The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-08-21 00:00:00

. . 7 .k It: • ‘ L . > "- ft. %Pl . ' 't..*9 . . . • . 4 "/ . IN; ti”to Illit 7.. - , _ Nvi jit e 4 ..) • N . . ' .• • • Piler,%o LONDON, THURSDAY,' AUGUST 21, 1823. j' • ..t• A lj , v ~.r il. PRICK SEVEN) PI NCR "The Cootie for *hies HAMPDEN ftll hi the Field, and SYDNEY died on the Scaffold!" CHARLES WRIGHT, Wino Merchant to his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, next to the Kink's and facing the Haymarket Theatre, Opera Colonnade, Ray usaritzt, London, he-on SALE the finest OLD PORT, SOL per dozen; superior SHERRY, Sas. per dozen; CAPE MADEIRA, unequalled in Europe, at Ms. per dozen. A baggier of one dozen of each of the above Wines, bottles, package, Sc. indicted, wilrbe forwarded on receipt of SI.; or two dozen Cape Madeira, bottles, &r. for 21. ; Madeira, Vidonie, Teneriffe, Lisbon, Mountain. &c. 21. per dozen.— The Trade supplied.—Fresb emptied Wine Pipes always on Sale 17s. each. Old Cognac Brandy. 23.4. 61. per gallon. Old Jamaica Ram, ins. ed. per gaIIon.—CHAMPAGNES, just landed, 84s. per dozen. Observe, Samples of the Wines may he purbaged ; Old Port, Ss. per bottle ; Sherry, 3x.; Cape Madeira, Is. Bd. Sc. Postage to be paid.--No Credit. Fine Sweet Devonshire Cider, in full quad bottles, 7s. ati, per dozen,well up, by two dozen, LANCASTER ASSIZES, AUGUST 18. Atedrer Rldiisg was Indicted on the charge of having at teassoted to assesilleate Samuel Horrocka,Agq. M.P. it Preaton, In Oda County. • • Timprisoner Was respectably dressed. about in years of nf. Eels of en *diem and rather intelligent tppearance.— When placed in the Dock he surveyed the whole Court with a dads es Ids countenance. Higdeportment never chewed any considerable alteration during the whole of the long trial, which began at nine o'clock. Mr. SCARLETT stated the case and detailed the whole of the proceedings as expressed in the evidence. Samuel Horrocks, Est. M.P" examined by Mr. STA/MC:— I was at the Preston parish Church on the 27th of July last, it being Sunday, and subsequently went tomtit upon Mr. Miller, my partner; it was near one o'clock, p. in. The road I went was the coach road t there is a aide gate for persons on foot to pass to the house; I was in the act of_opening the gate when I received a blow at the top of my head. Havieg no suspicion I thought something had fallen down upon me. The first stroke was quickly followed by a tremendous blow at the back of my head. Finding myself assaulted I turned round on my left and saw the prisoner prepared to strike again: Me exclaimed, •' I'll kill you. The Prisoner—My Lord, nosy I be permitted to ask him one question ? Mr. Justice BAILEY—Not yet. Examination resumed—The prisoner struck again with ell his force, and I had just time to lift up my left arm; he struck three if not four times slier that: I think six or seven blows in all ; the concluding blows struck me on different parts of my arm, and one within my left hand ; I believe I had knocked the cleaver oat of his hand, as it flew about two yards from him ; be made an effort to take it up again, but I rushed for ward and got possession of it ; he then looked round a mut, as if for another weapon as I thought, but perceiving none he mode eff; I cried out to the people to stop him, and he was arrested before lie got out of my sight; he was then taken somewhere; I went into Mr. Miller's house, b:eeiling pro fusely; I had possession of the cleaver when the prisouer was taken, but I subsequently gave it away, to whom I do not know, owing to the confusion in which l wts thrown by the attack. The following letter was then handed to Mr. If orrocks, who stated that he received it on the 4th of April last. It coatioued in his possession ever since. It was anonymous: " Sir—lf you do not advance the wages of cotton-spinners at least 90 per cent... you may expect your life to be taken away by a cotton-spinner front Manchester. You was the cause of the falling of wages of Preston. Preston spinners ,are workbag more than 20 per cent. under Manchester, and I understand that the spinuers at Robot' and their masters are at difference about dropping the wagers there; the masters offer them more than you give, but I hope thee will be obliged to give them the same as thee had before. There are many cotton masters who deserve to lose their lives, but you are, it is said, and I believe it is true, the worst of them all, therefore your life most go first, and the next in rotation." Tne letter had the Manchester post-mark, " April 1, 1823," and was addressed, " Samuel Horroeks,Esq. M.P. Lark Hall, Preston, Lancashire." Cross-examination of Mr. Horrocks by Mr. Joxes.—l never saw the prisoner before in my life to my recollection ; there existed no personal quarrel of any kind between us; the hoar of people returning from church on Sunday is ne cessarily a very public time of the day; but I wish to ob serve, that just at that moment there were net many in the street; it was notwithstanding a public time enough ; I did not observe the prisoner followiog me, indeed 1 did not think any one was near at the moment; I was walking very slo*; the attack upon me took place within view of all the windows in front of tbe bottle; it might be seen by soy person who was at a window, for it happened as I en tered the front gate; 1 never heard, however, that any per son observed it in Mr. Miller's houses, but] unders'and it was seen from a window in another house ; it must have been within the view of the windows of . I houses, and of some cottages; after I got possession of the cleaver the prisoner seemed to me as if looking about for another weapon ; be was arrested within my sight; I did not bear him say, " take me, take me," after he got some yards; I thought he endeavoured to run on, and not stop, when he was stopped; I was undoubtedly astonished at the attack; I can't say that the prisoner looked wild at the mo ment, but he was certainly very furious. At the in stant I could not suggest to my own mind any motive for such an attack r there occurred, two years last spring, whatis called a (era-out of the spinners, btft that heti been settled, and I am not aware of any recent dissgreement be tween the masters and the men. 'When that disagreement took place, it was not limited to any class of operatives, but was general against all masters ; I cannot say how many masters were affected by aat quarrel, perhaps fifteen or sixteen different houses. The letter alluded tout my di rect examination I received in April lsst. I did not know it was written by the prisoner until be acknowledged it, and until I compared It with the letters the prisoner has written me since the assault. The moment that letter was put into the hands of the prisoner in my bed-room, on the day after the assault, be acknowledged it to be his hand writing. The Prison?r—Did you see the letter pat into my hands ? Mr. JoNss-r-Prisoner, I beg of you not to interrupt my examination. Exatniaation resumed.—The prisoner had certaioly the letter long enough in his hands to see what the character of it was. He admitted it to be his in these words—" It is my hand writing, and I put it in the post office at Manchester." The gate where 1 was assaulted is 400 yards front the Charch, and along the public street. I sopped a Hide in the street, expecting to meet AIL Miller. file stoppege allowed the crowd to dissipate, so that 1 cannot say unit many persons were near at the time of the attack. The cleaver could be concealed in a men's coat pocket. - When the prisoner was taken, I heard that he admitted and justi fied Cie set, hut I do not know that of my own knowledge, as he was instantly taken out of my sight. I cannot stste nor conjecture any reason for the attack. I believe the Irisotter to he a Preston man, but I have no recollection of e set iag him before. On the day after the eas suit, the I prisoner eas hrolight to my bedside; I was then in a very -distressing situation from lily wounds, but I don't know .that the prisoner exulted at my slimiest). My .shirt and clothes, covered as tarry were with blood, were nut exhibit id to the prisoner in my bed room: The prisoner WAS -asken there if he-was sorry for the act? his answer was,. " No,l, am relieved." Ile remained in my bed room lb minutes.; but I do not recollect Nadir sand anything more He (lid not refer to passsges in Scripture in jdetiticatiou of' Ihis amid! ; his appearance manlfe:ted no wittiness of IWO. GENUINE FOSEIGN WINES. SAMUEL WOLLASTON, 129, Regent-street. near Vigo-1 'no, has always on sA tx Hood Old Port. Ms. per dozen ; Superior Sherry. ' sy d , per dozen; and Cape Madeira, the Guest seer Imported. -o...per dos. Also. Madeira, Tenerife, Bueellas. Lisbon, m o seupn, &e. 4gs. per dozen ; Claret, (St. Julian) 635. pet dozen; ditto, (Chateau Margaux) Sic. per doz.; Seaton', *roe, &e. ns. per dos. ; Old Crusted Port warranted, four years la bottle, 545. per doz. Delivered free of expense to any part of London. Orders from the Country strictly attended to. Hampers Is. per dos. ;' Bottles Ss. per doz. • same money allowed when returned. ;Jost landed (by the Willistb),Champagaes of most delicious Quality. four sulneas per de . oostrs :,i; t Hoodlum paginst MON* sapit Our pagorelatesto 111111Lo.—FILLTIAL. •:11 • • ',mkt publlshed,priee h. boitils, nteentli . JEGIS of LIFE; a No n -Medical Com. JL mentary on the Indiseretlon• arising from HIIII3III Yngty. hi 1310614 0141 Canoes, flemptowis, avid baneful effects of Lois Venoms, Gonor rhea. Strietiire. Seminal Weakness, &e. are fully developed; Part 11. eas :Vow Practical Observations MI Sexual Debility, Self Abase, and Mental Irritation.wlth ootne interesting Obeervations no Vegetable and Animal, • ; %Part 111.11 a Series of Cases Illustrative of the preceding subjeets, evalakiieg them in a familiar saner.—By GOSS and Ca. Consulting Aut. • per, Leadea. Matarabeatis Oniwitans esse dealt, al gals eognoverlt ntl.—CtsuntAw. Sixee Hearse*. so Sho Pod 0.1 iliglaide. • Ps frugal apples*a ameiketke wife. 2, ilavatam•, a Nea4lll24intaaapipileat Melt Csonplainta danalental is ternales.in which ate ofterwrillate Important admonitions on the pecrelire debilißas attending their itWaimarmate. 1 1 •01 2• 01100 . lad Ihrtnatlosh Xhir " 11, 3eal of SierilitY Is especially It upon. Interesting and importer*, eases illustrate the subjeet. Quo fugit Venus? Hen I (move eolor decants Moe. Lit .4 Od. It • • !/'hither flies Love? .4.41 wAere the (horsing' bloom? The shove may be bad at 20. Paternoster-row; 59. Pall-rsall, 41, neer' dills; It. Prfivesso-street. Soho; 32. Fieesstreet 174. Irieet.stmq 40, West Smithfield; Cheapside ;4. Catherine-street. London ; Porter, 72, Graf. too.etreet, Dublin ; donee. 117, Trongate, Glasgow, Stevenson and Co. Darks and Co. Norwich : It. Dock, Ipswich; Dutton, Burr St lidnionds ; Bars* and DuilleM. Sall.; Sheppard, Bristol; Hatt, Cambridge; Headley,. Leeds; and at all Booksellers. N.B. Messre.GOßM and Co. are to he - consulted, as usual, every' day, at their house ; and Patients in the country are requested to describe minutely the ease. enclosing a remittance for Adviee and Medicine, whirl.' can be forwarded to any part of the world. GOSS and Cs. M. It. C. Surgeons, No 11. flouverie street.•Pleet-sfreet • London. •••• - 7 . Mr ANIMAL BROWN PAINT, Pstronised by 60 L yornment, for Oat-door Work.—The MINERAL BROWN PAINT having been In general use for the last toasty years in almost every department of the State, Pub lic Works, Bridges. &e. end Certificates granted by many of the most distinguished Officers in the Ordnance, Barrack Service, Be. of its e ffi cacy , durability , a n d che a p ness, it is reeommended to the public as • coating for all out-door work, such as wooden, iron, and canvas roofs, sheds, barns, out-kouses, fences, paling', gates, boat and barge bottoms, Ships' sides and upper works, end all wood an 1 iron work under water nr exposed to the weather, for tiles on roofs, to prevent them imbibing water and being injured by frost, and for coating brick walls. to prevent damp: no wood .1,361'41%1th this Paint will be worm-eaten; toe will insects or vermin of any kind inhabit hot-bed frames or other places • misted with It, end it will be found an effectual cure for the dry lA. Bring composed entirely of mineral substsnces, this Paint:is Insoluble in water, and thereby resists moisture In a manner superior to all other preparations. Price. ready foe Ulm 24d. per lb. hlsnufactured, and sold by ROBIN:40a, TAYLOR, and Co. successors to irl•Adarn sad Co. Willow Wharf, N 0.97, Bankable. London. GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATES of the Cheapness end Durability of Messrs. Robinson, Taylor and Co.'s Mi neral Bremen Paint, granted to Messrs. Witham and Co. Barrack Office, March 14, 1814. W• here:Sy certify, that the Temporary Wooden Barracks la Brett Britain hem been, far several years past. covered with hlessr s., M•Adem and Co's Mineral Brors Paint, for the 1/reserve:don of the weather boarding, and has fully an :mud the yea rpose for which It was applied. (leag u ed)' JOHN SANDIRS. Architect. THOMAS JRANS, Architect, The above Certificate made by order of tbe Commission ers for the Afftdrs of Barracks.—JOHN Syarsrrou, Secretary.' Plymouth Lines, May 28, 1807. This is to c (Tarp, that by order of General Mercer, at the desire of Mes irr. M'Adare and Co. we made experiments with their prep *ration of Mineral Brown Paint in April and September, I'4oo. The situation of the wood ani iron fork made us eof in this experiment Is very high, and en tirely espose. I to the Wind from the Channel, where it is difficult to find any coating able to resist the weather. The -Paint, after h swing stood the Winter in the above situation, has formed a r try hard and compact body on both wood and 'lron work: tl e wood when cut is hard and very dry •; the iron free iron i every appearance of rust. From the present appearance of the Mineral Brown Paint, its hard, solid, and Impenetrable * tate, there is every reasonjo believe that it will defend tl r wood and iron work for years against the elect of west ter and the moisture of. the atmosphere ; and ue give it as our opinion, that it is a useful casting for wood and iron work exposed to the weather or to damp, sad consider it to be cheaper than any other that can be pro eared. Certified by ;Inner Sistmocts, 'Overseers of the Works. JOHN PHILLIPS, ROBERT WiIISILIN, Ser. Mg/. Mas. Carptcr. Jars* blots, Seri. Master It. Artificers. Plymoith Lines, May 26, 1807. eeisfirml7 ie abore certificate or statement. ALEX/MOS* MISCHA, Lie ut.-Gen. Commanding !loyal Engineers. Royal En yincers' Office, Plymoillls Dock, May O, 1818. We hereby certify that Messrs. M`Adans and Co.'s Mine sat brown Paint has continued in general use in this Department,, for . alt kinds offences, since the date of the shore certfic ate of May 28. 1807 ; that it has also latterly bemused on a e ntry boxes, travelling magazines, side arm mks, carts, luud other wood work exposed to the weather, with every pre liability of success : we, therefore, after nearly eight years additional experience, hare no, hesita ties in confirn sing that certificate, as to the genera ' good qualities of the. Paint in question. for the preservation of seed and iron .rork. BEY. JOHNS, Clerk of Works. JAMES SHIRRAII, Overseer. Royal Er vineers' Office, Portsmouth, May 15, 1815. We hereby m lily that the Mineral Brown Paint, pre pared and sold by Messrs. M`.ldam and Co. has been used tatheOrdnance . Department at this station for three years, for purposes s !mbar to those before-mentioned ; and we ere of opinion that it kris fully answered the purposes for skid it was app lied. Joan , IlAssAap, Lieut.-Col. Royal Engineers, Commanding. G.BEEHAN4N, Capt. Royal Engineers. JAco a OWEN, Clerk of Works. Jon lOWEN, Assistant Clerk of Works. Messrs. 51...41 lam and Co. Innumerable other Certificates may be seen upon appli stellois. Beery desert )tion of Ground Colour, While Lead, Oils. te. upon the 'lost advantageous terms ; also Muooloc hirers ej the f. vlowing Improved Permanent Paints. which for brilliancy colour, durability. and facility of work *, are unegiii, red by any offered to the Public, although ut the Mowing red:seed prices:— Invisible Gem s. 3Us. 20s. 4. Japan Varnish Greens, for , Best, 45e. Blinds and Fenders. Is.9d. 0tive5.6ci.9( 1 ,0(1,15.4.15.13d. (Jeanine White Paint. 4fls. Patent I'ca Green*, 24. to Common Ditto. SW. to 40e. Us. ltd. Black Paint, 535. Arcanum. I 1.911. togs. 3d. Yellow., 365. Brunswick. •1.1.0 d. Bright DiUo, 565. Preis/an Ch some Greens, Chocolate. 44 . 18 . is,Bd. be 4 G. stone Colour, 435. Earns Olive, 2s. 'Lead andStome,Colostr, ,40*. SPantsk Olit r, 2s. fld. Bright lied, btis. • Peeress Gri wns, Is. lid, to Dark Ditto, 255. 21. Blue Paimt, Is. Is. Od. to 2s. l'isints and Coloursof every description put into. proper packages for c ,rportatioss. tier ; he seemed as tat? sensible of what he was saving as any other man in the room. I tt-iitlt see him since until Saturday in the prison. The cleaver was blunt, but still it cot. Ido not believe it received any preparatory sharpen ing for use at the time. Mr. Horrocks eross•evamined by the pi-leaner—You hant eild the Jury, Mr. Horrocks, that after I struck you I said 44 I will kill . yoo ?"—I have ainwered•that already. Prisoner—After I struck yon, did I not first look at your head, and then throw my eyes upon the ground ?—tTlte pnsoner gave here a motion of his head, to. convey to the witatess and the Court the exact manner that he assumed after the attack.] Mr. llorrocks—lVlten the prisoner rose, after attempting to regain the cleaver, hr then looked at me, as well as 1 can now recollect, and tutned round, as 1 thought, looking for another weapon ; net finding it, he ran away. ' Prison•r—Aft-r I struck you, and that the weapon fell from me, you saw me clove, deuhtless ?—Yes, I did. Prisoner —19i.1 1 not then look first at your head, and etre wards look et the ground ? —I do not recollect. • Prisoner —How long dill the cleaver lay on the ground, think you, before you tonic it up ?—A very few seconds. ' Prisoner-1k it upt 51/ SCCOOI4I-44, WAWA, Mee. its from - rn first to 1 . • 'i7 - • Prisoner—You dleliist';elrenttstadeavonst to recover the cleaver before you grave/ it ?-IPas, I did indeed. Prisoner—Be sn goal, Mr. Horrocks, to - describe to my Lord and the Jury the manner in which you say I endea 'vowed to regain the cleaver —pray do, Mr..llorrocks ?—1 can only describe it by stating that you went to the s:nit where it lay atxrat two yards from where I stood, and that you stooped, as if to take it np. Can you positively state that the cleaver lay more than one yard u11?-1 think, as near as possible, it was two }sr,is . New, Mr. Florrock+, that is not an answer to my question. Can you safely say it was more than one yard ?—Yes, cer tainly, it was more than one yard. Di'd you attempt tn catch the cleaver in your hauls as it fell from mine?-1 do not think it fell, I think I was more in the act of warding off the blow which you were tasking at me. You s4v von think it was so—then you only think you did so?—That is all. Do you think to now ?—Yes, I am inclined to think so Prisone—floh ! then yon ;re only inclined to think so? I, Mr. Horrock.s, think t h e cleaver reiniined tls re thirty seconds; anti why du I think so? because I saw it lying therefor what I sippoic t•i be that space of titue. I looked at it on the ground several times. Prisoner—And slid you not stand at the time with your legs open?-1 really cannot say how I stood at that mo ment. ........ Did pa stand with one lei before and one behind ; sorely you can answer that question really cannotanswer with such particularity. Why, you were in your senses, were you not, Mr. Hor rocks ?—Yes, I think I was. • How many seconds •lapced hefure you took up the clearer —can't you say that ?—Six, 'scrimps. . Did you hurry to take it ttp ?-1 mule all 'the haste I Did you ran, or walk, or dy ?—Mr. Horrocks did not fly, 1 suppose, so it is easy for what you .ay Ishether you ran ur walked ?-1 went as quick as I coul.t. Did not your hand tremble?—Yes, it might. Could I have rescued it from you If 1 willed ?-1 think you would have had great difficulty in getting it from me after I got it in my hinds. How did you then hold it ?-1 really cannot say, but 1 held it. Then you were perhaps out of your mind ?=-1 think not. And yet you are describing what you sly I did Di.l I, in fact, make any effort to rescue that cleaver from you ?-1 think yol Dal I not for some time stand before you took up the cleaver ?—I don't think you did. ....... Speak positively, Mr. Horrocks, and do not tell me what you think ?-1 don't believe you did stand still. As you state you were in possession of your senses, can't you, Mr. Horrocks, give a direct answer—yes or no ?-1 can only say, 1 think you did not. Did 1 not stay some time before you, when you got the cleaver, without attacking you ?—Very few seconds. Dig 1 remain so 12 seconds?—No. Six sec ands, Mr. Horrocks i-1 can't say. Four seconds, good sir ?-1 cannot say ; 1 do not think it was more than four seconds. Was not four seconds A very short time to look about, as you say, for another weapon?—;t was certainly a very little space of time. You say I shifted my postordto regain the cleaver when it fell; pray state how did I move; was it this or that way? (the prisoner moving alternately to the right and the left.)—Your body stooped, as I thoognt. Did my feet shift? 1 have told you your's did.—l don't know. .Tuea you mean to say you saw all my body move, but not my feet?-1 have spoken of what I saw. by virtue of your oath, did I walk or run off when I struck you—say what I id—did I run ?—I think you ran. II uw far was I from you when you say I ran I—Five yards, perhaps. Perhaps less, Mr. Horrocks ? —Perhaps so ; I cannot speak to a yard. walked 21:,t, and thee I ran ?—I think you walked about three yards before you ran. Was my object to commit wilful murder, could I not have got off much sooner?— I don't think you could. The prisoner examined Mr. llorrocks very minutely as to the manner in which be, the prisoneri opened Mr. Miller's gate.— The object was to show that if he were in a hurry he could have forced the door open by his velocity ; whereas he had opened it inwards. The prisoner then adverted to a paragraph in The Preston Chronicle of the 2d of August, which had represented, or indeed misrepresented his conduct when brought into he bed-roots of Mr. liorrocks. Titat paragraph alleged that the prisoner had manifested no symptom of feeling at Mr. liorrocks's condition; that, on the contrary, he repeated his determination to destroy him, when that Gentleman declared lie felt no ill.wlll to him, and added, that he (the primer) would have rather seen him a corpse. Now, said the prisoner, did I, Mr. Horrocks, express any such sentiments towards you in your bed-room, or did you expeess any such feeling towards me? Ur. Horrocks—Yoo did not,•nor did I say any thing of the kind. Ann Johnson, Thomas and E !ward Leyland, witnessed the tram Lion, and were examined as to the as sault and apprehension of the prisoner. Ur. St. Clare, the utaliral attendantupon Mr. Horrocks, gave evidence respecting the nature of the wound inflicted. Mr. Richard Palmer, solici:6e, testified as to the ackno,v ledgments of the prisoner in Mr. Hor.ocks' bel chiniber, and to other of his expressions. The case fee the prosecution having here closed, the pri; toner was called on for-h-ii defence. Prisoner.—Shall I begin when the thought first strack me ? ' - .Mr..Jattica RAYLET.—You rosy begin where you like. Primaceo--1 did not know I had the discretion. • • 'll . r.justicelta nes. —Ye., ,yes, you have. . . • . ' • Priseari.'frie first time I evertltought " afdoingaqqu. ,thiegM, Mr.. Mithr or Mr. Horrioelts Valhi viifilsot t4o years ago. 1 then inquired wao wa. Vie cause of the arms. pink of the wages, and I was told it was Mr. Miller and Mr. Horrocks. From that time I conceived the thought of getting pistoli to shoot thew. I was then is Mr. employment, and went to him to t inquire if he would lower, and was ans .ere,l that he would raise or lower as Mr. 11. did. Shortly after I found that Mr. Horrocks bad dropred work because he would not give the.wages g and Mr. Key had also stopped, so that he would not work unless we low ered our wages ten per cent. The workmen of other houses and those of Mr. Key then entered into a combioation not to' work unless we got the full wages. At Mr. Horrocks' there is a rule that any body who enters his work must give a notice of one month before leaving. I believe a man is now in the llotbe of Correction o; account of it. Mr. Hor rocks would employ no one. and desired them goelsewhen if they cboo.cd. After the turn out we went to Mr Key, awl be examined its. lie told one that he did nut deserve to come in, because he w:is a delegate, anti seat him away. He would not give hits wofk. He charged another with bay ing been active at the turn out, a d sent him away. H.' charged one with drinking,. who was a religious man, and had determined to abstain from liquor for twelve-months. and then hail tasted none for five months. I thought it bard that this to in shoald be charged with drunkenness, d ajoithat it. Mr. Key got op, and walked rically roun I thetoota, sod said this man had bribed him ;. when I said, I was not the wan to take a bribe, nor would the other give it. We had some words, and when I went home I was midi agitated,and before going to bed prayed to Goo to direct me, for I did not wish to commit murder. I went on my knees, and prayed as I always did, both before and since the deed. I did not wish to murder them, but I thought they de d something for their treatment of the omen. At one of our meetings two or three constables, one of whom was Waltmin, cline in for one books, and all of them, like a pack of cowards, with the re ception of two or three, ran away. When the consmables came in they got time hooks and threw them out re mho window. 'I his was in June, near the Preston Races. Ths next day I ttas at my work,,and Mr. Key sm lit for me and said, " So you ate a gr at talker for the poor, and speak•r at these places?' 1 s dd, did you send um for this ? He sai-i. " you sometimes spoil your work, and produce some cores ' which I knew coati not be spun on one mule, and- I de nied they were mine, because they are not one spinner's work. Mr. Key then said, " you must leave us;' end 1 said if I aam not better treated than 1 have been since the torn-out, I don't care much about it. He paid me my wages, and I left the work. I went to, work for Mr. Glendale; at Warrington, a arrington, and while there shoe usher wrote to one to say theme was a better place where I could get work. l told the manager at Robinsee's of it, 'Jut he objecte Ito may going, a ithout a 'north's notice, unlemoi I got another nraa in my place 1 thought my brother would like it, who was ,t work at Mancliestel, and 1 went to him. He went to Ox • 'Weir's, and I removed to work in his place at Manchester, hut got sick, and was obliged to get a man in my place. In consequence of this I was out of work for some time, and e elle house July, 1r22. I never tired a pistol, hot did a gin, and not kn twing how to use it, and determined that what e did should be done openly and without fear, I gave tip the thoughts of the pis ols. I then dent to other places t.m work, but could not please in my wurkohis thought be ing always running in my head. I went to Maum hester, and 'was employed, but could nut work, as something was running in my head which 1 could-nut tell. I thought of giving Mr. Horrocks only a slap on the face, but thought that for this I should be taken up and tried at Preston, where I knew no ,justice would be done. I determined to do something which would bring me here, where justice would be done ; and I may lay open the whole case, an t see if Government would support the misters against the men. Some of the min were taken up for a combination at Preston, by Mr. Miller, and Mr. Horrocks, and one of theme, Nailor, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. This irritated me very much, and I thought that those who inflict ed the wrong on my fellow creatures should be punished. I therefore determined to do something toM iller and Horrocks, who were the cause of imprisoning several of the workmen that I mentioned. 1 have done something to them, that I should be brought here, and the matter made known to the public, as I was sure that Mr. Horrocks being sometimin;; more than a man, would have the matter tried. I went to church on the Sunday in question, and seeing Mr. Hor rocks there, I came bone and 'found that cleaver, which I struck against something to see that it was not sharp, so a, to do him no great harm. 1 first thought of taking a stick. 1 then watched hint from church, and near the gate, struck him with time cleaver on the head, thu igh I only in tended to strike him on the shoulder. Now, Gentlemen, this is my statement, and it is for you to decide if I ant guilty of a wilful intention to murder. 1 thank you for your patient hearing. [the prisoner here wished to sea if the cleaver was in the same state as when be used it. It was held fast by a gentleman and put so close to him that he could observe it. He said that he thought it was some thing sharper than when lie used it.] The constable said it was never out of his possession. Elizabeth Ryding, a respectable looking woman, exa mined by Mr. Jonas.—Am mother of the prisoner, who is in his.2 . 3rd year. His head was always very bad. There was a singing in it. He had It in his twelfth year. Atone time it was so bad, about six years ago, that he went to Li verpool. ". t times he had a continual .motion in his head (which he seemed to have still) He hat a fever about five years a"o for about a fortnight. His head after this tempi still worse than before. That illness was the beginning of the deafness. It caused a running in his ear, which, when it stopped, he complained of a violent pain in the back part of the head, and then he said be never knew what be said or did. This always increased for the worst down ha the pre sent. Ile was unsettled. and often changed. My fiesta' nml and I live at Preston. He went to Manchester to look for work, and came back on the Ist of May, and since that has heti' very ill indeed. Since he returned he has ha-I five weeks' work, and clii ring the remainder of the time we maintained him. Sometimes he was very down in spirits, and sometimes very high. There is a house of recovery and a poor house at Preston. He asked we if -1 couhl get him into either, that he might be taken care of, as he knew not what he said or did, his head was in such a state. He repeated it often, but particularly on the Satur day before the deed. He asked me if I had any friends to get him in, and I said 1 had not, for he would not be taken in while we could maintain him. About twelve o'clock on Saturday his brother came in, and Andrew was playing with a knife, rubbing his hand over the sharpe edee. Thomas, the brother, desired him to put it down, fir ha looked as if lie was silly. Andrew flew at Thomas in a great rage, like a person out of his senses, and he geoid I never let him alone, and would have seized liiip,iff 141 not stepped between them. I prevailed upon him to gee and lie down upon the bed. I followed him, and fonothimt had got bold of the blanket twisting it, I aolledawhy he did itp sill hi said lie uses looking for ilea.. The blink-et was twisted as if it was to sapake.e. rope. I wro MI not lone him, and ,giit .him down wain, af.aid that be•weak4, do bituself Tome, harm. He was very low and dulls it talked to him for near two Wm, Boring which be. Ms e 1 r lattighlotor ciplig... e laid at home tliat•tiiitbr,-bitt I not sleep, lie slept : taext me.., He whistled mid sun a that the other man. wbo maa i witts bias about a fortas ' eht before; cotilraot sleep with him. On Sunlit) , morning lie conic down , about nine o'clock, very hasty, and sail tha t . he wanted his shirt, that he was going to church ; tiiv now.