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London, England, 1808-01-18 00:00:00

OLD B.4ILLY, JANVAIIY 16.

Jolla Adams was indicted for maliciously and
wilfully cutting William Barrett, with intent to
murder him, or to do him grievous bodily harm.---
It appeared by the testimony of the Prosecutor, a
constable, that he accompanied 'another constable of
the name of Lie, to quell a riot in Noble-street,
Stepney, on the 19th of June last, And ou their arri-
val thither the Prosecotor advised& woman who was
standing in the street, to go home, or he would find
her a lodging. Whilst the conversation was taking
place between the Prosecutor and .the Woman, a
man rushed out of a court, and assailed the former
with what he supposed to be a short iron bar, with
which he knocked him down, and from the blows
the Prosecutor received, he was senselesa, and u_nder
the

--- Surgeon's hands a considerable time. Wit-
ness Gould not identify the matt who struck him.
LK, who accompanied the Prosecutor, Acidi-
fied the Prisoner al being the men who knocked
down his brother officer. He had known him a long
time, and he could not mistake his person, for he
had first simulted the Witness, and he had said he.
meant to kill the Prosecutor. A Surgeon stated, that
one of thewouridsou the Prosecutor s heal had pene-
trated to the skull, and be was senseless when the
wound was dressed, but there was no fracture.—
Verdict, Cathy. A point was reserved whe.her the
wound was of the kind that came within the meat-
ing of the act.

MIDDLEs EA SESSIONS.

HICKS'S HALL-CLENANNwILL, JAN. i 6.

CONSPIRACY.

The following fiiteen----jZWeimen boot-makers,
in the employ of Mr. Limebeer, hoot-maker. in
Fleet-street, viz. Gilbert, Weston, l'osten, KeYold,
Thompson, Grime!, G. Grimky, Curtis, R. Grier
ley, Baker, Stuart, Wiliams, Nelson, Robson, and
ktak.:7, were indicted for unlawfully conspiring to-
gether to prevent other journeymen from working
at their trade, without au increase of wages. It ap-
peared, by -the statement of Mr. Knapp, and the
testimony of witnesses, that the Defendants were
workmen in the employ of Mr. Limebeer for some
weeks previous to September last, when a general
strike took place, in consequence of the Prosecutor
not choosing to submit to some resolntions passed
at a shop committee, in order to obtain,on increase
of wages. Gilbert acted as Chairman of the shop
meeting, and by the steps taken by these journey-
men, the evil extended itself through the metropo-
lis, at Northauipton, and other proviocial towns of
flue United Kingdom. The shop committee sat at
the Croiikad Billet, is Shim-lases sad owarycousi
derable shop in London furnished two delegate* to
this committee, as their representatives. Gilbert
often addressed the meeting, and Posted drew up
resolntious, requiring an increase of wages, which,
on being presented to Limebeer, he rejcoted, and a
general strike was the consequence. Ay of-the
persons who had struck were to be atwed seven
shillings, provided they chose to go id' country;
and en allowance made to their wive& and children
from the shop's fund. The case of the Journeymen
was represented u dingerous, and on Mr. Lime-
beer applying to Northampton for workmen, he
al disappointed, the journeymen there having
corresponded with those ru London. They were
all found Guilty.
Sentence was deferred until Tuesday next.