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London, England, 1816-06-24 00:00:00

The other prisoners denied that they had concurred w ith
the mob in demanding money.
Several witnesses then gave the prisoners a good character.
Mr. Justice Abbot recapitulated the evidence to the Jury,
and observed, that if they should he of opinion that NI r. Ed-
wards was induced to part with the money from the violence
actually used towards -him, and from the tear of greater vio-
lence, it was not material whether it was the money of Rick-
wood, or of the bankers, or of Edwards; lie was the person in
po .session of the property, and in point of law the prisoners
could nut say it was his property, Mir that of another. The in-
dietment,however, was 34 tr.atticil .t, to meet the ease in every
\tiro . Dennis,his di fence, bail said, that lie was not a free
and voltam:try agent, bat took part with the intili for feur of
%Mistime ; hot it was incumbout on a person to stem most
clearly moth satisfactorily, not merely that he was in the outset
forced to juin an nula lid assembly, but that he Emit' •il in
it only so long as that force was I spun him. They would ritilge
from the evidence, whether the pit:mum lead made out a case
of that naLiire. !some persons had given them a good eharac
tee; but as he had already observed, where facts were clearly
pro% ed. character could as ail.
. . .

Tlw Jury deliberated for sonic time, and then returned the
(olio *erdiet.-- Dennis, JetEes wit, and kutter ; Hop-
kins and tttttt ell Nut

Till itSI/AY. JUNE Atkin, John Drintigi, Sarah
!LIMA, Richard Jessup'', John Jett, 'Nun, Aaron Layton, John
i'rieke, and John Cooper, were found guilty of riot and rub-
bery in the dwelling-Mine of Wiii. Cooper, of Ely. Ju Free-
-111:tli was acquitted.—Funr of the above 'glimmers were again
tried with W Walker 41111 Jame: Caminiell, fog rubbing .11 r
S ft.% ens, of Ely, miller, Will All fOUlid guilty, except Jefferson
and Mialker.—Argun Chevell and William liiminiss the eider,
vrere arraigned for rubithig Henry Tausley, of Litheport, Esq.
The Jury found Aaron Chesell guilty, and %I in. Ilea:now not
guilty.
FRIDAY. JUNE 21.—.1. Frist7, J. Walker, G. Crowe. R. Nieholas,
W. JA.l,.:un, W. Wilson, and lt. fluteher, were placid •at the Lar,
and arrasgned fiw haring. on the night of the gud of May Lot, in the
darish of Eittlepurt, tuten rummy unities ut grocery and
rapery. together with three promissory notes of the value of one
pound each, from the dulling-house ut Itchisva Waddelow, and by
cas,,ing fear in the said llehecea IVadd.low and others.

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'l'o this indictment the primna s libauleit Nut Guilty.
Mr. Gurmy, as leading counsel for the ploaaitition, addressed the
Jury for the purpose of reminding them. that the prisoners were the
stone persons who had tra n put upon their trial on Tie:sday. ac itharged
with having committal the crime of bucilary. and in otiose favour a
verdict of aciptittil had hcen meessardy „Mein; in ronsequenee of an
error in the frame of the indium: at, which described the limo.. in qu?s-
tiqn to be tile prorvirty of Rebecca Waildclow; whereas it appeared by
Mr Martin's evidence. that it was the joint pperty of lire and Mr.
M Artie. It was the same case to vritie.li ,ie had 'IOW to direct their
Arcot ' n. iett jeesented in a new form. and to prevent any possibility
elf mistake, three different moults w: re introduced, charging it to b.e.
the pr Percy of Mr. :\ lartin,of Mrs. Watidelaw.and the joint property
of bis":. In ti:: c!,arge as oristritially fram-1, other persons were in-
duct:a in the .i:ensie: but as ',ley had been convicted of other capital
crimes, it had been demi. uticusible to disci:ribs:lass the present pro-
seemioa as fa: as they were sainceincd.
The wit—swis were then new cued. and the cause ovempied a great
portion e: the day; but us tar eviden .? varied little from what was
the former trial, it is utuaticssaary to lead user reialtirs into a
mato- 'etail of it.

Ti atier five minutes consideration, found a verdict of guilty
; , Walker, liuteher, and Crowe, and acquitted Nicholas,
W.p.m., and .letiilson.

!Lacy Benton, a contiderlhle farmer, who was out upon bail, was
th,,n put to the bar, and indiebal for exciting and instigating divers
persons to caoinit riots in the town of Ely. The court ordered him
to gnd atnety. hinisch in 4001. and two others in vol. each, to appear
and take hit ui..l at the next assizes.

It, Cooper the elder, and H. Cooper the younger, were also hand
in rxugnizaness to appear at the next assizes, and take their trial for
rionsu.: conii.u,:t in the town of Ely.
W. d, arai a the elder, and W. keamiss the younger, were convicted
of having, on Wednesday, the tad day of May list, feloniously as.
saultett H. Cheeseright the younger, of Littleport in the Isle of Ely.
and put him in lushly fear; and of having taken from Ida person a
banker's cash note of the value of 11.
Atter this, from YO to 5o prisoners were severally put to tile bar, and
indicted for having committed various felonies and niialein,anours at
I.ittleport, onthe V 51.2.31.1, and 24t11 of May lam. Some of then' were
allowed to traverse till the next assizes ; and the remainder having sig-
nifies' their wish to be tried immadiately,

Mr. Gurney rose, and addressed the Court as follows i—
s, My Lords—My learned friends and myself have had imposed on
us a very painful, but at the same time a very important duty—that of
presenting to vow consideration those lamentable cases of outrage anti
plunder which have occupied your attention for several days past. Of
the premiers now at the bar, many are charged with misdemeanours,
some of theta with larcenies, and two with committing assaultS with
intent to rob. In the course of these transactions, there were not fewer
than three hundred persons engaged : about eighty were committed
for trial ; and in every case that has yet appeared, the commitment of
the magistrates has been confirmed by the finding of the grand jury,—
It ho.: been the anxious wish of his Majesty's government not to call
fir judgment in more casts than were necessary ; and we have been in-
vested with a discretion to pause when a sufficient number of cases had
been brought before the Court. We have been anxiously looking to
the limits of this power; and we trust that, in pausing here. wk have
not been inattentive. to the public welfare on the one side, or To the
elating of humanity on the other. As to the prisoners now at the bar,
we are desirous that every one of them should be enlarged, on giving a
small security for their appearance here on a future day: wishing them,
however. to understand, that if they make a proper return to the lenity
of the crown, they will not be called upon to answer tie the offences
with which they now stand charged. Eno ugh. we hope. has been dime
to mach the inhabitants of this isle the necessity of obriliemv to the
laws, and of repect her the peace and property of their neighbours.
They will find, that if unlawful assemblies shouhl ever again spring up,
it will be as much their interest as it is their duty to asawiate and put
them down, as patience and indulgence only encourage greater crime..
I hope, too, enough has been done to teach thisie who may he induced
to nits with a mob meaning only the violation of the peace. the danger
of being led on to the commission of the blackest entices, which navy
inevitably bring them. to destruction. I have only farther to remark.
that I hope we shall not hare to repent the lenity which the crown
has authorized us to show to the misguided men who now stand a the
bar."

Mr. Justice Abbot then athlreved the prisoners as follows :
" Prisoners at the liar—The lharned gentlemen who have appeared
here on the behalf of the public, to conduct tae prUSettllloll against the
very numerous offenders who were brought tar justice here, hare. in the
exercise of their discretion, given you the opportunity of returning to so
eietv, without being subject to take your feel tier the bills which have
been found against you, on your own security, and the security of such
friend, as you may find, to appear here at a future time; accompanied
with an assurance to you, that if you shall conduct yourselves quietly,
soberly, and peaceably, you shall never:kg:lin b, called upon. I trust
the very greet lenity which they have displayed un this occasion will
have its due effect upon your minds; and that, on your return tu your
houses. you will not only conduct yourselves quietly, but warn your
friends and neighbours to behave in like manner. The propriety of
the di:Ai:lift which has been exercised will never he called in question,
unless you abuse the mercy which has beck extendal to you. The
court trusts that it will operate on your future lives, and that you will
no, be the less restraimsl front the commission of fresh crimes, than
ye,: wwild hate lain if you had been brought to some punishment. 1
n, staifer you to depart. You will have your friend* here to-morrow