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he Loyal Declaration bring. IWNSMEN, THE INHABI ,NARESBROUGH. been an important period in the ;neat atrocity has been committed, fellow-men, and all who yet retain have, with almost a general burst of of our Laws, proclaimed that these to suit the vindictive passions and luals. hose events which have so agitated of you have earnestly felt the neces rnems in a public manner, and thus owe to your Country. in has caused several applications to cad in this impottant business, and n; "That, as there were too many town, who durst not come forward nterest, and being myself well aware ration in a local neighbourhood, it led Meeting should not be carried :sent period. - . a new feature is given to this impor re disturbing the peace of Knares for Signatures, what they call, A real meaning of which, is to throw expressed so honestly, and so man- Letting, on Thursday last. it, Gentlemen, are the s Agents and Declaration !!!' Why, an .Ittorsici Gentlemen, a Clergyniuri ! Will it as been said, and said so truly, of the erfering in political matters; that one lung should go from door to door, and from any body, to prevent inquiry, her arm?' Yet, Gentlemen, so it is; smeut, and turned with disgust from ur duty to express our sentiments, and resentatives to echo them to the as we cannot be mistaken that our Re vrn themselves the advocates of liberty arter of the globe, will not give their ,rayer, that justice may be afforded to at Manchester. fellow-townsmen, for the performance to advocates of lawless power, that we ;, and venerate the Constitution of our at all hazards, We will that the Laws r with 9 , 1 6 19. Joan Fours." I\TELLIGENCE. Sailed last night, the Princess Char ri..tsut, for Ostend, with a Mall and morning, the Lord Duncan packet, Mail and passengers from Ostend. g George packet, Captain KING, for iassenge rs. .Wind N.W.—Arrived the Vittoria, Mary and Eliza, Pnumrs, from Pa rmn Africa; Nautilus, &LANHAM), from , ',twilit., from Shields for Havre; FIN, front Leith for Portsmouth. — err and sailed the Cumberland, Banta, Div , Horoncit, for Smyrna; Killing :a; Latona, Lava, for Demerara; and the South Seas. 9.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Em etershurgh for Bristol; she was run on lays ago, which carried away her bow Arrived the Betsy, PALMIII, from Que 's ,hip SPARTAN, oa a uuize ; and the 'ort , niouth. I.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Fox and er•ey ; Integrity transport,from Guff:l -:WIT. from Havre for Madeira; Orient, 7,8 days—she left loading the Vigilant o sail in two days I spoke off Alicant the land for Leghorn. nt six o'clock, the Duke of l use for the Duke of RIITLAND'S rived from Jamaica respecting the there, arc extremely distressing. Regiments have suffered severely )1 the climate, and are reduced to nor , the Officers who have fallen ' .:olonel HILL, Captain Mot:Too ter of the 50th) and his son, and Chesterfield has called a Public abitants of that Town avid Neigh• Id at the Town Hall, on Monday for the purpose of " Addressing NT, and declaring their firm at [A.TESTY'S Royal Person and Go ir solemn determination to support ry emergency, the Laws and Con. nd." TATTERSALL'S YESTERDAY. an the Second Class of the Oatlands Let, where the best horses of the year are winner of the Derby and the• Newmarket .irries a stone and three pounds more than of the Oatlands, TIAN:Kier is first favourite. DERBY. itle's colt. 13 to 1 agst Sailor. ly bets offered in the absence et the twits- BOXING. It. arrived in London from Wales on Wed derably improved his lameness, which was wer-training. He rather limps, but is able lie is gone to join Sutton the Black at with Martin takes place on Tuesday next ; intetest than any match since Banda: and Turner is the current betting. PEDESI'BIANISM. tees, of the names of Wilitvwoant and Gni.- I 50gs. a-side, at a coffeehouse is Oxford. Alt each other a mile on the Uxbridge road, Mr. WEVIWORTII led, and kept it the first en ran abreast of each other until the last ten AN shot forward, and won by two yards, in live minutes, without training. HUNTING. ountry will be bunted tido season by no less arks, viz. Lord Localise fox-hounds, the km-hounds, die Hoiderness fox-hounds, Sir -hound', and lite Boroughbridge and North s of the Caledonian Hunt, in the midst hive not forgotten the destitute and lee generously voted t the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh £5O to Sick Society 50 4rt for the Poor of Mvsselburfh SO I sums have been paid by their Secre- LIR I. CHESHIRE Q#ARTER SESSIONS: MAYCIiESTER, OCTOBER 20. KNUTSFORD, OCTOBER 20. NEW BAILEY COURT. This day the Bench was numerously attended b y t- FURYWER INVESTIGATION ON THE CHARGE OF FELONY the Magistrates for this County. Nothing, however, AGAINST MEAGHER, THE TRUMPETER OF THE MAN of importance occurred until one o'clock, when Jo- CHESTER YEOMANRY. seph Harrison was brought up to plead to the In- About half-past ten o'clock this day the investiga dictment found against him, with Sir Charles Wolse- tion was resumed ; Mr. WRIGHT ; as before, being ley, at the last General Qtiarter Sessions. on the Bench. Mr. Harrison objected to plead, alleging, that as John Bradberry, watchman, was at about forty the Indictment had been moves by writ of certiorari, yards from the corner of Queen-street ; heard the obtained by Sir Charles Wolseley, the Court had no shot on the night of the 2d of October, about half longer any jurisdiction. A considerable altercation Past twelve, and observed upon it to a woman in the then ensued between the Court and Mr. Harrison, street. There were not more persons in Deansgate during which the latter was about to state the legal than is usual on a Saturday night ; nor did I see grounds of his opinion, when the Chairman of the any tumult or riot before the shot ; I heard a second Sessions ordered him into the custody of the Jailor, shot ; I saw Mr. Nadin, who directed us to disperse and he ss as removed from the Court, protesting the crowd ; I saw no persons collected round the against the authority of the Bench. house of Meagher, until the shot was fired. A Copy of the Warrant was demanded by Mr. Cross-examined by Mr. FOULKES— Witness could Harrison from the Jailor, and a notice of action for not venture to say there were not some persons in false imprisonment served upon the Magistrates.— front of Meagher's house, whom he could not see This having been done, the question is now put in a from the situation in which he stood. My attention train of legal determination. Mr. Harrison was, ac- was first drawn to Meagher's house by the tire. I can cordingly, at four o'clock, brought again into Court, not tell as'to what happened five minutes before the when he stated his objections to plead, arising from fire. I was about five minutes before in Queen-street, the incompetency of the Tribunal to record his plea, when I heard the fire. After the fire there were but stated his intention of pleading, to escape from people collected opposite Meagher's house. the horrors of the dungeon to which he had been Re-examined by Mr. Azarsisow—About a quarter committed.—The Magistrates interrupted him seve- before one, this morning, the Watch and Ward were ral times, and Mr. Harrison finally delivered in to passing my stand, when they— the Court a Copy of the observations which he had Mr. FOULKES observed, that if there was any intended to have made. charge against the Watch and Ward, who were men Some conversation arose as to the competency ,of of respectability, they should have previous notice the Court to receive the document in question. One given to them of it. of the Magistrates, a Mr. BROWN, observing that the The Magistrate concurred in this observation, and delivery of the document might prejudice his case. the re-examination was abandoned. . I . Mr. Pearson, however, Sir Charles Wolseley's So , George Wroe, Watchman—l was' on duty on the lkitor, observed, that the paper was written with 2d of October ; I saw the prisoner about 12 o'clock, his knowledge, and under his direction. The cons in Deansgate, at Spinning-field end ; there were two versation ended by the Court receiving and perusing men near him ; I cannot say they were talking to the paper. him. John Longworth, another watchman, was with Mr. Harrison then pleaded Not Guilty, and en- me ; he is sick in bed ; I saw him on Sunday morn teed into the usual Recognizances for £2O. two sure- ing, and he was very bad. I did not hear the pri ties, and himself in £4.0. soner say any thing. Longworth bid the prisoner It will be observed, that this is the same Indict- to go home. About a quarter of an hour after I Silent upon which Mr. Harrison was required, by the heard the watchman's rattle. There was no dip I same Magistrates, at the last Sessions, to give Re- tuibance when I saw Meagher ; it was about the tognizances, himself in £5OO. and two sureties in time of shutting up public-houses, when many people ..4:250. each. are usually coming out ; but although several people The following is a Copy of the Paper given in to were in the street, there was no rough work, nor any the Court by Mr. .Harrison : disturbance. " I appear before the Court to plead, inasmuch as myself, Cross-examined by Mr. BARROW—I am a painter, my family, my friends, and my man's-captors would be ex- and second or third cousin to Mr. Wroe, of the °b raised to inconvenience, and my health would suffer injury from server Office. Longworth is so ill that he cannot a protracted confinement in a newly built prison, the walls of come down, so his wife told me this morning. Long. which are damp, and the atmosphere consequently unwhole some and dangerous. My objections to plead were and are worth has had orders to be here. . founded upon the opinion, that this Court has no jurisdiction Mr. ATKINSON said, that he had taken Long. to record my plea. worth's examination, and was anxious for 'his pre " I. Because the Writ of Certiorari is to remove the Record itself to a superior Court, and not to remove it so far as regards sence. He has had orders. one defendant only. Vide March. 3 . Witness resumed—Longworth gave as a reason "2. Because such Writ has been duly filed, and operates as a for bidding the prisoner to go home, that he (the Supersedris as well before as after its return. Vide Yelver - prisoner) had been making some disturbance , b ut I ton, 32 ; D yer, 245; I Salk. 148. "3. Because I appear anti offer two mane-captors (namely, did not hear it. I cannot tell what sort of disturb. Edward Saunderson, of Stockport, eordwainer, and Thomas disturb once Meagher had been making before Longworth Massey, of Stockport Moor, weaver), to plead to the said In- spoke to him. Longworth is not remarkable for de in the Court of King's Bench, and at my own charges siring people to go home. He ig always anxious to to procure the issue, which shall be joined on the s aid Indict- )(rep the streets quiet ; and to do his duty. I did not mint, to be tried at the next Assizes, to be holden for this County. Vide March. 27 ; and 5 and 6 William and Marx. hear of any complaint from Meagher to Longworth. “ Upon these grounds I protest against the right of this Court [Mr. Barrow put some questions to the witness about' to record my plea; I however plead Not Guilty, in order to having his pocket picked, but Mr. Atkinson object.- save my life from falling a sacrifice to my perseverance in claim ing the benefit of the law of the land." or ing to the question as irrelevant, the Magistrate de cided against it.j—Battye, the beadle, never roused At an early period of the day , the fo llowin g per me from sleep any time on the night of the 2d of sons were called to plead to an Indictment for &di. October, before the shots were fired by the prisoner, tion and Conspiracy : nor from eleven o'clock until three that night. Long . Joseph Swann, Robert Swindles , W illiam Buckle y , wrth a nd I have different districts adjoining each Joseph Burtinshaw, Joseph Sutton, John Stubbs, and other o in Dean sgate. I was not above tour minutes John Richards. Joseph Swann , Joseph Burtinshaw, talking with Longworth opposite the Red Lion pub ./oh/a Stubbs, and John Richards, appeared. sic-house, a bout twelve o'clock. I was not in that The Indictment charged them with h avin g , on house i n the course of\ that night. I went to the the 31st of July, at Macclesfield, unlawfully and about Castle Inn to get a man lodging, I stopped there wickedly conspired, combined ," and confederated, a quarter of an hour. He gave me something and with having assembled one hundred persons and upwards, to vilify and degrade the Commons House to drink. During the four minutes I was speaking to l Longworth I remarked to him that the streets w ere l of Parliament, to excite a s p irit of discontent, and remarkably quiet. induce the persons assembled to be guilty of riot. Mr. WRIGHT—This watchman does not appear to, They pleaded t‘ Not Guilty," and were dischar g ed _ upon bail to appear at the next Sessions,have been on his duty. • themselves Witness resumed—During the quarter of an hourl in £4O. and their sureties in £2O. each. Swann was that I was absent at the Castle Inn, there might have bailed upon two Indictments, the last of which, it is been some disturbance about Meagher's house. The said was fog a blasphemous Libel, rattles were springing when I came out of the Cap The Attorney for the prosecution said, if more of Inn. tie I There were many people in the street when those blasphemous libels should be found in his pos- I came up; they were taking the two wounded men session, he should be again taken up. away. Longworth was there when I came up. These Mr. PEARSON—That is p re j ud g in g the question. were wounded when I came up . I did not Wait till you see whether they are blas p hemous or not. me n hear any shots fired. I was not near Bradberry when Mr. PEARSON paid £B. 10s. of fees for the Recog the shots were fired. There were many people in nizances of these four persons. the sfreet after the public-houses were cleared; they . were passing and re-passing. Re-examined by Mr. Avarxsow—Poynton, the beadle, threatened, on Thursday night ; to do me a private injury. He asked me, was I going against the trumpeter? I said, I was, and that I would tell SNOW IN OCTOBER !=- - We mentioned yesterday that there had been a slight fall of snow in and around the Metropolis, In the course of the night the fall was so great, that the streets this morning were nearly ancle deep ;--there had been likewise a violent gale from the N. W...—visitations very fatal to the trees and shrubs, the branches of which, still abounding in foliage, are in many Instances broken] dosin by the wind, and the snow with which they were encumbered. Similar accounts have been re ceived this morning from different parts of the comp tt y. In the vale of Aylesbury the snpw lies above three feet high. Between Bigglesvrade and Stevenage the snow fell so thick, as entirely to impede tM horses in the different coaches. At Walthamstow, a' number of trees were blown up by the roots, and lay across the highway, compelling travellers to g o circuit of several miles. The outside passengers, to gether with the guards and coachmen, suffered much from the inclemency of the weather. A violent storm of hail was experienced yesterday about noon, in the vicinity of Uxbridge, and some damage was done by t he hailstbnes, which were of an uncommon size. CORN-Excit ADIGE, MARE-LANB, OCTOBER 22.--Itt consequence of the change in the weather, and our having had but few fresh arrivals since Monday, more money was asked this morning, for Wheat and Barley, and some few sales were made, of prime samples of each, full Is. per quarter higher than on Wednesday ; but there is no amendment in price of the inferior qualities. Beans and Oats Is. dearer. Sautnriato Attest?, Qat. 22.—Beef, Ss. ed. to Ss. Od. pm stone of albs.; 'Mutton, is tid. to ss. 6d. Veal, Ss. 6d. to 6s. Od. Pork 5s 6d. to ris.od. • Lamb Os. to Os. Od.—Cattle at Market—. Beasts 740 lves, 46; Sheep and Lambs, 6,700 Pigs, Ilay, per load, 31. 10s. to SI. Si. Clover, 61. to 71. 7s. Stravt,ll. as. to 11. les. the truth. Mr. FoULKES objected to these interrogatoties and on Mr. ATKissoN's asking whether it was meant to examine Poynton? Mr. FOULKES answered in the negative. Therefore Mr. ATKINSON pressed no fur ther questions, but observed upon the highly impro per interposition of any police officer to intimidate a witness, or to impede the administration of justice. Benjamin Battye ) a poficeman, deposed, that on the Saturday night of the 2d of October, he saw Wroe, the last witness, about a quarter pist twelve, sit ting on steps at the corner of Brazen -Nose-street. I do not recollect what I said to him. I believe that I told him to get up, lest the Captain of the Watch should tee him sitting. I said so because I saw that he had had some liquor. James Mather, labourer, deposed .—I am door , keeper to Mr. Marryatt, cotton.spinner. I was re turning home a little after twelve on the Saturday, 2d October, and I saw a few men facing Meagher's window. When I came up I heard some of the men upbraiding Meagher with something of which he had been guilty in the fore part of the night. He was leaning out of the window with a pistol in his hand, and I heard him say these words, " If you do not go about your business, I'll Are upon you." I directly walked on to the end of Parliatnentixtreet, and miss ing my brother in-law from my side, I turned back a little and saw him talking to some person. I reached near the end of Parliarrient-street, and saw Meagher tire directly ; I have reason to believe that it was fired at me, for I was standing alone, and I heard the shot; the shot struck the shutter, and wheel a man hears a shot it cannot be far off. I direct!)' went up under Meagher's window, and he fired again; by this shot I believe a sailor was wounded. He fired again, but I do not know that he then wounded any one. The Watch and Ward and soldiers then cattle up. Cross-examined by Mr. FooLkEs.—l am a pen sioner; I was falsely charged with breaking a wo man's arm in Cumberland. street, but the woman her self acquitted me, and wrote a note to that effect to the Magi Itt ate. I was enraged at being shot at. I went nearer the house whence it came, and would dO so. I would not allow any man to shoot at me. I have been shot at enough in the cause of my Country. I never was, here for any dishonest act. I was here for taking my own part, and resisting injury. The people, when I came up to Meagher's house, were upbraiding him for taking' out his pistols at Dog entry. I did not hear any such words as " b—st your eyes, you bloody murdering thief, come out, and we will do your job for you I" The people said Meagher deserved it, if what had been said was true. I did not, however, hear any such words as you have repeated. I do not recollect the words used by the people on that occasion. I was at the time going home, after getting a wound dressed, which I got in fighting for the defence of my King and Country. had it dressed by Dr. Crowther about half-past ten, and I was smarting from it. From thence I went into - the George and Dragon public-house with My brat.' ther-in-law, Malcolm Williams, but I saw none of thb wounded men there. I went into the public-house by myself, and stopped there until•about twelve o'clock, when Mrs. Weston turned her company out. I passed Spinning-field because I saw that there was some thing to do about the corner of Queen-street, and went to see what it was. Queen-street is about font yards or more from Spinning-field. Seeing five or sir people opposite Meagher s house, I went to quire. I was not determined on a sprey. I passed Meagher's house because I did not like to be fired at. Matthew Hough- I live in,Back Queen-street ; I am a bricklayer ; I was, on Saturday night, the 2d of October, near the prisoner's house, a little before 12, and a quarter-past. I left the Red Lion a little before 12, and went down Deansgate as far as the Swan to ask for a pint of beer, but was refused, as the house had given over filling out beer. I turned bad( on the other side of the street, and passed Brazennose-street. I saw no riot or disturbance either in going back or forward. A few minutes after, I passed Meagher's house again, and saw neither man, woman, nor child, on Meagher's side of the street. There were some few passing and re passing on the other Side of the street. When I had got into the Middle of Queen. street, I heard the report of a pistol or gun. I was crossing, in order to go to my own house. The flash of the pistol or gull came out of a garret window. Law the man descending from the window into the room. About fifteen yards further, as I was proceed' ing at a slow pace; I heard the report of another pis , tol or gun. I saw the wadding descending into the street on tire. During all this time I saw no disturb' • ante, riot, or tumult, in the street. Cross-examined by Mr. BalanoW,l was quite so ber, and had spent only ten-pence that night. There Might be a do/en dr fourteen persons opposite Back Queen-street, passing and re!passing. There might be a few passing and re-passing opposite prisoiser't house, but I noticed none standing, or in conversation. I heard people say there - was somebody shot, but I did not go nigh them. I saw a dark-complexioned man at the window, in his shirt sleeves, and he was the person who fired the pistol or gun. I cannot swear that it was the prisoner. I did not hear any conversation among people opposite the house. I did not pass quickly, but went slowly. Mary Davis—l aid the wife of Stephen Davis, tai& for, of Queen-street. do Saturday night, the' 2d df October,_ I was just done my supper, and heard the report of a pistol or gun. I went out to a stump near Phenix's first door ; Phenix's is a public-house; almost opposite the prisoner's house. I saw the prix s sorer at a garret window fronting into Queen-street. I heard him say, " Come on, you —," and aftef that he immediately fired. I did not hear any one speak to him ; I heard the reports of two pistols or guns, and saw the prisoner fire once. I saw the pri soner throw a stone at the lamp, and It broke ; when the lamp was broken, the prisoner then exclaimed, " See, you —, what you have done l e ' He then' shouted out, " Watch, watch!" and " Murder!" I am quite sure it was the prisoner, as I have seen him very often. I saw no tumult, nor any particular number of persons in the street, beyond the ordinary passing and re-passing. Cross-examined by Mr. Footaza.—My husband is a tailor, and the prisoner is also a tailor. When I saw Meagher, I was much engaged in observing him: I saw Mather, the old soldier, afterwards in the street. I suppose the words I have stated were addressed by Meagher to somebody, but I do not know, as I did not notice any persons ; my attention was engaged by the conduct of the prisoner ; I heard no one speak to the prisoner ; I saw no panes broken in the win= dows of Meagher's house at the time I was standing opposite the public-house ; I did not set the two meat wounded; I stopped until the Watch and Ward came ; my husband is in America. George Howard.—l live in Queen-street. I wait there on the 2cl of October, between twelve and one o'clock. I saw, Meagher fire out of the garret win dow, fronting into Deansgate. Then he exclaimed, " you b— b—, cothe up," and he tired a second time. Then he shouted Murder, murder! Watch, watch !" He threw something of a hard substance out of the window. From the angle at which I stood, I could see both windows in Meagher's room. I saw no tumult or disturbance. I had been up towards New Cross ; and on my return, met the man who was shot in the thigh. I met him' before he was shot, coming down Market-street. I did not see snore than the usual number passing and re-passing in Deansgate on Saturday night. When the Watch and Ward -came up, Meagher declared, " Gentlernere if they don't disperse, I'll the upon them again." Cross-examined by Mr. Baakow.—l work with my mother, who silvers and grinds glasses. • I have been ten months unemployed in any factory. I did work in Mr. John Marsland'i. factory. 'Me' last factory Lwor - ked in was Mr. Connell's and Kennedy's. I worked in the card-room. I left the factory be. cause it was such a way to go in the morning. I was not turned away. • I have endeavoured to get work in a faction; since, but-could find no employ ment. I went that particular night to a woman . t , : , l ili i: i i t. =tl ®I "1 t l! ii,tl , , I ' ,. :. 1 1 t. i i J. 1 : 1 ~ } . : 1 :* f ' •`. i : 11,4 i , 41 it 1 4: t 1 0 i , t i, . : I I c