , Morris Burns , John Fitch , John Campbell , John Collins , and Francis Sheridan , were charged with having , on the 11 th of August last , been concerned in certain riotous proceedings in Granby-row-fields and Canal-streeti 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 indiotment charged the prisoners with conspiracy , the second charged them having incited persons to quit their work , and the third and fourth with having been present at an unlawful assemply .

      Mr . Sergeant Atcherley said the prisoners were charged with having been , on the forenoon of the 11 th of August last , engaged ia a riot at Manchester . The mob was vary large a » d violent , and when ihey were attacked by the police , they attacked them in turn , and had a conflict with them and the special constables for he believed , nearly two hours . One police-officer had been seriously injured , and was 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 speoial 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-toad Twist Company , to which great damage had been done on the preceding day . Charles street , Back Charlesstrec * j ^ anal-street , Garratt-road , and Granby-rowfields were completely filled by them , andthey behaved with great violence . Inone 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 specials drove them back . They toned 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 , ho said he was sure it was an Irishman who behaved so brutally . " It was , " repeated he , " a tall Irishman : 1 am aura it was . "

      Baron Alderson—Why do you think he was an Irishman ! Grimskaw—I don't know : he hada sort of glazed hat on . ( LaHghter . ) 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 hat and looks fierce is an Irishman ( Laughter . ) Grimshaw—Oh , he was a very ill-looking fellow—I am snre he was an Irishman . ( Laughter . ) Baron Alberson ( laughing)—Well , I perceive you think it impossible that an Englishman could have been gailty of so cowardly an act . Grimshaw—Yes , my Lord .

      The prisoner Burns acoused this witness of having 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 so hurt I could not help it , so I rushed in and struck 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 monnted the gravel heap . Malloy ( a mere boy ) was seen in the crowd . Hugh Campbell , one of the Manchester police , said be was struck with a stone from behind ; and , on turning round , he saw Bryant Kearnan , whom he took into custody .

      James Dsnt identified Fitch and Bryant Kearnan . The latter , he said , threw stones at the police-officers . " One was a very peculiar stone—a very strange stone indeed !" Sergeant 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 bo shape like—a sort of ' hoblong . ' " Mr . Gawthorpe , who acted as a special constable , stated that he saw Fitoh throwing stones , and that he apprehended him with a stone in his hand . Mr . Whighah addressed the 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 ' clook . They returned at twenty minutes past two , and found a verdict of Gailty against all the prisoners .

      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 , tbat 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 aotive 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 . Lang worthy , Mr . James , and Mr . Greatrix , whither they went and directed the hands 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 was then sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment . He had been convicted in that very court ( the Crown Court of Liverpool ) , and he had 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 J—what injury the people in employment had done him!—or why they should be prevented from earning bread for their families ! If such acts as those of which 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 say , " what a tyranny do the people endure under Euon a monarch f and that the prisoner , who pretended to be for freedom and liberty , should exercise Buch a despotism and tyranny—an insupportable tyranny—over his fellow-men , would be marvellous .

      if it were hot true . He had . been convicted before on a charge ef being engaged in drilling the Chartists , doubtless with some ulterior view ; and , therefore , he Bhould now abide by a severe sentence Undoubtedly the best way for the country would be to send such 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 acts of the present kind should continue to be perpetrated , it wouid be for the Legislature to enhance the punishment , in which case , the prisoner would inflict another calamity on the public , by subjecting them to a heavier punishment than they would otherwise have to endure . The sentence of the Court

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      Was , that he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour fortwoyewrs . The prisoner , as he retired from the bar , said , "As soon as I come out , I'Jl start again . " RIOT AT -WEST LKIGH . Bold Ratcliffe and William Gorton were given in oharge for having been concerned in a riot at West Leigh , and pulling out the fires from under certain boilers in that town . It appeared from the evidence that the transaction took place on Thursday , the llthof August , and that the fires were pulled out in the works of Messrs Issuewood and Hayes . a The prisoners were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for three calendar months .

      RIOT AT HINDLEY . . James Mather was given in charge for having been concerned in a riot at Hindley , near Wigan . It appeared from the evidence that on Monday , the 15 th of August , a mob of several thousand people stopped the mills at Hindley , and abstracted prorisioHs 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 SNTWISTLE . Jabez Birch , William Tootal , and Wm . Bridge , were given in oharge for having been concerned in a riot at Entwistle , near Bolton-le-Moore . 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 off the steam . The jury acquitted Bridge and convicted the other two prisoners , recommending them to mercy . The Court adjourned at a quarter after six o ' clock to nine this moraine .

      ( Before Mr . Justice Cresnoell . ) 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 bo subject to the scenes in which the prisoners had recently taken a 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 . ItwaB true that for some time 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 active 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 could well be conceived . 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 waB , 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 Collins , who had been convicted of being present , forming part of an unlawful assembly , and assisting in creating a riot at Manchester . Hia 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 shore , acted as the leader and exciter of the tumult . Some of the others were also very active , while more of thorn appeared not to have taken any share in the transaction beyond the fact of their having been present . A distinotien might , therefore , be made between the several cases . For such a grave ottVnoe , 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 Holmes , and Michael Clarke , convicted of beiug members of an unlawful assembly , and creating a serious riot at the Mill of Messrs . Birloy 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 , Riohardson , appeared not to have taken any manual part , but to have been exceedingly mischievous in Tancyisg himself acquainted with the laws of the land , assuming to instruct the unfortunate men in the outrage , and preventing them from taking their departure from the scene of their misconduct . 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 . Ail the rest had taken a share with their own hands , and there was every reason to suppose that this had not been the first pare of the riot ; in which they were engaged , because they had previously pono from place to place . Clegg , however , stood in a different predicament , he having been an apprentice , and driven from his work by the tyrannical mob ; and , therefore , in his favour an exception would be 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 for Lwelvo 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 Leyland , James Harrisou , James Ashley , Samuel Sigley , and William Harret , who had been convicted of being engaged in a riot afc Ashton-under-Lyne . His Lordship said that the species of tyranny which this case had exhibited , was not to be endured , and that it should be put down by exemplary punishment . The honest and industrious were entitled to know that themselves and their properties would be protected , and others should be made aware that if they broke the law , condign punishment would follow . In the present instance the prisoners had stopped the works at a mill in Ash ton soners had stopped the works at a mill in Ash ton

      ; they had set about putting out the fires and taking the plugs from the boilers ; and then some of them thought they could withstand the force which had arrived and was arrayed upon the side of the law . They had found , however , that the law was too strong for them ; and it was to be hoped that others would take warning by their fate * What have the prisoners gotten by joining these disturbances ! They had abandoned their labour ; their money , if they had had any , was spent ; many of them , who bad no money before , had endured privations ; they found that whereas they had gained nothing during the tumults , so , when they were ended , they had to receive punishment . The sentence of the Court was , that Sigley and Harret should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for nine calendar months , and that all the others should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar mon the .

      His LordBhip next sentenced Edward Walsb , Patrick Mooney , Patrick Ferns , Thomas Tinanand John Calvert , who had been convicted of bavmg stolen 53 . from Thomas Snibson , at Manchester . In doing so , he said they had been convicted of a robbery committed in company , under cirenmstances of very great aggravation . It was unfortunately too well known to the Judges who had to take a part

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      m * in administering the justico of the country , that most unhappy and disastrous circumstances had taken place ia Manchester recently—circumstances disastrous to 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 knew not . There was no evidence on this subject ; but one of two things was plain—either they had participated in the general scheme to put a stop to all honest labour , and then , going beyond their fellows in wickedness , had proceeded to aots of outrage and robbery , which were no part of the general soheme . or else , not being mingled in the general design , they had taken advantage of the confusion to plunder the shopkeepers in the town . This was one of the purposes turbulence

      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 , the natural result would be tbat they would soon begin to prey on those who possessed property , and that neither persons nor property would , in Buoh case , be secure It was , therefore , especially important that such excesses Bhould be put down by great severity of punishment . . The Legislature had taken such a view of the subject ; for , by a statute passed not long ago , a great distinction was made between robberies committed by one and robberies by two or more persons . The latter was an aggravated offence ; and , if this wero the case in ordinary times , more especially was it necessary that the severity of the law should be felt m times suoh as those that had existed of late . He ( his LordshipJ had no doubt about the guilt of any of the prisoners . He found no difference in the

      circumBtanoes in which they were engaged . One of them appeared , at a former period of his life , to have served his country , and it was very painful to the Court to have to pass sentence on a man who had been a member of the army , and who had quitted the service many years ago . What his conduct had since been , the Court knew not ; all that was known was , that he had participated in the present very , heinous orime . He should , therefore , share the lot of the others . Tho prisoner , Feras , had made an appeal on behalf of his wife , bnt it should be known that this was a circumstance which the Court was not at liberty to take into consideration . Men , who had wives and families , were supposed to have given hostages to the public that they would not become violators of the law ; but , if neither a regard for their duty as subjects , nor a regard for their families , served to restrain their turbalent dispositions , were they not worse than those who had no suohi tie ! How then could the Court make a distinction in

      their favour ! The law had pronounced against such an offence as the prisoner ' s the punishment of transportation for life , or any term not less than 15 years , or imprisonment in England . He ( his Lord-Bhip ) would not be justified in sentencing the prisoners to imprisonment in this country . He felt bound to dismiss them from this land . The sentence of the Court was , that they be severally transported beyond the seas , to suoh place as her Majesty , by direction of her Privy Council , might direct , for the term of-II years . James Ashley and John Hoyle were indioted for a riot and conspiracy at Todmorden . Mr . Wortley 6 aid the prisoner Ashley was a Chartist lecturer , and bad 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 sentenoed—Ashley to 18 months , and Boyle to 12 mouths imprisonment .

      Patrick Agnew stood charged with being present at an illegal assembly , but as no serious consequence had ensued , he was bound over in recognizances to appear when called on . John Woolstenoroft and Joseph 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 indicted tor an illegal assembly at DewhurBt ' s mill , in Manchester , arid with causing the bands to leave their work . He was found guilty , and sentenced to three months' imprisonment . Israel Crook pleaded guilty to an indictment , charging him with being present at a riot in Manchester , and was bound over to appear when called upon . ¦

      William Collins , who also pleaded guilty to a similar charge , entered into recognizance to appear when called upon . Robert Taylor , William Marsland , John Travis , Rowland Beatley , William Gartside , and Robert 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 Pitfield 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 when called on . The court rose at five o ' clock . fxTJ ^ - ^ j-jr ^ . i ^ ^^^ i ' . " . ¦ - ' -jlj -lA I

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In my lecturing through the country I consider it my duty to make myself acquainted with facts of daily occurrence , and not only se , but to give all through the medium of the press , to the all-searching eye of an impartial public Then , Sir , for the benefit of the Lancashire tapecheck cotton weaver , I have seen bleached tape-checks sell at the rate of twenty shillings per piece , that is twenty-four yards Bo ton-le-Moors fifty reed , counts thirty-seven inches wide in cloth . I should like some one of the Bolton 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 . The above is the retail price of the cloth , that is , lOd . per yard . Again , I saw another piece of cloth sold at 7 d . a yard retail . It was a thirty-four reed , Bolton ' s counts , twenty-nine inches wide , weft under forty ' s count , and the reed yard la proportion . The cloth was printed , or say , printed calico . I should like some one to become acquainted with the net cost of the cloth last stated , communicate it to the Slur , so tbat the people may be the better able to measure the sympathy of the middle class by a true standard , that is , by a standard of poundB , shillings , and pence , in order that the people may become intellectual Chartists .

      In this town there ore about twelve masters employing about 90 * 0 fitauie- 'work knlttere , that is , seventj-flvo to each master , the gross weekly average income is about 9 s . to each fiame-wotk-knitter ; allowing each frame-work-knitter to pay only Is . ppr w « -efc for frame rent , ( and there are in this town who pay 2 e . per week for frame rent ;) the ¦ workman will be subject to an expense of at least 2 s . Id . per week , including a many items , bo . that there is only left as a net income for a working man , 6 s . lid . to provide for himself and family . And now for the cost of a frame . It ia acknowledged by men in the trade , tbat the original cost of a frame is about £ 12 , and tepaiia about £ 3 , making £ 15 , which £ 15 frame will continue in good service for at least nine years . Naw , suppose a £ 1 & frame continues in good Bervice for nine years , and supposing the workman pays no more than Is . per week for frame rent , what will the amount of profit be in nine years , to be realized by the application of £ 15 as capital ? I say £ 8 8 a . or £ 15 per framo , and £ 23 8 s . per frame-rent .

      Now , each master has seventy-five hands or frames employed , consequently , he must realize a profit for the use of seventy-ave frames , not less than £ 630 2 s in nlneyears , or say , £ 1 , 125 per seventy-five frames , and £ 1 , 754 per rent of seventy-frames , therefore , the whole of the profits derived for the Use of 900 frames for nine years , in £ 540 , 150 , wholly absorbed by twenty individuals , out of 900 slaves , letting alone the amount of profits derived from labour . The anti-monopolists here . are carrying on another f ju ! practice ; tbat is , any one going to engage work must submit to master ' s terms , and such terms are aa follows : —If a working man has a frame of bis own , he must sell euch frame to hi * master for any price proposed by such master , or not be employed . Therefore , let a man be ever so frugal in bis domestic circle , to save the price of a frame , in order to reap the profit

      of bis own capital , bo must not do bo , masters will not allow him . No , no I working men must give up employing a little capital of their own , and give at least £ 8 Is , every nine years , besides the profits of their labour , for having the privilege of labouring for a paltry existence , and yet those masters are very pious ; they go to toe Established Kirk and the dissenting chapel , and the man in the tab will " cry aloud and spare not , " " My poor brethren , be patient , be humble , submit yourselves as under the mighty band of God , for those whom be loveth be cbastenetb ; he does not willingly grieve or afflict the children of men . No ! the gospel is preached to the poor , aud be has chosen them to be rich in faith , and Jteirs ol salvation . Therefore , my dearly beloved brethren , if you fee persecuted bete , God will abundantly veword yon in the world to come . "

      God save tie people from such surpliced ruffians , is the prayer of Yours , . ' . Pbteb Bigby , from Choriey . Hawick , in Scotland , Oct . , 1842 .

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      On Sunday last , aged 38 years , Marv , thrM <| $ 4 » wife of Mr . John Wpley , cordwnineiflKtOTagJ |( I ^> Sf v ^ On Sunday , the 9 th inst ., in the £ 9 AJiM £ o ££ is 4 fyJ £ age , Mr . Joseph Wade , of Keynsh » iKK&tfilft&I / tf gg g ahire , father of Mr . George Wade , otaS ^ p ^ J j g On Saturday , the 8 th icst ., . Williamlpefi&fctf pti H H Scott , Esq ., of Woodhall , in thiBcoujSyVwk WiS-Arr ? > £ trar of deeds for the West Riding . ia&W&dMfevHi / m M ofhisage . > l ^ twM S < Same day , aged 70 , at his raid « Ntttf 3 ? itt 4 ! £ tate £ ?)\ S smith-road , John Walker , Isq ., of J ^ V ^ lSSJi ^ V don , solicitor , brother to Mr . T . Walker > ft ^ offr < g ^

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      ijjie following ia the substance of Mr . Coopert d efence : — t a man ' s general character ii a scale which should h-flonsi ^ er ed-wben beii darged with criminality . If SLteooiB of bis life haTe been such as to give a "Liable donbt o * the folly or inhumanity of the *~ L g 7 taen **» aecased is entitled to that doubt The ' ri . oner before you is charged with anon—a crime of ^ Ll « v tbe NackMft dye , involving the destruction , not s Tg 2 yOf property , but frequently tbat of life itself . ? Sl npoB my judges to estimate the character of my rfeto the present moment I call their attention to iS nitare of my itudies and occupations^—the dispo-« ° L n Trtiieh I have ever evinced in behalf of my fellow IT i ask if it be natural for a man who has for fLMstadied to promote the happiness of mankind , to baJii nt

      LTfc for the incarceration ana KDmp . or tbose let Sjjn be bad strolled ? i am not so ignorant ef law re- a tbe benefit ! resulting from peace and order in . Ljety , sa to 1 one moment to entertain tbe thought of flTon- nor am I so unealcslating and excitable as to be led ' sway by the ' will othe wi ^ p' of the moment , to ^ ^ Tttll the attention of the * Jury to that portion of { be eriissce acainst your prisoner , which relates » n the meetings where he addressed the people , at Various times at the Crown Bank- I ask of tie jury to treigh well that evidence—to sift it thoroughly . If jmyiiiBg Beditkrtis—if anything aiiniisal ^ -be the remit rf the investigation , let the axe fall npon tbe prisoner ' s head bnt if , on tie contrary , as I am snre yon will find it . &B aatnre of tbe evidence is contradictory nds to show that the views of the

      * nd all of it te prigoner hsve beea peaceable , you -will respect your oaths nd the vcice of yonr country , and acquit him of oim-HSity I am , it is true , a Chartist . In tbat faith I have lived—in that faith will I die . Chartism makes known the oppresaen and tyranny of the rich OTer the tkxjt aaa seeks a peaceable redress for grievances . I have anread and will continue to spread those principles for the benefit of the oppressed masses . In Lincolnshire I have seen wealth sustaining poverty—in Leicestershire I have seen a « ad contrast—painful to the heart of e-very feeling man . In the latter place trade flourishes , ¦ while starvation and death seizs those who give the life-blood to ita success . It was to relieve the suffering many that be bad toiled—and rarely a Jury having the Blightest scsrk of philanthropy would acquit him of

      any desire to injure any man ' s life or property . I shall laVe my case to you , gentlemen , with a haughty confidence in tbe supremacy and mercy of justice . I am innscent of the charge brought against me . If I am not , let heaven pour out the vials of its wrath with righteous indignation on my perjured bouL I am innocent ! If ever in my life have I encouraged or even countenanced violence , nor do I with to obtain the Charter by any bat peaceable aeans . I cannot—I will not say that I will give up agitation for the Charter , for it is based npon Bcnnd principles _ the soundest of the sound . I know the length to which I may go » and that length I will work in . I will sToid anything like violence , but I will maintain the faith which ia in me . Meetings calculated to break

      the peace , I will avoid as I | have ever done—but I will Bismtain the right of discussion and I -will discuss fully and bee ) j , and discant energetically and manfully upon the benefits -which I think will result from the adoption of the Charter . As honest and 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 overiooked . The-Jury will be charged npon that point , and will , I hope , return that verdict which alone is just , and which alone is trua , that the prisoner is not guilty—as he regrets tbe transaction , in which it has been falsely said he had participated , and -which he from his soul condemned . "

      Mr . Cooper then called two most rerpectable witnesses , who proved that he was at the George and Dragon , and afterwards on Mb way " to Burslem , ¦ where he was arrested , at the time thai he was accused of having been near the scene of outrage . The Soucitob-Gejtebjx replied , and for one hour and twenty-five minutes laboured hard , but in vain , to destroy the alibi so satisfactorily proved by Mr . Cooper . The Lord Chief JrsncE Eummed-np the evidence with great clearness and with his usual ability His

      LordHhip _ 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 Jt ' ot Guilty , nnless they were satisfied that the priwner ' s language and the burnings were bo identified that they could not be separated , that they were a part and parcel of the same thing , and that he was near the spot when the burning took place . His Lordship was engaged upwards of two hours in his gamming up .

      The Jury , after five minutes deliberation , returned a verdict of Not Guilty . Mr . Cooper said yon are right gestlemen ; I am perfectly innocent of the charge . I was always a man of peace , and always preached peace . I beg to apologize to the Learned Judge for the interruptions which , from the fervonrof the moment I gave to his Lordship . I thank tbe 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 . It is also reported that a third indictment will be preferred araint him for a conspiracy .

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  • 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-ncseproduct909/page/5/