The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-10 00:00:00

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lana. I kenxote examined
prisoner.hy.Serge a n triTetlkrbeuerpds—
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clothes. It was just beginning to rain---a misty rain.
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on." I went out and got a pint of beer.
examined by Mr. Thomes—l am a miner.
This tools place a little after six. It wa • dark. I •
('resse,
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Speak from outward appeaeanee. 1
have seen rolls of tebacco made up in the form of op,-
tridgrs, called s••rews. Williams -sold tobacco, as ;di
beenp
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2laisaltivneerdebreafethre% .tis'h6-orl\tlearnitslt.ta'ut the
boost accustomed to use.
R6s„asnieed—The difference I saw between these •1;
rolls and the cartridges is, that these were rolled in
brown taper, and tobacco is usually-, rolled up in white.
- By t.}7e Jury—l think these rolls were tied at both
ends. Never saw any screws of tobacco tied.
• By Mr. Aaron Parke—The carttidges I have used
usually have the ball tied to the end of the cartridge.
Did not see anything of the, kind hi*. The prisoner
seemed to be packing them up in brown paper or some-
thing.
Joseph Stockdalc examined by .Mr. Wiglitman—
This witness deposed, as on his former ixemination on I
,Frost's trial, to being at Williams's house on Sunday ;
evening, the 3d of November, and Williams addressing
the people there, standing in a chair. Prisoner asked
me first if I wanted to sign my name, and I said, " why
should I? any rause is there already." My name was
never signed. Nilliams put it down one day. Pri-
soner asked me to sit down and hear what took place.
Prisoner ordered every.one to meet on the hill between
Nantyelo and Ebow vale to meet 14,000 more. That
every one was to bring a weapon of some sort with him,
and if not they would try and assist them. I stopped in
the room about ten, minutes, and went out when he
finished his speech. .
James Satinet examined• by Mr. Talbot (this wit-
ness was examined before)—My house is six miles
from the prisoner's. It is a public-house called the
Coach and Horses. On the night. of Sunday, Nov. 3, ,
about half; past eleven, after my house was shut, several
persons came and beat at my doer. The witness de
posed to the parties being armed with pikes and stakes,
and lots of people coming, as in former examinations.
The prisoner came to my house, after Most of the
people had gone, about twenty minutes to two o clock.
He asked me where were my horses. I said they were
on my land, about two miles off. I said. I had one in
my stable. He said he wished to hate a horse and.
train to go " down." He did
.not say why. He said
something about that he ought to be down about four.
My house is fifteen miles and a half or a quarter from
Newport according to road measure. I called my ser-
vant Henry Smith, and told him to get the horses
ready. I did not see hint get into the tram. When.
he went out I shut the door.
Cross-examined—Williams had a pint of beer and
paid for it. I have known him some years, and always I
thought him a peaceable, quiet man.
Henry Smith examined by the Solicitor-General—
This witness, who was examined on Frost's trial, con-
firmed the testimony of the last witness. I took the; •
the prisoner in the tram to Twyeombe. More per-
sons were on the trans besides Williams. They
vvere armed with pikes, batsticks, and ono mandril.
I saw a great many on the road as 1 passed
along. They . were armed,
_and going towards
Newport. I saw a great number of persons,
also armed, in Sir Charles Morgan's pack. Williams
left the train at Twycombe, about six miles from New-
port. That is the Welsh Oak ; some call it one, some
the other. There must have been one or two hundred
persons or more there. After Willi.rms left my trans I
took it to Newport. Heard firing there, and after the
:icing 1 saw Williams coming back over against the
Salutation. Heard the firing in the direction of the I
Westgate It was about a quarter of an hour after the
firing that I saw Williams walking from the town. The
Salutation is near the Court-y-bella. machine, and about
half 'a • mile from the Westgate. .I saw many other,
people coming from Newport towards the bills before I
saw Wit:tams. Some of them walked as if they were
hurt. I did not take Williams hack. The last I saw ;
of him was when he passed by the Salutation.
Cross-ext.:Mined by Mr. Thomas—When I was at the
Westgate, before the Justices, about a weekafter that day,
I saw Williams there. I was taken into a room to see if
the man ( whom I took in the train, was there, t
and 1 said lie was, and pointed him out. fie was not
pointed out to me. Ido not recollect that he was ad-
dressed by name as my prisoner. I never saw Williams
before I took him in the train. It was night, and it was
dark when he left me. I was taken to see no other
persons.
I am not sure whether the 'gentleman who .
took me into the room said I was to see Williams or not.
Re-examined—l saw Williams by the light in my
master's house. Saw him for about a quarter of an hour
there. He was with use four or five hours in the train.
By the Court, at the request of Mr. Thomss—l
" baint so sure what dress Williams had on when he
passed the Salutation." It was about the same dress
he had on in the train. Can't tell what sort of dress it was.
By the Jerv—l Went on to Newport after leaving
the prisoner et I'mycombe, in consequence -of business
for my master. .When I saw Williams at the Westgate
no one told me it was Williams ; but I remembered him
as the man I bad seen in my master's house.
By the Court—" Baint" sure whether be bad the
same dress on in the Westgate us when I saw him by
the Salutation. I knew him by his features.
James Anthony, examined by the Attorney-General
—1 am a haler, living at Tyder, about three miles
from Newport, on the Bristol road. My house is close
by the tram-road. [This witness differed from his for-
mer examination at Frosts trial its to the armed Char-
tists coming on Monday night, about six o'clock, to
him in his stables, and forcing them to go -down with
them towards Newport, and to seeing a number of
armed men in Tredegar-park on his way, to seeing Frost
forming the Chartists there four deep, and marching
towards Newport.] Knew Zephaniah Williams be-
fore that morning by sight. I saw him that morning by
the Waterloo Inn, about a quarter of a mile from the
Court-y-bella Machine, about a quarter of an hour or
twenty minutes after Frost had marched from Trede-
gar Park. Williams ordered me to go on. That is
all I heard him say. He was going towards New-
port. I last saw hint by the machine. I went up tt-
wards home. A number of them followed me as I was
going [sonic. They were coming from Newport. They
were running, and some of them were nitheut hats.
Many of them passed me, and I saw two of them with
blood upon them. I saw pikes thrown in the hedges
and in the fields.
Cross-oxen-lined by Mr. Thomns.—There was a nine
with Williams when I saw him at the each
ca. I
have known Williams for twenty years, ndr knew
any barns of him.
John Nichol! Hawkins examined by Sergeant Ludlow.
—I am a surgeon in Newport. The witness then gave
(widen/xi similar. to that which he gave in Frost's case,
as to his seeing the prisoner on the trans-road with
armed men coming to Newport on the 4th, of No-
vember, and his conversation with them, advising them
to return, to which witness said, " Damn the soldiers ;
we will show them what the colliers can do." I in-
formed Mr. Coles, the Magistrate, of what I sat:.
thought many of the men were pressed.
Cross-examined by Mr. Thotnas.—There were about
100 persons with Williams. They had pikes, and spikes,
and sticks, but I can give no idea how many. None of
the men complained of being pressed ; but there was a
man behind diem with a sword.
Be-examined.—The man with the sword appeared
to be urging them on. ' I heard firing when I was at
Tredeger-park.
To Mr. Thomas.—This was between eight and nine
o'clock.- There were about thirty shots fired.
To Mr. Justice Williams—The shots seemel like
a volley.
John Parsons examined by Mr. Sergeant Talfourd— •
I am a butcher living at Pillgwently. I. saw- a large
body of men coming from the Friars on the 4th of
November. I was at Stow-hill. The foremost ranks
were armed with guns, pikes, &c., and walked seven
abreast. They were going in the direction of the
Westgate. I have known the prisoner's person for
several years. He was behind the body of men I
have mentioned, and a few of them were behind him.
He was rather past the turnpike-gate when I first
saw him, and was going towards the Westgate. I
heard firing, when I lost sight of him about five minutes. .
Cross-examined by Mr. Thomas—The prisoner was
alone when I saw him. I always heard be bore a good
character, and was a good master. He had nothing
in his hand when I saw him.
To the Court—The place where I lost sight of him
is nearly a quarter of a mile from the Westgate.
The witness was under cress-examination when our
express was dispatched.

ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 26. According to
accounts from Orenburg, dated the Bth of this month,
the expedition against Khiva had already proceeded four
days' march, without accident, in the Kirghis Steppe.
COMPT.ON-PLACE, SUSSEX.—The Earl and
Countess of Burlington will leave their parine mansion
to-morrow, for Belgravc-square.