The National Register.
London, England, 1821-04-02 00:00:00

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THE WELLINGTON RIOTERS —T. Palin and S.
Ilayw...rd weir arraigned on an indictment, chargina
mem with riotously, and litmusly assem-
bling, &c. toguitier with upwards of but) other persons,
and remainimt so assembled one hour after the Riot Act
had been read.
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Wllition James, agent to Messrs. Botsfields' works, at
the O'd P•ilk, deposed to being at work Oil the MOritillg
of Friday, the 21 of February. About halt' past eight
o'clock a Milt/ Of about SW persons, chiefly colliers and
miners, ante d with sticks of var.oits sizes, anarcrted to
the works in a rooms and tumultuous tin.mter, and part
of them went into the works; the furnaces, &c. were
at work before the mob entered. After staying a short
nine he saw them going away in the direction of the
Stochley Colliery. Witness then went to look at the
works, Vl nen lie found the boilers phigged and the water
oat of them, which put a stop to tile works.
A gre.tt number of witnesses were called in corrobora•
Lion of the abvve id;•IS•

Samuel Pears, a soy about twelve years of age, was
then examined. kites alli/U1 ((tree 11.11.'S and a half from
IVellotaton, in the midst of the iron-works. On the
morning of the yd sit February, as he was going to
scitiiol, ire was met by a:tuut SIJO colliers, Ste. armed
with sticks, 'a hostoppell him, and out John Ellis,whont
lie knew, said lie innyi go with theist. They then moved
towards the 01ra Park, the mob increasing as they went
along. They walked deliberately, but shouting at in-
tri als. At the 01,1 Park furnace witness saw the pr.
boner at rue bar, Palm, armed with a large stick, try to
pin,.; the hut!: r but fintlisii; he could not do it hutiself,
sit called 101 l heip,anu Thonats Banks gin d or iron
and assisted hint; they remoted smile ;WOWS, winch
I bee t put upon the boiler, and the Water escapetl.----
Front tiie ce they await' ... ed lurward in a Ludy to the
Stiretiley Colliery, winch likewise is the property of
Messrs. ar fields. On arritiue there, the mob swore if
the colliers old not ensile np out of the pits they would
cut the ropes; and On the oleo coining out of the piss,
there wai a general shout. 1),,1 not notice Palm at that
place. They then mined io Diteley Castle iron-worksi
at t.iat Patin was active in alt Haring
to plug holler., anti 86111.131 We oh
!ia111:6 he aeerritipkii,:d it by means of a deter. Witness
•ee,114 li.uuka about to catty Pallil SOllle large 610,1e5,
were ;n he plot runlet the lever to giv 7-II the wore
I.tatser,ls.l!ll to 111111,13anks,what are you going 5o do
fv tit those I" liAuks said, " your ey,:e, if you
meittitm at:y r atti...s I'll kill yon," and rats after witness
but did hut uteriake is Milne certain Palin was
t• e than pal t.colarly acute; could tiOt be deceived, be.
e,,toe ne had to wetly ',forked with witness's raner,...-
there the case closed; and we Learned Judge summed
up to the Jury. In a few sunsuits the Jut), urelared
taint the prisoners Guilty,
The Cotiosal for the pioseeution now TOSS 0041 691(1,
at the prosecutors, thinking the ruts of jiniter had
b *en ttiffictenily obtained by the mien:shout/1 two of the
(Under*, were unwilling to ;pilule Ille trials any Muller.
rristaiiider of the ;moies-so citrissoplier Nurtit,
John Grainger, Joseph I...celestial', Joins Payists, ants
Wheeler, were then .Acptitted sit :he capita:
eisarge, and pleaded pithy to the 100 ; Whet( they
received semester of mop montli's imprisonment.

1)A KIN hay Hot Otitl been our task
to descrilw a more daring 4141 it.iroCiollt, burglary and
roblo ry than the lidlott jog (ireco, a widow tatty
of fortune, exiredirly aiatl and whop, retAilts io a (0
'Jae prger at Fur tile last 1; or 15
)errs iwr only mock of rest bas oevo sitting in an Cah)
tier Coins sties are two maid imams and a toot.
nun, but Isor sOttle time pair her heshil has been ao bail
.1 • Its requite the cuendatter almost etery day and night
11l h r dou4ratsr, Alts. 11..11111:Ho, and that holy has lwen
a constant resident in use house. In the neat' nt the
night Itttllttal Monday and Tuesday list, whin Mrs.
Hantsitson, assist( a ity one of the Ltuolr amillns, is is 01.
nsitil)lensig a 81:tnfinr ht r mother, who was alums:
expiring, a 1151115 t the chamber with a lightest can-
dle in one bans', and in the other a brace ul p,stuls, fie
was billowed closely lay tut/alit r, to o huts he hand, d one
of the 'dins'', and hub lust "du his duty," '(hr brtinit;
rtillia es then tall anted tu Nits. 11. and levelling the istatui
at her head, kwure that he N falld 11115 W ins brains out
14. sbesu a4e ule is act (suite, sts)ini. .1 Coosa along ant.