The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-08 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER WINTER ASSIZES.—TiV VADAT.
Before Waimea Aidiesca.
Elzamow.—After the &grata of oar parcel yesterday the
trial of I/mak, far evascizasy sad esdiuos, was pro-

needed Miti;
The *Pleas lithe policeman, Thomas Brawn, who swore
to the speak delliered by the primmer, was corroborated by
another pellamesn sad two other WitINISIS, who deposed to
being roma at the meeting, and hearing the prisoner *d-
ame the ma.
The phase the. addeemed the jury in his defence in a
speech whisk orespia two hears sad $ quarter in the deli-
very. He eastaided that the gait he delivered at Hyde
was not illegal, and reseeded te Yob& eyee the tight of
speech being allowed to the 111111114
The Attaney-Gesseal beak egylisd. the learned
judge summed up, mad theist,. shoe a feer milesta' conver-
sation, rearmed a arida of Otriap. 3udgmes. deferred.
Caspian' AT Ilena.—A. Amines% eyed 32, weaver
J. Brown, 24, weaver; I. Cheethane, 46, seal dealer ; J.
Hall, 25, railway plate-layer; J. Hissikt, 36, weaver; J.
Ralph, 36, making maker; J. Moro, 28, 'machine maker ;
J. secras, 32; J. Dove, 40 labourer; P. Collier, 37,
collier; It. Markland, 30, nail maker; P. Mattocks, 26,
weaver; 7'. Schofield,'" shoemaker; S. Show, 17, tailor
1. t Malaw, 23, cotton spinner; B. Wilds (oat on bail);
and C. Senora, 36, b bbin tuner ; were charged with
an unlawful cosapirecy, with having, at Hyde, em
the 14th of August last, riotously sammlied with
arms, &c., and with having committed sealed beaches
of the peace. The AttOTSO7-01111•2111, W. Webby,
and Mr. Daviciseo, conducted the meementbal
the prisoners were defended by Mr. T end lb. Tower
had The indietmeat against the prisms= laving he..
sued, they all pleaded not guilty.
Hr. Townahend applied to his lordship, although it was
more properly a qualm for the Attorney-Oeurea4 that Ms
jury who tried the ease yesterday should not be allowed te
try the present Omen, es one of the witnesses whose
my the
they had believed would spin be willed before them.
He therefore considered that a jury unknown to the tritium
might to try the primates now charged.
His Lordship kad no Jurisdiction in the ease. He must
leave it to the Attorney-(fieral. Re considered. however,
that it was an improper applicator', for they ought to pro-
ead in the ordinary manner.
The Attorney•Gearral said he should have been glad to
apes to the ayication, but in the Central Criminal Court
be had grata a similar application as a favour, and in a
aboaremb It was cited in Ireland as a precedent,
end • statismt gab that it bad ban agreed to as a right.
ran gbannanmsigusultsmahe could not pant the application.Nß Larialp=l ma the learned Attorney-Oeneral's
adieu. They
y. se well challenge him because he tried
dm Nis yeeterda _
The Attorapidesseel then detailed the facts, which were
afterwards proved by alarms.
D. Lee, a cotton spinner, sald that about five weeks before
the 14th of August last, be was a member of the chartist
lady at Hyde. Meetings were held In the Lea Company's
at which about ZOO persons were present. After the
were over they ocenmenca drilling. Captains
WON aygolated over every ten or twelve men, and Sellons
ma the head driller. He had been a soldier in the army.
Warm boa sewn him drilling in the room several times.
I He aid them that they could do nothing with the military
is short stems ; they must wait for long night. mad abort
dap. Hs laid this because a portion of them wished to st-
ash the army at once. On Saturday, the 12th of August,
he went to Godley-hill, and found wee& hundred people
practising drilling. They were moving in companies and
liar and squares. Senora was then showing them how to
step. They had pikes, gun; and pistols. Hartland told
them they mast get pikes. lie was a captain over seven
MIL OM Maaday night, about 12 o'clock, I heard a noise
at my deer at home, and on looking Samuel Shaw was
at the dew with a gun on his shoulder, and Mart-
ial with a sharp pike about ...ten feet long, shaft
sal blade. They told me to cane out for there iambi
he a row that night. Witness went with them. He was
ribilged to go, for he had been charged with a goons-
memi my. nere were twenty others close by with guns and
They put him In trout, end they then west in pro.
aim Is a field opposite Mr. Thomas Howard's bow it
afirbre. There were four companies drilling tam
sum* ea thirty in each company. They were armed.
James Zeegg went with the party from Wood's house, and
called the mm out of the Mid. He said " Halt, attention,
gide essesh," and they went in procession to Woodlay
Mill. Abate fifteen yards from the mill Hough called out
halt," and told firma of them to go to the lodge. of
the mill. if the watchman came out they must rush in,
and if the dog came out they must thoot him. bamucl