The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-22 00:00:00

all the rooms in the house being occupied. They re-
turned in about three-quarters of an hour. Cuffey said
to Mullins, who acted as chairman, that he had better give
the requisite instructions. Mullins instructed them to
" come out the next night and strike the blow," as Mr.
Lacy had informed them that the men of Manchester
and Birmingham would be up that night, and there was
no reason to doubt his word. "It is necessary," he
added, " that you must come out honestly and boldly,
as there must be no flinching in the matter."
Cuffey suggested that the question should be
put to each, and require him to say " Yes "
or " No." He appealed to all, and they all re-
plied in the affirmative, including myself, with the ex-
ception of Fernando. Another, whose name he did not
know, also declined. Cuffey reminded the meeting of
the four positions they were to take up. Clerkenwell
was to be taken by Brewster, the Tower Hamlets by
Payne, and the Seven-dials and Westminster by either
Mullins or Bassett. Somebody inquired how they were
to get their pikes there ? Mullins replied, " The best
way they could ;" adding, " every man must be in hi
respective position, armed, at twenty minutes past nine
to a second." Ritchie was appointed to superintend the
four men to be selected by each of the delegates to fire
premises, &c. The " Orange Tree " was arranged
to be their place of meeting. The pass-words
were to bo " Frost and Mitchell," and " Justice "
was adopted instead. After some other proceed.
ings, Ritchie said, " May the bitterest curse
of God light upon the man that betrays us !"
The prisoner was there. It was arranged on the Tues•
day night that the City, Finsbury, Cripplegate, and
Clerkenwell delegates should meet at the " Crispin," at
twelve o'clock;the next:day. He got there at one o'clock,
and found Brewster and eight or nine there. Brewster
said he intended to try and take the Artillery-ground,
adding they should have to fight hard to
take it. He said they should know: by four o'clock
if the Government had received any intimation
of their proceedings, and that a 'person who was with
him would wait upon him at Clerkenwell-green when
they were all assembled. He said they must not be
alarmed if they did not see the signal (a bonfire) for
a short while ; half-an-hour might elapse perhaps be-
fore it was seen. Ritchie, Brewster had told them, had
said he would shoot the first man dead that flinched
from his duty.
Cross-examined—Never saw, Mr. Dowling at any
of the Chartist meetings he had attended. Believed
him to be a:Confederate and not a Chartist. He
might have said, but he could not swear it, that the
Charter was not worth fighting for, and that it might be
peaceably obtained in two years. He should not have
been surprised if he had heard him say so. He was a
quiet and inoffensive young man. Could not recollect
his saying that the Queen was one of the best sovereigns.
He wls induced to join in the proceedings from curi-
osity, and with the intention of giving information
to the authorities. He certainly found them a rum lot.
—(Laughter.) He believed them to be capable of doing
anything—of putting a piece of steel in him, if they
thought it necessary. He did not join from pecuniary
motives, but from a desire to serve his country.--(A
laugh.) Commented in the public room after he joined
the body. Should say the body had more than five
pounds. Should say, from beginning to end, that they
had a good deal more than twenty pounds. Worked at
the bench during all the time. Did not make gun-
powder, but cast about fourteen or fifteen dozen bullets.
which he gave to Gurney. He filled up 68 cartridges,
which he got from Gurney, and which he (the witness)
had still. He neither gave powder nor bullets to any
man save Gurney. Since these prosecutions had been in-
stituted he had been partly living at the Queen's expense.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he received a pound a
week.