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AIANC 11 EST , OCT. 27. SALFORD . QUAIVIER SESSIONS. .[Frotx The Thttes] TNITICTIYI4NTS - AGAINST 'JAMBS WRVS, FO R cfsEi.s. Last night. two tt\rre Bills of Indictment were found against lJanes qt:rar, Publisher of the Man chester Observer, lac libels : the one being con tained in a letter, addrefsed to the " Soldiers of Eneland:' ar,d signed " One of the' People ;" and the wher being comments upon a speech, de livered by his Royal Highness the. Prince Regent, on the adjournment of Parliament. Mr. WILLIAMS, on behalf of- the prosecution, immediately moved for a Bench-warrant against Jain' S Wrife;!and the motion was acceded to. Officers of the police were immediately dis patched .to the office of INfr. ‘Vroe, in Market street ; the officers on searching the shop, ran np stairs into the. composing-loom ;. not finding their object. the officers immediately descended, and soon Atistovared Mr, Wroe. As it was too late for him to plead to the chatge, he was lodged in the Nev Battey for the. night. lie was ex tremelv•well dented by the Governor of the pri strit, Mr. Dunstan, and was allowed a very com fortable Toom: Soon atter the Court met this morning, Mr. Wine was:brought up.froin the New Bailey, and placed in the body.of the Court opposite to the Bench. The - fitsr indictment, chqrOng him with the libel contained in the Letter to the " Soldiers of England," was read by the Clerk of the ,Sessions, and the osnal question %vas asked, " Do you plead -guilty or not guilty to this indictment ?" Mr. WrlteNut Chairmls this a charge for publication, or merely far circulating the libel Mr. Milne, (the Town-cietk)—For publica tion. The second indictment was then read for a libel contained in comments upon the speech de livered by the Prince Regent, on the adjournment of Parliament. Chairman-1s that, too, for an original publi- cation ? • Mr. Milne—Yes, an original publication. To this indictment also Mr. Wroe pleaded not Gerk—Do you choose to take your trial now, or do !i on wish to traverse it till ibe next session .? Mr. IVroe-1 do ,not wish to be tried these 16C3SIOnS. • Chairman—Then we must consider what bail is necessary to be p liven. Tile whole bench of Magistrates, accompanied - by the Chairman, immediately retired to the room adjoining the Court to consult as to the amount -of the bail. In dpe-absence of the Chairman, the names of, the hid for both indictments • were- called over by the Clerk, and Mr. 'llpornpra Chapman,a fruiterer, in Fenwel;street, and Mr. John - Edwards, a hat tr.sp,nufacttirer, living in Chotlton•street, answered to their names. Mr. John Dracup, of Jersey act eel, Manchester, and Mr. JoA‘ph Molineaux, of Strangeways,,Manchester, also appeared as bail to the second indictment, Clerk (addressing Mr. Chapman.)—Which in dictment do you give hail for Mr. Chapman—Either. I don't care which. The same question was asked Mr. Dracup, to which he returned a similar answer. 'The Chairman, followed by the other Magis trates, then entered the Court, and Mr. Hav, having taken his scat, said—" The bail we shall require upon each indictment will be 3001. for the principal, and two other sureties in 1501. each. 1 mean lipon each indictment." Mr. Williams, who last night moved for the Bench-warrant, now, on behalf of the same par ties, rose to examine the bail. _Mr. Chapman was first put under examination. 1 believe that you have been bail in some other cne, Mr. Chapman ; have you not ?—1 have. In how many others ?.—ln 5 or 6 others. For which you are at present liable ?—Yes. In what sums are they cannot charge my memory, but I think the whole amount is about 8001. , You think about 8001., and now you wish to be bail for 1501. more, making in the whole 9501 ?—I I thil;k, Sir, you have been hound to give one suety in your own behalf ?—No, I have not, Have you not entered into Tecognizances in respect to some like! with which you have been charged ?—No, I have not : you are mi3taken. Welt, I may he so ; but recollect yourself a little : mind, I do not now speak of any civil • action. [Here Mr. Milne whispered something across the table to Mr. Williams. Mr. Chapman re plied] Jr Mr. Milne knows of any thing of the kind, I I►eg he will openly declare it. He seems to be giving sonic intimation of something. lam con fident I have not done it. In no respect ?—niere is a criminal informa tion in which I was concerned : when I vas call ' etl upon to give up the author, I offered to do so ati•hout hesitation. But yon have not entered into any recogni zances for yourseli Then I will take your own calculation. Are you possessed of property to the amount you have • stated ?—1 am. After payment of all your debts ?—Yes, cer tainly. %VW you have the goodness to give a descrip tion of any at the property you possess amounting to that sum ? Ho not want any particulars, but I wish some:sa , isfactory general outline of the nature of the property you possess to the amount you have stated, viz. 9501. Mr. Chapman here addressed the Bench.—Af ter some hesitation, he said, " I don't know, Sir, whether 1 am hound to give an answer to that uutlAtion. I wish to do every thing which is just, prat nothing more." Chairman—The question is a very proper one, and you are bound to answer it. The Court may put you opout your oath, if it pleases. Mr. Chaptnan—l believe the law does not war• rant it. Chairman—l have answered your question; 1 -say, you are bound to reply ; upon tvitll, if ne eessary. _ _ Iklr.Cligpman—lf you have the Dower, I will not refuse. Chairman—Surely, you must be aware of the law, Mr. Chapman, in this case ;. yon must know that this is a justification of bail. Mr. Chapman—l never heard it yet in my life. I swear I have property to the amount required, but I object to eive particulars. Chairman—Then I will not receive your bail. Mr. Chapman---Rather than be rejected, I will give the particulars. Chairman-1 would wish to treat you with re spect, but you must be told, that you are object ing to dcl a thing which you are legally compell ed to do. Nlr.Cliapm3n-1 will certalnlyst ate it. i thought it Was not legal, hot note• I amtr willing to do so. I any po , setsed of 21 houses. Mr. WiMinis—That is sufficient. 'You sav you are ros ,, essed 01 21 houses ; ,are they situated at Manchester ?—Yes. Are they freehold ?—Veq; subject t 6 H chief rent. But Otherwise tmincumbered I—Yes. nil think you are worth 9501. ?—Yes I do. (Mr. Mtine then whispered again to Mr. ‘Vil limns, just as the Learned Counsel was about to accept the bail.) You mean, atter the payment of all your debts, you are worth 9501. ?-4 consider my outstanding debts themselves equal to cover the amount and tilore, without meddling with the ottier property ; but it is possible I may lose these debts. Mr. IVilliants—l shall not trouble yOu'farther, Sir. , Mr. Chapman then withdrew behind the other bail, and Mr. John Edtynrds (hen underwent an examination by Mr. Williams. You are a hat manufacturer i—Yes. Have you been bail in any other cases ?—Yes, 11ve ; tf, the amount altogether of about 1501. Upon indictments are they ?—I don't Itto‘r ; they were taken here They were not upon a civil action ?—No. • Then 1501:. for which you have already been blil, and now another 1501., mike 3001. altoge ther Atter payment of all your debts, are you worth this stun ?—Yes. XVithout entering into particulars, what pro perty do you describe as being worth 300i.?-1 have a landed estate in Yorkshire, in ;he neitlt• bourbon() of Beverley, and in the parish of Market Drayton. What is your tenant's name ?—Henry Edwards, my brother. Is the estate unincumbered ?—No, not entire ly so. What is Its value ?—Nearly 2,0001. Are you worth that sum after payment of all your debts ?—No. - Are yon worth 3001. after payment of all your debts, including tl►e incurnbrancea upon your estate?---Yes, I am. That estate is your own available property 2 YP S. You have stock in trade also, I suppose ?—Yes, I have been speaking of niy real property, . . Have you'any stock upon your premises I—Not at present. I sold the last of it last week, but I 51►411 soon have more ; it is now making. Have you the title-deeds of this estate I—Yes, they are in Yorkshire. They are not the possession of a creditor ? No, they are not. Mr. Milne " again hinted something to the Learned Counsel. Have you not employed Teale, the attorney, to sell some property of your's never employed him to sell this property. _ . _ . . Bev the examination of the bail for the first indictment terminated, and they were both re, ceived. The Clerk then read over the recogni zance, couched in the atsual form, under which James \Vroe acknowledged to owe the, King 3001, and Thomas Chapman and John Edwards 1591. each, upon condition, fit at, that James Wrae do appear to take his trial at the next Ses sions ; and, secondly, that lie do until that time keep the peace - to all his Majesty's subjects. This recognizance was acceded to by the parties con cerned in the usual form. The bail ,produced on the second indictment then appeared, and John Dracut) first undertve►►t examination by Mr. Williams. You arc a shopkeeper ?—Yes, in Manchester. You are, I believe, bail in other cases ?—Yes. To what amount ?—To, about 2001. What are they ?-one for 1001., a 501., and some 201., I believe you were here last Session ?—Yes, I WAIL • You then refused a 2501. hail.--I refused to swear 1 was worth 5001.: it was a double bail. Now there is this '2OOl. .and 1501. is to be in curred to-day, making 3501. in all.—Yes. Are you worth 3501. ? I take it for granted you will no; swear it, unless you really possess 4.-1 will swear it. In what does your property consist ? I don't want r,artic►►lars —ftly property consists in stock in trade, outstandiu6dehts, ►►nd 111011 C y at interest. Is your stock paid for ?—Very neatly. I don't owe 401. 14 your stock worth 3501. ?—My stork, debts, and money on interest, are worth more than 4001. Are there no debts br incumbrances ?—None. Mr. Williams expressed his satisfaction as to the bail of Air Dracup. Joseph Molinenx was next examined. by Mr. Starkie—lt appeal ed that he had been bail for the sun' of 2501. before, but the case was now re moved to the Cots rt of King's Bench. He stated that he was worth 1501. after payment of all his debts, -and his property consisted, in stock-in trade. The recognizances were then read over to the defendant an d bls bail in the usual way. When Mr. Draettp asked whether he acknowledged to owe to the King, 1501. upon condition that James Wroe do. appear at the next sessions to take his trial, and keep the peace, he said, " I don't understand whether the words keep the peace,' are meat it to extend to publishing further libels." Before any answer was !milled to this question from the Bench, Mr. Cbajonai said, 1 am not -bound as' to keep ini; - the peace : tbat ought nut to be in the recog niz.inct. it was not !Toll to ire at Laticaster;-A.. Nlr. Edwards joins me in this declaration. Clerk-- bat is 'tie , condition cat all recogni zinces. Chairman- , —" If - you object to that part of the recognizance, I wilt release you, and begin again." Mr. %Vine—l never before heard any thing said about keeping the peace in these recognizances. The Cleo k again read over the recognizance at the desire of the Chairman. Mr. Chapman—l refuse the bail for keeping the peace. These are peculiar times, and many men may be so irritated as to break the peace. Chairman—Choose fot• yourself. Mr. Chapman—+i will give my bail for his ap pearance only. Chair man—You must conform to the law, and if you refuse to comply, other bail must be sought for. Mr, Chapman--I have given bail several times, and I ►►ever heard it requited that rl►e peace should he kept. It was not so at Lancaster. Clirrnatt--We will not allow the Court to be insulted by you. You have no right to insinuate that any tiring is dune here contrary to law or. justice. Clerk—The condition is not that .you, Mr. Chapman, but that Mr. \Vroe keep the peace. . Mr. Chapman was about to reply. Ch tirivan—\Ve will have no argument hue s Sir. Mr. Chapman—Allow me to explain. Chairman—No, Sir, you shall nut. The Cletk again read the preci s e words of •the recognizance. Air. Ch,apolatt-1 object to give bail as to keep. iug the peace. ' Chairman--Then vont-1)11R will not he taken. - Clerk--Do !ion consent to Abe bound ? No, I'd() not under those circumstances. Mr. Dracup was then asked, whether he object ed to be bound, and he replied by putting the question, whether the publication of another libel would he considered a breach of the peace ? Cie; k—Choose for yourself. • Mr. Dracup—lt will not be in Mr. Wroe's,power to avoid publishing what are called libels. Chairman—Let \Vrue, the pikoner, be com mitted until be find a bail. Mr. lVroe-1 consider it to be my duty to pro test against these proceedings, Chairman-- 'fake him out. The officer then proceeded to take Mr. Wrue out, and put his hand upon nis arms for that purpose. Mr. Wroe—l apply► to the Court to prevent this mot - from iosuiting me. Mr. Nadia (the deputy constable)—Take htm out. Chairman—Every man here has a right to the procrction of the Court, on whatever side he may be—whether plaintiff, defendant, or prisoner. It is degrading; to the Court to suppose that any man would he instilled in it. Officer—He wifl not be. insulted ; I will only do my duty. Mr. Wroe then left the Court in the custody of the officers, and was takes back to the New Boilry. The Chairman and the other Magistrates then left the Court, and retired to the private ruom, where they remained for the space of nearly an hour. On their retuin into Court, James was ordered to be brought into Court. James Wroe was accordingly brought, into Court by the officers who had token him down. The Chairman then addressed bitn as follows : " James Wroe, since you were in Court 'last, the Bench has taken into consideration the point which has been to-day, for the first time, urged_ by yourself, as well as some of your bail, with regard to the two conditions of recognizance, which have been invariably used in this as well as in every other Court of Justice. Thete are doobts,, however, whether the two conditions ought to he coupled in the same tecogoizance; but we are clearly of opinion that you are bound to enter into recognizances on each condition separately We wish to give you the advantage of these doubts, and require that yon enter into recognizances only on the first condition," Mr. Wroe attempted to address the Bench. Chairman—l tvill hear nothing I will hear no thing; bring your hail. Mr. Wroe then left the Court, in custody, for the purpose of obtaining bail. At 4 o'clock James Wroe Was again called, and was brought into Court. Mr. Molineux, one of his bail, having gone out of town, his place was supplied by James Ogden, who was examined by • Mr. Williams.--I live at No. 41 , Marshall-street, and am-a manufacturer or draper, or which - you please. What is your property ?—My property ? _ . . Aye, your property ; I don't want particulars ? aut a freeholder and a leaseholder, and have 1,5001. in stock. Where is your freehold ?—At Folly-house!, and it is tinincurnbered.—This bail was received. A person of the name of Rigging whispered across to Mr. Williams something he had btard respecting , Mr. John Edwards, , who was also one of the bail. Mr. Edwards was immediately exa mined by Mr. Williams. Pray, .you have been in Lancaster gaol lately, have you not ?—No... I was there 3 or 4 years. ago. Not since then —Na.? 1 had a trial at Lan- caster, and lost it ; and being a young man, 1 was not able to pay the money. And you have not been there since ?—No, Mr. Riggins knows that. 1 am much obliged to him for exposing me in a public Court ; it is vety handsome of him indeed. Air. Williams-1 thought you had been in gaol lately. The recognizance was then read over to Mr. Chapman and Edwaids, with this condition only—" That James Wroe do prosecute hiy tra verse•with effect et the next Sessions, and that he do not depart the Court without leave," Air. Chapman being asked if he approved of this, said, " 1 do, if it is the usual recognizance, and not otherwise." Chhirman.—Do you choose to hind yourself ? rl9r. Uhaptnan.--If it is a recognizance in the usual torm, I don't object. The recognizance was then read with respect to the other bail, and assented to. The Clerk then addressing Mr, W ro e, said— " You have 11, 6s. to pny on each indictment."' After a short pause, Mr. Wroe An I at liberty to depart the Court ?" Clerk._—Certainly you are at ninny.. Mr. Wroe then proceeded out of Court to b ig own office, accompani e d by his - friends, witho ut paying his fees. This will probably give rise to another Pr° 4 ' ceeding in tb' Court of Requests. At the (Jose of the day, true bills were found - against William Grindrad, for conspiring with others, with force a nd arms , to c h ange t h e laws of the realm, at Tho rn h am ; aga i nst Ed m ii". Weary, Robert Whi twor th ; D an i e l Sl a d e° , fors. similar offence ; an d Thomas o , den James Weld) and David Kay, f or v ar i ous m i s d emeanours. William Grindr a d was first arraigned, and Piet ed not guilty to the c h arge . H e expresse d 0 1' wish to traverse his tri a l t o th e nex t S ess ions; but not being prepa re d w i t h b a il , b e was ta ken down again to prison. Sladeo and Whitworth' also pleaded not guiltP They also wished to traverse their trial. Sladea asked what Would be the amount of the bail re' - The Chairman replied, that he shnuld want 5016 ft om the principal, and two sureties of 251. each. The bail were not then produced. David Kay was next called, and pleaded gl 4 guilty. He said be should he . .re4dy_t o „ingcrovi with his bail, as he intended to tiaverse. • • James Wild appeared; upon his balme called, pleaded nut g.uilry, anillvi.shi lg to bone his trial, called Edmund Wild and JohfV. Tatterson as his bail. They were accepted. The recognitance was.r ea d without the C on di t i o n v , " keeping the peace." Ogden did not answer to his name. CORONERs' INQUESTS. MANSLAUGHTER.-thi Wednesdarnight an 1 0 ° qiii,ition wa• taken at the TriurOritant Charioto Vembroke Mews, Grnsven, ! r-iikee, before kir'. 1-11GG9, the Coroner, on view of the body of Mr. Samuel Sandy, No. 15, Galway-street, S Luke's,. deposed, that about ,20 minutes belore` 4 last Sunday night, be was. giving along Jermyw! street, St. James's, sail saiv a stage-coach c0n411 1 .1 from the Haymarket, towards St. James's Churchi At a very rapid pace. When opposite the Casa. Tavern, he o,hservvd the deceased attempting tq cross the carriage -road. The coach kept on, , a il , the pole struck her, by whi c h; s h e was k noc ke d down, and trampled upon hy. the horses. I`h 4 -coachman took no noticc, but continued the,s4lll6 pace. Witness - Called to him to stop, that he bad . killed a woman; he then stopped, and got off Of box, and was the first petson who came to hilts after he had picked her up. There was sufficiva light from the gas at the public-house for hint tq see her; she was cart led in a senseless state to thf public-house. Mr. Richard /reson, surgeon, St. George° Hospital, descrlbed the i, , jtity received by the de ceased ; there were several .fractures of the scull , and other bruises ; the operation of trepanuiag yeas resorted to, but without etf , ct ; she died consequence of the accident. The Jury returnej a verdict of Manslaughter against the coachman' who has absconded. Yesterday another ingoest WRS hrld in t" Board Room 'of the Middlesex Hospital, befor e THOMAS STERLING, ESq. Coroner, on the 11'4 of William Frost, aged 25, in tine emploi , o Mr' Ashfield, builder, of Cnniberlund-stiTet, Mary-!c' hone. it appeared how the evidence sevo" cvittlesses, that the deceased was employed in mix" ing tip some lime in orlkr to Millie some m ortar being subject to fits, he was attacked with one ot them, and fell head foremost into the ; fol f , S ' before assistance came to hi m , he was complet e suffocated. On being found, he wag cariled the hospital, but he was dead. trerdict—.. Die ( by Sufnccion." STrittET Hoßßeliti3S.—Gendemen, (1) : ,dark nights, should be ca u ti ons not to their watch-chains or seals, as t I,ev at.e great 'a fractions and temptations to the thieves tvhrt P s : rade ,shout the streets in g a n gs , as it t h e y tti'=te men returning home from their daily !AP."'" wearing aprons, and sometimes - carrying toots their hands, or in baskets. During the last we no less than ten gentlemen have been robbed Shoreditch and Spifalfields in this manner•":Crad l eAmongst the sufferers was Mr. Willi am Crad l e 34, Abchurcb• lane Lninhard•street, who on Nltor day night wt's going ulong Brick-lane, when 176 was hustled by a gang of thieves, one of %chi snatched his watch Irons his fob. Mr. C. ' , ell e • the fellow, bu he was instantly rescued by I" 4 associates, who very .much maltreated Mr. C•_ ; they handed his watch from on e t o a nother 11 1 his sight, and all got off. Tice sante night M" James Doran, of Mile-end, was at:acked Shot - Oita', and robbe,,l of his witteh an d s eals ill a similar mannt.r. Mr. John Wilson, a few nighr. Ago, was returning home to his horse in PO„ street, when he was stopped in Gos well-street Pi tour fellows ; one of them pulled his watch s e hard that the chain broke, and he ran off ‘v i , s iit part of it, to which four valuable gold seals an" gold key were attached. Mr. W. called out " 5 " 117 t thief." hut the rest of the gang covered his fetr ea i , and facilitated. his escape ; at the same tia;ie 1 „ 1 i. abit, , ed Mr. W. very much. Mr. Morly, of r .1. 0 f cholas-street, lietboal-green, was also rubbedl. his watch with its appendages in the mAitiaLD. cl t! • Ott. 17, at Weston, Leit:estet•sliire', She seat of ~ Ilalford, Bart. Frederick, el drst son of 11;.e 1-1,m..10 11 0 tin and nephew of the Earl of Coventry, t o Louisa, ° da (iii of Sir Henry fialford. rperi* Thorstlay, at Si Paul's, Covent-garden, George ", i of Esq., Grange-boost., BaIiWCII, Somerset, to L e onora, re' ,)o 4 Capt. bin:llan, R. N., sad youogest daughter of 13 : .• Biliithaui, Esq., Colonel Doibet • On %Wednesday, the 27th atter a few daYs jnes" Mr. James %Woodhouse, uf Miucii , g-lane, age e d 51• pa rtit ~.kc Horsley, Glouco-terslsire, aged CP, John SI;P1001* Esq. he has Lett 4001. to 11w Gloucester Infirmary' , ri per cent. Consols to the Society JUL Proulotins Knowledrf.e. (kt. 1.;, at Barton-upon-Hunilwr, in her WOO yea r llrattna. tike. retained her faculties to the last• cart° At Combersmorr, Perthshire, on the 'net inst., Donald Cranford, of the Royal- ALL - ( ; t eat c 9, 6. LONDON: Printed by .1. 13. CARSTAIRS, of No• `,4 - Ornmitd-street, Cam-en-Square; and inhlished , 1 . 0 0 - SCRIPPS, of No. 7, Smith Molton-street, at O cr 1 •Otfce, No. 112, Strand ; where Adveitiseuren t37 Leiters, Ste. ‘post-p441) niurt he adfiresscd. 2 ‘ ..a, 4 41 , L, tb X! It; 411 4 tt 1 1 4 fS+ it;, r grt &i n A CC 4tPi,