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

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There is ateother class of caste: metiiitay be bron
AD such, a Meeting by the influence of liquor, A'A
sideyable portion of every crowd of rhat.sort.con. sin
of persons not brought together to font chug par-
ticular object, but merely from curiosity to Wth'...tetS
the proceedings. Men in liquor are always led into
crowds without considering the danger which they'
themselves may incur. Let us look at the fact in the
presort case.- Leam
ed Friend has used topics, I
will not say for tisepurpose becatise I am sure it is
not so, but which, nevertheless, must have the effect
of inflaming your minds. Who were the principal
movers of this disturbance Mr. Gould, the. Magi•
straw, states that it was the weavers. The persons
connected with the silk trade were the persons with
whom the distress existed, and from whom' the in-
flammation sprung. The defendant is not connected
with that. trade : he• is a wood turner, following a
daily business, subject to no fluctuations of price, and
having no alliance whatever with those persons from
whose distress or discontent all this tumult proceeded.
It is said that he was there, and that he used certain
expressions ; but Mr. Naylor muse be a person of
very extraordinary memory, if, in the midst of the
disorder which he has stated, he can recollect the pre-
cise words spoken on that occasion. Hi had a diffi-
culty of recollecting even the names of the persons
with whom he conversed. He could mention only
two ; and yet he charges his memory with the pre-
cise words which he used to the defendant, and which
the defendant replied to him. Ido not mean to say
there was no conversation between him and the de-
fhndant, but I say that I must withhold my faith : I
cannot believe that he recollects the precise words'in
the order in which the conversation passed. You
arc not to believe every thing that is said because it
is sworn ; for we all know, that in cases of this sort,
evidence is to be received with very great grains of
allowance. It is, therefore, almost impossible that he
should recollect the exact phi ase of the conversation:
but, supposing you do believe Naylor, and give him
credit, try the conduct of the man at the Bar by the
expressions which Naylor charges him with having
used. Gould did not see him at all; and the last
witness only apprehended him. What was the phrase?
What were the objects and motives of thil man, on
Naylor's own shewing ? The defendant is made to
say, " They have injured me." Who? Not the
Government,—but the Gentlemen! an expression to-
tally without meaning, and which could only proceed
from a drunken man, who did not know what he wis
saying. According to Mr. Naylor, this defendant,
this journeyman wood-turner, from a back alley, with
a wife and two children, who had sallied forth from
a pot-house, pretended that he could do that which
neither the Military nor Magistrates could do—that
he could take them all home, one by one. Was
this the expression of a sober man, having met for
an improper motive? or of • drunken man, with
ale in his head, and all his wit and jed4ment out?
But he said, " I will take them away, tf they (the
Gentlemen) will make a bargain with me." What
was the contract ? Was it for any restoration of
rights ? Was.it to ottain Parliamentary Reform, or
as equalization of property
? No. It was that he
should have a quart o ale pet man, and he would
send them all home ! Was this any thing more than
the absurd conduct of it drunken man who could not
keep out of the crowd ? Mr. Naylor said, he saw the
defendant at -a comer reconnoitering. How did he
know that ? How could ha tell what the defendant,
was engaged in, when he stood at the corner of the
sweet ? What were his acts ? Stones were thrown
by the crowd, but. Mr. Naylor did not venture to
.swear that defendant threw one. The door was
broken, and the gas-light extinguished ; but Naylor
did not swear that he saw the defendant engaged in
those proceedings. A man may be a rioter without
'any acts of violence done by himself. But when facts
ate not proved, which, if they existed, might be
proved, it is a most important criterion for you and
for others to judge by. Hall appeared to me to give.
his evidence fairly—and what did he say ? That the
*conduct of the. defendant was the ordinary rough,
absurd, behaviour of a drunken man, and not that
of a sober person assembled for an unlawful purpose.
Then, as to the hat : Mr. Gould, the Magistrate, never
saw it ; but the defendant in an improvident moment,
when drunk and off his guard, said the words were
written by May in a drunken frolic. Now, let me
ask you one question :—Suppose that a man frcns
folly, inadvertence, or accident, should find 'himself
in a mob, and the mob run about, and he runs with
them ; the military come, and there he is—he may
explain as he likes ; but there he is. If he says " I
went from curiosity," he will be told that is no evi-
dence ; it is only his own account, and. cannot be re-
ceived. If he says, 0 I ran to save my life," the an-
swer will be, that is your own statement : then how
is a defence to be made ? It is by shewing that he
was not one of the persons whose distresses induced
'them to meet ; that he was a person of former good
character, and that he did not commit any acts of
violence. Being in a mob, is only prima facie evidence
of an illegal object ; the real cause of being there
nay be explained by those criteria which I have
stated • and if you do not try it by them, I de not
know flow you can try it at all. If you try it in that
way, the defendant is entitled to your verdict. I shalt'
prove he had nothing to do with fluctuations of price
that lie is a man hitherto of peaceable and orderly'
conduct ; and on former occasions, so far from being
given to tumults of this kind, a man of unimpeach-
able loyalty. If by abstaining from any violence on
occasious or this description, my character will not
stand me in stead, nothing will. I ought, perhaph,
to say one word as to what fell from my Learned
Friend, which 1 thiuk anight.hav,e been spared :
spoke of the mercy of the yrosecator.;
to detract fro any praiseitp whirls y m Learned Friend
1 do not wanti'
may think the proseFotor„wheeeeethe may her,thiseendde:
fend;
tled ; but the only question here is, whirth e
- evitry of the charge on
! otheF
sallich he is irkeztect ?
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berations oP, British Court of Justice. Verdicts have
-ken given (I Wl4l not rillude to any in rirtieular),
which have done moil is preserviag the public peace
than could have been don? by any of the mast strik-
ing examples that could, have
f)rap made with a view
to public eipediency.-4 Shill now i!all,the witnesses
for the defendant,- and it will' Oath- at.you to d
side upon the case; and you cannot teach thi!
a better lesson, or contribute mare to the preseil'a-
' Lion of. the public peace, than by she Wing them that
dependenCe should always be placed on the due and
impartial administration of the laws."
• J. Clowes Orme said, he was a master-manufac-
turer at Macclesfield ; had known the defendant 14
years; he had lived with him 'and had worked for
him, and.had been very attentive to his business. The
defendant hail no other connection with the silk-
trade, tieeptin making the turnins : he always con-
sidered him a very civil man. lie savi him on the
day in question, about three o'clock, when he. ;vas
much in liquor. He never saw or heard that the
defendant was against his King and country ; but
quite the other way.

M. Et Corbishley lived at Macclesfield; had
known the defendant many years ; he worked for, him
eight years. He considered hint 'an kieest, peacea-
ble, loyal.man. • •
The CHIEF JUSTICE then. summed up the case to
the Jury. He said, that this was an indictment for
a misdemeanour, and It charged the defendant with
a riot. The legal meaning of the word
,riot
was a disturbance of the public peace by three
persons or more assembling together, of their own
authority, to assist each other in some enterprise
of a private nature, and afterwards conducting
themselves in a tumultuous _manner. The first
witness• in this case was Mr. Naylor, who said,
that the defendant was among the crowd, hissing
and shouting, so that he was not in the assembly
by any of those accidents which the Learned Counsel
for the defence had suggested. He was among them,
calling Mr. Wilson " Cobbler," by which it was evi-
dent that he was taking an active part in the distur.
hence. He encouraged the boys to throw stone;, say-
ing, " Now, lads, go it." Stones were then 'thrown.
A great part of the defence of the Learned Counsel
was, that the defendant was a drunken person ; but
drunkenness was no excuse in law. If a drunken
man killed another, would it be allowed or tolerated
that he should set up that as an answer? A man it
that situation- was answerable for all he did. The
defendant said, that they had injured him. Who was
meant by the word Gentlemen had no explanation in
the course of the trial, but the Learned Counsel had
said something upon it. The Learned Counsel had
contended, with great ability, which, on all occasions,
he displayed, that the defendant might have been in
the crowd by accident. But what was his motive for
being there? He disclosed it when he said, ".The Gen-
tlemen have injured me ;" and then he added, that the
mob were under his controul, and it was clear that all
which the others did was'by his instigation. When they
Were going to break the lamp, the witness saw him
reconnoitring. The Learned Counsel asked, how
could a man tell that ? Certainly, he might tell it
very well, 'from observing the conduct of the party.l
The defendant saw the 000 r broken, and the case-
' ments forced in; and yet, though he said he could
lead off the mob, he took no steps to do it, but joined
in their proceedings. This took place after the
tarry were drawn away to another quarter, and, no
doubt, the attack was made under
•that knowledge.)Fortunately for tht preservation of Macclesfield, ate
Gentlemen of that towA assembled, and saved it from
destruction. As to the memorandum made by
Naylor, if it had contained any thing contradic-
tory of his evidence to-day, the Jury would have
heard it •from the Learned Counsel. [Mr. Jones here.
said, " I did not read the paper." 3 Then the Learn.;
ed Counsel must have believed what the witness
said. This case was proved by that witness, and
by those who followed him. The next witness said,
that six men only were left to guard the baggage.—
The first word he heard in the crowd was Cobbler, op-
site the house of Wilson, a word used in hostility to
Wilson—and the first witness deposed, that he heard
the defendant call out " Cobbler." It was of no
consequence whether he broke the windows, and
forced the door ; he was in the mob, and was answer-
able in law. Then there were two witnesses clearly
proving the interference of the defendant, and his
taking part with the rest in the riot and disturbance,
not opposed by evidence on the other side—it was
only said that he was drunk. The law of England ad-
mitted of no such defence. Suppose they had all been
drunk, and had burnt Macclesfield to the ground,
and .killed all the inhabitants, would the Learned
Counsel have them excused on that account ?
All the witnesses confirmed the evidence of Nay-
lor, that the defendant was taking an active part—
and the Jury must not find a verdict of acquittal,
eves if they thought he was intoxicated, unless they.
discredited the evidence which the Counsel for the
prosecution had adduced. In his Lordship's opinion
there could not be a clearer case, but he left it to the
Jhry to pronounce their judgment upon it.
The Jury, in the course of five minutes, returned
a verdict of—Guilty.
Ralph Wright, aged 24, a silk-weaver, of klareles-;
field, was then indicted on a similar Aarge.
Mr. EVANS his Counsel, said, that he Would a
'.,snit the evidence of Mr. Gould, is'adduceff in
former case, and any thing which related' to the
neral kind and quality of the riot ; he merely Tft.
quired evidence as to the piesence ansl'beh.avi.oer of,,
the defendant.
' Winesscs were then called, who 'deposed, that the;
defendant was among thecrowd, and .that the
tncou-
ruged them, by calling 0ut..." That's right ; Oat s
Tour sort ; (ion speed the plough r but he had nothing
in his band, and slot consont any,__,4o.knse.
Mr. Samuel Stotr-, OT blraCilFsfie!il, +tugs* for
theiefendAtt halatelv.-

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***mob, and *as he acting with
?t petent
Thht. clestly prayed by Mr. Baylor ;
Wunlesi the liit'llNraifteveci Ws evidence, there
could be no doubt as to the guilt of the defendant.
HlThe CHIN" ANTICS .stithrne4 up, and said, this
se *as thadeeet *is clearly as ifie fotcriter. What.;
ever the charactet of the defendant might have been • -
bff.ore, and,at. 4nd after the battle ot Waterloo, it
could not be taken into consideration by the July ;
cbyt it might weigh M the amount of the sentence to
be +bused upon him; if the .lury should find That he
had aced with the mob.

The Jut j immediately returned a verdict of-Guilty.
James Parr, aged 36, a clock-maker, at Iktgan,
who was indicted at the last Assizes for the Clinnty.
of Chester, and a true bill found against him. for se-..
dition and misdemeanour, 'to which he did not-appear
and plead, was now placed at the bar and arraigned.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL said, that from 'certain
circumstances which had occurred, he didn't wish
to prosecute this case any further at. present. He
would therefore consent that the defendant should he
.discharged an hi? gag recognizance,, in the stun of
.ElOO, to appear when called upon.
Mr: James.: Connsel for the defendant,. sitii6fd
:his assent.:. • ' •
The defendant then entered intd the:recogniznnee,
and WO discharged. , •
JOSEPH HARRISON'.
We stated in our last report, that a true bill bad
been found against Harrison, and that he intended to
traverse till next Assizes :' hewas to!Jay brought up
'to plead to the indictment, when he requested to have
a 'copy of it. The Court said it was not usual 'to
-grant a copy-till the plea was recorded. The indict-
ment was • then read, and the defendant pleaded_
Not Guilty. He then renewed his application for. a
copy of
theindictment, which the Court granted. He
observed, that he should wish to be tried during the
present SesSion.
The Arroartre-Gaw anat.--He had understood
that the defendant intended traversing till Spring; in
consequence of which, the witnesses, for the. prosecti-
ticni had returned home; directions, however, should
be given for their re-attendance on Monday. The
Court said it might be more convenient to the par-
ties to fix-it for Tuesday.
Harrison said, he should be ready on that day, and
pledged himself then to go to trial.

SIR ROBERT WILSON.

Sir ROBERT WILSON has transmitted frcim Paris
the following Address to the Electors of Southwark.
It will be observed, that at the time of writing it he.
was unacquainted with the fact of the Government
having expressed its decided approbation of the con-
duct of the Manchester Magistrates and Cavalry :
GxerteinM—l should not only be unworty of the honour
of represeptbreyou, but I should be destitute of every manly, as
well as every"Coostitutional feeling, if I did not'address you, to
melba my abhorrence of the late sanguinary and Illegal trans-
actions at Manchester, fee sanguinary and Illegal they appear to
be, eyes according to the mounts published in the Newspapers
11110 St favourable to Me abuse of power. I do not presume to
dictate to yes soy einem of proceeding,;.but if you think it ex-
pedient to assemble and. rowed .yoter opinions on Mis oventfut
catastrophe, I shag certainly semalite thesetresomLeeseldras-
time which detain toe in Parkas nd proceed to Lowiel M fault
riu ea tat day tppcdated. . -4

I trust DO MiligatilLAM be found-1e the lelasialsl.
order the. military mantliesof:their-Beilow adults ;* that no
aimed Qtizens will be: found eager to movie's- an unarmed
multitude, without even distinction of ses.;:.but as I consider
de right of the People to usemblertoxieliberate, and to resolve,
as the foundation and.bulwark of everr.other right, 'I am pre-
patted to maintain k as becomes a guardian of the public liberty,
lei 1110 tear of the consesnences- shall deter me from the per- -
eof my duty. It is, however, a consolation fOr me to
dida, according to the information I have been enabled to oh-
Sob N this subject, at this distance and date; that-the Govern-
ment of the country Arm not advisedly implicated in the offences
Or de fatal 14th of August. Access to. the Throne is, therefore,
netbamed, sad theEreentive Authority may be approached will
a emdblent hope that an appeal to its justice will not be made in
vale. The crisis is most awful :—Contending Despotism slid
Anarchy menace the kzniire with dein-action ; it can only be
awed )y the interposition of that Body which is composed of
Citizens resolved to obtain the Reform of the Representative
System, boa wbo Shp are united for the Protection of Properly, -
and themantenance of the Established Institutions of the Sete.
" I have the honour, acc. Ste.
" ROBERT THOS. WILSON.L

“ Parts, Aug. 27.

The Freeholders of Middlesei are determined ate
laving a Meeting to take into consideration* the late
'th =dal transactions at Manchester. - A Requisition • •
to the Sheriff has been in circulation during **week,
and the number of signatures, on §a}!11.4111.48)44.
amounted to
THE PRINCE REGENT,Such isihe loiaftemper
of the Britith People, that they Will not credit Kr-
sisters, when tad:by the' dart the Reutiii thrake
differently from themselves cauthe Manchesteruffait:.
Oicy say, that it is a trickthat his. Roy,al-,Hightiess
is deceived; and that it is only nssesar.rto formhim of ettnitl, to inddielim to dismiss from his
pitiencc thciettiliikhohave giliecttie kr, itid who
veva consprointae hie repOtatioh the betiehtetiee;i
Inanity, and gaidgess. To irter.o-to the-, conatry that
the nature oritii Royal flightless is not ~chaugebst-
hat he the keenest sensibYitieof and that
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