The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-14 00:00:00

NEWPORT RIOTS.

MONMOUTH, DEC. 13.—We have been using every
endeavour possible to obtain a copy of the indictment
against Frost and others, but without success ; no means
could get it. We have, therefore, applied ourselves to
the books, to see the form there laid down ; and look-
iag at all the circumstances of the case, we should pre-
sume the indictments prepared in the following manner :
" Monmouthshire to wit.—The jurors for our Lady the
Queen, upan their oath present, that John Frost, late
of the parish of Newport, in the county of Monmouth,
labourer ; Charles Waters, late of the parish aforesaid,
in the county aforesaid, labourer ; James Aust, late of
the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ;
William Jones, late of the parish aforesaid, in the
county aforesaid, labourer; John Lovell, late of the parish
aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; Zephaniah
Williams, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, labourer ; Jenkin Morgan, late of the parish
aroresaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; Solomon
Britton, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, labourer ; Edmund Edmonds, late of the pa-
rish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer; Richard
Benfield, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, labourer ; John Rees, late of the parish
aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; David
Jones, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, labourer ; George Turner, late of the parish
aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; and John
Rees, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, labourer ; subjects of our said Lady the
Queen, then and there being, not regarding the duty
of their and his allegiance, nor having the fear of God'
in ' their or his heart, but being moved and seduced by
the instigation of the Devil as false traitors against our
said Lady the Queen, and wholly withdrawing the
allegiance, fidelity, and obedience which every true
and faithful subject of our said Lady the Queen
should and of right ought to bear towards our said
Lady the Queen, on the 4th day of November,
in the second year of the reign of our Sovereign
Lady Victoria, with force and arms, at the
parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, together
with divers other false traitors, to the jurors aforesaid
unknown, armed, and arrayed in a warlike manner, that
is to say, with guns, muskets, blunderbusses, pistols,
swords, bayonets, pikes, and other weapons, being then
and there unlawfully, maliciously, and traitorously as-
sembled, and gathered together, against our said Lady
the Queen, most wickedly, maliciously, and traitor-
ously, did levy and make war against our said Lady
the Queen, within this realm, and did then and there
maliciously, and traitorously attempt, and endeavour by
force and arms to subvert and destroy the constitution
and government of this realm as by law established, and
deprive and depose our said Lady the Queen of and
from the style, honour, and kingly name of the Imperial
Crown of this realm, in contempt of our said Lady the
Queen and her laws, to the evil example of all others in
tyre like case offending, contrary to the duty and alle-
e'ance of them, the said John Frost, Charles
Waters, James Aust, William Jones, John Lovell,
,phaniah Williams, Jenkin Morgan, Solomon Brit-
i,;ll, Edmund Edmonds, Richard Benfield, John Rees,
David Jones, George Turner, and John Rees, against
tae form of the statute in such case made and provided,
end against the peace of our Lady the Queen, her
crown and dignity." We should then imagine there
would be another count, " That they did compass,
imagine, invent, devise, and intend to levy war against
cur said Sovereign Lady the Queen within this realm,
in order, by force and constraint, to compel her said
Majesty to change her measures and councils, which
said compassing," &c.
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The indictment, we should consider, would contain a
tacking count "
raid, wherein certain Magistrates, special constables,
and forces of our said Lady the Queen were assembled;
and further, for attacking, maiming, and wounding the
said Magistrates, special constables, and forces of our
said Lady the Queen," &c.
Looking also at the intention expressed of stopping
the mail and other coaches, we should conceive there
would be another count," with intent to stop the mails
of our said Lady the Queen."
Another, " for purchasing arms and other weapons,
and compelling other subjects of our said Lady the
Queen, to unite and join them in their said traitorous
and unlawful purpose."
We cannot at all account for the mystery adopted
with regard to the indictment, more especially as in a
very few days it must be read publicly in Court. It
will then be seen whether it differs materially from the
above.
The prisoners, from everything that we can hear,
have thought far more seriously respecting the
matter since their appearance in open Court before
the Judges. It would be going too far to say
they expected an attempt at rescue, but this we
know, that a gentleman connected with the prison
has been frequently asked by one of the chief of them,
" whether he thought they should he rescued ?" Al-
though, however, they think seriously of their situation,
they maintain their composure, and some of them last
night, upon the occasion of their indictments being
served upon them at the gaol by Mr. Maule, Mr.
Thomas Jones Phillips, and Mr. Evans, bowed politely
upon leaving the room, with a degree of composure
scarcely to have been expected.
We have this day seen the commercial representative
of a very respectable firm in London, who came last
night from the hills, and who states that the Chartists
bold nightly meetings, and trainings in the pits, &c. ;
and he says, he apprehends that in the event of the
prisoners being convicted, &c., some desperate attempt
may be made ; which in the present state of preparation
and defence must be utterly hopeless, although it may
be attended with a very considerable sacrifice of life.

REPRESENTATION OF THE NORTHERN
BURGHS.-Mr. Dempster of Skibo has replied to the
circular of Mr. Loch, M.P., with respect to the visit
lately made by that gentleman to his constituents.
Mr. Loch, it will be recollected, stated positively his
conviction that if a contest. should take place the majority
• - Liberal party would he " most triumphant." Mr.
-- the accuracy of the information on
grounded. But the
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of the
Dempster dem,—
which Mr. Loch's conviction
latter gentleman says, " If I was not
I state. nothing would have induced me to give it c..
culation—not even the expectation of its being likely
to lead to my continuing your representative," The
Inverness Courier observes that Mr. Dempster's denial
will scarcely outweigh his distinct and manly state-

ment."