The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-27 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males ••.
Females ...

... 6311

... 612

Total ...

-.1,250

Dov Ea.— On Monday, Mr. William Davison,
boatman, better known along the cotahsets of England,i
,bsa'arjvancifdtnc ept ,re( Flanders,dtrreonfrom
drowning,
n thel al
gn
,d
number
n f
pbeyrsons wchoogsneolrveens he
m
by jumping overboard, departed
this life. Ills name and exploits were everywhere
known, and have been talked of for years, from bis da-
ring intrepidity in going oft to the shipwrecked mariners
and
vessels in distress, and in crossing the Channel with
dispatches in perfect hurricanes, %hen no other boat's
crew but his own would attempt to launch and put to sea.
—Canterbury Journal.
TAT SALMON FisimaiEs —The salmon fisheries
north of the Tweed closed on Thursday. The fisheries in
the Tay have been unproductive and unprofitable to the
lessees upon the whole. The takes were pretty fair in Feb-
ruary, but fell off greatly in March and April. They im-
proved, and were about an average is May ; but from the
beginning of June to the close they have been far under
the average of ordinary seasons. At some of the stations
they were all but a total failure. The principal circum-
stance in favour of the tacksmen has been the high price
maintained tbroughout the season. This has been with-
out precedent; and although partially accounted for by
the increased demand in the London marketZmust also
be taken as a proof of the general unproductiveness of
the fishing over the whole comitry.

VIE CHARTIST TRIALS.

GENE IlitAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.T ---
FIAL OF CIIFFEY, FAY, AND LACY.
(Cue Jr.nued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
04 9 he conclusion of the examination in chief of Thos.
Powell (, which occupied the Cegit no less than four hours,
the,* :y retired to take refreshment, and the court ad-
jouru, from ten 'minutes past two to half-pist, when
the icross-examination of the witness was proceeded
with .

answer to questions from Mr. BILLANTINit, the
Witt less stated that he went by the name of Johnson at
theta meetings. On oae cceasion a person at Cart-
wright's called him Robinson, to which he
vephed, " Call me any name you like." Once
event by the name of the " Welsh Novice." With
the exception of that, never went by any other name
than Johnson, Robinson, and Powell. About two
days after the 20th, of July commenced taking
notes of the meeting. He did not do so
at the desire of any one ; nor did he show
them to any one.. Had communicated to the police
and to the. Goverranent what was going on from time to
time, but had near arshown his notes till he was before some
of the authorities.. He thought he did so before the pri-
soners at the bar were taken into custody. Would not
swear that he did 'slot show his notes before the sth of
August. Wo„uie swear he had never altered his notes
since he l' shown them to the authorities. He had
joined t' ao Chartists for the purpose of giving information
to them authorities. He did not do so for want, as he
hwis always plenty of work, but he was determined the
stovernment should know what was going on. Had been
connected with the turf as a pedestrian. Was called
eke " Welsh Novice." Was a runner then, and was so a
little now.—(A. laugh.) Had run at Croydon and
Hounslow. At the first and last place he ran for the
purpose of drawing custom to the house. Had never
kept a thimble-rig; had 'played, but neither won nor
Jost. Did not know what a decoy was. Had been paid
for playing.—(Sensation and hisses.) Went for my
:master. Was paid 30s. Was but one-and-twenty, and
was ignorant of the real nature of his delinquency.
Wass in fact, employed to stand at a table as a mere
gull at races, and to take the money. Did not consider
himself decoying the people.
What did you bet for? did you bet to deceive the
people? I did.--(These statements of the witness caused
great ffingust in the court.) Never played at a
thimble-rig table nor associated with those men
In the whole -course of his life. Knew a person
named Petition. Never told him him that he
walked a match with Townsend and sold the parties.
Did not sell the parties who backed him, nor said he
had. Never ran for money. Had never been a witness
before, except on one occasion in this court eight years
ago, in a case of picking a pocket handkerchief: Did
not at that time tell some one that he was afraid to give
evidence because he might be asked about his thimble-
rigging. His father was dead. Was employed by his
brother-in-law, whose name was Smith, who employed
several men. Never told a man Parris that he had been
employed by thimble-rigging people. Had never said
that he did not believe in the existence of God, the
Saviour, or the like. Believed in the existence of God.
Had said to Parris that he might expect something re-
markable ; never said he expected a rising. Parris
had thrown out hints that he was a spy.
Got some lead from Mr. Smith, for the
tiurpose of casting bullets for Mr. Gurney. Did
not tell Mr. Smith his purpose. He gave him about a
pound of lead. Cast the bullets for Gurney. One of
his boys was present when he did so. He was ten years
of age. Was not bringing him up to this kind of busi-
ness. Received 4s. from his " locality," to buy lead,
powder, and cartridge-paper. Was not called by his
shopmates " Lying Tom." Never heard before now that
he was called so. Should resent such an insult.—
(Laughter.) Never told a person named Osborne that
there was about to be a Chartist rising, and asked him
toloin them, but would not swear that he had asked his
shOpmates to join. He might have done it. Could not re-
collect that he had told Osborn that he knew a man who
could make a pike for him. Believed he did point out
a• person named Hook to Osborn for that purpose at a
meeting in Birdcage-walk one Sunday morning. Could
not at all tell the purpose the pike was intended for.
Never said," that if be got a chance in a crowd he would
rip the ,---;es guts up of the police with a chisel." Had
quarrelled with his father during his lifetime once or
twice. Did not strike him. IL was strnck by him
once, and took hold of him by his coat to keep him off.
Never said, " You old b---, I'll murder you." Mr.
Smith separated them. Had one uncle, with whom he
had quarrelled. Had been bound over to keep the
peace towards him. Had been 11 years with his brother-
in.law. Never told Penuell, whom his brother dis-
charged, that the Government was a weak and bloody
Government, and that he would send Lord John Rus-
sell to the devil about a fortnight before the 10th of
April. Would swear he never did. Never offered to
propose Pennell as a member of the Chartist Confede-
racy, nor that he should receive 2/. or 31. a week for
agitating the country, which would be better than
working at Smith's. Neither did he tell him
that the Chartists would never get the Charter
by the way they were going on. No expressions
of the following kind ever passed his lips to Pennell.—
" Look at the queen, with her hundreds of thousands,
which are spent in waste and idleness "—" I would blow
her and the b— foreigner to hell "—" Come, to my
home, and I will show you materials sufficient to blow
London to hell in half an hour." Had told a shoemaker
named Pennell, before the 10th of April, that he had
made hand-grenades that would go half through an inch
board," but had never made any. Merely told this lie
for talking's sake—merely as a luxury.---(Laugh-
ter.) Did so merely as a pastime. Believed
he told him how he made them. That was a
lie too. Yet he was not called " Lying Tom." We were
all busy talking about throwing them among the police.
Dare say he did tell him, and those who were present,
that a stout blacking bottle, half filled with powder and
nails, with a fusee, would do very well, but did not recollect
saying that if they were thrown among the police they
would break their legs. Went to the meeting on Ken-
nington-common, bat would swear he did not go armed.
Never told Bennet shortly after the meeting that
with ten men he could easily take the Artillery-ground.
Never told him that he he had prepared plans to
accomplish this, nor that his (Powell's) men knew well
" how to spike the police." Did not know a man named
Jbhn Westmorland, Thomas Anthill, nor Taylor Might
have said at Cartwright's coffee-house that O'Connor was
a coward, because he had proposed peaceable measures
to the Nationl Assembly, and suggested that it should
be postponed. Would not swear he had not. Would
swear that he never told Anthill that if every man had
arms they would soon upset the Government. Never
offered him any powder. Did not know a person named
George Thurston by name. (Thurston was Called,
and the witness said he knew him by name.)
Had a pair of pistols. Exchanged them for
another pistol. Would
.qot swear that he did not offer
to sell the pistols to Thurston for 65., nor stated that if
he purchased them he would give him a pound of pow-
der with the bargain.. Was .never a member of a club
called the Wet Tyler." He had heard of it, but heel
never attended any. of its *riaeeting9. Had attended a
Chartist meeting at a beer-shop at -the corner of James-
street, Hoxton Old Town. Could not say whether this
was is May or June. Did not linow a person called
Henry Gre- n by name. Knows • Dennis Donaine.
Would not swear that he. bad avid of,Danaine that
he was a Government spy, or that be was
a milk and wter moral foreel---.. Did'not thihk such
lasiguaee was uttered by him. I am a moral man.
should not feel surprise if the persons who attended
Cartwright's had said such things of him, as they were
parties who would shock any moral man. (A small
plan was put into the witness's hand.) Would swear
that he tin not draw it and give it to Westmorland (who
was called to confront him).. Ho had made a plan,
a circle.. dotted to show the positions of people,
hut he destroyed it. He made the plan and
produced it at the meetings merely to find out
the plans other parties had. Ido not retnember
any lines on the circle, because my memory is so bud.
Would swear there were no lines in the large plan.
Knew a person named John Collins, a desperate, noisy
character. Had not informed against him. Did not re-
member tapping him on the shoulder and asking him if
he was coming up stairs that night (a night in
August), as there was to be a glorious meeting,
to be attended only by those. wholvere ready to come
out and, fight for their rights.. .Did not- recollect
asking him if he was prepared, and his saying 4. Mr.
Johnson, I do not know whit you mean." Never
told him that he, had a nice. dagger, which ho would
make him a present of, nor if he would join him he
would show him a way to obtain his rights. Knows
George Medlock's (who was called in) face. Would not
swear that he had not said that two persons he named
were " moral force h--." may have said it, and
forgotten it. I now remember that on that night I was
at Cartwrielit's, and I was excused of being a spy, on
account of my net going by my right name of Powell.
I denrail that I was a spy, and 'accounted for using the
name of Johnson by raying. that I did not wish my
friends to know I had anything to do with the Chartists.
I know a man named Bryant. On the 16th August,
in the early part of- the evening, I was standing outside
Cartwright'a with a crowd, but I don't recollect that he
asked me what was the matter, and that I told him I
thoughtsiteessaa botched job by thOse milk and water
• I don't remember- saying, on being pressed for
an explanation, that there was intended to bo a turn out
that
nighs Sana that a signal rocket was to. be fired be-
tween nine, and. ten, and the.people were to turn out. I
don't recollect it, but won't swear I did not. It is not
likely that I said thews ---,aide. atet.e.etse ebstpe have
sold the job, and the delegates
havedelegates must have been nailed in
OranAe• street. I m
said all
l this and forgotten
it.w
remember en this night up Chiswell-stree:
with tits same man. I showed him sixtv•eight ball
reelaidgets This was between ten and eleven o'clock
at night. lam sure I did not tell him that Iha d t
two hundred fire-balls to throw intopeople' eso
think I did pull out a pistol and alsoat7n3 Illoouses.I
caostixpg full
ck e e otf,
percussion ceps. I also had a sword in m
lyirehdavye for
them
mat th
and I showed him the handle. I ma
same time, "You see I am welle
pr
you ? " I had those things with me for my Own safety,
and and to protect myself in case I should be attacked, as i
was afraid that I was found out. I showed these things
to Bennett for pastime, knowing at the same time that
I had betrayed my companions. This was one of the
men whom I had engaged to assist in firing the houses,
and I wanted him to go to the Orange Tree, where I
knew he would have been apprehended. I know Daniel
Barn. I suppose him to be a working man. I did not
show him my pistols on the 10.11 of Apt d. I swear I
did not do se before I went to the Kennington-common
meeting. I don't think I showed him a pistol at any
woe- I swear that I never said to Burn that I wished
the people would assassinate the police and fire the
houses. I don't believe I said so to any one, but I won't
swear I did not do so.