The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-23 00:00:00

ORANGE RIOTS AT LIVERPOOL.

Fifteen respectable-looking men, who had been out
on bail were this morning placed at the bar charged
with unlawfully and riotously assembling on the 12th
inst., for the purposes of an Orange procession.
The Attorney-General for the county palatine and
Mr. Blair appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
James, Q.C., Mr. Monk, and Mr. Simpson for the
defence.
It appeared that the Orangemen of Liverpool had
determined to hold their anniversary meeting and to
have a procession on the 12th of this month. The
Mayor and magistrates, conceiving this proceeding to
be dangerous in the present state of party feeling be-
tween the Roman Catholics and the Orangemen,
issued a public notice prohibiting their procession and
assemblage. The Orangemen, nevertheless, resolved
to have their procession in spite of this notice. A.
large force of police patrolled the town on that morn-
ing, and by their persuasions and imposing appear-
ance, aided by a deluge of rain, most of the Orange-
men were induced to desist from their intention. A
great number, however, did assemble near the monu-
ment of King William 111., in the London road,
and refused to disperse on the warning of the police,
and eventually many of them, including the pri-
soners, were taken into custody. On searching them,
some were found armed with loaded pistols, and with
other weapons, and the magistrates therefore deter-
mined to institute the present prosecution for the
purpose of having it declared by the highest legal
authority in the realm what the law was as to such
processions, hoping that it would have the effect of
deterring them in future. This was the object of the
present prosecution, -and there was no wish on the
part of the magistrates to press for punishment on the
defendants.
Under these circumstances, Lord Chief Justice
CAMPBELL suggested that the prisoners should plead
guilty. He said he had no hesitation in declaring that
the processions were illegal, and had always been by
the common law.
The whole of the prisoners, with the exception of
Thomas Nevill, who, it appeared from the statement
of his counsel (Mr. Monk), was not armed on the oc-
casion, pleaded guilty.
Nevill was at once discharged, and the othere were
also allowed to depart on entering into their own re-
cognizances.
Most of the Orangeman appeared adorned with the
colours of their order. It was with much reluctance,
and solely on the advice of the Lord Chief Justice,
that they pleaded guilty.

(Before Mr. Buss, Q.C., in the Sheriff's Court.)
Thomas Jones and William Williams were indicted
for defrauding emigrants out of their passage-money,
by representing themselves as passenger agents for
Australia.
Mr. Brett prosecuted, and Mr. Whigham defended
street
the prisoners.
It appeared that the prisoners advertised themselves
lan several provincial papers as able .to procure pas-
sages for Australia in first. class ships on reasonable
terms,
Liverpool. giving tlie i rTaddress
engaged at an
to officesereCaatbalde-.
vantage
-11 for emigrants on a deposit being sent to
them, and to 8 ureing
securing
good save intending emigrants the trouble of
appeared that berthst and the expense of delay. It
money from a person
yrsohese means they had obtained
and from another person
named Pridham, of Chesterfield,
Pridham had seenptheson'named Colles, of Sheffield.
Derbyshire Courier, and, having
advertisements in the
them, at length transmitted 141. corresponded with
in payment for a
passage. He subsequently came to Liverpool, but
the following
dap the prisoners office closed. On
dav Williams came to the office and said that
the vesselwing
could not sail, as the emigration inspector foundade-
ficient plank in her. The prosecutor then demanded
the return of his money, and ultimately obtained three
half-sovereigns from Jones. He went to the (Ace
mau
•l - with Colles, and, after waiting a long time, a
strange
man came to open it. The two intending
he
emigrants, having
their suspicions strongly excited,
had the man apprehended,and
went for the pol ice,
~ n
Nvlqt the police, to the 1 d
then went, in C
on pa afterwards a went bk-
ings of the prisoner.
to Chesterfield, where.
prisoners, to the effect found a letter from ethe
that the vessel could not sail
for the reasons before s a t
verpool, and saw Jones, t t,d, He came again to Li
q who told him thathe
with
to make arrangements
was
a vessel called the Ban_
galore.gave evidence galore. A detective officer (Sale)
to the finding of circulars andwith as
papers . regard__ to
emigration at the office of the prisoners, both of whom
he took into custody. When Williams was appre-
, headed he said he bad a good bill for 1411 which he