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serve the constitution, whilst, on the other
hand, the crowds that thus congregated to the terror
of the peaceably-disposed, retarded that improve-
ment for which they called so loudly. Those anxious
for fair and calm discussion, and of gradual progression,
condemned such conduct ; nothing so greatly impeded
the progress of fair, just, and proper reform as the at-
tempts which had been made by violence to wrest from
the constituted authorities what a certain portion of the
people required. Ho felt no doubt the jury in this case
would do their duty.
Mr. Richard Kemmis examined by Mr. WELSBY—
Is Crown Solicitor of Ireland. Produced the record of
conviction of John Mitchell for felon,y. (The examined
copy was put in.)
Frederick Town Fowler was then examined by Mr.
BODKIN. He said, I have been in the habit for come
years of attending to report public meetings. I re-
member attending a meeting which was held on Clerken-
well-green on the 29th of May last. It took place
about half past six o'clock in the evening. I saw the
defendant Fussell there. He was in a van, in which
there were about 18 or 20 persons. Altogether there
were about 3,000 persons present. The first person who
spoke at the meeting was a person named Williams. I
took a note of part of what he said, but not all of it. I
merely took such portions of it as were necessary for a
newspaper report. (The witness then read the part of
the speech commencing " The bloody aristocracy has
done its work," which was read in the opening address.
He then read extracts from the speech of M'Carthy,
who was the next speaker.) Fussell, the present de-
fendant, then addressed the meeting. He said, the
Government had succeeded in convicting honest John
Mitchel, and then went on to say "how have they accom-
plished it? Why, by packed juries and partizan judges. I
tell Lord John Russell I have no sympathy with his dam-
nable Government. If the Queen does not recognise the
people, the people must forget to recognise the Queen.
If John Mitchel is sent out of this country, every Irish-
man must rise and revenge the insult, or they will no
longer be worthy of the name they bear. The Govern-
ment is not worth the support of any honest man. It is
too contemptible to be recognised, and you must use
your best endeavours to overturn it. And now I wish
to impress upon you one safe way of getting rid of our
bad rulers, who forget their duty to their country. I
openly avow that I recommend private assassination.
What made the Emperor of Austria fly ? Why, the
fear of assassination ; and it is by that means that we
must get rid of our bad rulers. I would disown any one
of my own sons who would not assassinate any one who
was instrumental in banishing me from my country."
Williams then asked the people to fall into marching
order, which they readily did. The procession thee►
went along Aylesbury-street, St. John's-street, Old-
street-road, to Finsbury-square, where it remained
for about a quarter of an hour or more. The people
then proceeded through Long-lane to Smithfield, and
from thence down Snow-hill and along Holborn, to the
Land and Labour Bank of O'Connor, where they gave
three cheers. They then went to Leicester-square, and
from thence to the Chartist Assembly Room near Soho-
square, where left them. There were about 3,000
people altogether when the procession started. The
procession appeared to create a great deal of fear and
terror in the minds of the people along the line of
march; many shut up their shops and closed their
doors.

box ; and decide, as was their duty, upon the evidence
alone. They had learned from the preliminary discus-
sion that had taken place, that the indictment contained
the main charge against the prisoner—that of sedition
—in various forms—namely, as having uttered seditious
language, taking part in an unlawful assembly, and of
taking part in a riot. Although it would not
become him, after what had been said by the
Lord Chief Justice to make any observations with re-
spect to what had fallen from him in answer to the ap-
plication of his Learned Friend, he might he allowed to
say, on the part of himself and of his Learned Friends,
that if he had been called upon to reply to the objec-
tions urged, that he should have stated that he should
feel it his duty to adopt no course in this proceeding
which might be calculated to embarrass the defendant
in his defence, and that, as his Lordship had said, he
should confine the prosecution to the proof of the main
charge, sedition, though the indictment contained three
charges, to each of which it branched off. The
charge, therefore, which the defendant would have to
answer would be that of seditious speaking, taking part
in an unlawful assembly, and with being guilty of riot—
the judgment of the Court upon all of which would be
precisely the same, but with respect to the count charg-
ing riot, it was iu the discretion of the Court to super-
add the punishment of hard labour. Before he pro-
ceeded to state the facts of the case against the defendant,
which ho should do as briefly as possible, they would,
he trusted, forgive him if he availed himself of
this opportunity, so different from those that
presented themselves on ordinary occasions, of
making one or two observations upon the law appli-
cable to cases of this description; and although, of
course, in the formation of your opinion you will be
governed by the direction of his Lordship—and if I am
wrong in any particular I beg of the Court to correct
me—yet, standing as he did in a public position, he
might be excused if he stated, from authority, what the
law was, that others besides the defendants might take
warning as to the consequences which they would
entail upon themselves by acting as he had done,
and in order, if they did render themselves
amenable to the law, that they might not
plead ignorance when they were punished for taking
part in proceedings of this nature. The first count in
the indictment charged the defendant with sedition, and
the offence had not been improperly defined by the Com-
missioners appointed to inquire and report upon the na-
ture of the offence. And the offence was settled and
defined as this—as tending to injure and endanger the
political constitution of this country by violent public
tumults, by exciting discontent in the minds of the
people, and by thereby exposing the Sovereign and public
functionaries to public contempt, and thus exciting sud-
den political changes by unlawful means. The
Commissioners added that such offences might be re-
garded as " assaults upon the constitution, and though
they may not threaten destruction to the Crown and
Government, ought nevertheless to be punished." And,
in truth, although the offence be inferior in character to
the high and grave offence of treason, and though the
punishment differed greatly from that awarded to the
higher crime, yet, no doubt, sedition was an offence of a
most serious character, and did require to be repressed
upon every occasion by the strong arm of the law. The
late Lord Tindal in adds essing a jury upon this subject
clearly defined the danger of the offence, how easily an
innocent person might be made to suffer for the guilty.
He looked upon the testimony of that eminent Judge as
of the highest kind, and as tending to the honour of that
profession of which he (the Attorney-General) was but
an humble member, and to that of the public. He said in
effect that every person who was knowingly present,
and knowingly took part in a meeting which was made
the means of addressing language to the persons so as-
sembled of a violent and intemperate nature were
guilty of taking part in an unlawful assembly,
and though unaccompanied by any circumstances of
violence to give it the character of a seditious meeting,
yet, the mere fact of being present at similar meetings at
which such violent and intemperate language was ad-
dressed to the assembly, constituted an attendance at au
unlawful assembly, or the second charge is this indict-
ment. The Learned A ttorney-General then read the
charge of Chief Justice Tindal at Bristol, at the trial of
the Bristol rioters, in extenso—(as it has recently ap-
peared in the newspapers we do not think it necessary
to introduce it into our columns.) He thought their
Lordships would agree with him that this was a full and
clear exposition of the law applicable to charges of this
description—namely, sedition, but also of the conse-
quences of designedly attending a meeting of this de-
scription, where seditious words were addressed to the
people assembled. But there were other circumstances
that materially constituted such assemblies unlawful, and
as they were fully and clearly set forth
in the charge of Mr. Baron Alderson at the
special commission at Monmouth, at the trial of Mr.
Vincent in the year 1839. Ile did not know that he
could do better than read it. Having read the address,
he proceeded to say—That Learned Baron said, pro-
ceedings such as those adopted at assemblies like that
out of which the present proceedings had arisen, " con-
stituted an assembly of a highly dangerous character,
which ought to be suppressed by the strong arm of the
law." But there was a further circumstance which
ought to be well known to the public—if persons went
to such assemblies from mere idle curiosity, thus swell-
ing the concourse of people, creating and aggravating the
alarm, they had no right to complain if in the confusion of
the disturbance, though perfectly innocent, they were suf-
ferers. There was yet this furthtr consequence resulting
from attending meetings of this description. If a person
went to one of them from idle curiosity they must take
the whole of the consequences if they were punished
with those who had confederated-together to call toge-
ther designedly tumultuous public assemblies. He made
this observation in that public court in order that those
who felt disposed to take a part in such unlawful
assemblies might know the consequences to
which they were exposing themselves. If those who
were present at the meeting at which Fussell spoke the
words imputed to him were proved to have acted in
concert, they would all be amenable to the law. The
meeting in question, which had led to this proceeding,
took place on Monday, the 29th of May; it was held
after seven o'clock in the evening of that day. A
number of similar meetings had been held which had
excited terror in the minds of the inhabitants of the
neighbourhood. It was held without any previous an-
nouncement; they would hear from the language used by
the speakers on that occasion that by some secret
communication with those speakers the proceedings were
arranged by some private understanding till held with-
out any notice. Upon that occasion some thousands—
he believed as many as 2,000 or 3,ooo—were present.
A van was drawn out into the centre of the meeting,
and two persons addressed the assembly before
Fussell appeared. The first speaker was a person
named Williams, whose words ho would read to
show that the assembly was an unlawful one,
not for the purpose of showing that the defendant
was responsible for words uttered .by another.
" Div friends," said Williams, " the bloody aristocracy
has done its work at last. Although we have got a
Government spy amongst us, we don't care. That man,
I know, has transported his own sons; but keep the
peace, my friends. If any one disturbs you, I hope you
have sufficient energy to defend yourselves. Now
keep the peace, and I will take you to a place where
you will meet five times the number of men collected
here. When I give you a signal I want you to fall into
marching order four abreast and follow where I will lead
you, no matter where. I will take you to a place where
you will meet ten times more men than are here, and there
you will be advised what to do. I don't fear banishment
any more than that brave, noble, and patriotic man,
Mitchel; he does not care for it. Mitchel has been
sacrificed by the ruling Government. He has been
murdered by those • base, brutal, and bloody Whigs,'
through the instrumentality of a packed jury and par-
tisan judge." Fussell, as he had said, was in the van.
Williams was followed by a man named Macarthy, who
said he agreed with Williams with respect to his con-
demnation of the Whigs. lie asked would the peo-
ple of Ireland allow John Mitchel to be taken
from his native land; if they allowed him to be
taken from his native laud many other brave men
would fall victims to the diabolical Gagging Bill, and it
was now the time for all who valued liberty to strke the
blow. Ireland would rise in arms. If that country had
been quiet, it was only that it might recruit its strength,
and make a bold effort to release itself from the tyranny
at the proper time." Let the jury recollect that this
language was addressed to the lower orders of society—
persons suffering from the depression of trade at that time,
which was considerably aggravated by their being there
at all, and who naturally brooded over their wrongs,
whether real or supposed, and were, therefore,
the more readily open to the mischievous designs of
those who addressed them. Then the defendant Fussell
said, " A base Government had by means of a
packed jury and subservient judges succeeded in
obtaining the conviction of honest John Mitchel.
John Mitchel had asserted that the Queen
had forgotten her duty to her country, and
he declared the same opinion. If she neglected her
duty they should refuse to recognise her. Government,
it had been said, had acted upon expediency, but that
was a ridiculous plea for conduct so arbitrary and
disgraceful. He wished to impress upon the
meeting that there was ono sate way of
getting rid of rulers who forget their duty
to their country, and he would openly avow
what he meant—he meant by private assassination.
(Sensation.) That it was that made the Emperor of
Austria fly, and that it was that should make other
crowned rulers fly also. He had five sons, and he would
disown either one of them who refused to assassinate any
parties who were instrmental in banishing him from his
native land for such an offence as that for which Mr.
Mitchel had been convicted." Afterwards Williams
addressed the meeting, and at his request they marched
four abreast through the principal streets of the me
tropolis until a late hour, causing the greatest
terror and alarm in the breasts of the people. The
Learned Gentleman then went on to say, that the Go-
vernment having had these sentiments brought before
them, felt it their duty to proceed against them. No
notice having been given of the intended meeting, a
short-hand writer was not sent to it, and they had there-
fore to depend on the testimony of a person who at-
tended to prepare a condensed report for the newspapers,
and who took down such sentences in short-hand as ap-
peared to him the most prominent, and his testimony
would be corroborated by another who attended for a
similar purpose. The matter first attracted the atten
Lion of the Government through the press, and they
then set about making the necessary inquiries for the
reporter at the different newspaper offices. Ile appre-
hended there would be no difficulty in proving the of-
fence. He believed one of the highest privileges of the
constitutionspkea was that which allowed open and public
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PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ.
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JULY 3.—Wind S.S.W., fresh breeze, and
fine clear weather.
PENZANCE, JULY 3.—The Lugger Louis, Cloitre, from
Swansea to St. Brieux, sprung a leak, and was aban-
donded off Longships ; crew saved.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 4.—Wind N.N.W. to N.N.E.—Arrd.
Harriet, Williams, Newfoundland. Off port, Formora.
Sid. Wye, Rio Grande; Valparaiso, Valparaiso; Jane
Quebec.
WIVENHOE, JULY 4.—The Que dirande mi (?) Ro-
driquey, from Christiansands to Barcelona, was assisted
into this port to-day leaky, and making water, having
been on shore on the sunk sand.
CONWAY, JULY 3.—Arrd. William Fell, Quebec.
MUMBLES, JULY 2.—Sld. John Hullett, Tanner, Cape
of Good Hope.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 4.—Sid. Canton (steamer),
Canton.
COWES, JULY 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Roseberry,
Young, Bahia.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 4.—The Ann Lockerby, which
sailed from Saugor 4th May for this port, was reported
to be putting back on the 11th, making 39 inches of
water per hour.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4.—Wind W.N.W. to W.—
Arrd. Mary Seaton, Meldrum, Quebec.
DEAL, JULY 4.—Wind N.N.W. to S.—Arrd. Eliza
Robson, Taylor, Rio Janeiro, for Hamburgh ; Pollock,
Mclntyre, Miramichi; Margaretta, Liekis, Miramichi,
and sailed for New Orleans. Arrd. from the River and
sld., Mary White, Gambia. Sid. the Outward Bound.
CLYDE, JULY 3.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. 2d, Eliza
Leishman, Dickson. Mauritius; Mariner, Crawford,
Quebec; 3d, Roger Stewart, Begg, New Orleans; Pro-
vidence, Burgess, Savannah; Ann Harley, Scott, New
York; Torrance, Patten, Montreal; Cherokee, Wylie,
Montreal; Gratia, Poland, Newfoundland. Sld. Gaunt-
let, Kean, Honduras.
DUBLIN, JULY 3.—Arrd. Highlander, McMillan,
Trinidad; Harlequin, Blayne, Barbadoes; Talma,
Bowie, St. John's, New Brunswick; Elizabeth, ditto.
CORK. JULY 2.—Arrd. Bache M'Ever, Sullivan, St.
John's, New Brunswick.
SCILLY, JULY I.—Sid. President, Rio Janeiro.
SWANSEA, JULY 4.—Sid. William Nicholson, Cuba.
BRISTOL, JULY 3.—Arrd. Thomas Blyth, Thompson,
Mauritius, and not the " Thomas Knight," as reported
yesterday; 4th, Frederick, St. John's, New Brunswick.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY
A slight increase has taken place in the arrivals of
English Wheat for our market this week; yet the show
of samples to-day was very small. For all descriptions
the demand was steady, at fully Monday's advance in the
quotations, at which a clearance was readily effected.
The imports of foreign Wheat have been only 1,540
quarters. There was a steady sale for that article, and
choice qualities were mostly held for more money. In
Barley—the show of which was good—comparatively
little business was doing, at late rates. Malt was very
dull, but not cheaper. The quantity of foreign Oats
was good ; but the supply of English was small. The
Oat trade ruled heavy, at last week's prices. Beans
Peas, and Indian Corn, commanded very little attention.
The top price of the best town-made Flour was advanced
to 465. per 280 lbs.

English ..
Irish...

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Larley. Oats. I Flour
2,120 qrs. 710 qrs. I 1,790 vs. 1,760 sici.

Yoreigu .

14,620 I -

1,540

5,010
Malt, 3,840 qrs.
BOROUGH 3101. MARILET.
This market continues exceedingly heavy, at barely
last week's reduction in prices. The plantation accounts
are favourable, and the duty is called 195,000/. to
200,0001. Sussex Pockets, 21 15s to 3/ 2s ; Weald of
Kent ditto, 21 18s to 315 s ; Mid and East Kent ditto,
314 s to 5/ ss.

EL
WRITECIZA P.
Our Market was steady to-day, and last week's prices
were well supported in every instance. Beef, from
2s 10d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3i 4d to 4a 8d; Lamb, 4s 8d
to 3s 6d; Veal, 3s; 4d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d
per Blbs. by the carcase.

E CHARTIST TRIALS.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
THE TRIAL OF FUSSELL.
The body of the court became crowded soon after
balf-past nine. The attendance of barristers was very
large. The gallery was but thinly attended.

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The Attorney-General entered the court at ten o'clock.
Shortly after the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas,
accompanied by Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Justice
Malik, took their seats upon the bench.
Joseph Ireneeus John Fussell was then called upon,
and surrendered on his bail. The defendant was placed
immediately under the dock ; when he took up his
position he became an object of curiosity for some
minutes to the Learned Judges and those present. The
following is the charge as set down in the calendar—
" Remanded from the last session, standing indicted for
unlawfully, in the presence and hearing of divers sub-
jects of our lady the Queen, uttering, &c., certain sedi-
tious words against our said lady th© Queen and her
government, &c."
The Attorney-General, with whom were Mr. Welsby,
Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Clarke appeared for the prosecution.
Mr. Sergeant Allen and Mr. Huddlestone appeared
for the defendant.
Mr. Staight, the Clerk of the Arraigns (to the
defendant)—Prisoner at the bar, are you guilty or not
guilty ?
Fussell (in a loud voice), Not guilty.
Mr. Sergeant ALLEN then applied to their Lordships
to quash the indictment, or to call upon the Attorney-
General to elect on which counts he should proceed.
The offences charged against the defendant were—
sedition, attending an unlawful assembly, and with riot.
As each count charged a separate and distinct offence,
and as the evidence on each would differ, ho contended
that toe application he had made should be acceded to.
If it were not, the defendant would be embarrassed in
his defence. He cited authorities in support of his
Yiew.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant ALLEN—I was on
the waggon. There were three speakers, and the
whole speaking did not occupy more than twenty mi-
nutes at the outside. My note is in abbreviated long
hand, and is my usual mode of taking down speeches to
be inserted in the newspapers. ( The witness here
handed in his notes to the Learned Counsel, and
pointed out to him the latter passage of Fussell's
speech.) Thirty or forty of the best reporters on
the London; press take notes in that way.
I have been employed on all the London
papers. I have been employed on the pines,
I attend meetings on my own account, and send in my
reports to the different newspapers, and if they use
them they pay me for them. 1 have communicated with
the editor of the Times personally with respect to taking
reports of meetings. Ido not know that I have ever
spoken to the editor himself, but I have seen him dozens
of times. I have been a reporter six or seven years,
and some portion of the time was editor and reporter of
the Railway Telegraph. I have never attended a police
office as a reporter, but about thirteen years ago I at-
tended a police court as a defendant, for having run
away from my master, to whom I was an apprentice.
I have also been charged with felony at a police court,
in consequence of an action I had against the Morning
Chronicle. I was charged with putting the ash of a
lighted cigar into the letter-box of that newspaper, and
the case came before Mr. Ball, at Bow-street, who die,-
missed me, because there were no grounds for the
charge. I commenced an action against the Morn-
ing Chronicle for 481., but not having sufficient evi-
dence to substantiate the case I abandoned it.
There was a case of arson in which I was a party in re-
lation to the Sun Fire Office. I was insured for 500/.,
and the house was burnt down. I claimed 4101., but
never got it. I have heard it said by counsel that I had
been guilty of arson, but I never pay any attention to
what they say.—(Laughter.) I never absconded for
having defrauded Messrs. Spicer, the paper dealers. I
am not aware whether I owe them anything. I
was editor of the Theatrical Chronicle, but not the pro-
prietor. I never bought 401. or 451. worth of paper from
them on the understanding that it was for that paper,
and then sold it next day for 101. I have been a bank-
rupt, but obtained my certificate immediately, and
handed in my assets to the amount of 3001. more than
my debts. I report for all the papers and send copy on
the chance of its being inserted. lam paid by the line.
I never was in • the employ of the Blackwell Railway
I attended nearly all of the Chartist meetings, and re-
ported some of them. I was engaged by the Express
to report the meeting on Kennington-common. I never
send
,to papers when they have their own reporters
present. _ _ _

Re-examined—lf I send to a paper what is not true,
one may send for years without having a line in.
Henry Potter was next examined by the ATTORNEY-
GENERAL—I am a reporter, and report for all the daily
papers. I report in short-hand. I attended the meeting
on the 29th of May. I arrived there a few minutes
before seven o'clock. I was on the van. At the com-
mencement of the proceedings I should say there
were about 2,000 or 3,000 persons present. I took
a note of part of what was said at the meeting.
(The witness here read the notes he had taken of
Williams' speech; also the notes of M'Carthy's and
Fussell's, which were quoted by the Attorney-General
in his opening.) The people then fell into marching
order at the request of Williams. The witness then
described the progress of the procession to Dean-street,
Soho, as detailed by the last witness.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant ALLEN—I was not
engaged by any paper to attend the meeting. I have
lived in the same house with the last wit-
ness since the beginning of the year. I did
not see any other reporters at the meet-
ing. I was induced to go there on the chance
of getting my account inserted in the newspapers. The
speaking altogether occupied about forty minutes.
Fowler and I acted as partners. If I sent false
reports to any of the newspapers I have no
doubt that my reports would not be inserted again.
I retired with Fowler after leaving the meeting. We
did not compare notes, hut he wrote ono portion of them,
and I another portion. I can't exactly say now which
part I wrote. There was a very great noise at the
meeting. The whole that I wrote was put into the
Morning Chronicle. I swear I never compared notes with
Fowler.
Horace Harvey, policeman, was next called and exa-
mined by Mr.CLAßKE—Attended the meeting onClerken-
well-green on the 29th of May. A man named Williams
first spoke at the meeting. I have the notes with me
speaking. The
people
that I took of his speech. I left the meeting for a short
time,
a n
were
e r h
r n
cheering d Fussell
very
n2uh. When Fussell
wase
had done speaking, Williams ' said, " Now friends, fall in
we
then etu
four abreast." I saw Williams in front of the proces-
sion as it went through Compton-street. He said, ad-
dressing the people,
that if they were friends
enl
r
to the cause they would fall into the procession.
The witness then detailed the progress of the procession
to Dean-street, and also the route it took in returning
back to Smithfield. On returning, opposite the Dispatch
office in Fleet-street, some of the leaders cried out," Let
us smash it in;" but they did not carry out the threat.
When they got to the corner of Bridge-street, Black-
friars, somo suggested that they should attack the Times
office. They then went through Farringdon-street to
Smithfield, and from thence to Red-cross-street, where
Williams addressed the people from a coffee-shop
window. He said they had had a meeting in spite of
" finality Jack" (meaning Lord J. Russell), and that
they would continue meeting until their Irish brethren
had obtained their liberty, whatever might be said by
Lord John and the other members of the Government.
M`Carthy also spoke from the window, and told the
people they would " do it " to-morrow, and advised them
to come armed with guns and pistols. Some one in the
crowd said, "Lead us on, and. we will do it to night."
The City police then interfered, and dispersed the people.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. ALLEN,
without, however, eliciting any material fact that bad
not been already given in evidence.
James Collins, of the City police, examined by Mr.
WELSBY—On the 29th of May last my division was
ordered to go to Red-cross-street. There were between
3,000 and 4,000 people assembled opposite Cartwright's
coffee-shop, from a window of which some one was ad-
dressing them. We had orders to disperse the mob,
which we did, without using our truncheons, but many
of them assembled again in Golden-lane. I there had a
brickbat thrown in my face.
'there were four police-
man wounded besides myself. Several Metropolitan
policemen came to their assistance. Hot water was
thrown at some of the police from the windows of the
houses, and also from somo of the courts in the lane.
James Terry, a glass-maker in St. John-street, was
then examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL. My shop is
situated close to the Green, and I could see persons go-
ing to the meeting on the 29th May. I was not alarmed
myself, but my family were, and many of my neighbours,
I shut up my shop. I - saw the procession turn out
of Aylesbury-street. I think there were about 600 per-
sons present. That is all I saw. I cannot say whether
there were more.

Mr. HUDDLESTONE followed.
The Learned Judges, having consulted,
Chief Justice WILDE said, his Learned Brothers
agreed with him that the application could not be enter-
tained. It was the duty of the Court to see that the
case against the prisoner was not conduct( d in in a way
likely to embarrass him in his defence. The whole of
the offences charged might have been committed on one
occasion, and one might resolve itself into the others;
he could not well see how they could be separated. One
of his Learned Brothers had informed him that he once
tried a man who was charged with wounding nine cows
in the same stable. There were nine counts in tho in-
dictment, and an objection was made to the indictment,
on the ground that it might resolve itself into nine dis-
tinct charges, and that the prisoner might be
punished on all, but the Court, entertaining a different
opinion, overruled the application. As it appeared from
the indictment that the offences charged were com-
mitted upon one occasion, the Court did not consider
that the prisener would be embarrassed in his defence.
They could not, therefore, entertain the motion.
The defendant having been again arraigned and
pleaded " Not guilty," as before,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proceeded to address: the
jury- II said lie could assure them that he should
have been well pleased if he could have terminated his
official career without appearing before them as a public
prosecutor, in any proceeding arising out of the poli-
tical disturbances of the time; but the circumstances which
had led to the institution of this prosecution were such,
that ho was quite convinced they would bo of opinion,
when they heard them, that if he had hesitated to assert
the dignity of the law that he should have deservedly
nolaidun ce himself open to have the severest censure pro-
upond him. Not only had the prisoner at
the bar been guilty of conduct which at any
time would have rendered him liable to the utmost
punishment that the law could inflict upon him, but be
bad taken advantage of the temporary distress that pre-
vailed in the country to excite the passions of the multi-
tude, and this prosecution had been instituted not only
to warn others who may have become the victims of
such arts, owing to their distress and ignorance, but
to assure the well-disposed subjects of the Queen that
the law is strong enough, and that its administrators are
ready to punish with severity those guilty of a violation
of the public race. They would concur with him in
thinking that it was not right that the country should
be kept in a continual state of alarm, and that those V. ho
thecame forward to maintain the public peace, and to assist
Government in suppressing disturbances, should
those
e kept continually in a stat 3 of excitement by
their who acted like the defendant and others, doing
best to paralyse trade, to the successful carrying
Ott of which alone could they hove for support. He had
made these prefatory remarks in justification, ifjustifica-
Poo were required, with respect to the course which he
had felt it his duty on behalf of the Goveinment to pur-
sue on this occasion; but it was altogether unnecessary
or him to warn them, who were gentlemen of great ex-
l'erience, that they must not allow themselves in the
oonrse of these proceedings to be influenced by any
motives, save that which as good citizens, desirous of
preserving the pace of the country, they should be
ituated, They of course must take into consideration
`1 evidence alone which would be produced before
all the
~and dismiss from their minds, as far rs they could,
Which they had either heard, read, or seen, in rela-
meri tr,
ie., the :natter before them, before they entered that

Joshua Pleasant, a hatter, residing in Aylesbury-street,
Clerkenwell, said on the day in question he and his
family were much alarmed at the number of people
passing. They saw the horse troops pass, and of course
they were alarmed.—(Laughter.) Ile consequently
followed the example of his neighbours, and shut up his
shop.
Cress-examined by Mr. ALLEN—The people forming
the procession were of the worst class, and in conse-
quence of their proceedings, serious injury was done to
his business.

By Chief Justice WILDE—I do not know the names
of the speakers; but they were of the worst possible
class.--(Laughter.)
This concluded the case for the prosecution, and the
jury retired fur a few minutes for refreshments.

THE SUN, LONDON,_ WEDNESDAY EVENING-, JULY 5, 1848.

IMPERIAL PARLIA:MENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
The West of England and South Wales Drainage
Company Incorporation Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The following reports were considered and agreed to
and the Bills ordered to he engrossed :
Rawlins' (or Bishops Hull Curacy) Estate Bill.
Worcester Turnpike Trust Bill.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from an in ,
dividual named Spring, stating that he had a claim upon
an Hon. Member of the House which he was unable to
recover, in consequence of the Hon. Gentleman having ,
no assets to distraiu upon, and praying the House to
pass the Bill for vacating the seats of insolvent Members.
The Hon. Gentleman also presented a petition from the
City of London in favour of a uniform penny receipt
stamp.
Sir F. BARING presented a petition from Portsmouth
in favour of Parliamentary reform.
Mr. P. WESTHEAD presented a petition praying
the House to pass a Bill to enable members of the
Free Church of Scotland to obtain sites for their
churches.
Mr. EWART presented a petition to the same effect.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition
from Preston in favour of secular education.
PUBLIC HEALTH—THE CHOLERA.
Mr. MONSELL gave notice that to-morrow he
should ask the First Commissioner of Woods and
Forests whether he had been informed that the; cholera
had broken out in Moscow and Petersburgh, and
whether it was the intention of Government to take any
steps for improving the public health in Ireland; also
that he should ask the First Lord of the Admiralty
whether it was the intention of Government to estab-
lish a steam-packet station on the West Coast of Ire-
land, now that railways had been opened to that part of
the island?
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS
ADJOURNMENT BILL.

Mr. GREENE, in moving the second reading of this
Bill, reminded the House that the prorogation of Par-
liament put an end to the progress of measures which
were then in an unfinished stage, and the pre-
sent Bill had been introduced for the purpose
of removing the inconvenience and expense which
this system inflicted upon the country. If the
House would take the trouble to glance over the business
of the last few years they would find that towards the
close of every session all sorts of Bills in great number
came crowding upon them from the House of Lords, and
on many occasions many of those Bills were obliged to
be discharged in consequence of there not being sufficient
time to get through them before the prorogation day.
Of course, having to introduce these dropped measures
de, novo, tended to increase the business of the succeed-
ing session, and the natural result was that a session
seldom or never passed without their having a large
number of Bills greatly in arroar. This was an evil ad-
mitted on all hands, and the only question to be consi-
dered was how to get rid of it. A. remedy could be pro-
vided by resorting to the prerogative of the Crown,
or by passing a distinct measure upon the subject. For
his own part, he confessed that ho preferred the latter
plan, and accordingly he had ventured to introduce this
Bill to provide that, is certain cases, Bills in an ad-
vanced stage should be hung up from one session to
another.
Mr. GOULBURN did not wish to take up the time
of the House, but he could not help taking that oppor-
tunity of expressing the doubts he entertained as to the
expediency of passing this Bill. It was true that the
business of the House greatly accumulated towards the
close of every session, but he was afraid the Bill would
get rid of that evil by establishing a more aggravated
one. If this Bill passed he very much feared that public
measures which ought not to be delayed in their pro-
gress through the House would be deferred from session
to session, to the great injury:of the public; and he would
suggest thatinstead of adopting this Bill some steps should
be taken to induce the other House to expedite their
proceedings as much as possible, so as to prevent a
crowd of Bills coming down at the close of their
sittings.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, without entering into the
general question involved in this Bill, put it to the Hon.
Member opposite, whether it would not be as well to
refer the Bill to the consideration of a Select Com-
mittee.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD objected to this Bill alto-
gether, and should feel it to be his duty to give it his
most decided opposition. Ho should, therefore, move as
an amendment, that it be read a second time this day
six months.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen rode out on horseback yesterday morning,
accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The
lion. Miss Dawson, Maid of Honour, Major-General
Wemyss, Equerrry in Waiting, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Seymour, Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert, were
in attendance on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday afternoon, attended by Lieut.• Colonel
Seymour. His Royal Highness visited, and minutely
inspected, the Lodging-house for the Working-classes,
erected by the Metropolitan Association in the Old
Pancras-road.

Sir DENIIAM NORREYS trusted his Honourable
Friend would not think it necessary to persevere in his
amendment, for the Bill, in his opinion, had been ren-
dered absolutely requisite by the great accumulation
which had taken place of late years in both the private
and the public business of the House.
Lord MAHON would readily consent to refer this
Bill to the consideration of a Select Committee. Although
he was opposed to many parts of the Bill he still
thought that it was one which might be usefully enter-
tained. Many measures which were sent up to the
Lords late in the session were often lost from the want
of time to get through them, and he thought they
might safely and properly provide that such measures
should be taken up in the next session at the stage they
were in when Parliament was prorogued.—(Hear.)
Mr. URQUHART attributed the delay which took
place in the progress of public Bills to the neglect of
Government in allowing many important measures to
rest in the hands of individual Members, and be thought
this Bill would extend that abusive system. Ho should
give it his decided opposition.
Mr. MOWATT could see no real objection to the
Bill. It would enable parties who had private Bills in a
partially advanced stage to resume them in that stage
in a succeeding session, without going to the expense of
beginning again de novo, and he therefore trusted the
amendment would not be pressed to a division.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD said, after what had passed, ho
did not feel himself justified in persevering with his
amendment, and with the permission of the House he
would withdraw it.

The auli,aduient was accordingly withdrawn, and the
Bill read a second time.

(LEFT SITTING.)

IREL AND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING.
In consequence of some alteration in the arrange-
ments of the Court, Mr. Devin Reilly's trial is post-
poned until to-morrow (Wednesday).
A warrant was issued yesterday under the Treason
Felony Act against Mr. Martin, proprietor of the Irish
Felon newspaper.

The officer entrusted with the warrant has been un-
able to execute it, in consequence of the disappearance
of Mr. Martin, who is evidently keeping out of the way
to avoid capture.

In the Court of Queen's Bench yesterday, at half-past
four o'clock, the jury found a verdict of Guilty against
Patrick Gogarty and the other traversers.
The CHIEF JUSTICE sentenced Gogarty to seven
years' transportation; English, to two years' impri-
sonment; and the remainder to one y
ear'simprison-
ment.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Sir,—On Monday, the 3d, the debate was con-
tinued on the Sugar Duties, without producing much
that was new, except the assent given by Lord John
Russell at the end, to the impossibility of getting
through any set of Resolutions by the sth of this
month ; the consequence of which is, that the duties
under the Act of 1846 must go on for the present.
An alteration in one article of the intended Minis-
terial scale was proposed, and negatived by 231 to 169.
I hope I have written enough, not to be set down
as believing that Free Trade includes the trade in
stolen pocket-handkerchiefs. But there is no banner
raised on the other side. The Anti-Slavery party is
extinct, or only perceptible in the adverse camp.
They would keep out slave-grown sugar, if asking
for tree-labour sugar at a shop would do it. But
they have no notion of any united action, either on
the Government or on public opinion. They would
at this moment turn over the coast of Africa to a
restoration of the Slave Trade, to gratify a crotchet
they have, that the way to diminish the evils of
highway robbery is to do nothing to anger highway-
men. And the Free-traders, or some of them, I
fear, have an indistinct notion, that to cover tropical
America with slave labour, would be a capital thing
the House met at twela;elesoclTochke,
factbut
i quartera inboetfioortei
little was done. At a
house
encelssliws
against tcho counted out,
n s t
I suppose that everybody. likes
forecoigionitlpart
aaTrdtaheuti.einevste:Hilrayfyoe
interference
when it is his own way, and dislikes it when the
contrary.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant
T. PERRONET THOMIISON.
Blackheath, London, July 5, 1848.

We believe we are correct in stating that M. Guizot
has declined the Chair of Modern Languages made to
him by the curators of the Taylor Institution m Oxford.
M. Guizot declined the offer from personal motives,
with every sense of the compliment, which We still think
was paid to him by the curators at the expense of the
O T s.
ime
trust confided to them by the Univercsity..._
THE WINNERS OF THE JULY TAE E 8 FORETOLD
BY ",PEGASUS."—The article written by "Pegasus,"
and published in Bell's Life in London, July 2, stated the
three first horses would be Flying Dutchman, Sister
to lodine, and The Jester. Bell's Life is regularly pub-
lished in time for the newspaper agents to send by all
the Saturday afternoon railways. The sale of Bell's Life
exceeds 27,000.
SOUTHAMPTON JULY 4.—The American mail
steamer Hermann, Captain Crabtree, having taken on
board a supply of coals, sailed this morning for Bremen.
She has on board about 200,000 dollars iu specie for
Germany. The Wonder sailed this morning for Havre
with the American mails, ex-Hermann, from New York;
likewise a considerable amount of specie and gold coin
intended for France. The Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company's ship Canton sailed to-day
for China via the Cape of Good Hope; and the steamer
Transit, intended to run on the river Nile, in the service
of the Egyptian Government, sailed this afternoon for
Alexandria.

The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the
Princess Alice, took a drive yesterday in an open car-
riage and four. _

Prince Alfrad, the Princess Helena, and the Princess
Louisa, took airings yesterday in the garden of the
Palace.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Royal
Italian Opera-house with their presence yesterday eve-
ning. The Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess
Jocelyn, the Earl of Listowel, Major-General Wemyss,
and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour. Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent also honoured the performance of the
Royal Italian Opera-house last evening with her pre-
sence. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady
Augusta Bruce.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert inspected Mr.
Maclise's designs for a Niello bracelet, Mr. Bell's bronze
of Shakspeare, Mr. Redgrave's paper for hanging pic-
tures on, Messrs. Holland's drawing-room chair, and
other works executing for Summerly's Art Manufactures.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left town
yesterday morning, for her residence, Frogmore House.
Her Royal Highness returned to Clarence House, St.
James's, in the afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck and Mr. Edmond
Mildmay, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their
presence yesterday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House,
on Monday.
The Lord President of the Council had an interview
with a deputation from the General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Muir, the
Rev. Dr. Craik, the Rev. Dr. Macfarlane, Mr. John G.
Kinnear, and Mr. J. A. Macrae, who were introduced
by the Duke of Argyll.

Total .

51b. The winner of the Derby to carry 81b, the
second, 61b, rod the third, 31b extra. A.F.
Duke of Bedford's Justice to Ireland—Duke of Rut-
land's Fiddler—Mr. B: Green's Flatcatcher.
NOTTINGHAM, 1848.
Acceptances for the Nottinghamshire Handicap.
Inheritress, aged, Bst 91b—Rattrap, 5 yrs, 7st 12—
Yardley, aged, 7st 1 ilb—Giselle, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Zuleika,
5 yrs, 6st 131b—All's-well, aged, Est 111b—Louisa
Newell, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—Tom Jolly, 4 yrs, 6st—Self De-,
fence, 5 yrs, sst 71b--Tuscan, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Snowball
3 yrs, sst 61b—Sampson, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b.
Acceptances for the Chesterfield Handicap.
Inheritress; aged, Bst 101b—Rattrap, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—
Giselle, 5 yrs. 7st 51b—Ales-well, aged, 6st 131b—Syl-
van, 3 yrs, sst 91b—Snowball, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Reality,
3 yrs, sst 61b—Alpheia, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b.
BRIGHTON, 1848.
Acceptances for the Brighton Stakes.
Footstool, 5 yrs, fist 101b—Lady Wildair, 6 yrs. Bst
91b--The Cur, 6 yrs, ist 121b—Crozier, 4 yrs, ist 101 b
Rattrap, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—Sir Arthur, 6 yrs, 7st 71b—
Ipecacuanha, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Joe o' Sot, 4 yrs, 7 st—
Pillage, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Fistiana, 4 yrs, Est 101 b
Sutlej, 6 yrs, Est 91b—Geraldine, 5 yrs, Est 91b—Anta-
gonist, 4 yrs, Est 91b—Marquis of Conyngham, 5 yrs, Est
61b—Tarella, 4 yrs, sst 131b—Trap, 3 yrs, sst 111 b
Millwood, 4 yrs, sst 111b—Liston, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Re-
flection, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Remembrance, 3 yrs, sst 61b—
Self-defence, 3 yrs, sst.
WOLVERHAMPTON, IS4B.
Acceptances for the Wolverhampton Stakes.
Inheritress, aged, Bst 91b—Rattrap, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b
Rowena, aged, 7st 111b—Yardley, aged, 7st 91b—Cle-
mentina, 4 yrs, 7st—Little Mary, 6 yrs, 6st 71b—Laza-
rillo, 4 yrs, Est 51b—Pottinger, 4 yrs, 6st 51b—Hornet,
4 yrs, 6st—Counterfeit, aged, 6st—Deloraine, 4 yrs, 6st
—Sponge, 3 yrs, 6st—Lady of the Lune, 4 yrs, sst 91b—
gr. c. by Theon, out of Ferneley's dam, 4 yrs, Set 91b—
Dough, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Fernhill, 3 yrs, sst 61b—Samp-
son, 3 yrs, sst 21b—Cracow, 3 yrs, sst 21b.
GOODWOOD RACES.— In addition to the many rich
prizes to be contended for at the ensuing meeting, two
new Plates will be given on the last day, viz., 200/.
added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for two-year
olds, to name on the day of entry for the Plates, and the
weights to be declared the night before running ; and
150/. for all ages, weight for age, one mile, the winner
to be sold, with his engagements, for 1,0001 ; to name
on the Monday after the Liverpool. The Chesterfield
Cup (handicap), one mile and a quarter, closes on Sa-
turday next.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS,

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1848.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 347
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 53
Turbercular Diseases... ... 171
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 125
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 27
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... • . 76
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... 70
Diseases of the Kidne-

of the .tta,—..tys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 12
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ••• 1
Diseases of the Skin, &c. 2
Malformations... ..• 6
Premature Birth ... •••
Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden ... '
... 32
Violence, Privation Cold, or Intemperance 92
Causes not specified ...
... 4
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES -

... 1,100

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the
1841. Five Springs. Week.
West Distrlets... 300,711 . . 143 ... 165
North Districts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 215
Central Districts 373,653
... 171 East T'il;tricts ... 392,444 ... 188
... 199 ... 248
Sout- districts .. 501,190
... 248 ... 284

T0ta15........ 1,948,369 ... 943 ... 1,100
Malea ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 548
Females
..• 552

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.
Males ... ... .. ... .., 783
Females ... ... ... ... ... 769

.• ••• ••• ... 1,552