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CHESHIRE Q#ARTER SESSIONS:

MAYCIiESTER, OCTOBER 20.

KNUTSFORD, OCTOBER 20. NEW BAILEY COURT.
This day
the
Bench
was numerously attended by t- FURYWER INVESTIGATION ON THE CHARGE OF FELONY
the Magistrates for this County. Nothing, however, AGAINST MEAGHER, THE TRUMPETER OF THE MAN-
of importance occurred until one o'clock, when Jo- CHESTER YEOMANRY.
seph Harrison was brought up to plead to the In- About half-past ten o'clock this day the investiga-
dictment found against him, with Sir Charles Wolse- tion was resumed ; Mr. WRIGHT; as before, being
ley, at the last General Qtiarter Sessions. on the Bench.
Mr. Harrison objected to plead, alleging, that as John Bradberry, watchman, was at about forty
the Indictment had been moves by writ of certiorari, yards from the corner of Queen-street ; heard the
obtained by Sir Charles Wolseley, the Court had no shot on the night of the 2d of October, about half-
longer any jurisdiction. A considerable altercation Past twelve, and observed upon it to a woman in the
then ensued between the Court and Mr. Harrison, street. There were not more persons in Deansgate
during which the latter was about to state the legal than is usual on a Saturday night ; nor did I see
grounds of his opinion, when the Chairman of the any tumult or riot before the shot ; I heard a second
Sessions ordered him into the custody of the Jailor, shot ; I saw Mr. Nadin, who directed us to disperse
and he ss as removed from the Court, protesting the crowd ; I saw no persons collected round the
against the authority of the Bench. house of Meagher, until the shot was fired.
A Copy of the Warrant was demanded by Mr. Cross-examined by Mr. FOULKES— Witness could
Harrison from the Jailor, and a notice of action for not venture to say there were not some persons in
false imprisonment served upon the Magistrates.— front of Meagher's house, whom he could not see
This having been done, the question is now put in a from the situation in which he stood. My attention
train of legal determination. Mr. Harrison was, ac- was first drawn to Meagher's house by the tire. I can-
cordingly, at four o'clock, brought again into Court, not tell as'to what happened five minutes before the
when he stated his objections to plead, arising from fire. I was about five minutes before in Queen-street,
the incompetency of the Tribunal to record his plea, when I heard the fire. After the fire there were
but stated his intention of pleading, to escape from people collected opposite Meagher's house.
the horrors of the dungeon to which he had been Re-examined by Mr. Azarsisow—About a quarter
committed.—The Magistrates interrupted him seve- before one, this morning, the Watch and Ward were
ral times, and Mr. Harrison finally delivered in to passing my stand, when they—
the Court a Copy of the observations which he had Mr. FOULKES observed, that if there was any
intended to have made. charge against the Watch and Ward, who were men
Some conversation arose as to the competency ,of of respectability, they should have previous notice
the Court to receive the document in question. One given to them of it.
of the Magistrates, a Mr. BROWN, observing that the The Magistrate concurred in this observation, and
delivery of the document might prejudice his case. the re-examination was abandoned. .
I. Mr. Pearson, however, Sir Charles Wolseley's So, George Wroe, Watchman—l was' on duty on the
lkitor, observed, that the paper was written with 2d of October ; I saw the prisoner about 12 o'clock,
his knowledge, and under his direction. The cons in Deansgate, at Spinning-field end ; there were two
versation ended by the Court receiving and perusing men near him ; I cannot say they were talking to
the paper. him. John Longworth, another watchman, was with
Mr. Harrison then pleaded Not Guilty, and en- me ; he is sick in bed ; I saw him on Sunday morn-
teed into the usual Recognizances for £2O. two sure- ing, and he was very bad. I did not hear the pri-
ties, and himself in £4.0. soner say any thing. Longworth bid the prisoner
It will be observed, that this is the same Indict- to go home. About a quarter of an hour after I
Silent upon which Mr. Harrison was required, by the heard the watchman's rattle. There was no dip I
same Magistrates, at the last Sessions, to give Re- tuibance when I saw Meagher ; it was about the
tognizances, himself in £5OO. and two sureties in time of shutting up public-houses, when many people
..4:250. each. are usually coming out ; but although several people
The following is a Copy of the Paper given in to were in the street, there was no rough work, nor any
the Court by Mr. .Harrison : disturbance.
" I appear before the Court to plead, inasmuch as myself, Cross-examined by Mr. BARROW—I am a painter,
my family, my friends, and my man's-captors would be ex- and second or third cousin to Mr. Wroe, of the °b-
raised to inconvenience, and my health would suffer injury from server Office. Longworth is so ill that he cannot
a protracted confinement in a newly built prison, the walls of
come down, so his wife told me this morning. Long.
which are damp, and the atmosphere consequently unwhole-
some and dangerous. My objections to plead were and are worth has had orders to be here. .
founded upon the opinion, that this Court has no jurisdiction Mr. ATKINSON said, that he had taken Long.
to record my plea. worth's examination, and was anxious for 'his pre-
" I. Because the Writ of Certiorari is to remove the Record
itself to a superior Court, and not to remove it so far as regards sence. He has had orders.
one defendant only. Vide March. 3. Witness resumed—Longworth gave as a reason
"2. Because such Writ has been duly filed, and operates as a for bidding the prisoner to go home, that he (the
Supersedris as well before as after its return. Vide Yelver- prisoner) had been making some disturbance, but I
ton, 32 ; Dyer, 245; I Salk. 148.
"3. Because I appear anti offer two mane-captors (namely, did not hear it. I cannot tell what sort of disturb.
Edward Saunderson, of Stockport, eordwainer, and Thomas disturb-
once Meagher had been making before Longworth
Massey, of Stockport Moor, weaver), to plead to the said In- spoke to him. Longworth is not remarkable for de-
in the Court of King's Bench, and at my own charges siring people to go home. He ig always anxious to
to procure the issue, which shall be joined on the said Indict- )(rep the streets quiet; and to do his duty. I did not
mint, to be tried at the next Assizes, to be holden for this
County. Vide March. 27 ; and 5 and 6 William and Marx. hear of any complaint from Meagher to Longworth.
“ Upon these grounds I protest against the right of this Court [Mr. Barrow put some questions to the witness about'
to record my plea; I however plead Not Guilty, in order to having his pocket picked, but Mr. Atkinson object.-
save my life from falling a sacrifice to my perseverance in claim-
ing the benefit of the law of the land." or ing to the question as irrelevant, the Magistrate de-
cided against it.j—Battye, the beadle, never roused
At an early period of the day, the following per-
me from sleep any time on the night of the 2d of
sons were called to plead to an Indictment for &di.
October, before the shots were fired by the prisoner,
tion and Conspiracy :
nor from eleven o'clock until three that night. Long.
Joseph Swann, Robert Swindles, William Buckley,
wrth and I have different districts adjoining each
Joseph Burtinshaw, Joseph Sutton, John Stubbs, and
othero in Deansgate. I was not above tour minutes
John Richards. Joseph Swann, Joseph Burtinshaw,
talking with Longworth opposite the Red Lion pub-
./oh/a Stubbs, and John Richards, appeared.
sic-house, about twelve o'clock. I was not in that
The Indictment charged them with having, on
house in the course of\ that night. I went to the
the 31st of July, at Macclesfield, unlawfully and
about Castle Inn to get a man lodging, I stopped there
wickedly conspired, combined," and confederated,
a quarter of an hour. He gave me something
and with having assembled one hundred persons and
upwards, to vilify and degrade the Commons House to drink. During the four minutes I was speaking tol
Longworth I remarked to him that the streets werel
of Parliament, to excite a spirit of discontent, and remarkably quiet.
induce the persons assembled to be guilty of riot.
Mr. WRIGHT—This watchman does not appear to,
They pleaded t‘ Not Guilty," and were discharged _
upon bail to appear at the next Sessions,have been on his duty. •
themselves
Witness resumed—During the quarter of an hourl
in £4O. and their sureties in £2O. each. Swann was
that I was absent at the Castle Inn, there might have
bailed upon two Indictments, the last of which, it is
been some disturbance about Meagher's house. The
said was fog a blasphemous Libel, rattles were springing when I came out of the Cap
The Attorney for the prosecution said, if more of
Inn.
tie I There were many people in the street when
those blasphemous libels should be found in his pos-
I came up; they were taking the two wounded men
session, he should be again taken up. away. Longworth was there when I came up. These
Mr. PEARSON—That is prejudging the question.
were wounded when I came up. I did not
Wait till you see whether they are blasphemous or not. men
hear any shots fired. I was not near Bradberry when
Mr. PEARSON paid £B. 10s. of fees for the Recog-
the shots were fired. There were many people in
nizances of these four persons. the sfreet after the public-houses were cleared; they
. were passing and re-passing.
Re-examined by Mr. Avarxsow—Poynton, the
beadle, threatened, on Thursday night; to do me a
private injury. He asked me, was I going against
the trumpeter? I said, I was, and that I would tell

SNOW IN OCTOBER !=--We mentioned yesterday
that there had been a slight fall of snow in and
around the Metropolis, In the course of the night
the fall was so great, that the streets this morning
were nearly ancle deep ;--there had been likewise a
violent gale from the N. W...—visitations very fatal
to the trees and shrubs, the branches of which, still
abounding in foliage, are in many Instances broken]
dosin by the wind, and the snow with which they
were encumbered. Similar accounts have been re
ceived this morning from different parts of the comp
tt y. In the vale of Aylesbury the snpw lies above
three feet high. Between Bigglesvrade and Stevenage
the snow fell so thick, as entirely to impede tM
horses in the different coaches. At Walthamstow, a'
number of trees were blown up by the roots, and lay
across the highway, compelling travellers to go
circuit of several miles. The outside passengers, to-
gether with the guards and coachmen, suffered much
from the inclemency of the weather.
A violent storm of hail was experienced yesterday
about noon, in the vicinity of Uxbridge, and some
damage was done by the hailstbnes, which were of
an uncommon size.
CORN-Excit ADIGE, MARE-LANB, OCTOBER 22.--Itt
consequence of the change in the weather, and our
having had but few fresh arrivals since Monday,
more money was asked this morning, for Wheat and
Barley, and some few sales were made, of prime
samples of each, full Is. per quarter higher than on
Wednesday ; but there is no amendment in price of
the inferior qualities. Beans and Oats Is. dearer.
Sautnriato Attest?, Qat. 22.—Beef, Ss. ed. to Ss. Od.
pm
stone of albs.; 'Mutton, is tid. to ss. 6d. Veal, Ss. 6d. to 6s. Od.
Pork 5s 6d. to ris.od. • Lamb Os. to Os. Od.—Cattle at Market—.
Beasts 740 lves, 46; Sheep and Lambs, 6,700 Pigs,
Ilay, per load, 31. 10s. to SI. Si. Clover, 61. to 71. 7s. Stravt,ll.
as. to 11. les.

the truth.
Mr. FoULKES objected to these interrogatoties
and on Mr. ATKissoN's asking whether it was meant
to examine Poynton? Mr. FOULKES answered in the
negative. Therefore Mr. ATKINSON pressed no fur-
ther questions, but observed upon the highly impro-
per interposition of any police officer to intimidate a
witness, or to impede the administration of justice.
Benjamin Battye) a poficeman, deposed, that on
the Saturday night of the 2d of October, he saw
Wroe, the last witness, about a quarter pist twelve, sit-
ting on steps at the corner of Brazen -Nose-street. I
do not recollect what I said to him. I believe that
I told him to get up, lest the Captain of the Watch
should tee him sitting. I said so because I saw that
he had had some liquor.
James Mather, labourer, deposed
.—I am door,
keeper to Mr. Marryatt, cotton.spinner. I was re-
turning home a little after twelve on the Saturday,
2d October, and I saw a few men facing Meagher's
window. When I came up I heard some of the men
upbraiding Meagher with something of which he had
been guilty in the fore part of the night. He was
leaning out of the window with a pistol in his hand,
and I heard him say these words, " If you do not go
about your business, I'll Are upon you." I directly
walked on to the end of Parliatnentixtreet, and miss-
ing my brother in-law from my side, I turned back
a little and saw him talking to some person. I
reached near the end of Parliarrient-street, and saw
Meagher tire directly ; I have reason to believe that
it was fired at me, for I was standing alone, and I

heard the shot; the shot struck the shutter, and wheel
a man hears a shot it cannot be far off. I direct!)'
went up under Meagher's window, and he fired again;
by this shot I believe a sailor was wounded. He fired
again, but I do not know that he then wounded any
one. The Watch and Ward and soldiers then cattle up.
Cross-examined by Mr. FooLkEs.—l am a pen-
sioner; I was falsely charged with breaking a wo-
man's arm in Cumberland. street, but the woman her-
self acquitted me, and wrote a note to that effect to
the Magi Itt ate. I was enraged at being shot at. I
went nearer the house whence it came, and would dO
so. I would not allow any man to shoot at me. I
have been shot at enough in the cause of my Country.
I never was, here for any dishonest act. I was here
for taking my own part, and resisting injury. The
people, when I came up to Meagher's house, were
upbraiding him for taking' out his pistols at Dog-
entry. I did not hear any such words as " b—st your
eyes, you bloody murdering thief, come out, and we
will do your job for you I" The people said Meagher
deserved it, if what had been said was true. I
did not, however, hear any such words as you have
repeated. I do not recollect the words used by the
people on that occasion. I was at the time going
home, after getting a wound dressed, which I got in
fighting for the defence of my King and Country.
had it dressed by Dr. Crowther about half-past ten,
and I was smarting from it. From thence I went into -
the George and Dragon public-house with My brat.'
ther-in-law, Malcolm Williams, but I saw none of thb
wounded men there. I went into the public-house by
myself, and stopped there until•about twelve o'clock,
when Mrs. Weston turned her company out. I passed
Spinning-field because I saw that there was some-
thing to do about the corner of Queen-street, and
went to see what it was. Queen-street is about font
yards or more from Spinning-field. Seeing five or
sir people opposite Meagher s house, I went to
quire. I was not determined on a sprey. I passed
Meagher's house because I did not like to be fired at.
Matthew Hough- I live in,Back Queen-street ; I
am a bricklayer ; I was, on Saturday night, the 2d of
October, near the prisoner's house, a little before 12,
and a quarter-past. I left the Red Lion a little before
12, and went down Deansgate as far as the Swan to
ask for a pint of beer, but was refused, as the house
had given over filling out beer. I turned bad( on the
other side of the street, and passed Brazennose-street.
I saw no riot or disturbance either in going back or
forward. A few minutes after, I passed Meagher's
house again, and saw neither man, woman, nor child,
on Meagher's side of the street. There were some
few passing and re passing on the other Side of the
street. When I had got into the Middle of Queen.
street, I heard the report of a pistol or gun. I was
crossing, in order to go to my own house. The flash
of the pistol or gull came out of a garret window.
Law the man descending from the window into the
room. About fifteen yards further, as I was proceed'
ing at a slow pace; I heard the report of another pis,
tol or gun. I saw the wadding descending into the
street on tire. During all this time I saw no disturb' •
ante, riot, or tumult, in the street.
Cross-examined by Mr. BalanoW,l was quite so-
ber, and had spent only ten-pence that night. There
Might be a do/en dr fourteen persons opposite Back
Queen-street, passing and re!passing. There might
be a few passing and re-passing opposite prisoiser't
house, but I noticed none standing, or in conversation.
I heard people say there- was somebody shot, but I
did not go nigh them. I saw a dark-complexioned
man at the window, in his shirt sleeves, and he was
the person who fired the pistol or gun. I cannot
swear that it was the prisoner. I did not hear any
conversation among people opposite the house. I did
not pass quickly, but went slowly.
Mary Davis—l aid the wife of Stephen Davis, tai&
for, of Queen-street. do Saturday night, the' 2d df
October,_ I was just done my supper, and heard the
report of a pistol or gun. I went out to a stump
near Phenix's first door ; Phenix's is a public-house;
almost opposite the prisoner's house. I saw the prix s
sorer at a garret window fronting into Queen-street.
I heard him say, " Come on, you —," and aftef
that he immediately fired. I did not hear any one
speak to him ; I heard the reports of two pistols or
guns, and saw the prisoner fire once. I saw the pri-
soner throw a stone at the lamp, and It broke ; when
the lamp was broken, the prisoner then exclaimed,
" See, you —, what you have done le' He then'
shouted out, " Watch, watch!" and " Murder!" I
am quite sure it was the prisoner, as I have seen him
very often. I saw no tumult, nor any particular
number of persons in the street, beyond the ordinary
passing and re-passing.
Cross-examined by Mr. Footaza.—My husband is
a tailor, and the prisoner is also a tailor. When I
saw Meagher, I was much engaged in observing him:
I saw Mather, the old soldier, afterwards in the street.
I suppose the words I have stated were addressed by
Meagher to somebody, but I do not know, as I did
not notice any persons ; my attention was engaged
by the conduct of the prisoner ; I heard no one speak
to the prisoner ; I saw no panes broken in the win=
dows of Meagher's house at the time I was standing
opposite the public-house ; I did not set the two meat
wounded; I stopped until the Watch and Ward came ;
my husband is in America.
George Howard.—l live in Queen-street. I wait
there on the 2cl of October, between twelve and one
o'clock. I saw, Meagher fire out of the garret win-
dow, fronting into Deansgate. Then he exclaimed,
" you b— b—, cothe up," and he tired a second
time. Then he shouted Murder, murder! Watch,
watch !" He threw something of a hard substance
out of the window. From the angle at which I
stood, I could see both windows in Meagher's room.
I saw no tumult or disturbance. I had been up
towards New Cross ; and on my return, met the man
who was shot in the thigh. I met him' before he was
shot, coming down Market-street. I did not see
snore than the usual number passing and re-passing
in Deansgate on Saturday night. When the Watch
and Ward -came up, Meagher declared, " Gentlernere
if they don't disperse, I'll the upon them again."
Cross-examined by Mr. Baakow.—l work with
my mother, who silvers and grinds glasses. • I have
been ten months unemployed in any factory. I did
work in Mr. John Marsland'i. factory. 'Me' last
factory Lwor- ked in was Mr. Connell's and Kennedy's.
I worked in the card-room. I left the factory be.
cause it was such a way to go in the morning. I
was not turned away. • I have endeavoured to get
work in a faction; since, but-could find no employ-
ment. I went that particular night to a woman