The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-29 00:00:00

THE EXAMINATIONS.

WEDNE•DAY, Nov. 27.—Magistrates present—The
Mayor, Thomas Hawkins, Esq. ; Rev. J. Coles, Octa-
vius Morgan, S. Homfray, Esq., and W, A. Williams,
Esq., M.P.
Mr. Phelps, solicitor for the prosecution ; Mr. Tho-
mas Jones Phillips, Clerk to the Magistrates ; and Mr.
Genet) appeared for the prisoners.
Mr. Phelps conducted the examinations as before.
James Nall and John Lewis were placed at the bar,
charged with administering unlawful oaths.
John Pollock stated—l live at Pillgwenlly. lam a
labourer. I remember Sunday the 3d of November.
I went to bed about half-past nine. I heard a rap at
the door, and I heard a man tell the landlord to call up
Patrick Hickey. Patrick Hickey slept in the same
room with me. Patrick Hickey got up, and I went

down stairs after him for the candle. I then saw two
men standing inside the door. I went up stairs again,
and in about half an hour after I heard another
knocking at the door. Some person told my landlady
to call up all the men in the house. My landlady
is Mrs. Glyn. She then called out, and said, " Get up,
lads, there are some persons here who want you.' Five
men lodged in the house besides me. We all got up
and went down stairs. I saw the same two men as be-
fore ; they told us to make haste and come along with
them. I went with them outside the door. I saw a
number of men, and we all went together to a house
near the canal side, opposite the pottery. I do not
know whose house it was. I saw the prisoner John
Lewis in the house when I went there afterwards. The
two men who called on us took us to the house. When
I we went up stairs there was a man and woman sitting
down, eating their supper. I think it was near ten
o'clock. The man that was eating his supper asked for
a book. One of them fetched the book from down stairs,
The man that was eating his supper then said to Patrick
Hickey, " You had better swear in those men ; you
know better how to do it than I do." Patrick Hickey
refused, and said he had better do it b;.mself. The man
then gave me the book, which I took in my Icft hand,
end the man told me to take it in my right hand. He
then said. " Do you know, my lad, what you are going to
do ?" I said I did not. He then said, " Don't be

afraid ; you must not be bribed with money, but you
must fight for the Charter, so help you God. Kiss the
book." A lodger that had come from our house was
then sworn in. I did not hear whether it was the same
oath, but I saw him kiss the book, and the rest did so
one after another. We afterwards went down stairs.
The book I kissed was like a Bible. When I came
down stairs the man gave me a short bar of iron nearly
two feet long. He gave another man who had been
sworn a larger bar of iron. He did not tell us what to
do with them. I carried the bar from the house. It

was sharp at one end like a chisel. The man who ad-
ministered the oaths did not conic out of the house wit h
us. Tue two men that came to call us told us to come
along with them. They did not say where. They took
us along the canal side to the first turnpike on the
Poutv pool road. I and another man hid ourselves in a
ditch, because we did not like to go with them, i;, was so
wet, and I made my escape. I did not sec either of
the prisoners there that night. The prisoner James
Wall works at the same place with me. I did not see
him that night.
The prisoners were remanded for further examina-
tion, in consequence of the absence of material wit-

nesses.
John Wilton was then placed at the bar, charged with
being conceraed in the late riots.
After evidence had been heard,
The Chairman said—John Wilton, the Magistrates
have considered your case ; and my advice to you is to
go back to Bristol, and get rid of the foolish notions
you have imbibed. You are now discharged.
Mr. Leach, solicitor, then applied to the Magistrates
on behalf of Zephaniah Williams (who was committed
yesterday), to have the money (100 found onur his per_
son when apprehended allowed him, for the ppose of
defraying the expenses of his defence. He concluded
justice.
The saying it would be an act of mercy as well as
The Chairman said that they had not the power to
make any such order ; they must apply to the Judge ?
John Gwillam was placed at the bar on a charge of
high treason, but the evidence being immaterial he was
discharged.
Robert Alexander was placed at the bar charged
• with sedition and having treasonable and seditious pub-
; lications in his possession, but after some evidence of no
interest the Solicitor for the prosecution declined to
press
the charge, and the prisoner was dismissed.
The Court then adjourned till Friday, at eleven
o'clock.