The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-06 00:00:00

EXAMINATION OF RIOTERS AT

STOCKPORT.
The minute investigations by Mr. Gregory, through
his assistant, Mr. Parte, which commenced in Stock-
port on Friday, relative to the origin and progress of
the late riots in that district, has led to the apprehen-
sion of other parties implicated, and who had not
been previously in custody. On perusing the depo-
sitions already taken, and further examining the diffe-
rent witnesses, disclosures were made, and parties
named, which justified Mr. Parte, through Mr.
Barrett, the special high constable for the Stockport
division, to apply for and obtain warrants against
several other rioters engaged either in destroying pro-
perty, intimidating the operatives against the tenor
of the Queen's proclamation, sedition, attending un-
lawful meetings, &c.
Two of them were apprehended by the borough
police, and brought before the borough Justices on
Monday. _ _

James Horsfeld and Thomas Smith were placed
in the dock, charged with riot, and breaking into the
Stockport Union workhouse, on the 11th of August,
and stealing a:quantity of bread therefrom. The pri-
soners, who declined saying anything, were fully com-
mitted to Chester for trial.

John Rhodes and James Harrop were charged
with an offence similar to the two last prisoners. The
evidence against Harrop being weak, he was dis-
charged ; but Rhodes was committed to Chester to be
tried by the Special Commission. Harrop was sub-
sequently placed in the dock, fresh evidence having
been discovered, and he was eventually committed
for trial.

John Webb, James Hatton, Joseph, and Amos Smith,
were examined on a charge of riot and felony at the
Union workhouse on the 11th of August, and com-
mitted to the assizes for trial.
CONSPIRACY AT MARPLR. - William Turner,
Samuel Kay, and Robert Robinson, alias " Rough
Robin," all of Marple, were brought up before James
A. Newton, Esq., a county Magistrate, on a charge
of conspiracy and intimidation on the 13th August,
at Marple, in the county of Chester.
James Crompton, a county constabulary officer,
stated that on Saturday, the 13th of August, he was
on duty at Marple, and saw a procession of 200 or
300 persons on the highway ; they were walking four
a-breast, and armed with sticks and bludgeons. Saw
Kay and Robinson amongst them when within a mile
from Marple Hall, the seat of J. B. Isherwood, a
county Magistrate. Was standing with Joshua Graham,
the manager at Mr. Shepley's mill, when the mob
came up. Robinson approached Mr. Graham,
and demanded that he should go along with them,
observing, that if they allowed such as him to remain
at home they would do no good. Asked Robinson
where the mob were going to, and he said "To stop
Mr. Isherwood's workmen," and they proceeded in
that direction.. Crompton, however, took means to
reach the hall sooner than they arrived, and apprised
Mr. Isherwood of the contemplated visit. They came,
and formed themselves in a line in front of the hall.
Turner had a stick in his hand. Some of them ex-
pressed a desire to see Mr. Isherwood. Witness told
them that all Mr. Isherwood's workpeople were per-
fectly satisfied with their wages. Turner said, "That's
no matter ; no man shall work until the laws are al-
tered, that everybody may have a fair day's wages ;"
and they insisted that all labour should be stopped.
Mr. Isherwood and Robt. Hollingworth, Esq., an-
other county Magistrate, came out of the hall, and
the latter remonstrated with the people as to the ille-
gality of their proceedings. Kay said he would be
- if he would return to work at the old prices ; he
would rather be hanged first. Robinson said he did
not care for either constables or soldiers ; but they (the
mob) would alter things now they had started fairly.
If Mr. Isherwood's hands did not stop working, they
(the mob) would break their - heads.
Peter Waine, a labourer at the hall, said that when
the mob came there were seven men at work opening
a pitstead; but they were obliged to desist on being
threatened by the mob, who were armed with sticks.
Kay and Robinson were amongst them. A hedging-
bill, which witness had been using, was taken by
some of the mob for the purpose of cutting sticks and
bludgeons out of the woods and plantations. Upwards
of 50 provided themselves with staves. Asked them
to allow us to finish the pitstead, as Mr. Isherwood
was desirous of its being done witiout delay ; but
Kay and Robinson said there must be no work done
till all had got their rights. In consequence of that,
and being fearful of personal violence, the workmen
took away their implements, and ceased working.
Mr. Dakin, solicitor, appeared for Turner and Kay,
but he did not, in his cross-examination, succeed in
eliciting anything favourable to his clients.
Thos. Torkington and Werther Thorniley, joiners
on the estate, said they had been induced from fear to
discontinue work.

The defence of the prisoners was that they had been
compelled by the mob to join them.
Not being able to find bail, they were all committed
to take their trials at Chester.
SEDITION AND RIOT.—A CHARTIST DELEGATE.—
Joseph Taylor, an intelligent-looking individual (a
shoemaker by trade), from Compstall-bridge, was
placed in the dock, before the same Magistrate, to be
examined on a charge of sedition and riot at Marple,
on the 15th ult.
James Crompton, the Marple constabulary officer,
stated that on Monday, the 15th August, he went to
Hawk Green, near Marple, where a meeting was
being held, at which about 1,000 persons attended,
and nearly all of whom were provided with sticks.
The prisoner, Joseph Taylor, was chairman. He said,
" Friends, and fellow working men, we are met here
this morning, not to discuss the question of wages,
but to see -whether you are content to live slaves, or
whether you are willing to use every exertion in your
power to make the charter the law of the land; that
you may obtain an eqnal representation, and place
yourselves upon an equal footing with your tyrannical
masters. If you were to go to work to-morrow yo'
would be a hundred times worse off than you were
before you left work ; but if you will resolve to work
no more until the charter is the law of the land, you
will be in a condition to make your masters give you
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He was then committed to CI prosecution.
refusing to enter into bail. 'ester Assizes for trial,

We understand that the cony at Stuttgarcit
of the delegates of the Germanic Customs Union has
now broken up, and to our no small gratification we
find that, thanks to the enlightened views of the prin-
cipal
State, the
many strenuous and vigorous attempts
to raise the import duties on some of the most im-
portant British export articles have failed, and that
consequently these rates remain unaltered for at least
three years to come. We allude, of course, to cotton
twists, the total imports of which into the Germanic
Union from Great Britain amounts annual
54,000,0001 b. weight, and iron, of which the
manufactured in pigs now exported from Scotland far
quantity
to
ntity.
exceeds the general estimate.