The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-06 00:00:00

nrents,lJuiversel Suffiage, atia Electi•!n by .11,11-
lot." 1 was charged with embezzlement, but but

rid of it at the Qu•+iter Ses•ions.
11r. Justice BAY Y trieSliotle4lo.l. and
he said he did not hear atiy thittg, about ri4iug or

meeting all in one day.
Robert Howarth—l am a weaver. I was at the
meeting at Haversham Eaves, and went with the
procession, and stopped till the meeting was over,
and was about 15 yards or front that to 30. Heard
the speeches and resolutions : nothing abeet over-
throwing the Crovernmenr. They said they wish-
ed the people to be peat eable and quiet, and in
good order, and not to molest no one iu the least.
No disturbance except the alarms.
Closs-exatnined—No pike-handles were found
at my premises, but a shaft belonging to a loom.
There was on a flag, " Open thy mouth and judge
righteously, and plead the cause of the poor am)
needy." -el Magna Charts, Bill of Rights, Henry
Hunt, Esq., Liberty or Death." On another,
" No Corn Laws." On the first flag was, " Black
Moss R4orillerS." " 'Dion Shah do nt, murder."
" Universal Seth-age." " Armee' Parliaments."
" Vote by Ballot." 1 don't know what any of
these are. Saw a figure of a %comae holeitte a
child, but whether it was without a head I cal,-
not tell.
I. answer to Mr. Justice BAyLEY—The flaw
%vete furled no before Knight came. lid not hear
atty thing abo'it a rising or meetiee all on nue
day. Saw no sticks, or pikes,
.or pistols. I tees
cart ied off five or six yards byhhe eeeple on the
first alarm.
James Pollard, treavere near Ceine.—Weet to
the meet lug with the procession ; was at backside
of hustings ; afterwards thertged my situation to
the front, and was fire or six yards off. Could hear
what was said ; no word abirut overthrowing the
Government. The speekers exhorted the reeple
to be peeceable, and to beware of spies, who
would endeavour to alarm the people and create
disoirttece. This was frequently done ; and be-
fore they separated, they wete advised to go home
peaceably.
Cress-examined. Might see the words " No
Tyraney;" aird also the name of Hunt.
Bytir. Justice BAYLEY-1 reineMber that it
was said; if the Habeas Corpus Act was suspend-
ed, the people were ante) meet on one ray through
the kinedom, to send a petition to the Prince Re-
gent, that the Habeas Corpus suspension might
not pass into a law.
William Dyson,. of Rough Leigh, got to the
ground about- one o'clock ; went -after his chil-
dren, who had cheated him, to send them home
Heart) Mr. Knight tell the people to keep peace
and quiet toss.
Crass-examined=--Noows Witham; has been.
there to read newspapers. Never went with Wi-
th int Inc the Rough Lelph.flag.
Here the case for the defendants closed.
Mr. Retee (it) the absence ot, Mr. Searlett)*
now rose to reply. The present case, he t bsure-
ed, was one of as grave'and serious a mature 'as
he had ever met in the course of his professional
eareer-e-one, of which, should the'Jury be tottered
by the specious arenalent3 of the Counsel oil the
other side, to accretit the defendants, tiny would
step fi .d standard, not only of sedition, but
of rebellion, raised in every part of the kingdom,
and front the government of the Is ws we should
be reduced to a state worse than barbarism. The
Jury had heard from the Learned Cortese' on rite
other side rot inek.tive against the iirouresa length
of the prrs"tit indict-meet, which he had teemed
enbleshing ; but that Learned Gentleman
knew dolt such a length was unavoidable, tram)
the na•ure of the charge, and most be so iii all
Si!Cil cases. lie (Mr. Williams)• had also corn
plained; that some of the prisoueis lied first been
accused of high treason ; but that now the
prosecutors had shifted their grounds. It bee
been so, and certainly its first appearance was
that of high treason. In its present shape, it
came as near to it as possible ; acid if sortie of the
words proved to•have been used-had been follow-
ed by any overt act, the case would haYe as-
sumed the characterofehigh treason. However,
the. case of high Amason was PoPelly - given
up, and he now stated to the Jury that the pro-
secutors also gave op the charge of conspiracy,.
which was in the indictment, though he was cer-
tain that •abundant evidence had been laid befote
the Learned Counsel who drew the iadictment to
warrant his drawing it as he had done. The points
to which the Jury would have to direct their at-
tention were, the illegality of the meeting, and
the conduct of the defendant. It bad been said,
on the part of the detendaars, that numbers alone
did not render a meeting illegal. He would not
take that proposition without sotne- qualification,
because meetings even for the most lawful pur-
pose might be in such numbers as te have a ten-
dency to riot, and to create alarm. But not only
according to the Learned Counsel for the defend-
ants, might tneetings assemble in any numbers,
but they might also go armed. It might, indeed,
be true, as laid down by Mr. Justice Blackstone,
that persons had a tight to have arms ,for self-
defence ; but he denied that such a right was any
where mentioned as that 01 going to public meet-
ings armed, or that any such right existed.
Learned Counsel then proceeded to cotemetit upon
the evidence as it affected each of the defendants;
and, in ceeclusion, he admitted that there was
riot setlicient evidence as against the defendants
Wade and Astir). He should also observe, that
the only thieg which had -been proved against.
Arianism) was the fact of his having been on the
hnstiew with a cap of liberty. .
Mr. Justice BAILEY, at about 4 o'clock, began
to sum up to the Jury. lie commenced by en-
treating them to dismiss front their minds any
feeling of prejudice Which they might have im-
bibed on the subject of the present prosecution,
and to let their verdict rest upon the evidence
which was before- them, .and upon that alotte.
Such should ever be the conduct de British Jury ;
and if with thos'e feelings .the defendants should
be acquitted, they would admit they had a twit:
trial ; if, on the other hand, they sloodd be con-
, victed, they must feel that it was only from the
force of evidence.'• The two charges to which the
Jury should' confine their etteetion were—first,
that die detendaots and others had 1)(113%01111y as-
sembled for the propose of exciting disaffece ion,
eec. ; and the second was, that they had aSSVfli-
bled to the common tettur and alarm of Iris Ma-