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Mr. Huiseta's ; I came 14veral them heieso I (Geld 'see
him, and the moment I saw him I knew him; I have no look '
whatever he hoe is as shot me.
Cross-examined by Mr. Joamo—Before I saw Milan* Mr.
Hudson said be would have him hissed eel of kis cell, and when
I saw him, be was walking by himself. The welled produced
fever, I was very unwell, but ia half an beer niter I was shot,
I had a distinct recollection. For several nights during maser
months I saw him, and could pick him oft from amongst a
thousand. There was a considerable distueleme.that night at
Stockport; the news of the arrival of Harrison caused a greet
sensation. The moment" Bruce and use began to speak to each
other, the three persons who appeared to be walking together
made a stand as well as Bruce, within a yard or two we all
stood in the compass of two yards. It was so light that 1 should
have known you (Mr. Jones,) if I bad met you, at seven
yards' distance. It was what I would call a light night at that
time of the year. I never before saw Winn's, Iqunediately
after the shot I ran away. The street in which / was is called
Churchgate. I saw a Magistrate in less than half an hour after
I was chat; it was Mr. Prescote ; I don't know that what I
then said was taken down in writing. I told fir. Lloyd of
Bruce and described the others, but I cannot say if he wrote it;
I immediately fell asleep ; I do not rertiember if what Laid to
the Magistrates was taken in writing; I never fancied Bruce was
the man who shot me, and never said se; had Bruce shot me,
I would have known it ; I then described the man who shot
me, as being of sandy whiskers, and about the height of my-
self% he was a young man, and rather full about the cheek-
bone ; I have not seen the account I gave at the time, nor
heard of it, nor made any inquiry about it ; my present depo-
sition is from recollection, without being refreshed by looking
over any papers or examinations • I have never been exa-
mined by anybody since I was examined: immediately after
the accident happened ; I never said I thought the man who
shot me was a low, dark complexioned man; I never did se; I
could, not have said so, that I swear positively ; I never said he
was a man of low stature, nor that he was a dark man ; I can't
say I know a person of the name of Edmonds, nor that he was
taken up from my description ; I know a man of the name of
Davis, and I believe he Was taken on my description, as the man
who shot me; but I described him as one of the other men of the
party, being a little taller than Bruce; I never said or insinuated
that a man like Davis shot me ; I know Robett Jump, but not
that he ever was apprehended on that charge in consequence of any
information of mine. Jump is a tall nue, cf fresh complexion.
higher than M'lnnis. Ido not know that Richard Kelly was
apprehended on the charge; many were brought to my bedside,
but I do net know that they were all discharged immediately.
I do not know Joseph Cox ; nor if these was a public examina-
tion at the Buckley Arms public-house. I remember Pearson
being brought to nay bedside, when I said be was very near me
at the time of my being shot ; this happened some days after; I
can't tell how many. I never expressed any doubt as to any
man brought to my bedside having shin me; I am quite sure of
it ; I first learned the man now at the. bet was blslnnis in less
than a month after I was shot.

By Brute.—l do not knew which of as accosted the other
first ; I was very near you (Bruce) when you did call me ; I
w. 7.3 going down and you coming up. I never thought you had
any enmity to me ; and while I had'known you at Stockport
if you were otherwise than peacn:.ty disposed I must have
known it. You (Bruce) were with the man who shot ma ; and
if any other person I knew were standing so near the person
who shot at me, I would have mentioned it. The person who
shut me Insist have Ikea shoulder.

By tLe Conar.—l cannot say they were is conversation to-
gether, but they were walking op that street.
Mr. Flirt, Surgeon, examined by Mr. Manter.-1 saw Birck
abot.t ten o'clock, on c e night of the nd of I found him
labouring under great rental agitation, from an apprehension
of imminent danger. Understanding he had teen shot, and
that he had a wound is fat b I.extun:r.ed it. Ifound his
wound on the left side of the breast-bone, about three inches
from the extremity. I probed tl.e wound, the edge of the bone
was evidently fn.ctured ; rte course of it was directed
downwards and backwards. I was ::nabled to trace its extent
to two and a &If inches of depth ; there was little or no bleed-
ing, no body elf substance was f:.und by which the wound was
inflicted. The margins ci the wound were green and discoloured,
and certainly such as mica: be produced by the shot of a pistol,
and as if inflicted by a person directly opposite. 1 did not con-
ceive Birch in imminent dazger.
Cross-examined by Mr. Jones.—The wound produced fever ;
I was in Court when Birch was examined ; his wound produced
no lightness of the head, except w.,at arose from apprehension;
the correctness of his mind was not at all disturbed.

By the Cot ar—.The direction of the wound originated prin-
cipally from the ball strilting the edge of the hone first, rather
than from being fird by a :Idler person than Lich.
Jane Campbell, examined by :qr. Burrox.-1 as twelve years
old, and niece to Birch; remember the night he was shot; r
left his house ut dark; he overtook r.-.e, and I followed
close to him ; I saw him step with three or four men ; I did not
know any of them but one, and I should know him again if I
was to see him; the man with the spectacles (Bruce) I never
saw before ; I am sure hr is one of the three that I saw; there
was some conversation between my uncle znd them for about a
minute or two; I was not above a quuter of a yard from him ;
I beard the report of a pistol, and saw my uncle turn round and
shriek (strike), and ran away; I saw the Sash, but could not tell
from whence it came; I did not see the men my uncle stopped
with after, for I ran away. _ _

By Bruce—l de nut recollect wring before the Magistrates,
that my uncle called me first. Mr. Lloyd was there; perhaps
he will say.
The Cocar—We cannot allow these questions: the time to
put them will be by and bye.
W. Pearson, examined by Serjeant Caoss.—l was acquainted
with Jacob 21' Innis about twelve months before I came to Ches-
ter; I ant now under a charge, but I cannot exactly answer if
for this business; I remember when Birch was hurt, and knew
him twelve months before that; he was living at Staniy
Hamil-
ton, about a quarter of a aisle from Stockport ; it is joining up
to it ; I
waslodging at the same place; I slept in tae aurae-room
and in the same bed with him; I was preftnt when Birch was
shot; George Bruce, James Mlnnis. Jacob M'lnnis. David
atvis, and myself were titers ; we were not in company before
Birch came up, nor la conversation with any one l • Jacqb
nil, prisoner at the Bar, fired the pistol; Birch clapped bjs
hand upon his stomach and ran away ; Bruce immediately after
ran off with the two Mt Innises ; they ran up Church-gate, and
Birch ran down; Birch ran in the direction of Mr. uoyd's
house, and they in the contrary direction; I saw Jacob M'lnnis
again that night, perhaps an hour after the pistol was fired, we met
at our lodgings; I found Jacob there before me, and in about 20
minutes after his brother James came in ; there was not a word
of the business mentioned In the house, but out of it James first
called his brothel. Jacob, the pr loner, and then he called me in
two or three minutes after; they said they wanted to speakwlth
nu, and Isaid speak up ; they replied, let us go into these fields,
the hedges have can; then we went into Gee's-fields; Jacob
asked me if I knew what had been done in Churchgate? I
answered, was I a witch to know everything that WAS done in
Churehgate? He (Jacob M'lnnis) said, Birch has been shot,
and you saw me do it ; he drew the pistol, and said, that was
the pistol, and any one who lodged the least information before
the Magistrates, should have the benefit of it, and he would go
himself to the North of America. I told him I knew nothing
1 about it, and I wanted to know nothing about it. Jacob newer
after slept at the same lodgings, he came there, but did not
sleep there; I saw him on the Monday following; the shot was
on the Friday.

Cross-examined by Mr. Jotexa.—l know a man of the name
of Davis by.sight ; I saw James M'lnnis first, on the Saturday,
a lit:le below Mr. Gee's factory, not above sixty ront:s from his
lodgings; I went up with the constables to Davis's house, and
saw him apprehended; I did not see Jacob there, hut I sat' his
other brother about the time DAVIS was taken up; he was as
if looking at the constables; I saw Jacob draw the pistol and
fire ; 1 was close to him; I'm certain sure of it, and if every
man in England denied it, I would disbelieve him ; to the best
uf• my knowledge I Iva: about four or six yards from him.
will swear it was not forty yards, but I never did say it was
a hundred and fifty yards ; I never said such a thing to any man
living or dead either; not on my oath ; I never said so; I might
have said so to those whe asked me, for I was afraid of myself ;
I never said any such thing to any we in the Castle of Chester.
I know Mr. George liudion, and to my knowledge, I never told
him it was 150 yards distant; I never told George Hudson or
any other person it was so, and if he (Hudson) says an, he would
not aay the truth. I cannot say for what I am committed Isere
to Chester Chstle, I was by myself when I was examined, but I
don't understand the law to know abopt commitments ; I know
I came to (fester (pstle and asked the constable to let me see
it? but he would not, aad may be it wits not Ids place to let me
see it. I rotor stoMerioP t I aws in rto Exley ; I attended

Ales ii Ace& • T bairn there is a just Ger, who will.'
firlllll!lddsed for their Wedelns.
.116011e•-1 ask you, If re belong to any prate:ion or deo
memisselee of Christians?
Serjeant Cross.—No such question should be put.
Mr. Jonas.—My clients are now trying for their lives; I have
an arduous duty to perform, and Mr. Serjeant Crehishall not
put me down.
The Cum—We can scarcely think such questions proper.
Rumination resumed.—l had no quarrel with Wank, nor
do I- belong to any Reform Society ; I never said I owed him
any spite ; I mentioned the name of Jacob M' Innis at the
Buckley Arms, about the Week slier Birch was shot at; I said it
to Mr. Lloyd; I don't know if it were reduced to writing; I
sied no one writing net that I know of; they might dr they
might not ; the account I gave the Magistrates a week after at
Stockport was not exactly what I have given to-day ; I told the
Magistrates there was no doubt of Jacob being guilty,
but I wished to go to Chester Castle, as I could not be safe at
Stockport ; ; told them I durst not stay there ; I was frightened
out my life ; I first went before Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Best, I
then mentioned Jacob Bigwig ; to the best of my knowledge I
charged him with being the person who fired the pistol, but not
on my oath ; I said he was sulky, but I was afraid if I swore
it I should not be safe; Jacob M'lnnis fired the pistol, and I
saw the smoke in the pan ; this I told the Magistrates. and let "I
any one deny it who can • I saw him clap it in his hand; I was
before the Magistratet twice—the first time, what I stated was
not on oath, the second time I believe it was; I never swore to
anything till I came to Chester Castle; I was examined twice
at Stockport,. but not sworn to anything till I came to Chester
Castle, I durst not swear it; I told the Magistrates Jacob Mi Innis
fired the pistol, and that it would be highly prudent to examine
me as a witness. I have been twice examined at Chester Castle,
I don't know if in writing or not, the last time it was : I know
a man of the name of Henry Hill, and never spoke to him
about my evidence, never about my examination ; I was Min the
Castle, and Hill took care of me; sometimes we talked in bits
and sketches; I said people might blame me, but I was doicg
right ; I never told him I was sorry for what I said. I don't
think upon my oath.that swearing against these persons will get
me off; I don't eipect any service from my evidence, GOD for-
bid I should; lam a weaver, a journeyman in good employ,
and I had just what paid my way, and kept me decent.
Re-extunined by Serjeant Caose—l was sent for by the Ma-
gistrates, and told them I thirst not give evidence, bat I told
them to commit me if they thought proper.
By Bruce. —What I know altar you (Bruce) is not a bit
better than the man who fired the pistol. Your actions upon
that day were as bad as those.of Mclnnis.. You (Bruce) drew
up before Mr. Birch, and sidled between Birch and the man
who shot him, in order to cover him ; Jacob M'lrnis was than
beside him. I never said I expected a reward for my evidence;
I know you (Bruce) kept a speaking-school for the Radicals, for
I was there one evening ; I did not receive two pounds from a
young woman from London, nor did I ever say I rewired two
pounds ; I have no *sweetheart there, nor did I receive two
pounds in Chester Castle.
John Ross, examined by Mr. Mowers.—ls a special constable
in the barony of the county of Down, where M' Innis was taken,
near Dundrum, in the county of Down; I arrested the prisoner
at his aunt's ; was in bed when I took him, with a woman's
cap on ; when I baked at him I saw he had red whiskers • 1
rise,
desired him to and his aunt, being alarmed, asked him if
anything was wrong? and he said, " I suppose I am the man
you are in search of ; ' said he after to me (witness)," be
well rewarded for this night's work;" I replied, I had often
done so, and never was rewarded ; he said he knew he was
sworn against in England by a man who only worked in a cellar
tight days with him, for shooting Birch ; I asked hint if he was
guilty? he said not, but that he was arm in arm with the man
who fired the pistol.
Cross-examined by M. Joins.—l apprehended him as a cone
stable on the 27th of August.
Thomas King Manning, examined by Mr. Breezow.-e-Is a po-
lice officer cf Dublin. 1 told him (M'lnnis) I had some ques-
tions to ask him, but not to answer them if he did not think
proper. I shaped his answers in writing. He said be was a
weaver at Stockport, but he was in the crowd when Birch was
shot; he heard the report of the pistol; then added, he had DQ
cencern in it whatever. He cannot tell where his brother is,
and came away lest anything false should be sworn against him.
He believed, though all the people of Stockport knew him, that
Birch did not. He stated, be had employment before he left
Stockport.
Cross-examined by Mr. Josses.—lt constantly happens that
constables ask questions, bet caution priso'ners how they answer.
There was information of she prisoner being then under a charge
of the nature vow alleged against him.
Hare the case for the prosecution closed.
The Coeur called on the prisoners for their defence.
M'lnnis declined saying anything; he left it to his Cannel.
Bruce said, that hearing of Harrison's arrival on the day in
question, he went towards the house In which he was confined,
fur the purpose of assisting in procuring bail, or of rendering
him any other service in his power. As he passed along he
heard a voice calling after him, and shortly after he heard the
report of a pistol, bet Le had not the slightest idea from whence
or by whom it was fired. He begged to assure their Lordships
and the Jury, that he was by no means a stranger to the feelings
of humanity or the duties of religion, and that nothing coetd be
further from his thoughts and inclinations than the commission
of an act such as that of which he stood charged. He had been
but three months in Stockport before the period when the shot
was fired; and as to his fellow-prisoners, he declared most
solemnly that he had never seen them until he was committed to
the Castle of Chester. Being in distress, he had applied to a
Gentleman in Stockport for employment ; he was afterwards
directed to Mr. Harrison, who kept a Sunday School, in which
he was for some time employed during Mr. absence. Some
time after this he eurchasee the good-will of s school at the Lan-
caster side of Stockport, by stealth seems he had supported him-
self up to the period u on.
The Came Jessica--Do say that you had no acquaint-
ance with the prisoners up to the period of your imprisonment?
Prisoner declared that he had never seen them until he met
them in prison.
The Approver Proems—What I do you mean to say that
you were not acquainted 'Nth—
This man was proceeding in a lend tone from the witnesses'
box, when he was interrupted by Mr. Justassr-Wousii, who
severely reprimanded him for his interference.
The following witnesses were then called on the part of the
prisoners :
William Pearson again called, had a paper put in his hand. I
think that is my writing, my name is to it; k was not sent by
me teeny one; I desired Mr. George Hudson to write that let.
ter for me, but 'cannot say whether it was read to me or not ;
I cannot read it.
By the Jtmos.—l do not know that the prisoners were ac-
quainted before their arrest; I saw Bruce; Jacob M'lnnis, and
James ?Winds, cross the market-place together on the night the
pistol was fixed. They appeared to be in conversation, and
walked up to the ground where Birch was shot ; I was close
behind them all the way ; they sometimes walked abreast, and
sometimes one after the other.

George Hudson examined by Mr. Jonis.—(A letter was pat
into witness's hand)--This is my band-writing ; recollect Pear-
son asking me to write it for him ; the substance of it was writ-
ten by his desire.
Mr. Serjeant Caoos objected to this letter being put in as evi-
dence. —The Court sustained the objection.
Examination continued.—l have no doubt but the words of
that letter are those dictated to me by Pearson. The letter Is
not word for word as Pearson spoke; but it contains the sno-1
stance of what be said.

John Lloyd, Solicitor for the prosecution, examined by Mr.
lomts.—Preduced the first examination of Pearson before the
Magistrates, dated the 24th of July.

By Mr. Cum.—Pearson was before the Magistrates as a pri~
goner when he made these depositions; he did not sign them; I
have a.paper signed by Pearson; it is in my hand-writing, and is
dated the 9th September; he wasthen examined on each.
Here the affidavit was put is and read.

When Pearson was examined at Stockport, he said be did not
knew who was with Bruce, and added, " I did not see particu
larly who fired the pistol." He was not sworn at that time.
Serjeant Caoss said, that this was not evidence.
The Coola. held, that in this case such evidence ought to be
received. They did not, however, mean to lay it down In an
cases

Eventiostiou eoodosed...—Pearson said that was
guilty, and that it he was raUed he would prove it.
Neither the first nor "Proud examinations give the as of
u the man who fired the shot.

By Mr. Serjeant Caose—' I am cute lie fornkbed lue eta
lontes name before he left Stockport.
Mary hr Dosiold, Richard Morrison, aid &Inn &twig were

examined by Mx. JoIN to prove that Rinds mad not Is
the man who fired the pistol.
Tie Calm" Jorrick afterwards proceeded- to sum up the set.
dense.—ln considering their verdict, his Lordship trusted It*
Jury would dismiss from their minds every impression made
upon them before they entered that box. The subject of is
spiky was one which had been much talked of in the country;
but he could not do the Jury the injustice to suppose that they
would allow their prejudices, if they entertained any, to operate
in coming to a di.cision. 'To the evidence, and to the evidence
only; they were to look, as to the innocence or guilt of the
The The Jury, without leaving the box, conferred for a few minctes
together, and brought in a verdict of Gully against both dor
prisoners.
Immediately upon this being announced, Mina* in a loud
and rather stern tone said," Bruce is an innocent man, he kacw,
no mote of the Widnes, than one of you (their Lordships); it
is too hard that an innocent man should suffer death for what he
has not done; they have all sworn falsely against him; I ern the
min that shot at Birch, and Bruce knows nothing of it, nor ant
other person."
The prisoners were now taken'frctn the Bar, and ordered to
be brought up for judgment on Monday morning.

THE EVENING STAR.

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The accounts from the disturbed districts, though
they drew that the peaceable inhabitants have, and
not, without grey[ reason, been for some days kept ir
a state of great alarm, are, on the whole, what we
would-call favourable; inasmuch as they shew that
the public disturbers have been quite unable to form
anything like an organized system, however willing
they were to introduce confusion and disorder. Every-
where the Magistrates have been equally successful
in defeiting their projects, and employing the force
under them in dispersing the insurgents. It seems
pretty plain now, that some kind of concert bad been
I agreed on by the disturbers at Huddersfield, and
jthose in the neighbourhood of Glasgow; but hap-
pily their projects have been frustrated.
The Editor of the Leeds Mercury, speakiug of
movements .at Huddersfield, offers the following
remarks :

" In instituting the inqu,.ry which we have thought it our
duty to make, we found no difficulty in collecting the details of
the transactions which have taken place ; but when we came to
the inquiry—How has this plot originated—who are its anthers
—and what are its Objects ? the clue failed us, and our inquivirs
came to a stand. It is clear, indeed, that there is a rest feel
of distress in the country—we may say, extreme and unprece-
dented distress, and that in such a state of thingirit is eisy to
find men, who, adopting the desperate reasoning, that it is as
well to die on the gallows, or by the point of the sword, as to be
starved to death for want; or ready to give into any project,
however atrocious ; but then there most be some head, some
projectors, some instigatoto—ead the question is, who are they?
Tills mystery we hope the Magjstrates, who seem to have dn.
played great seal and intelligence, wil endeavour fearkisly to
unravel, and let the guilt rest wherever it may happen to fall.
" It is in vain to punish a few poor, ignorant, half-starved
dupes. The terrors of their own minds, and the distresses of
their families, will teach them, it is to be hoped, never again to
embark in such mad and wicked projects; but if some of the
heads can be laid hold of, and exposed or brought to justice, an
essential benefit will be rendered to society. It would be on..
candid so deny that there is a great degree of disaffectionin
the country ; and it would be equally oncandid to conceal, that
the main cause of this disaffection is rise extent of the public
distress. Somethingemst be done to restore the national pros-
perity,slt to revive our almost extinct trade and manufactures.
The public debt is a millstone so heavy, that K' sot diminished,
it will sink the country. Mr. Ricardo's pion, oe some other
plan of a similar nature, must sooner or later be adopted ; and
we do beseech the legislators of the century to save us fron
anarchy on the one hand, or from military rale an the other, by
turning their undivided attention instantly to this topic, and by
making it one of the first subjects of their deliberations on the
meeting of the new Parliament."

BY THE ICING-+A PROCLAMATION.

Groner R.
Whereas it bath been represented unto us, that during the
night of the Ist day of April instant, many copies of a pentad
treasonable paper, inthuled " An Address to the Inbelsitams of
Great Britain and Ireland," and purporting to be issued by or-
der of a Committee of. Organisation for forming a Provisloral
Government, were *Sized on the walls and other conspicuous
places in the City and environs of Glasgow, and in various part*
of the Counties of Lanark, Renfrew, Ayr. Dumbarton, and
Stirling; now we being desirous of bringing to justice the au-
thors and printers of the said treasonable paper, do beloby, Dy
and with the advice of our Privy Council, promise our most
gracious Pardon to any person concerned in axing and publish-
ing the same, except the authors and printers thereof, who shell
give such information to one of our Principal Secretaries of
State, v. to our Advocate of Scotland, or to the Lord Provos;
of our City of Glasgow, as shall lead to the detection of the au-
thors or priotars thereof : And, for further encouragement to
saki the said discovery, we do hereby offer a reward of FITE
HUNDRED POUNDS to any person (except as before ex-
cepted) giving such information as aforesaid, so that the said au-
thors or printers may be convicted of writing, composing, and
printing the said treasonable paper : Such reward to be paid on
the conviction of the offenders, by the Lords Commissioners of
oar Treasury.

Given at our Court at Culton.llouse, this tichth day of
April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and in
the first year if our reign.
Gob SAVE um Ham.
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Lord SIDMOUTH's Office
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