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London, England, 1819-10-23 00:00:00

While kneeliez on my knees at my bed-aide, siyink My
preiyers about half after twelve, I heard stones thrown, glass
broken, and inert uperotweous latimmge, such as " rascal,
townlerer, inassacieer, --- botcher. trumpeter, buil
lots of others. " What's the snattcr?" says I, tit Mrs. Davis.
'• I don't know," pays she. Su I rose from my knees, aud
says Ito Nlra
Mite Mr. Foulkes observed, that the witness hail lieller
abstain fears these faMily dialogues, sod costilie himself to
the facts tlie char.
Then, legume-II the witness, I ruse from my prayers as I
ENIII helms I dot nut hear all the word.. the mob
io the street, fer It was impossible to orlicaftife these worts
iti my ). 1 R11(111 after beard the mewl of a pistol,
on which I went to thr front of my home. 1 threw the
111111d0,11 up. and saw three different parties, or three di-
visions of the same party, smite at P• 11
PJIII.• at Contlie,lanitstreit, and some at Jell's shop. I
Leant the same gross and abusive language from all the
radar's. I nuhetii two rtrout's clothes. The
itrisencr was in the garret windov, firing 4r:omin-street ; be
Was in his shirt sleeves ; he tried out, " what call have you
here a b. gour' get away, by the Italy if yin
don't begone. I'll fire upon you." Py the Lord Harry, lie
slid arc tun that moment. 1 did think the prisoner soil his
family in danger. If you saw Mrs. Meagher, with lwr baby
in her arms, walking Moult the town, it Mould move you.
I'm sore that it moved Mrs. Davis, fir she bas a moths:ea
Aiding, and .he is fir advanced in iiregimory beiscif.
Mr. Foti!ki,—Are you pest-icily cle.ir, that you heard
stones throwitig, nod the alai.. tweaking

Wittman—Cl my faith I am. 1 hesrml the stone thrown,
sad the 11114,11 tweaking, before 1 rune from my hares.
Croaa.t•xamiurd by Mr. Atkinson-1 Rum nut au Irishman,
but a Cismatioreasan, and a freeholder; I was born at Cross-
street. in ChesSmire; Mn. pawn will corroborate whzi I say ;
1 will marl fur her if any Gentleman unwire. it. 'lbis day
week I reerivral a Royal salute from a brick-bat fur coming
here, hot l forgive those by whons it mot thing.
Sarah Kennelly-1 3111 servant to M r.Tay tor, the carrier. in
ans4ste. Ie lives nearly opposite the house where the in I.
miner Our Lose ma mum xt d•our to that of Ur I:arms,
remeinher the night of the 21 October. When Ihr mei co
twelva and title o'clock I heard the mice of a great crowd
in the stet et. They were shooting. I heard mine glass fmll
about two or three minus, s after the shooting bran.
Whim the glass fell. there Wali a shoot. The glass appeared
to fall a great heitht, as front a window. After the glass
fell, 1 heard the report of a pistol. This es port was, I ant
confident. aft,r the glssa fell. I went to the front wind.
dow, haring been its the bit k garrm t befare. I saw some
people in lime street, some towards Parlialimesit-strret, and a
reater stittuher towards Cumberland .trect. I heal,' the
crowd calling the Priam. r very had wows ; surly as rascal
and Irish *camp. Afraid that my mistress would lie nog. y
with me for opening the window, 1 returned to the bark
garret. 1 again relented to the front garret. when lily nias-
hr moil mistress were there, awl heard the Prisoner e.,lling
out for tore watch sod some ttoltlirrs, sa his life was in din.
ger. I Usynelf tlic Prisoner's life in danger.
Cross 'notion' by Mr. A actuante-1 did not go into the
front garret until 1 heard a shot. 1 beard arother shot after.
wants. After the snood abut some people in Omni-street
called out " trials *ramp!" I saw uu one mune Mengiser's
window at the time I looked out."

The Nlazisirate (Mr. Wright) ailjoorned the Court to this
diy furtniKht, Maine, that is cometrit ace uf the evidence
of Mr. Ihivis who woo • ississt respectable wiggle::., and who
aa. corroborated by the last • lilbesll, hewould to►e Anil for
the prisoner's app.-armee. sis that day, himself in 2001., and
two %lir. sio each.

At the request of Mr. FouMe., the sfagistrate 1.0114411,1111
to bear the evidence of Elizabeth Alderly, who, as Mr.
Foulkes stated, rise her evil. 11(1. a ..nitust the desire of bee
father. This 11111111114 deposed :—I live vrOh Noy
father, tr it Itio it 1 w doors of .1I•. I) uvis's house. I was nttirx
on my Led, about a quarter part un the iiii„Tht of
she 2,1 of October, while 1 beard a great ~,, isr of pi ople it
thetstrett. They were alweitag. I heard glass fall, and
Well( ICI the sinekesr. "t• I got there I heard the report of a
pistol, anti I saw lha prisoner at a garret rotator opposite
its his shirt sleeves. 1 4114 not hese she prisoner speak to the
entail until he fired twice. I heard the discharge of the pis-
tol about three or tow nainates after slue first pistol vas
fired. The breaking of the glass loilltedialely followed she
trhouting. I beard a bilk mai, ray, 111'4 be would have joss.
lice some bite. The windows of the primmer's gaunt were
very nerds broken.
Just as she Aliigistrat• was an Ihe point of withdrawing.
Wm. Brims. of di, Fez lur, Jaekortiiortaw, who us 1111.• of
the Manchester From tory, volunteered to Itecouse 1..11 f..e
:tie:miter ; sort Ihvie, the chemist, who had
Oa hi% &fewer, offered 41100 to J. route his bail.

Mr. Atkinson stigcested the yrot.ri. ly of barite: the Pri-
soorr bailed to keep the pi ace, WI well us to attriol the Court
on Friday, the lltla of 'November.
The bad was rot, red accoriltu4ly, and Meagher was re-
Ica.. it.

There vrere several of the Manrheoter Venni-tory it. Cottrt
dot tor, this extrtor.lootry inVe.itgali..ll, who appeared to
joiee an Iheresult, while gloom env apparent, sod ot
meta WV. I%preasr.l stotoot: the crowd. Ili.ars were imbed
Inud nod Ir. pont. olowlatioasoloot: the tletattociation of pu-
el oilint...it tor the et...tempi of Court, which WAS occasionally
rriwutt t: by the *dices of the police.

CHENIRRE Qdlrl'El? SESSIONS.

KNUTSFORI), IICTOBF:R 20.

CHARGES OF SEDITION AND CONSPIRACY.

This day the Bench w is numerously attended by the Ma.
gistrates tor this County. Nothiog, however, of importance
occurred until tIIIC o'clock, when Joseph Harrison was brought
up to plead to the indictment fuu. l against him, with Sir
Charli a Wolseley. at the last General Quarter Sessions
Hari to plead, allegiog that as the indict.
metal had lire,, moved by writ of certiorari, obilioctl by Sir
Choi les Wolseley, the COOTS hail irst longer any
A cow Wei aide allerc lll.l Cll.lllll let um,, the Court
and Mr. Harrison, during which the latter was shunt to slate
the l'_-11 c Is of his opinion, when Chairman of the
Se,..sions ordered him into the custody of the gaoler, and he
no, rcinoved from the Court, protesting agaiust the au-
thority of the Bench.
A copy of the warrant was demanded by Mr. Harrison
front the gaoler, and a notice or 'elitist fur fake imprison-
ment nerved upou the Magistrates. This having, been done,
the purities is now pat in a train of legal detcrinivatiou.
Mr. Hari isos was accordingly, at four o'clock, brought again
into Court, when he stated his objictimis to plead, arising
from the incompetency of the tribunal to record his plea, but
Mated his inteution'uf pleading, to escape from the horrors of
the dirt:gems to which hr had been cuminittid. The Niacin.
pates intercepted him several times, aid Mr. Harrison finally
delivered in to the Court a copy of the observations which he
intruded to have made. .

Some (-imam setae° arose as to the competency of the Court
to ecreise the document in question. One of the Magis-
trates, a Mr. Brown, observing that the delivery of the do.
content might prejudice his caw.
Mr. Pearson, however, Sir Charles Wulselcy's solicitor, tit.-
'erred, that the paper was written with bis knowledge and
under his direction.

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The conversation ended by the Court receiving aud pe-
rusing the paper.
Mr. Harrison then pleaded No/ Clarify, and colleted into
the usual rerogniz tures for 90/. two It .cad himself in
401. It will be observed that this is the same indictment
upon which Mr. Harrison was mpored by the same Magis.
testes at the last Sessions to gise recognizance, himself in
500/. and two sureties in `2sii/. each.
Hail was also given f.sr SUan sod the edits persons cliargei
with a conspiracy at Maccicslield.
The following is a copy of the paper g;vcat is to the Court
by Mr. Harrison
•' I appear hector .re Court to plead, inasmuch as myself,
my family, my friends, and my maim-captors would be est-
posed to incomreuistire, and my health would suffer injury
from a protruded coofisai mem in a newly.built prisms, the
walk of width are damp, and the atmosphere cusorquaatly
auwbokswma mad dangerous. My of jections to plead were
■od are founded upon the opiairm that this Court ►as so jt:-
risdictiois to record my plea;
N 1. Bassos tho 'writ of certiorari is to remove the Re-