The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-12 00:00:00

THE WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELECTION

RIOTS.

Some police proceedings took place on Saturday
at Durolry in connexion with the uproar that attended the
recent election of Colonel Somerset. Five persons were
charged with assaulting Sir George Jenkinson and Mr.
Grantley Berkeley, and Sir George Jenkinson. • leading
supporter of the tory candidate, was charged and hoed for
a fierce assault upon a couple of men. The five per ass
first charged were Henry Woodward, Andrew Kilminster,
William Dean, Rowland Hill the younger (a lad of if-
teen), and Richard Lacey and they were charged with
riotously assembling and 'assaulting Sir George Jenne.
son. Bart., the Hon. Grantley Berkeley and others on the
31st July. Mr. Tanton, solicitor, of Gloucester. appeared
for the police ; and' Mr. Gaisford, solicitor and coroner, fac
' the men. It had been anticipated that there would be ea
' attempt to rescue the prisoners, and the police of Glom
caster and other places were organised under the chief ewe
stable, and armed, many of them, with cutlasses. Bat the
court was only comfortably filled with • quiet avidieme,
and the most formidable gang outside consisted of a few
women and market people.
The evidence against the prisoners was comprised in the
testimony of eight witnesses, chiefly policemen. It was
proved that after the declaration of the poll on the 3lt
of July, • mob followed Sir George and lady and Mies
Jenkinson, Mr. Grantley Berkeley, and others, to that
break at the top of the town, pelted them with fresh eggs,
stones, sticks, gran, and dirt. When they were getting
into the carriage the mob shouted " Don't let then get
up," " Pitch old Grantley out."
Captain A. Kennedy. formerly governor of Vancouver's
Island, and who was on a visit to Sir George. thus
described the scene in his evidence :—" There were atone,
sheep's heads, dry bones, sticks, and offal, thrown at es.
I was walking • little behind, aupportiag an aged relative
who was suffering from gout. Lacey was throwing dons,
and I seized him, and though he escaped be WU
caught again. He had a paper bag full of egg,
and, in trying to get them from him, the,
were smashed, and smeared over his face. I sum
struck by various missiles. Lady and Miss Jenkins's& had
the sides of their head and fans smeared with the bloat sf
the offal ; and Lady Jenkinson's face was out. Sit
George's little boy had his eye cut, and was crying bitterly.
The mob surrounded me, and I should have gut • gNI
thrashing if the police had not been there. I saw sums
thrown which, if they had taken effect, would cerniall
have fractured a skull. The sticks were broken brown
handles ; one thrown at me was 35 feet long, and as thick
as my umbrella."
Another witness proved how a dirty sheep's had rig
thrown backwards and forwards among the ladies in the
carriage as fast as they thrust it out.
Mr. Gaisford contended that no sufficient evidenced
combination bad been given, and called witnesses to che
ranter ; but the magistrates said they considerel that t
I moat violent and disgraceful riot had been committed, .11
I committed four of the prisoners to the assizes.
Dean was discharged.
Sir George Jenkinson was then charged with asemititt
Thomas Ward, • labourer, and a militia corporal. lb°
said that on the 31st he was standing with a crowd in s
road outside Duraley. Presently Sir G. Jenkinson drove II
with his break and four, and the crowd moved aside.
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wall standing at the side of the road, not speaking s wnui
and when the hreak came abreast of him, Sir tkor.lo
doubled up the thong of his whip, and slashed him oa the
back of the head with all his might. He was knocked mull
senseless, and had felt the effects of the blow ever 'in:e;
George Adams, an old farmer, proved that the ero
were whooping, and that Sir George called them a set
blackguards and aimed the blow with the doubled thong
with all his force.
William French, a labourer, said he took part of the bl
on his own arm. John Carey, Lindloid of the Berkeley
Anna, Berkeley said the blow with the whip was eau
to have knocked forty eyes out.
Mr. Taynton denied a statement that Sir G. Jenkioson,
had nailed his coat tails and insultingly defied the mob,
then called Mr. W. Barry, an Irish magistrate, who 'd
rid in the break, and who stated that the blow Wei
aimed at a boy who ran in front of the leaders sin',
butcher's basket, and that he was sure that the whip del
not touch any one.
The magistrates (after further evidence) said
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thought the assault had been proved, and fined Sir Otago
Jenkunion 40a. and costa.
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hissed and groaned at when he got into his carriage
return home after the magisterial proceedings.
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Two little boys,
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Baker, were
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only six years old.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING —A sad accident ball•
petted st Bode, Cornwall, on Thursday. A fieDilml
named W. G. Langdon, late of the firm of James
and CO., Exe11.,,q",„„, whin olth
son, when a breaker was seen to strike his head. 0.1
sank. Hie body was discovered about a quarter of la
afterwards.