The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-11 00:00:00

TIM jOVIINFyMEN WBAyER,

At Worship-street yesterday, Benjamin Stone, a
journeyman weaver, was placed at the bar before
Mr. BENETT, on suspicion of having destroyed the
property of Messrs. Eastman and Hill, his em-
ployers, entrusted to him to manufacture.
lirchall, a conductor of Illow-strept F.t 09, stated
that abput'half-p ist ten, on the night of the' ISt of
June, he was stationed with his party near the Sal-
mon and Ball public-house, Bethnal-green, and saw
the prisoner in company with a watchman, who said
that his work had been cut out. lie asked the pri-
soner if he way at home when die wen came to 'cut
out the Work; and be said yes. The witness then
asked him in what manner they came ? The pri-
soner said that he had just come home from a trade
meeting, when a roan knocked at the door and asked
for a light, and as soon as he opened the door eight
or nine men rushed in, armed 'with swords and pis-
tols. One of them, he said, stood over him with a
pistol, and 'another stood over his wife, while seve-
ral of the Nrty went up stairs and destroyed the
work. The Wm-less went to, the house and was
shown up stairs to the workshop, where he found
the silk cut to pieces, and began to pick up some
of the picces, but the prisoner said, " be -
if you take that out of my house this night ?" The
witness said it his duty to take possession of
the Silk and of the prisoner also, and persuaded him
to be quiet and not to resist, but the prisoner said
his work should not he taken away, and he would
resist the officer as much as he had resisted the
men. The witness said that he had his duty to
perform, and went to the loom to take out the
roller, and the prisoner then collared and struck
him. The roller was laid upon the bed, from which
the prisoner attempted to take it, and being told
that be should pot take it away, he struck the officer
in the face. •

Mr. BENETT.—Did he give any reason for refus-
ing to let yoti take the work
Officer.—lle informed me that he would himself
go to Messrs. Eastman and Hill, to tell them that
the work was cut.
The witness added, that he then told the prisoner,
that if he did not submit without further trouble,
he should send for assistance; and having vainly
endeavoured to persude the prisoner to remain
quiet, he sent Ledger for the remainder of his
party, and they brought the prisoner and his work to
the office.

Walter Creed, the watchman of the beat in which
the prisoner's house is situate, was called and sworn.
He stated that about a quarter past ten o'clock he
heard the prisoner calling '‘ Watch ;" and being
informed that the work was destroyed, went with
him to the houFe. In a room on the ground floor
he observed a table with the green baize that cover-
ed it pulled nearly off, and the candle upon the
ground. The
prisoner told him that it was occa-
sioned by the party who came to cut his work. He
then went up stairs with the prisoner, and saw the
loom at the further end of the room along-side the
front window, r.a4 the doroyed silk lying under
the treddlea, &e.
The watchman's further statement was in confir-
mation of that already given by the conductor.
The prisoner was remanded for the production of
some other evidence, and will then be committed.
of Mr. Ambrose Moore's men underwent a
long exammatio;;,bnt at a late hour was remanded.

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LIVERPOOL, JUNE 8.--We have had a
good demand for cotton to-day at full prices, and the sales
aniount to "bop bags.—Green peas were selling, in St:
Miqket, on Saturday, at Bs.'per
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTING CRUELTY TO
ArinfAt.s.—A Meeting of this Society took place on Wed 7
nesday, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, at one o'clock,
The Meeting was respectably, though not numerously at-
tended; among others we noticed Sir GEORGE DUCKETT)
ALP., C. N. PALLMER, Esq... M.P., the Reverend G.
ITAINT