The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-07 00:00:00

at all from the Westgate: Heard some firing after the
mob went to the door; could not judge whether it came
from the mob or the military. SEM no one hurt at that
time but Lovell. Saw several bodies afterwards. Was
at the Westgate opposite about ten minutes altogether.
'there was firing the greater part of that time, bv.t, can't
tell where the shots came from. Was not present when
Frost was elected a delegate at this association.
Re-examined—When I retreated to the corner of the
lane there were a great many between me and the door, so
as to intercept the view. When I said I did not notice
any special constables at the door, my attention was princi-
pally attracted by the mob. When I was brought back
to Newport in custody they discharged me, and brought
it in as an act of humanity.
William Frost examined by Mr. Kelly—l am no rela-
tion to the prisoner. I am a labourer, living at Newport.
Was there on Monday, the 4th of November. Saw part
of the mob arrive there. I was standing between Sir T.
Phillips's house and the gable end of the Westgate. Saw
the mob come in front of the Westgate. As they came in
front of the Westgate they desired me and several others
standing there to clear the road. We did so. That
was before we came to the froot of the inn, within fire
yards. They told us at the same time that they were
going to clear the way for the Westgate—they were going
there for their prisoners. Saw them going to the farther
end of the Westgate. On their return from that end I
got to the front door. Saw them for the space of half a
minute near the door, but was not near enough to hear
what was transacted there. Saw them stand in a body in
the front of the doorway, and in the space of half a minute
heard some firing, and saw the rush into the house. I
went to Mr. Clement's, a druggist, at the corner of a
street about SOO yards from the Westgate, and there re-
mained about two minutes. Went farther up the lane,
towards home, the back way. I heard firing during that
time, and I saw Sir Thomas Phillips's father on the gar-
den-wall. rbe servant had placed a ladder there, to as-
sist the old gent amen down. I went up the ladder and
took him down carefully, and the servant and I carried
him in our arms to a place of safety. I saw no more of the
riot. I did not ge baclK. I have lived in Newport twenty-
two years, except when at sea. Have heard Mr. Frost
speak. Remember the time of Vincent's committal to
prison. Mr. Frost recommended the people to be peace-
able and go to their homes. Thztre was at that time a
great deal of excitement among the people.
Cross-examined by the Solicitor-General--Mr. Frost
spoke from his own drawing-room window. .Believes it
was the afternoon Vincent was taken ftom th e King's
Head. I believe at the time of his commitmen t. Did
not see the rapb do anything before they went to the fur-
ther end of the Westgate. There is a bow in the window
at the corner of the Stow-hill. They did not break the
windows of the bow that I saw or heard, before they wcnt
to the further end of the Westgate. I was there abent
two or three minutes. When I went away, they were
firing. Don't belong to any lodge at Newport, neither t
Chartist nor Working Men's Association, nor ever at-
tended one of their meetings. It is eleven years since I
came from my last foreign voyage. Have since only gone
on Bristol voyages. I left that employment about a month
before this concern. I work for Mr. Anthony Phillips,
the corn-merchant, and have continued at Newport since.
Have been discharging timber ships, and working for him
on board the ,Rafts at Newport. Mr. Phillip's house
'the Mayor's father, is on the right of the corner of Stow-
hill. He was getting on the wall at the back in the lane
going to Baineswell. It is the same as Sir Thomas
Phillip's house. Did not know one man amongst the mob.
The men who told me to clear the way were in the middle
of the road, The first three or four ranks of the mob were
five or six abreast. The rest behind seemed disor-

than fear. Ido not remember seeing any but Sclrd
and Hopkins. I went straight -to the door of the West-
gate. I saw nothing of the rnt)l) coming while I was in.
the door-way. I was close to the door at one time. At
another time I might have been two or three feet from the
door. There was a rush of the constables going back.
There was not much confusion. I did not see who came
into; the passage when the constables left. I did not hear
firing before I got into the back yard. I might have been
then in the middle of the yard. The firing began perhaps
in a minute after I went into the back yard.
By Juror—You say there was a mob in front of the inn?
Witness—Yes.

Were they armed ?—Some were. I saw arms with some
of them.

Did the arms frighten you ?—Not in the least.
Edward Patton, examined by Mr. Kelly—.l lived in
Newport for two years. lam a carp.mter. I was in New-
port on the 4th November. I saw a multitude of people
going down Stow-hill that morning. I was then in my
own room. My room is on the right hand of Charles-
street going up. From my room I can se.e Stow-hill. I went
out tr the top of Charles-street, and went with them to
the Westgate. When the foremost of them arrived in
'front of the Westgate, I was standing at Sir T. Phillips's
house. I heard some of theta say they would have the
prisoners they had got at the Westgate. When they saw
that they were coming down Stow-hill. they said they
sh.ruld have them before daylight. When they arrived
in front of the Westgate I asked
.if they would
please give up the prisoners they got before daylight.
Two or three said, that " I cannot say." They were
standing a little distance, a few yards from the West-
gate steps, when they said that. I was not far enough
forward to say who were in the Westgate to whom they
addressed that ; but they said something to sonic one in-
side. Some one, I cannot say who, said " Never." A
rush was, close upon that, made towards the front door,
and then I heard firing. I cannot say that I saw any
one go in upon the rush. I heard the firing. When
heard the firing I went back as far as I could go. That
is all I know. I heard the firing, but I never saw the
smoke. Two or three voices spoke about getting the
prisoners.

Cross-examined by the Attorney-General—The parcel
of people I saw that morning were armed. They had
guns, sticks, &c. They were part walking abreast. They
were walking " higgledy-piggledy.' I don't know what
a mandril is. They had d.fferent things, but I did not
notice them particularly. Some had pickaxes, others had
sticks. There was iron at the end of the sticks. I did not
see many with guns. I saw of this body 200 or 300.
There were not many more. I had a full view of those on
Stow-hill. I was a little bit alarmed, but not particularly
so, but I wished to see what they would say and do. I
was never at a Chartist lodge. I did not know what they
came to do. I was not at work that morning. I did not hear
that they were to come down from the hills. I believe
that a great number of them went to the gates of
die hotel. I know the two bow windows in front
0! the Westgate. I never saw anything done to the
wit clows of the Westgate. I did not hear the crash of the
wins tows. They were not very tumultuous. They drew up
in fro at of the Westgate. lam certain they said that the
prisoners were taken before daylight. It was about nine
o'clock in the morning when they came down Stow-
hill. It I'm broad daylight two hours before that. Those
that were in the Westgate were taken before day-
light. The body of the mob stood for a space, and
asked for the prisoners who were taken before daylight.
None of the moll went forward as spokesmen. They came
close to the dooC. I could only see the steps to which
the mob came close' up. The first moment or two they
asked for the prisothlr Smith ; then a rush was made. Then
I heard firing, and tot:IL to my heels. I cannot say whether
the snob had guns, pikes, or clubs. I cannot tell whether
they were armed for the biggest part. I heard some one
say, in a very loud voice". " No, never." I was distant
from the door of the Westgate 25 yards when I heard
the words. I heard no groaning. I could not say where
the firing began. No matt ,could judge. You nor I could
not tell. I saw no smoke ontoide. •It is likely enough the
firing begun from the Westgate Inn.
Examination resumed by Ms,. Kelly—l was from the
Westgate at the time of the rush 25 yards. I was on the
level. The ground towards the Westgate was on a rise.
There was a great number of peop,le between me and the
Westgate. I cannot say which party fired the gun.
.1. Thomas sworn and examined by Oir F. Pollock---I am
a carpenter, living at Newport. I have resided there 20
years. I remember the 4th of November last. I saw the
party that came to Newport; that was corning down Stow-
hill towards the Westgate. I was then by the Parrot.
The Parrot is in Commercial-street and Charles-street.
I saw the heads of the people at the bottom. Not one of
the mob came down Charles-street. Not one came down
Commercial-street, so as to get in each other's way.
After seeing theml made my way to the Westgate. Not
one •of those armed people reached the Westgate by
Charles-street.

Cross-examined by Sergeant Wilde—My attention was
attracted by seeing them go down the town. I came from
the bridge of Newport to Newport. I came by New-street,
Westgate Hotel, and Commercial-street, by the Parrot.
I returned only part of the way to the Westgate, as far as
William Evans's, the grocer, below Corn-street. I re-
mained there or in Commercial-street from 20 to 25 mi-
nutes. I then went home.

DISCUSSSION ON THE CORN

LAWS.

H UDDER SFIELD.—A most gratifying meeting was
held on 'Wednesday evening last, Wm. Willani in
the Chair, in the Philosophical Hall, after public ad-
vertisement, to discuss the objections to the repeal of
the Corn-laws, which some persons had wished to pro-
pose at the close of the two lectures delivered by Mr.
Sidney Smith the preceding week, but had been pre-
vented by tne lateness of the hour at which the lecture
was concluded. After a short lecture from Mr. Smith
the discussion was vehemently called for by a party who
had obviously come to the meeting with sentiments
very different from those of the Lecturer, and one after
another the several objectors appeared on the platform,
and were satisfactoaily answered by that gentleman.
He completely demonstrated the injury the Corn-laws
inflict on every class of the community, not excepting
the farmer and the landlord, in preventing the deve-
lopement of the natural resources of the country, de-
ranging our currency, ruining the manufacturer, and
bringing distress and poverty on the labourer, and
showed the great advantages of unrestricted free trade
in adding to the wealth and comforts of all, creating- in-
dependence, encouraging education, and thus preparing
the way or an extension of the elective franchise. To
those objectors who wished the meeting first to petition
Parfiameht for Universal Suffrage before it attempted
to obt,.in the repeal of the Corn-laws, Mr. Smith re-
plici, that as it was manifest there was only one section
of the Reformers in favour of Universal Suffrage, and all
sections of Reformers were united for a repeal of the
Corn-laws (including also many Tories), it was obviously
our true policy to petition for one treasure in which we
were all agreed, and, like Bonaparte in the obtaining of
his victories, to concentrate all our energies on one weak
point of the enemy's line, and secure that ; we should
thus best succeed in removing all our other grievances.
The effect of the replies called forth from the eloquent
Lecturer was almost electrical. The objectors, ;rho had
at first almost created an uproar in the • meeting, and
for a time impeded its business, gradually disappeared,
and before the close of the meeting, although it is sup-
posed about 2,000 persons were present, master and
man, manufacturer and operative, seemed truly to feel
that " union is strength," that they had but one common
interest in the abolition of those accursed laws, and in
opposition to an amendment brought forward purposely
to divide the meeting, and prevent any alteration in the
Corn-laws—a resolution was almost unanimously car-
ried, pledging the meeting to use every exertion to ob-
tain their abolition.

Petitions to both Houses of Parliament on the sub-
ject will lie for signature at the booksellers in the town,
and it is hoped that every person who has the welfare
of his country at heart will hasten to affix his name.

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