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stuffed figure upon it ; he had hold of the bridle.
There was a label nn its breast and back," Ponunaby
Vairisaitt." The family name of Lord Dancatindes
(who was the candidate at this eledion) is Ponsonby.
1 he witness went to the inn to fetch the bailiffs (Mr.
('oliins and Mr. Carr). He returned with Mr.
Collins. They got up foot or five steps (the wholb
number was fourteen.) All-n and the ass were
still there. lle was near an hour before he got to
the top. He asked Allen " his business there with the
ass?'s Mr. Alien asked bins, " whether he had seenhis
address, to the inhabitants of Knatesborough r' He
replied, "No " Allen then took from his pocket
ow, of the band-bills. Sir John admonished him,
and said, as a profeseonel man he should of all
others, abstain from such proceedings, and that he
woul4 be answerahle for all the evil coils, ((melees of
the Ail', as lie seemed to be the master-mover of
them all. Allen then made the ass move forward;
the people rushed down and pushed off the conoa-
bits, who were seioel by the mob and beat. The
clothes of two of them were almost cm ircly torn
off. Sr John was pushed down the soli's several
times, and received as many blows as made his
bask as black as the gown of the Counsellor who
examined him. 'Dm mob got im the back of the
landing place. Si: John got tip a second time ;
seized rat figure. and threw it over the parapet wall.
Allen kept Ins place. Mr. Collins's hat was knock-
ed off his head, aed he was struck by a man. Sir
John asked Mr. Dewse (one of the Defendants)
who the man was? sfr Dewse replied, " I do not
know, and f will not know; y-u ought to be
ashamed for being here." Desese was then
walking by the slit of the steps. lie came
into the centre of the mob, and encouraged
them. He was a I.Muteeant of the Volunteers.
A man was push ing up the steps: Sir Jahn asked him
whether he,was a voter. Ile recoied " Na"
The witness then d-sired him to make room for
those th ;t wie Dewse rushed up. and asked him
what right hr h id to stop that man , lie was a voter,
and should come up, adding, Ynu ate the cause
of all the confusion " Witness said it was an im-
prop-r tonervatTo 1, and that he was opposing the
esecutine of the King's writ. Abhott and Hen-
lock were there supporting the mob. Seeing his
own servant and the constables beat, Witness said
to Dowse, "You teem to have the command of
this mob ; if you will call them off, so that the
bailiffs may execute their duty, I will send away the
special constables." Dewse answered, "It is now
too late; there shall he no eleitioa to-day." 'this
might be about half after twelve. The key.hole of
the drew of the court-house was stopped up. There
was no possibility of putting a key into it. Hen-
lock beckoned frequently to the mob. Abbott was
on the same step as lienlock, and said he had a
right to vote, as he had three free burgesses. He
saw William IVhitehead, who was a corporal in the
volunteers ; he was roaring, and was in the first rank
amongst the first men in the crowd. He was catch-
inz at the constables, and endeavouring to pull them
off the steps.—Witness. I attempted to lay hold of
him ; he said, " lam doing no harm, Sir," and thew
back. The mob fell on the constables, and beat
them ;it was impossible to get into the Hall. The
people on the steps said they would let Collins and
himself pass : but for that d--4.1 scoundrel Carr,
they woul I murder him. After being there for
nearly three hours, he returned to the inn, where he
told Mr. Carr it was impossible to go on with the
eleCtion. 'they gave it up, and went away. A let-
ter was shewn to Sir John, which he knew to be
Allen's writing. ['lbis letter was to the Duke of
Devonshire, giving an account of the election being
stopped, and advising him to order 51 ss. to be spent
at each public house in Kneresborongh ; a ball to
the ladies; including the printed paper, &c."
Frliticis Michael Tiapps, Esq. saw the people
pushed down the steps ; the constables beat ; Allen
and the ass ; blows aimed at Sir John, and (as the
witness thought) his life in iniminent danger. He
desired them to be peaceable. They seised him by
the cellar, and cried, " Knock them down ; kill
them ;" A woman said, "he ought to have his
head knocked off." He saw Dewse speaking to
the people ; he said, " the mob were perfedly right;
they ought not to be ruled by a few individuals; stick
to them, never mind them; Knaresbortragh is not
to be ruled by the people from Ripley." Stones
wet 0. thrown at Sir John. It was impossible to pro-
ceed with the eledion. Dewse said, "it should not
proceed."
James Collins, Esq. was one of the bailiffs and re-
turning officers. He accompanied Sir John Ingilby
to the steps ; there were hundreds ii. the Market-
place. He got up four or five steps; he was then
thrown down ; lost his hat; received a blow from a
stone on his collar bone; was pelted with mud.
Saw Allen and Dewse ; Dewse said to William
Clayton (the Duke of Devonshire's agent) " You
aim the cause of all this." Ile saw Abbott engaged
with a special twistable. He heard Whitehead say,
" Foreigners should not take their Rights." The
voters attempted to get into. the Court : they were
pulled down ; three or four were on the ground :
their clothes were dirtied and torn. He could only
Set up four or five steps. The ass was pushed down.
ir John and he agreed that the eledion could not
be pi oceeded with. He saw Henlock in the mob.
Henlock was a wine-merchant in Knaresboroulo
and a very respedable man.
John Simpson. He went with Sir John Ingilby
He met with 'Thomas Abbot and Ann House-
man. Abbot said, " what are you come to do ?"
He replied, " he was sent by Sir John Ingilby."
Abbot said, " if you go up to the Tolbooth steps,
you sha'n't go away alive." Ann Houseman mid,
" she would not care if she took a knife and stuck
any one to the heart."
Barnabas Wilks, a special constable, swore his
stick was taken from hi— and he we- knocked -I-

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stick was taken from him, and he was knocked down 1
by Allison. Allison said, I)—n thee, get down
and seek thy hat." He was taken up senseless.
Edward Mood, blacksmith, deposed, that nails
were struck across the key-hole of the Court-house.
licbard Dearlove swore Abbott pushed him
down the steps many times.
William Clayton, William liars, %William Tho-
mas, John Martin, and William Batton (*leftt s
from Londesborough, and tenants to the Dnke of
'Devonshire), gave a similar account to that of
Flint.
Oa the part oftbe Defendants, nineteen wieaesses
were called, from whose eestimony it apprated.tleat
Sir John Ingilby and his special constables mardled