The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-06 00:00:00

THE OU'TRAGEB AT STOCKPORT.

The investigation before the magistrates of the
circumstances attending this late riots hers was resumed
= rday morning, at 10 o'clock, in the Stockport Court-
following was the principal additional evidence
addaeed

Taos: Picken, manservant to Alderman Graham, a sur-
geon—A quarter or 20 minutes past 7 on Tuesday night
I last heard
and I opened the yard fates and looked down Park-row.
Stones were then dying in all directions. I closed the gate.
Neu 8 o'clock Mrs. Graham said " Thomas, I wish you
would fetch your master." I said, "Itis a very danger-
ous affair." She said she could not do without hint, for
the people had broken ffill the front windows. They were
Irish that I bad seen throwing. I went for my master,
and he tame with me along High-street, but stopped to
speak to a gentleman. As I turned round into St. Peter's-
square I saw about 20 women and men running towards
High-street, throwing stones, and women with aprons full
of atones and half bricks. Trey were Irishmen throwing, and
running after a party who I think were English, and who
went in the direction of High-street. I was struck with a
boulder, and caught hold of the man who threw it, and he
and I went down together. Many other people helped the
man, and I got many blows and kicks, and became mesas.
able. A constable and master rescued me, and I was taken
into the surgery. Whsn my job happened (when he was
knocked down) it was near eight o'clock, I think. The
crowd werearmed, when I first opened the yard door,
with stones, beam-handles, pokers, led such like. Should
not know the man who hit me on the head with the
brick. When asked whether the man who first hit him
was English or Irish, he replied, with considerable empha-
sis, " Irish."
By Mr. Gibson. It was about three minutes from iny
leaving my master to the time I received the blow. I
was stunned by the first blow. I ?revival two other
blows immediately afterwards. When I received the first
blow I was looking hack to see if my master was follow-
ing. I cannot say whether the mau who struck me first
struck me again. I could not have been insensible many
minutes. 1 did not give anyone into custody. I said I
thought the man whom Walker gave into custody was the
one who struck me.

By the Court—Mr. Graham had a basket full of paving
"tones, which he had ga'hered, and which had been thrown
through the windows. I have seen the basket. 1 did not
see where the stones came from. I was not present
when they were picked up. There were five or ea stones
and a piece of wood in the basket.
At the request of Mr. Gibson, Mr. Dooley, the last wit-
MIS who was examined on Saturday, was re-called.
B Mr. Gibson—l was in Rock-row several timee on
W y. I Ent went about 7 o'clock in the morning.
I observed on the doors and abutters of the houses in Rock-
row sod the neighbourhood " English" and " England for
ever," written in chalk. I do not remember seeing
" Irish" upon them. I saw no appearance of violence to
the houses marked %. English." There are about 23 houses
on the left hand side of Rock-row. I saw this writing on two
or three of these houses. There are only two or three English
residents. The words were written in large legible characters.
Oneof those houses on which the word English was written,
was inhabited by Irish ; the rest were English, I believe. I
bad not seen this writing on the houses on Tuesday. I
saw this writing on two or three houses of Mr. Sykes s, on
the side of Carr-green. I did not notice that any of these
houses had been broken into. For anything I could distin-
guish in the character of the writing, all might have been
written by one person. Oa Tuesday evening I went to the
Union workhouse, up Lord-street, Wellington-road, past the
railway station and Shaw-heath. 1 don't remember seeing
any person thrashed. I don't remember my wife beseech-
ing some one to give over thrashing a man; but I wits
not with her all the time. I have not heard of
It. I stopped to talk to some persons near
the toll-bar, which is from eighty to • hundred
yards from the workhouse lodge. I could not see the dis-
turbance from the workhouse. When I was at the toll bar
I saw the ems d go up to the Edgeley Chapel. It might be
about 10 minutes from the time I left Bt. Peter's-square. I
believe it was not 10u'clock when I heard anise of windows
breaking.
By Mr. Sanders—Most likely some Irish Roman catholic'
can write. The writing might have been put on the bowel
after 6 o'clock in the morning. The crowd might have been
60 yards from me at Edgi ley. It was light enough for me
to see them. They continued shouting all the time I was
there. I could hear the smashing of glass distinctly. I vas
at the toll bar three times, and the second and third
time I saw flames at Edgeley Chapel. I heard the smashing
of plass about a quarter of an hour before I saw the flames.
I think it is rather longer to go from St. Peter'sequare to
the catholic chapel by Greek-street than by the railway
road.

By Mr. Reddish—Then might be five or six houses on
which English " wss written I believe there is more
than one English family on the left-hand side of Rock-row.
I slept with my wife and family at the workhouse. I came
to my own house between ten and eleven to see if all was
ode. I saw the fire as I was coming. I did not give any
information to the police of the disturbance I had seen, nor
ofi'er myself as a medal constable.
By Mr. Gibson—l left my wife and family in great alarm.
She has been ill ever since. She is sister to the governor
of the workhouse.

liarrin; Dimity, wife of the but witness, said-Bt.
Peter's dee hod struck eight, and I wu ready to go out
with say hyaena te see Mr. John Barrington, my b. other,
at the pumps seheel,_ in the New-road, when the dis-
turbance ounentenced on Tuesday evening. The remainder
of this witness's evidence wu corroborative of her hus-
band's.

John Edward Dooley, son of the last witness, said be
worked at bis father's shop in Bt. Peter's•syuare. The re-
mainder of his evidence was corroborative of the elder
Dooley's statement

By Mr. Sanders—The windows of St. Peter's School were
broken by stones from flock-row.
The court had not risen when our parcel was despatched.
I The following letter was received yesterday morning by
the person with whom 11Behael Moran (the man who was
killed) was staying;
" Bees Dim Del.
" The blood of millions, shot Maned, slain,
rive all avenged by Jeans plain—
Rim Mejesty is near the door,
Who will (as sworn) help ploughmen poor."
" Remember Abel.
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" Ande Yentas Dei.
Hie et nbicpie.
&lab. H. B. B.
" Abaddon.

James Flannigan
Barnforth-streit,
" Stockport, near Manchester."
Enclosed was a printed card, annonneing that the " fine
hat-asiliag Americas lino-of-packet ship Northumberland,
A I 1,100 tons, J. N. Lord, commander, lying in
the Learn Docks," would sail for New lock on the fish
July. The following, in the same handwriting as the
letter, was also maimed :
Behold
As it was in Noah's days so it shell be
Again.
Take

Notice to quit
under
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The above were handed to the magistrates by Mr. Gibson,
togethee with a placard, of which the following is a copy :
To the Protestant Electors of the Borough of Stuck-
port.—Brother protestants and electors,—On Friday neat
you will be called upon to select two candidates to represent
you in parliament. Before the time comes I wish to draw
your attention to Mr. J. B. Smith's votes in the House if
ommons.
" Yon are, perhaps, aware that he was M.P. for the Stir-
ling Burgin, but in consequence of such votes he has re-
ceived notice to quit, end consequently has resolved to try
his fortune here. Are you aware that during the two lot
sessions of parliament (to fact, ever since the Pope's bull
setting our beloved Queen on one aide) he has not only
done all in his power to injure the protestant cause, but
be has done all to assist the Papists by obatructicig the
progress of the Ecclesiastical I.itles Bill and the inquiry
into the Maynooth College ? Do not take my word fur it,
but make a little inquiry, and you will find it to be so.
Are we to be ridden roughshod over by a pack of blood-
thirst Papists, and vote for the man that encourages
them! No ! After the sample of the British Lion' dis-
played the other night, I am persuaded your hearts are
still in the right place. Let Father Frith recommend him
to some place in Connaught, where they will jump at
him. Do not let us disgrace ourselves by sending him.
These are not the times to minas matters. Who knows
what there is brewing at the present time ? Let us send
tried men. Let us rally round Mr. Heald and Mr. Ker-
shaw, who have both voted in direct opposition to the
motley Socinian, Papist, Anythhsgarian, and send him to
the right about.
I am, brother electors, yours respectfully,
"Stockport, July 2, 1852." "A FriornitrAttr.