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the Cheshire yeomanry, the Stockport troop. The
scene was renewed on the Thursday mooting, before
live o'clock. I should explain. dies on the Wed-
nettle), evetaiiig the mob 111141441q1114t1 that Mr, Mir-
tison had proton. at tb.l the girl. si Id gat home.
The molt shouted, mid per Mr. Iliarriimi three
itoza 0. Mr. Ilurrisoit had been inisooderstood.
The next sour . (.ler 1611.). they assembled again
as early as live dal. ek. 1 had token the girl• into
the factory in the night time; the mob assembled at
the cottage and the barony before breakfast time;
there were some I awl they kept tocreiss-
lug: I did not see oh- Derendasit so early. I 1111 W
him towards 1111011 ; I was 0101grel to stop the tic-
tory, for our of the girls was injured; they threw a
atone and hurt her at her work ; she Wan disabled
for the time; the gar's were so frightened. they ran
away from the looms; at noon, when I had stopped
the factory, I was passing by it and got sight of the
Defendant; he was haranguing in the centre of the
snob, and was talking very loud ; he used my name;
he said, • Curse him, hr struck me on Tuesday
Might, but I will make it a warning to will
pay I off yet.' I spoke to him ; I said, ' You
villein, dad I strike you ?' replied, ' No, but
you held me by the collar while your man Gestry
did; as I passed from him there were three stones
thrown at me 3111 I 11111414 rd to the factory; the De-
fendant was iii the gtoupe; when I got to the fac-
tory yard, they were just breaking open the door;
the stones came behind inc ; the t,s,b were 'tossing
into the yard; the doors hid been broken open ;
the daasrs were made (secured) by those within ;
bars were isail•al across the doors; when the nosh saw
site they ran hack ag io ; they kept 'homing stollen;
they never dispersed till the 1311, ti•ago-ris lame;
they broke all the windows of the factory that
night ; at was near test k when the cavalry
came; the I) •Fritclunt said hr would have tlw fac-
tory down, if I dial not rend the girls sway; they
would barn it down before nine o'clock that night.
11)11 the Finlay they collected again ill t.,e forenoon,
'principally at the time whets the work-people wrrr
passing am! repassiog to and from the factory. The
mob hail hero well beaten the night herore; the
troops and the constahlen were much abut sal; a
young min was knocked down; the atone struck
turn on the head. sisal lie was tblirions for n to
or two. The next morning 1 met the Defend:nit ;
be was a Moe alter, anal hie howls were covered wills
blue. Mutat of them were stratt4eria to me and to
Stuckprri. I met this twain and cautioned him; I
.11111111; Yana have Iwhaved excessively ill ; that
had particularly 11114rIcral him, and that I would no-
tier bun at 1 caught loin there again, of britiging
tiddler. Ile said, • You are a lying rascal, I never
brought a 641.11 tr ; be wrist off securing and
threatening. lam not conscious of having given
them any offence whatever, except refusing to give
snore than the customary wages; oil the coottary. I
win a favourite with them. ply owls hoods would
have stopped with rite. 1 heard no complaint; rid y
s tai, aWe wish to stop, but we d.:ir not stop.' I
111 Ahoy', young girla, if' you leave my employ
under thi4 C 111111111'011; I Will never employ yon
again. but will teach fresh hoods.' The 36 alu
turned out, said they durst not work for sue."
Cross examined hy Mr. IVILLiAns.
44 The Defendant's face is familiar to use ; he is
tit d• er, lit t g at Heaton Ni orris. The Tuesday
was the ti:st tune 1 1.:1W hint. I cannot say what
he had hold of my carter fur, the crowd war so
great. The cart did go rather quicker titan usual ;
she !Anne.* were frightened ; they were spirited
hors. it. I did not hear any thing said about
Tioa wan about ris.,ht o'clock. Alter what
pissed I seized the Defendant and took him off;
I saw Ilse Defendant again the sante night ; he wan
talking I I, and 11111k11114 a 11104 t; On the Tiles.
day cody three stones were thrown. On the Wed-
Heyday, Iwtwe, a eight tool nine o'clock, the chair
was hronglit down ; several smuts were the wti after
the soot; W. 1.114111147. ; the whole mob was its mut
I was alone most part of the time ; the only person
• that ell 1114• tip me was a Gentleman of the name of
Cartwright ; I had my own met,. 16 of them who
were siweial coitstablea ; pees ens say I was down,
but I cannot remember it ; I was hurt; I W14111:01114.
Illetrly 411 their iIOWCf, but they never durst face
me; they changed their hots and handkerchiefs;
they could not have inflicted any mischief on nir,
for whenever they pushed me I was against the
wall ; never saw the Defendant throw a stone on
the Thursday ; it was a week after when I caused
the Defeistlaut to be apprehended ; I did limit wish
to lake any of them up had the row ceased about
these girls ; I
could lint take them out ; I inquired
for the I)rfeitilaitt of his master, Fisher ; I found
him fitllowilig hiss work: the dyers, as a body, were
not out a work ; the Defendant appeared to be at
work, for lain hands were blue ; 1 know the Defen-
dant so well I cannot be no-token ; I will swear be
is the mail who meted in the simmer I have ale-
Scribed. 'lite wages a.f a girl attending to her woik
would he (ruin Its. to 15s. a week ; a girl of 13
years of age will get these wages. Power-looms are
what are turned by machinery ; the wages are front
to IS a week ; the men never told me what
wag,* they wanted ; it is ))))) men's work ; the girls
employed are unually the slaughters of labourers ;
mien will get doable ; a 1111411 with three looms will I
get lays. s week."
Hannah Pemberton sworn, examined Ly
Mr. ATTORNEY-GENF:RAL.

" I remember being near Mr. Garside's mill on
the 15th July. a little alter right in the evening;
the Burton girls were put next door to where 1
lire. a small distance f Mr. G factory ;
sow is rruwd of people g up the crowd was
very lilislierollo.; wisril they came right facing me
they otiopior.i; the Prisoner at the bar snatched a small
whip mot of youlebod)'s 'mad, Mid made II ring for
the tiddler to br insole, to sing. 1 yaw it deal of
mischief 11..ute to the house where the Button chil-
dren lodged, such as breaking the windows. pull-
ing the shutters 84. and sending them through the
windows. llinclicliffe was there at the time the
ring was 'mar; he is the man who made the ring
for the fiddler; I have known him some years ;
eikiiiibt he mistaken. The throwing stones was a
enimilrrahle time after the ring war made; the
Wile:l the Shale% were flimsy's were past
telling; the fiddler hail di-pers.-id at the time this
stones were ilemww; when the fiddler was playing,
they were singing Poor Liras Sweep. anal Kolar-
Stick."
Julius Thompson sworn ; examined by Mr. Caws.
4' 1 saw the riot ou Wedueulny eretsiug; 1 *as

just coming up when the yeomanry arrived : I was
sent to fetch them. When they came up the mob
win; just breakiarg into the factory where the girls
were; I sow the Penioner among them ; I had
known him before. and that made me :mice him:
the soldiers prevented the b from breaking into
the house. I saw the riot on Thursday : the Pri-
soner was talking with Mr. Girsirle; I saw I
putting his hand before his face ; I heard him call
Mr. &snide ' • -- rascal;' I am positive it was
the Prisoner."

Cross-exarisised.—" On Wednesday evening the
Prisoner was doing nothing btu thriistise, among
the crowd; it was difficult to get along the street.
did not see the Defendant throw a stone, or any
thing of the kind."
Samuel langliton.—'s I am the overlooker at
Mr. amide's will ; I remember many people be-
ing assembled on the 14th or July :
was among them. 1 raw the Defendant and an-
other mist lay hold of Gentry, toy master's canter;
L saw u concourse of people before the cottage win-
dow where dos Burton Kirin were : they were
throwing %tones. 1-litichcliffe was there."

.loliti Gestry, the carter, proved the fact of the
horses of his cart having been stopped by the crowd,
awl that the Prisoner 'eased hold of lino.

Mr. Wir.t.tAsii addrermrd the Jury on the part
of the Der udaut, in a long amid able speech. ile
then called,—

Johu Fisher, who trus sworn; examined hy
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Air. WILLI/ors.

" 1 am a dyer at Stockport; the Defendant was
an apprentsce under my care ; he has been in my
t tisployment ten or twilve years. ever toliser he was
eleven years old. I reineinher the proceedings at
Siotkpnit she Dcfentlasit was then at work with
me. On the Fuesday lie came at six o'clock its
she morning, and stoppcsi all eight. He then
tank half an I to his breakfast, he ass never
olf soy rresiii-es ext-ept whsle be was at Inestlaist ;
thr L.wefeinlasit'• road to his lionise lay by Gar-
sstle's factory. Osi 'Tuesday I left him when I went
10 /limier at twelve. I ssaisl ass hour, and Ise was
there wises, I cause
f)A e
The hour
of breaking
up at Hight is sia ; ite 'l:manna !anger times the
usual Issue. 011 Wednesday he was at work at the
usnal times. and rentasibed ut work till the even-
ing. I sin certain he was at work on the Thurs..
day ; the Dektidaist was always a hard-woiking
man."

Mrs. Limey Dae, u shopkeeper at Heaton, had
known the Defendant, and his wife tau, for up-
wards of three years. Until he WI under tins
charge, lie haul aluitys borne a good character.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL. replied, and the
Chief Justice summed up the evidence.
Tire Jury consulted a few minutes, and pro-
flounced the Defendosit—Gsti/ty.
Chief Justice BEST—" Julia ilinclicliffe, you
have been convicted upon evidence which could
leave no doubt upou any snarl's uriod of riots coin-
usitted on three successive days at Stockport w tin,
cotmty ; the ohicct of those who %sere cuigiged iu
such tints being to compel the masters to raise the
wages of those who were in their employ, or to pre-
veut persons from winking who were disposed to
work at the wages the master was content to lacy.
This unquestionably is is very serious ',Weiler—Ml
offence the Court Van under no circumstances pass
over with a light punishment; fur there would be
an end ultogether of our iiimmilisetures, if servants
were to he permitted to dictate to their 'Posters
either the amount of their wages, or prescribe on
what terms they would work. I think there never
was a case of this sort snore aggravated than yours
counot but recollect that it is a very little tune,
scarcely a year, :once persons of your situation 01
life, being at the moment reduced to distress f
circumstances which no Minion bring could prevent,
the wealthy traria the community were must boon.
tiful in extruding their aid to them. Prosperity
sooner returns than vou lake odvairtirge of the &-
annul which arises out of that prosperity, mid at-
tempt to extort from your musters sari mugs as in
the fiist place would ruin them, 'lien yourselves,
and, lastly, your cumitry. I did not make the ob-
servations to the Jury us to tt.e ar.r.sunt of the
wages, with any other view than to form my opinion
with regard to your punishment. It appears at the
time this riot was committed, a girl could earn fow
U.. to Is% it week, I).,ys the came, rind men :2-7.. a
week ; and there is no doubt tint at this 'mit there
ass plenty of work for all ; so Lunn it ,4 clear, that
if men were disposed to work, they might have had
it ; and that if they had families; their children
would have been wealth to them, because the
younger brunches of their families might hove
earned a larger sum than is allowed for the
support of persona in a much higher situation
—inure Ono is earned by some licrsoris on whose
education large SUMS have been expended—inure
than is paid to those who encomiter perils of every
description in defence of their country : and yet,
with such wages, you are not content. There
seems to have been a combination smug the work-
men, mid those who were reeking a common cause
with them. I think the country is wider great
obligation to Mr. Garside for the lir 1111 l CPS lir limo
displayed, and the law must make him u suitable re-
turn by protecting him. The only way to protect
him is by the punishment of offenders such us you
are. It appears that you were most active; there
was not one occasion upon which you were not the
ringleader. lie almost every thing that wee door,
leaning to had consequences, you are Initial to be
the principal. You have had a very Harrow escape,
mid you are ranch indebted to the mercy of your
Prosecutor ; for I state it, not as my own opinion
only, but as the opinion of the Learned Judge who
sits by ow, that if you hod been indicted for a
capital offence, the Jury could not have hesitated
about convicting you, mid we certainly should have
felt it our duty to have left you for executioti.—
It appears from the evidence that a dwelling-iiinise
was begun to be denaulis.hed—that you had broker.
down the shutters rif the windows, and were pro-
ceeding to further violence, wires, fortunately for
yourselves and the unhappy persons in the house,
you were stopped by the arrival of the military. I
have to state, for the information of all whom it may
concern. that beg, 111 l i l to break a house, us a way
that she we you intend to demolish it if you are not
prevented, is a capital offeirce ; nay more, if you
begin to break a house fur the purpose of eisternig
to ill-treat those who are in it, it is also a capital
offence. No mau cuss doubt diet a complete capital

offence has been proved against you. lam .sorvy
to find that nu Eng:lislimut. could be found to act
•a
you and those cosscerisell t, Ws you have done ;
there was a time when nothing could provoke out
Englishman to ill.t:•rat a woman. I ant sorry to
find that the poor persons in the house were sill
females, and that tlov were 1,0 apprehensive of de-
struction that they weir prs)•iog to God for deliver-
unce from their danger. A more aggravated ""
cannot be, and the sentence of the Court is, that
you be imprisoned for the term of three years, usual
pat• a bile to the King of i•. This is mercy to you
—the walls of a prid.,ll will separate you Gout your
wicked companions, and preyent you from do►ng
further mischief."

The Prisoher- wept bitterly when the Pe it truce
was passed, and appeared to be deeply affected.
Joseph Baker was next put to the bar.

Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, the Defendant
was also indicted as it participator it, the riot which
the Jury had been occupied in discussing, as re-
specting tlit• last Prisoner. He was also chargrd
with having incited others to rioting and tumult.
lie should saw no more. The Jury woukl hear the
evidence in support of these charges, and they
would hod their verdict, of course, according to
that evidence.

Mr. Thomas Garside said, he ►emembered on
the 14th July there bring a great concourse of peo-
ple about his house ; Ise supposed thomamils.
He raw the Prisoner at the bar anumgrt them ; y
were committmg sets of violence. The Prisoner
was brought iutu Its manulactory by the cavalr
the 16th. On the 14. h, 'when he saw latin 'there
amongst thrill, lie s;stl nut observe him doing :icy
thing purtseul.ar ; Iw 114 W ham every• day in the
mob, except the 16th, %hen he was taken by the
Cavalry.
Several other witnesses corroborated this state-
ment.

The Detrudai,t Pint!, that he was not in the mob
with the intrtuion of doing nut' uuseitier. His house
was opposite Nit-. ..... 'worth's. and therefore he
could not go out without mixing with the rioters.
On the night in question, he had wine to hollow a
shilhog to buy some eietit.ll., bemuse his mother
watt ill.

J. Fisher the DeleittLint IV/411 a brii•ltluyer;
hr Itua work. t 1 hilts beven ur eight d.. 3%; he
knew little al)out

The Jury, iia a few minutes, returned a verdict
of Guilty.
Chief Justice BEST—" Joseph Biker, your con.
duct has not heria w bad as that of the oiler De-
fendant ; but it is necessary :hat you, mid all per-
suns who assemble tagethee in thus mann.. r, I.lkoultl
know that ally act which lons a teorkury to envoi'.
rage riot, makes the person guilty 1,1 that act a
rioter. L can tell you, that in the year 1760. shell
bunion was alogia.ral by those scenes of outrage
which took place, that 1111111 V Suffered cap.tally sho
had 110 other facts moved against them than that
they wore the cockade, which was:a signal that they
belooged to the 1111111, or did same other vet to en-
courage the riot. If, therefore, a capital armee
had beet' committed on oily of these nights, your
lite must have paid the forfeit. The Court consi-
dering your case us chbtinet froth the other, think it
right to pass a renteue!ou you of impiirotiment fur
our year, and a Elite of Is.