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

On the Court resuming, the Clerk of the Arraigns
read the several passages contained in the books and
papers found at the prisoner's lodging, and identified by
Mr. Chubb as being in the prisoner's handwriting, and
also a letter from the prisoner, addressed to his sister, in
whioh the prisoner stated that the police had been en-
deavouring to take him into custody—that before:he
engaged in the agitation: he had considered the conse-
quences, and had made up his mind to abide them.
Thomas Powell was then called and examined by Mr.
Booent—Witness, early in the present year, became a
member of the Chartist society. It was after the 10th
April that he became such mdmber. He continued to attend
the meetings of the association in the months of June
and July. lie belonged to the Cripplegate district.
There was a council of management, consisting of five
hersons, named Laths, Fowler, Carter, Owen Jones, and
imself. He had entered under the name of Johnson, and
was known by that name among the Chartists. That
council had the general superintendence of the proceed-
ings of the association. They met at Cartwrigbt's coffee-
house, in Red Cross-street. On the 20th of
July a committee was formed to meet at a
house in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. That
was called the secret committee. Witness was
elected by the council to form one of that secret
committee, and in that character be attended a meeting
at the Black Jack, Portugal-street, on the 20th of
Jelly. Fourteen persons were present at that meeting,
among whom were Mr. Payne, Mr. Brewster, Mr.
Mulflns, the prisoner, a delegate from Greenwich,
and nine others. The prisoner attended as a delegate
from the Irish confederates. Reports were given in of
the feelings of different localities with respect to a phy-
sical-force movement, and a return was also given in by
each delegate of theumber of men they could depend
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upon, and w were Willing to fight.
Mr. KneNWIN" objected to the reception of the evi-
donee, but
Mr. Justice ERLE overruled the objection.
The examination of the witness then proceeded—An-
other committee was then appointed for the purpose of
drawing up five plans for action; and Mr. Payne,
Mr. Brewster, Mr. Rose, Mr. Mullins, and
the prisoner, were appointed on that com-
mittee. The meeting commenced at nine o'clock,
and lasted till nearly twelve o'clock, when it was
adjourned VI Dennisen's coffee-house, Great St. Andrew's,
street, Seven-dials, on the following (Sunday) morning.
When witness attended the meeting at the Black Jack,
ho was (requested to produce credentials, which he had
obtainer from a Mr. Vezer on their way to the
meeting. Bettis was with them. Vezer, when he gave
witness the credentials, told him they were going to get
up a bloody revolution. Witness attended on the Sun-
day morning at Dennison's coffee-house, and the pri-
soner', together with Mullins, Rose, Brewster, and others,
were there. The meeting lasted upwards of an
hour, in the course of which Mr. Mullins
took a map of London from his pocket, and laid
it on the table. All the parties had papers, and among
them was another plan of London, including the Seven-
dials. The prisoner told Mullins he thought it would be
difficult for him to take the management of the Seven-
dials. Mr. Payne, who was in the chair, said that their
object was to destroy the power of the Queen and
estliblish a Republic, and in that sentiment there was a
general acquiescence. There was also some converse-
tiomabout assassinating the police. Mr. Rose said we
must first assassinate the police, burn down the
station-house, and build barricades. That pro-
position appeared to him to be generally well re-
ceived. At the expiration of an hour other persons were
admitted; among whom were Mr. Allnutt and others,
and about three or four delegates from other places.
The witness saw Mr. Mullins put the paper
produced into his pocket, after showing it
to those who were present. Mr. Mullins
then told those who had been last admitted that he was
sorry their plans were not quite matured for their in-
spection. The meeting then adjourned to Mr. Cart-
wright's the same evening. The prisoner was not at
the meeting on the evening of the 26th of July.
Another meeting took place at Hopkinson's coffee-
house in Saffron-bill. The prisoner was present and 17
other persons at that meeting. Among the others pre-
sent was Mr. Fernando, who was a delegate from the
Hackney-road.

Dy Mr. Justice ERLE—Made notes of these meetings
the same night or the next morning.
By Mr. BODKlN—Reports were given in at that meet-
ing from the different localities of the number of men
they could depend upon. At that meeting an advertise-
ment was considered which had appeared in the Northern
Star, calling upon parties to send delegates to the Dis-
patch Coffee-house, Bride-lane. Other meetings took
place—one on the 30th, when the prisoner was present.
A return was made at that meeting of the new dele-
gates of the number of fighting men that could be de-
pended upon. The committee that had met at the
Black Jack resigned in consequence of the charges
brought against Mullins and Rose of being spies. An
ulterior Committee was then appointed, among whom
were Mr. Mullins, Mr. Rose, and the prisoner.
/rothing was said openly what the ulterior committee
was appointed for. A resolution was passed at the same
meeting that a meeting should take place on the follow-
ing Monday, at Mr. Cartwright's, if necessary, but no
such meeting took place. One, however, took place
on the Tuesday, at the Dispatch coffee-house,
In Bride-lane, at which no less than thirty-four
persons were present, among whom was the
prisoner. Reports were produced from new dele-
gates of the number of the fighting men that could be
Anpended upon, and a resolution was also passed,
increasing the number of the ulterior committee
to nine. Mr. Vezer, at the meeting on Tuesday,
August 1, gave in his statement, that in his district
there were fifty fighting men. Had often heard of the
Emmett and Thomas Payne brigade. The names of the
four added to the committee were Fay, Thompson,
Lynch, and Donovan. Some person proposed that some
one should bo sent to the north to ascertain the
state of feeling; but it was not adopted, as it was
believed that no true intelligence could be ob-
tained. Darling proposed a demonstration in favour
of Chartists and Confederates should take place on
Primrose-hill, on the following Sunday, the 6th, in order
to ascertain their strength, but there was a majority of
five against him. A resolution was then passed that
each delegate should go to his district and learn the state
of feeling in each, and to instruct them, so that they might
be ready for action in an hour, and at the same
to bring as much money as they could collect. Mr.
Mullins reported that he had seen Mr. Kydd that day,
and that he had stated, that if they would come out
with physical force he should not be backward in
heading them, adding, that he entered into the execu-
tive of the Convention as a moral force man. The com-
mittee of my district (Cripplegate) had been in con-
nexion with the Convention. We next met at
Cartwright's coffee-house, on Friday, the 6th of
August; thif;rtwo:were present, the defendant being
one of them. 'The propriety of wearing a red scarf on
the day of action was discussed that evening. The de-
legates reported as before. A circular received by Mr.
Kydd, asking what the feeling was with respect to send-
ing an emissary to the north, was discussed, and money
was given by Rose to Bassett to send Lacy off to Man-
chester at once. A resolution pledging the members to
submit to the direction of the committee was passed, in
whom a vote of confidence was passed. A resolution was
passed instructing the members to meet their constitu-
ents on the following Sunday at their places of meeting,
and prevent them from going to a meeting announced to
be held at Kennington-common that day, and to tell
them to wait at their meeting places till the delegates
returned froth the Dispatch Coffee-house, where they
were all to meet. A resolution was also passed appoint-
ing four men to be stationed between Bride-lane and
Kennington-common to telegraph what was going on.
He (witness) had the appointment of these men, and
could give their names. They met again, the prisoner
being present, at Dennis's coffee-house, at seven o'clock
the next night. The committee of nine resigned in con-
sequence of the reported arrest of Smith O'Brien. Mul-
lins said he had no confidence in the four new men,
as he did not know their plans. A resolution was
passed to elect a president, and that he who had the
lowest number of votes should retire to make room for
him, and that a sum of 3s. 4d. should be levied upon the
&embers of each district for his payment ; but nobody
Knew who the president was till a letter was read from
Lacy from the north, stating that the might expect a
" good order." They agreed to meet at the Lord
Denman on the 9th. They did so, to the
number of SE, the prisoner being present. Mul-
ins, who acted as vice-chairman, called upon the
members by their allegiance to abide by the declaration
of the committee, and each solemnly declared that they
',would, some saying that they were ready to risk their
lives. Payne read a letter from Lacy saying that all
was going on well. They adjourned to Perry's coffee-
house, Bethnal-green. On the following Friday there was
0 meeting because they were told the police had seized
124'sb's papers.land that it was " all up," The next meet-
ing he attended was at the Orange Tree, Orange.street
Red Lion square, on Monday, the 16th, where he found
twenty-five
was inPethrse° cubs The prisoner was not there.
spoke,man
on
all air, and Mullins (who was the chief
called 'Aeon us to occasions)give in was the spokesman. He
ain a return of the number of ball
car tridges we had
prepared ; he stated the number
lie had himself
?reprael and the number his
men had prepared
turn. The aggregate number was gave in
a re-
COO. The number of me, was about 500 or
stated to be 5,000, by Mullins., Chartists alone, were
what the men and the ammunitiontwwas generally known
he s anted each delegate to select foure ofor. Coffey
said
men. He as asked what for ? Ile replies of of his best
houses, railway premises, trains, or Lyti,,i'n' For firing
man was asked how many men he could Each
to " anything and every thing," Ile depend
said he could bring two, and the others named
theirs. A proposition was made:and carried that a de-
putations should wait upon the railway engineers of the
North-Westeett, who were there at that time, to see if
they ould aid them, and Is. 6d. was voted to pay their
expenes. Dowling was not present. The meeting was
adjourned to the Lord Denman, on the 15th, at half-
Prlst seven. About forty attended. The prisoner
wit there. Lacy was there, and said " the men
of Birmingham would be up and doing." that night,
adding that, he had been watched all day. A distribu.
lion of eolour,s was made by Brewster, which were to be
worn on the left arm, in order that the members might
distinguish their members. He (witness) received one.
The ennsmittee went to a coffee-house at hand to consult,