The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-12 00:00:00

hills separating the counties of Lancashire and York-
shire, and situate about sixteen miles from Manchester,
five miles from Rochdale, and ten miles from Halifax,
and surrounded by a numerous manufacturing population.
The early part of the morning was excessively wet,
and this had a tendency materially to lessen the numbers
attending the meeting, which at no period of the pro-
ceedings exceeded 6,000.
Previous to dila commencement of the proceedings the
people distributed themselves over the ground and began
to eat their dinners, thereby presenting the aspect of a
huge pic-nic party rather than of a meeting having a
political object. A better conducted assemblage of
working people has seldom been seen; many well-dressed
women were present, and appeared to take great interest
in the proceedings. The chair was taken by Mr. Tag;,
a working man from Bacup, who called upon Mr.
Shackleton, of Halifax, to move the first resolution:—
" That the meeting having heard the declaration of Lord
John Russell, that the people of this country do not
want the People's Charter, throws back the false libel,
and declares its firm conviction that no other measure of
reform will serve the end sought, or meet with the sup-
port of the great body of the people, and pledges itself
never to relax its efforts until the Charter becomes the
law of the land." _ _

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Mr. G. J. CLARKE seconded the motion, and spoke at
some length.
Mr. G. WHITE, of Bradford, moved the second reso-
lution, which was seconded by Mr. ARCHDEACON. It
was to the effect that the Whig Government was
violating.- the constitution in attempting to suppress
public opinion, and declared that the meeting would
stand by the right of public meetin,, at all hazards. He
exhorted those present to exercise their undoubted right
of procuring arms, and said the system would never be
altered until they could compel it by force.
At this stage of the proceedings a collection was made
to defray expenses.
Mr. WEBSTER, of Halifax, moved the third resolution,
which was seconded by Mr. DONOVAN, of Manchester.
It condemned the prosecutions instituted by the Whig
Government as vindictive and disgraceful. The mover 'a
speech was of a very inflammatory character, but that
of the seconder presented a striking contrast to that of
the mover, whose physical-force sentiments were but
coldly received.
The next resolution was one of condolence with Mrs.
Mitchel, moved by Mr. RonEnTs in a very tedious
speech, and seconded Mr. LEECH, of Manchester, in a
comparatively moderate manner.
This closed the proceedings. _

ljpolice-officer from Bradford, disguised as a drover,
was during the meeting somewhat roughly bundled,
and had to take refuge in a stable. It required all Mr.
White's exertions to save him from further outrage.
The few police present in plain clothes were unnoticed
and uncared for, but the indignation of the people was
roused by the man attempting to appear what he really
was not. With this exception, the meeting was of the
most orderly character.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING.

A Chartist meeting was held at two o'clock to-day on
the sea-beach, near Bootle, to take the opinion of the
inhabitants on Lord John Russell's declaration that the
people do not want reform; also to enter a protest against
the sentence of Mr. Mitchel. Precautions were taken
by the magistrates, which were luckily not necessary.
The number assembled amounted to about 3,000. Dr.
Reynolds arrived from Manchester and was received
with cheers. Mr. W. 31‘14,,an presided. Mr. T. Jones
made a violent speech, calling Lord J. Russell a liar,
and designating the Government a horde of brigand
ruffians and assassins. A collection was made for the
defence of the London Chartist leaders. Mr. H. Smith,
the secretary, Dr. Reynolds, and Mr. G. Lloyd, were
amongst the speakers. After a vote of thanks to the
chairman, the meeting quietly dispersed, but another
was announced for Monday.
GLASGOW, SUNDAY.

A Chartist meeting was held here this afternoon.
About 5,000 or 6,000 persons were present. Speeches
of the usual character were delivered, and resolutions
approving of the People's Charter, and condemnatory of
the sentence of John Mitchel, were adopted; though
the authorities of the city did not prohibit the meeting,
600 police were stationed in front of the platform, a
display which exceedingly annoyed the various orators,
but had the effect of preventing any breach of the peace.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

John Clark and James Henry Bradbury, who have
been several times examined upon charges of forgery
of cheques upon Sir William Lubbock's and Messrs.
Dixon's banking-houses, were brought up for final
examination. Mr. Mullens, of the firm of Bushe and
Muliens, solicitors to the Committee of Bankers for
Protection against Forgeries and Frauds, attended
for the prosecution, and Mr. Won tner appeared for
the prisoners.
The following was the evidence produced, in addi-
tion to that which was brought forward to prove that
they.uttered the cheques through the unconscious in-
strumentality of persons who advertised for places as
servants :

Jean Godefroid Hillinberg said (by an interpreter)--
lam a commissary of police at Brussels. On Tues •
day, the 25th of April, 1818. I went to the station of
the Northern Railway at Brussels. The prisoners
Clarke and Bradbury came to the office, and took
two tickets for Ostend. asked them for their papers.
They said they had none, and then I asked them to
accompany me to the police-station. They then gave
the names of John Clarke and James Henry Brad-
bury. Clarke said he was a native of England, thirty-
two years of age, and that he resided at London, but
he could not tell either the number or the name of the
street. He then produced an irregular passport,
granted in London by the Dutch Ambassador on the
13th of August, 1847, available only for six months,
and only good for the Netherlands and Germany.
Bradbury said he had no papers; that he was of no
profession ; was 38 years of age; was born in Eng-
land, and resided in London, at Montagu-street,
Russell-square. They both said they were gentle-
men. I asked whether they had changed several
bank-notes in Brussels at divers money changers, and
that in the course of twenty-four hours. Bradbury
declared that he had only changed two notes, and
that being in want of money to pay away, be had
been obliged to have recourse to changing the notes.
I asked him to show me the money. lle refused ; but
after I showed him my authority, he drew from his
pcket a linen bag, which contained 100 sovereigns
and 4CO francs in five-franc pieces. I told him that
this money was not equivalent to what he must
have received in exchange for the two notes.
After some hesitation Bradbury declared that he
had paid 751. to Clarke, who denied that he had
received such a sum, but, on being pressed, admitted
that such was the case ; but he said the money was
his own, that he wouldrather die than part with it,
that he would not give it up, and that it would
be impossible fur tis to prove that it came from any
other than a legitimate source. I then took from
Clarke a.bag containing notes and specie to the amount
of 15,446 t. I asked Clarke how he became possessed
of that money, and he replied that he had received
about 8001. of his banker in London, but he did not
know where he lived.

Mr. M ullens—
Did you find anything remarkable
upon Clarke's person ? Witness—l found in the
pocket of his coat a bag containing a pair of whiskers
and a pair of spectacles. I made him take off his
clothes, and found in the inside of his flannel waistcoat
a small pocket. It contained a piece of paper, in
which were fblded two Bank of England notes, one
of them for 1001. (No. 24,181), and the other for 501.
(No. 4,253). I questioned him respecting those
notes, and he said he had been once robbed at Edin-
burgh, and ever afterwards he had secreted his bank
notes in that manner.

Alderman FINNIS—What account did Bradbury
give about changing the notes ? Witness—He said
he was a gambler, and continually required geld and
notes. He told me that he had left London on the
previous Saturday, that he had travelled only for
pleasure, and that he had stayed two days at Ostend,
and only arrived at Brussels the day before. I asked
him how long he had known Clarke, and he said, no
longer than you knew him; and he then said he
would not answer any more questions, as they were
troublesome to him, and he concluded by stating that
we (the police) had nothing to do with him.
Alderman FINNIS—Did you make any inquiry re-
specting the false whiskers ? Witness—l asked
Clarke about the false whiskers, and he said he
merely put them on to terrify children. I asked him
where he and Bradbury were going, and he said they
were going to Antwerp. I had previously heard
them ask for tickets for the railway to Ostend, and I
afterwards found one of the tickets concealed under
Clarke's wig.
Clarke, it appears, wore an admirably constructed
wit.r, which had a variety of little pockets or compart-
ments, in which bank-notes and other valuables could
be deposited.
It was not stated in evidence, but it was inciden-
tally mentioned in the course of the examination, that
the continental authorities, upon the ground of im.
perfect passports, thought proper to ship the prisoners
on board a vessel about to sail for England, and that
by some means John Forrester, having ascertained
that they were obliged to leave their place of refuge,
got on board the same vessel, and as soon as she
sailed captured them.
The following is Forrester's evidence:—On the
7th of May I took the prisoners into custody on
board the Soho steamer, on the voyage from Antwerp
to Lo'ndon. I have made inquiries for Yardley-street,
King s -road, Ch Ina, but no such street is to be
found, nor does any such person as the prisoner
Bradbury live in Montagu-street, Russell-square.
When I searched Clarke I round 27 gold pieces value
twenty francs each, two gold pieces value ten francs
each, sixteen notes, viz., ten of 100 francs each, live
of fifty francs each, and one of twenty francs. On
the person of Bradbury I found seven gold pieces
value forty francs each, three gold double Fredric
d'Ors, eleven gold pieces of ten guilders, and one gold
piece of twenty francs.
Alderman
FINNIS, the evidence having been con-
cluded, committed the prisoners to Newgate for trial
at the Central Criminal Gaud.
A great number of tradesmen were present during
the investigation.