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London, England, 1820-04-10 00:00:00

L.II"CASTER LENT ASSIZE,V.—Aran. I.

'WESLEY mr.rriN(}.
XING V. KNIGHT, DEWIII. IIsT, A%U SIN OTHURS.
'Pile Court met this inuttiiii4 41 lIIIIC n'el..ek, boon alirr
ahirh J,Jin Knigno, (ieorue I)vn Btond-
linto,3oliii A.lnm.oti, Flocht r, John I;nry, John
A•tin, 111111 jillllOS Wnde, tt cit. put 10 the 1)41 11114 the in-
dictment being it ad In diem, they se%ernily pleaded Nut

Mr. Litt stated the natm I' of the indictment, the
substance of which Was. that the pti,oorrs had conspired
to tt°. and cause whets id the liege subjects of the late
Kiug to go, armed to a meeting, fur the purpose of lon-
dering and obstructing the Ma;istrates and I'euce Offi-
cers in the execution of their duties.
Richard Fletcher stated, that he was in company with
a man mimed Wilseu ; be sill? several Of the people with
stave., and on art iviug at the ground they picked out the
dirt limn the holes made to receive the pike-heads. lie
saw several persons with pike heads secreted under their
coat.sleeves, and under their breasts. He i 111 l itediately
left the field to ieforin the magistrates. He returned
anon after, and heard a Cr?! " the suldiees are coming,"
whereupon a PUlllber of people pulled out their pike-
heads, and many of them fixed them in the poles. He
saw sixty persons poll out their pikes, but only eight or
ten fix them. He also saw tweittr usher prisons draw
oat their pistols; those persons who so comforted them-
selves wete near to the hustings. When the alarm had
subsided, they replaced their weapons in their former
concealment. The Nl4llll turned out to be false. Knight
was not at this time at rived. In about half au hour arser
this alarm Knight artivrd, and was voted to the chair,
when a cap of liberty was placed on his head, and lie
addressed the assembly. He dwelt d good deal on the
corn-laws, and lamented that so litany persons were
hatiged for forgery; after which he read the resolutions,
and they were approved by the meeting. Witnea could
not recollect the substance of them. While this was going
on, there was a second alarm, that " the soldiris a ere
coining," when several of the people again pulled out
their pikes and pistols, but this also tinned out to be a
false alarm, when they again concealed them. This
alarm caused many people to run, when Knight and the
other people on the hustings called to them to be firm,
and not to run. After Knight left the chair, Dewkurst
took it, and proposed a resolution, " that it Parliament
should pass any Gagging Bill, the Reformers id Id rise
and meet in one (lay." He said, ". if they did not, lie
should call them the greatest slaves upon earth."
Cross examined by Mr. Coltman.—He stated, that he
had applied to the different people to purchase pikes for
the Burnley meeting. He admitted that he had a pistol,
which he had sliew to different persons, and had boasted
that he was well-armed t and would not swear that he
had not d—d the Government, and wished the Refor-
mers were as well armed as he was.
Other witnesses were called, who deposed to the same

effect.
Mr. Williams made an able and impressive speech in
favour of the defendants. The Court then adjourned to
Monday.
SECOND DAY.
The Court met this :limning between nine and ten
o'clock, and the names of the Jurors having been called
over, the examination of witnesses for the defence was
preceeded
John Cross, examined by Mr. Williams.—Has known
Fletcher from a child. Saw him three or tOur weeks after
the Manchester Meeting, and he then asked him if he had
his pike ready,for it would soon be wanted.
Mr. Justice Bayley.—l do not think this is admissible,
but I will take a note of it, and wish you to state the na-
ture of the evidence.
Mr. Williams,—We propose to show, by this witness,
that Fletcher was in the habit of inciting and soliciting
the people to arm themselves; and therefore those who
attended the meeting might have been induced to do so at
his instieation, instead of that of the defendants, as
charged by the indictment.
Several other witnesses were called, and Mr. Justice
Bayley, at about four o'clock, began to sum up to the
Jury. After which the Jury retired, and in about 20
minutes returned with a verdict of Guilty against all the
prisoners, except those two (Wade and /Win) as to whom
the prosecution had been given up.
It was remarked that the verdict was a general one;
though Mr. Raine, in his reply, had given up the counts
which referred to the charge of cunspiracy. It was,
however, nderstood in Court as nut applying to that
charge.
Mr. Justice Bayley was about to pass sentence, when
Knight requested to he allowed to say a few words in
mitigation. His Lordship said lie would give him and the
other defendants till to-morrow morning to prepare any
affidavits, or any statements for that purpose.
ACC11;11TAI. OF RICHARD uwEsi.
Richard Owen was next put to the bar, charged with
wilful and corrupt perjury, in having sworn at the New
Bailey. in August last, that he saw Mom house on the
hustings in company with Hunt on the day of the meeting
of the 16th. He was given in charge to the Jury ; and
Mr. C. Pearson and the other witnesses on the back of
the indictment being called on, but, not appearing to give
evidence, the Judge directed all acquittal.—He was of
course discharged.

CHESHIRE SPRING 41SSIZES.-APRIL 5.
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Before C. WARREN, Esq. and S. MARsIiALL, Esq.
his Majesty's Justices.
The Judges were escorted into town about 10 o'clock
this morning by the Iligh Sheriffs Guard of Pikemen,
dressed in new clothes purposely fur the occasion. Al-
ter attending divine service al the church of St :Mary
on the Hill, they proceeded to Court, and opened the
comtnission.
Mr. Justice Marshall addressed the Grand Jury, after
lite usual forms of the Court had been gone thruugh.—
He by lamenting the extremely crowded state of
the calendar, which contained the names of no less than
97 prisoners and the influx of e • •he attributed to

the consequences arising from the system of delusion
which had king been prsctisedl over ►lie country. On an
occasion which occurred some time :1;,(1. Ilse magistrates
of a neiatibotiring county (we understood the allusion
cu be to Lancashire) executed a patt►ul duty with a
promptitude whidAt does them infinite credit, character-
ised by tent per and moderation. His Lordship paid a
high compliment to tite magistrates and ttentlemen of
Cheshire for the patriotism and public spirit they had
evinced its forming corps of yeomanry to meet the exi-
gencies,of the Mites; and slightly advei led to the charges
availist and others for stunning at Birch, and
the indictment against Harrison and Sir C. M'olesly tor
sedition, stating the law as itaffected their respective

C.ISTE
S.veral snots were recovered against the hund-ed, by
pt.r,olis residing in Nlacclesfieltl. for the injury they 31.111.
Liiiied in their property dining the late seditious excesses
in that town.
Jane Hesketh was convicted of having in her posses-
sion forged Bank of England notes, and sentenced to 14
years transportation.

CHESTER CITY SESSIONS.
There were very few cases of any interest occurred.
NVilliam Rjley, aged 26, a cooper front Ireland, was
indicted for uttering.a forged SI. Bank of England time.
Toe prisoner pleaded guilty to the minor charge of ut-
teoriiiiiigie,
county
thuiletlyt
es.trielctiteiColtai
,lial tiiiid l(%)viatsnirtitci•reiiiiet:oatrist,trbatintsptirtaai-n
tiros ; on the capital charge no evidence was offered.—
Tire Recorder, iii passing sentence, said he had done
wisely in pleading godly ; for, had he been put upon his
trial and couvreu il, he should certainly have left hint
for executiom Triere was another indictment against
the prisoner, fur renting otl counterfeit coin; hut
.he
was not arraigned on it.
Charles Cooper, aged 20, tallow-chandler, was in-
dicted for stealing silver teassigains, the property of Mr.
Tomlinson, of the Feathers' Inn.
It appeared front the es idence that the prisoner had,
with others, obtruded himself into the house on the day
made his appearance; he was again ejected; and after-
wards, on information being given to the waiters by a
person named Jacks'.n, he was seized and searched,
when the property was found on his person. 'Fagg, au,
assistant waiter, was cross-examined by Mr. Hill, when
he gave the following definition of being drunk, which
may be serviceable to the next editor of Johnson's Die-
tionar) :—" I ant not sure but what the spoons might
have been put into the prisoner's pocket. 1 don't think
he was drunk; he might he a little fresh. I call a man
drunk when he can't stand or walk, and when lie is
lying dead, without holding at the posts. This is being
drunk."
George Peers, Thomas Leigh, Joseph Richards, and
John Huxley, all publicans, spoke to the prisoner's
character. The Jury found the prioner Guilty. He
was sentenced to three months' i m prim) 1111 l eta.
Nancy Buckley, aged 4s, a widow, was indicted for
inciting Harriet Roberts, a girl ottly thirteen years old,
to steal a quantity of ribaud, lace, &c. the property .1
her employers, Wm. and Henry Brown, drapers, Sec.
Harriet Roberts examined.—The said she was just
turned thirteen years of age. Had several CollinitliitC3•
tions with the prisoner and her daughter on the subject
of producing different articles from -Mr. Brown's shop.
She was first asked by the prisoner to get her a band.box,
but could not say how long ago this was, probably about
three months after she had been in Mr. Brown's service.
She was then asked to get some ribmd, and afterwards
some muslin, which she gave to the prisoner's daughter,
as also souse pink riband, but she was not asked by any
one to give the latter. 1 gave (said the witness) some
black and puce riband to her daughter, and the prisoner
wore some on her cap and bonne:. She sometimes gave
we two-pence at a time for gis Mg her the things. I gate
the prisoner some lace, which I said I got front Mr.
Brown's. She said it was very pretty. The prisoner's
daughter is taller than I am; site is perhaps sixteen or
seventeen years old. I was taking home some bobbinett
to a lady in the Abbey-green, to show her, vs hen I called
in Mrs. Buckley's cellar, and, as she liked it very much,
I cut off a yard, and gate it to tier daughter, Mrs. Buck-
ley being engaged in ironing. She said nothing particu-
lar to me at the • , and 1 canuot.recollect what I said.
She gave toe ito money al that time. All the things I
gave her I had stolen. Sometimes the prisoner asked
toe to steal the things, and sometimes her daughter. She
never gave me more I haii three-pence at a time.
The witness underwent a set ere cross-examination by
Mr. Temple, hut nothing material was elicited.
Hugh Speed and 11. Burgess searched the prisoner's
house, and discovered a varans. of articles, which were
identified by Mr. H. Brown, particularly a piece of lace,
found between the bra and it:mires!, 'Harriett Roberts
al.() swore to the articles Mond in me house as being
the bailie she had :oven to the primmer. 'The case was
bruit li clearly bottle to the prisoner, and the Jury found
her Guilty.
After a very impressive admonition front the Recorder,
she was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

It has recently been discovered that furze of one
year's growth, cut small, by hand or by means of a
machine, is an admirable substitute tin. hay. In
some districts, during the whole of the last winter,
dairy cows were fed with it alone, and the quality
of the milk was by this kind of food very much
improved.
'I he Magistrates of Paisley, on Saturday week,
searched a place culled Legget's %Yard for pikes,
said to he anicealed there, but without success.—
After their return they were much insulted by
into
custody. populace, some of whom were taken
custody.

BOXING.

The match between Joshua Hudson and Bennis-
worth, the Essex champion, or at least so deno-
minated in that county from his clearing Me may
qualifications, came off on Tuesday in the Hundred
of Rochfort, near Southend, Essex. It was fir a
purse of 30 guineas, and a match of twenty. Hud-
son is a first-rater, who beat Scroggins, but who lost
the fight with Martin, by an accidental blow, and,
as proof that his adversary was thought something
of, betting was even. There were inure persons
present than is generally seen in the tights round
London, and the smock frock gentry, who were
elevated on the trees, and the numbers of females
who covered the hills contiguous to the ring,
formed a contrast to a London ring. Hudson was se-
conded by Tom Owen and Purcell, and Ilennisworth
by his brother and a stranger. Hudson is between
eleven and twelve stone, and his adversary is a well
grown man of thirteen stone
BOUNDS.
The first round was well contested, and Hudson- kept his
distance, and avoided some slaihing hits. In a rally son)
blows were exchanged to the advantage of Hudson, but he was
toured by a tight handed teaser.
.2. Hudson had found out the vulnerable points of his arta.
'mist, and he unmuzzled at him and turned to gallantly. The
Essex man threw away many blows, which were prevented toiling
by Hudson going manfully up to his adversary's head, and
keeping at in-lighting. Bennisworth was skilfully dropped by a
flush facer.
5. Hudson led again. and exchequered his head by strait
hitting untii he stultified him. Bennisworth, however. hit away
at random. and although floored again, sonic of his blows told.
But it was Fer.church Street to a fig.
4. Teti. was the last round. Bennisworth made his last
effort. btu lie was met at going in with such force, that he
yielded without knowing of it. He was knocked down. and
could not be made sensible to come to time, and Hudson won
the state.
After it was over, and Bennisworth had somewhat
recovered himself, he went instinctively to the set-
ting,-to scratch to continue the combat, and when
told that he had lost it he expressed much dissatis-
faction, and asked where the Londoner was, as he
(Bennisworth) only wanted a little more time, but
be was not beat. It lasted eight minutes and a halt:
Another battle was fought, between Rasher and
Adams, pugilists of second rate, for it purse of 151.
which was won by the former, after a long and
slaughtering fight. Oliver and Gibbous seconded the
winner, and Purcell and Scroggins the loser.

Match between Spring and R. Burn.—Spring, for-
feited the hundred guineas to Burn lately, through
indisposition, and on Tuesday evening the match
was renewed at B. Burn's, by a deposit of 50 guineas
n side, to fight for 100 a side, agreeable to the fol-
lowing articles:—
" The pugilists agree to fight on the IGth of May,
for 100 guineas a side. Fifty guineas a side are now
deposited in the hands of Thomas Cribb, and the re-
mainder to be made good at Spring's on that day
week before fighting. The battle to take place in a
24-feet roped square. within 30 miles of London,
and the place to be named by Mr. Jackson. 'L'o be
a fair stand-up fight. of half minute time, and
umpires to be chosen, one each by the friends of the
men, and Mr. Jackson, or, in his absence, Mr. Sant,
to fix upon the referree umpire, to whose decision,
in case the other umpires disagree, the parties con-
cerned in backing the men must accede. In case
of default, the money staked to be forfeited."
(Signed, &c. &c.)
This has been a fighting week amongst the tan
ciers, and the battle we are about to record excited
much intereit. It was between Elias Cart, who
weighed more than 13 stone, and Dan Crowther
a 12 stone man o 1 science, who had bunged up tuany
an ova. The battle took place on Spiel- heath, at
eight o'clock on Thursday morning. It was science
against strength, and although six rounds only were
tbught, it was a gallant combat.
Round I. Cioa liter placed a direct 11,1,11 hit upon. his
adversary's ear, an it was returned by a tie-up away lat.—
Crowther retreated, and after placing attolh, r lilt Ile Mil►
thrown.
2. Curt received doer heavy hits, and the reform were
dexterously avoided, lint in Makin;, a tilled blow Cl*ol% tau r
received a heavy hit in the body VI !heti limited him.
S. Cali made play, and iiis adver,iry seemed to feel t:,e
effects of the last reuvri, by keeping hi, del.lllte, uni d pressed
against the ropes, w hen he fought hind.. It out a hi Renault,
and omen ;loudness was she we on both side., but -ire..gtis
gave Cart the best of it, and he threw his ;Li:hers:try
a heavy fall. Two to line on Cart, whose heal oaten
mangled.
4. Crowther had got second wind, as it is techitically
termed, and lie bit his advt rsarf- features out of place, alai
floored him by a body hit.
5. 81.111 were lunch exhausted, and it was a tedious round,
but Crowther darkened his adversary's i eye. :lad left
only a glimmer of si_lit in the other. Both aeon do is it in a
close, and Crowther wit. backed :it (hire to title.
6. Carl made a gallant rally, but alts sitiht prevented kiln
doing much exerittom. lie looseoeil hi. adversary's left
•jaw by a right handed blow, and hit oat two of his teeth ;
hut Crowther fintoht at points, told neat his adveisary by
blinding him. CAA Nay hat six times on the head in tali•
round ; and lie was tailored by a cliosimr, hit in the wind,
which gave victory to Gus. Bier.
There was a second bottle for a purse of f:►e
guineas.
An apricot tree, in an open garden, belonging
to Mr. B. Woollen, of Gatefields, is at this tittle
literally crowded with fruit larger in size than cm-
-IXIOII nuts.