Star.
London, England, 1812-09-04 00:00:00

LANCASTAR ASSIOE.tb

Wesliittgitn: and T. Broiethrs, for administering
fri unlawftil oath at Manchester, and T. Cooke, and
SI other persons, for being present at, and consenting
to the administration of such oath, were arra;gned.
They pleaded not guilty.. Only one witness was
adled.on the part of the prosecution, who stated, that
,on the n;ght of the 11th of June, he was at the sign..
of the Pi ince Regent's Arms, in' Manchester, toge-
ther with the whole of the p;isr'ners at the bar, and
pat Washington administered the oath to him, part
:of which he remembered, and it appeared to be the
Same in substance as appeart.d in the Papers a few
months ago. Ile said, that Broughton persuaded
him to go there, but was net present at the time he
Was taiiisird in. After that, he was told to go down
ataira, he did, and wcnt to Colonel Silvester,
'who stnt for Nadin, a constable. It was then about
11 o'clock. Nadia took a picquet guard of soldiers
"with him, and apprehended the whole of the prim. I
pens in the room. Several witnesses were examined
In behalf of the prisoners, who said, that the only pus-

no for which the meeting was held, was to rote an
!Wares' tothe Prince Regerit, and a Petition to the.
House of Commons for 'Peace and Parliamentary
teotirut, which the pipers that were found in the
corroborated. Two or three witneses also
&ere, that Washington could not be at the Prince
Regent's Armaat the time that Fleming swore to, as
le was, in conipany with them, levying a distress,
line miles from Manchester, thataltxrnoon, and they
ILI not part in Manchester till past eleven.
All the prisoners, on their examination at the New
13ailey, at Manchester, except Washington, on being
asked what they had to say, acknowledged that they
here there, but for the purpose of hearing the A.I.
.Bess and Petition read. Wooling and Thornley also
aid, they saw Fleming there that night. After their
.zamlnation had been taken down in writing, they
L 1 refused to sign it, Ilk they were sworn to by the
erk to the Maziatrates, and read in Court. Wash-
1i
ngton's etamination was alio taken down in writing,
mud sTeed -6j- hitn.. in it he-said-he was. not at
he Prince ReAent's Arms, when the Address and
Petition were read.
His Lordship summed up, and told the Juiy they
tad only to decide which to believe, either the single
ban who swore to the crime being committed, or the
iix or seven men wlio contradicted that evidence. The
fury accoidingly decided in favour of the prisoners,
Ind found them all—Not GtAty.

The Assizes for WestMorland were oper.ed at Ar-
Aeby, on Wednesday se'nnight, by Mr. Baron Wm...)
and Mr. Justice Batt.ar. On Thursday morning
hey proceeded to business. Mr. Justice BAILEY con.
Fatah+ ted the Grand Jury, on the peace and good
wder of the county, observing hovi highly creditable
t • wAs tb have no prisoners for trial. At the Niri
Prigs side, there were nine causes entered, none of
ittnch were:of much importance.
~: • Dr. Clarke, in describing the magnificent ceremony
If the 4esurrection at Moscow, relates the following
litcdote. The. loud chorus which lurst forth at the
lranee of the church, continued as the proces4ion
yedotowaids the throne, and' aftes the-Archbishop
kul taken hi*St*lf when coy attention wa.s called c.if
seeing, a :ltn,s,itta.frataestly cawing- himself with
tbri..!lit hand, while hie left was emphoyed ks.isishin•
- ^ •,; rwo. ^neiret of his handkerchief.