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London, England, 1819-09-06 00:00:00

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of the protection of military force, ..ou the evening. of
the 17th, the people assemOlcd in great numbers round thy
houses of the magistrates, .and particularly sound tbe twos*
of Mr. Wilson, the proprietor of The Macde,field Courier,
which is considered a loyal paper, and who had written what
they considered was unpleasaot to their feelings, unfavoura-
de'to their views. The mazistrates then felt• it their duty to
read the Itiot Act, and shortly afterwards the prisoner, with. •
many others, bloke the Windows of several persons. You will
now hear the ev.dence to support this indictment; and when
you have heard it, if you think the defendant one of those so
tumultuously assetublA, you will find it your duty, in the
discharge °flour (Alice, to pronounce him goilty.".

The following witnesses were then called :
Mr. Samuel Naylor, a printer, in the•employ of
Mr. ‘Vilson, Editor of The Macclesfield Courier,
deposed, that about thelti:h of AiLust some mi.
litery were quartered at Maccledield. Os) the
17th they left it, except two or three, to go Ita
Manchester. The cot pa OF MactlesfiHrt Yco.
commanded by Sir John Firming Leyces-
ter, Hart., had also left the to' n. He knew the
defendant, who lived in Macclesfield. Ott the 18th
August the witness was at his master's house.
There was a great crowd ossrsite to it—npwardas
of 100 persons ; the defendant was among them.
They matched backwards and forwerds by the
house. The defendant shouted repeatedly. calling
out " Cobbler," (a nickname for Mr. Wilson) ;
about a quarter past eight they began to thrust
stones ; this was alma a qmorter.of an hour after
they came. .'The deftnolato encouraged ii‘e boys
to throw.stonts•;, he said, " Now, my lads, go
is," or something of that kind. A great 111.11
stones were thrown ; all the windo,‘s of she up-
per stories its Mr. Wi,son's house were •bi.oken ;
the lower windows were protected by shutters.
Ile-met the defewhint ti few doors round the cor•
tier, and said, " ‘Vhat work it is 1" the defendant
replied, •‘ It is." Witness advised wag to {to
home, saying, he thought he bad some influence
with the snob, and if he went home. it might be
the wens of taking a good many of them away.
The defendant said, " They hove isijured.
sue." Wittiess replied, " Mr. Wilson has not.
iniored you." The defecting said, " N4r;
but they haveep-sthe Gentlemen have." _Witness,
:then begged him to go home, and take as many
with him as ale could. The defendant said, "If
they (the gentlemen) will make a bargain with.
me, 1. can take the whole home." Witness in.
quire what bargain he wished to make. He said,
" If they will give me a quart of ale for every
man,•l will take them all away." They went out,
and in about a quarter sal an hour returned. The
defendant was with them then, The town of Mac-
elqsfield was lighted with gas. The lamps were)
put out while this traii going forward. When
they were going to break the lamp at the top of ,
Goose-lane,,witness saw.defendant advance a lit.
tle,,as it he were reconnoitring. He then went to
his former station, Anti the lamp was instantly
broken. . About 200 or 300 persons were there
assembled. There was a great deal of noise anti
shouting among them : witness did not go trout
Mr. Wilson's,honse to see the other parts of the
'town. In about half- an hour the mob came
again, and broke the door. The prisoner was
'with them: witness did not hear him s4y .any
thing at that time he only sew that he was busy
'among the crowd„ This lasted altogether about
an hour and a belle—that is, till near 10 o'clock as
night.

Cross•ex►rmined by Mr. Joss', the•Reeorder of
Chester.—Had known the defendant six year";
he teas a wood-turner by trade. The witness was
in the crowd,from the comnfeneement of the riot.
Two or three times he was away for a minute or
two, and had conversation with several persons—.
about half a dozen individuals ; Joseph Farny.
hough was one.,and Mr. Gee another. He could .
nut now tell the names of all the six persons (G
whom he spoke that night. He did not know that
he should have to answer to that. He had re.
duced the conversations to writing soon after, and
had that paper now in his pocket.

Mr. JONES desired to see it...
• Mr. Justice MARSHALL thought thlt the Learn..
ed. Counsel could not call for the poper, as the.
witness had nut produced it in evidence ; he had
made the memorandunt merely to refresh his me•
mory,, and he had not now made use of it.

. Mr. Jonas said, he had never beard it doubted
that when a man had. made a
,mernorandum tw
writing of conversations at tile time, it was COM.,
prtent for the Counsel for the defendant to look
at it, in order to check tha evidence of the wit•
nes: at the trial, by comparing it with what he
bad formerly written.
The ATTORWF.Y•GIiNIERAL said, the witness hail
I,ot said one word about, the paper ; but it the
Learned Counsel called for ir, he would not ob•
ject, and then it must be read of course.

Mr. JONES observed, that be must make it
part of his defence to raise, a contradiction in,
the evidence. He could tint for a moment con-
ceive that he was &cling wrung. Was he to use
it or nor ?

The Cnuat —lf it be used at all, it must b•
read in evidence.

The paper was then handed to Mr. Jones, who,
however, did not read it.
Cross-examination continued. The wittiest.
Made the memorandum at • his own snggestion„
afterlte had given evidence before the Nlogistrate.
Tbert.was a great commotion in the town. Many
were their from .:ttriotiity; others trout alarm for
their property. Witness's,ohject was to obttrin
luformati,m so as to protect ibe propel ty of his
master, The -detetidant appeared to be Brunk:
He said, that if they (the gentlenten) would give
a quart of ale ea4.l), -he would take liquas tlu